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Puerto Rico status vote in House could set binding plebiscite on statehood

A bill calling for a binding vote on Puerto Rico’s future status — including an option for statehood — will be voted Thursday in the House of Representatives.

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These are the results in the top five most expensive North Carolina State House elections

General elections for all 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 120 districts up for election in 2022, 85 had a general election with more than one candidate.

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Trump backers are lining up to block Republican frontrunner for new House speaker

When the 118th United States Congress convenes on January 3 2023, the first order of business for the House of Representatives is to elect a new speaker.

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These are the results in the top five most expensive Minnesota State House elections

General elections for all 134 districts in the Minnesota House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 134 districts up for election in 2022, 119 had a General election with more than one candidate.

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These are the results in the top five most expensive Michigan State House elections

General elections for all 110 districts in the Michigan House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 110 districts up for election in 2022, 109 had a general election with more than one candidate.

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These are the results in the top five most expensive Indiana State House elections

General elections for all 100 districts in the Indiana House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 100 districts up for election in 2022, 59 had a general election with more than one candidate.

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Parties renew calls for democracy reforms, charter amendment

Opposition parties and the Democrat Party, a key coalition partner of the government, on Constitution Day on Saturday renewed their calls for a rewrite of the charter to ensure "full restoration" of democracy.

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These are the results in the top five most expensive Florida State House elections

General elections for all 120 districts in the Florida House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 120 districts up for election in 2022, 79 had a general election with more than one candidate.

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A GOP congresswoman delivered tearful vote against same-sex marriage. Her gay nephew responded.

Andrew Hartzler has a message to his aunt, who nearly broke down in tears urging lawmakers to reject legislation protecting same-same marriages

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House advances giant Texas storm surge project in water bill

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the National Defense Authorization Act and it includes authorizations for a $34 billion plan to protect residents and the petrochemical industry near Galveston and Houston in Texas

The Independent UK

These are the results in the top five most expensive Pennsylvania State House elections

General elections for all 203 districts in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 203 districts up for election in 2022, 136 had a general election with more than one candidate.

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US House of Representatives passes LGBTQ marriage protections

Voting a second time on the Respect for Marriage Act, lawmakers have sent the bill to US President Joe Biden to sign.

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Republican Gallagher to lead new U.S. House China select committee

Republican U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher was named on Thursday to lead a select committee being created in the U.S. House of Representatives to focus on economic and security competition with China.

Reuters

House of Representatives passes same-sex marriage bill, sending it to Joe Biden’s desk

Eight fewer Republicans vote for the bill than did so in July

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Legislation on soliciting donations passes lower house

A bill prohibiting unscrupulous solicitations of large donations by groups such as the Unification Church was passed by a majority vote at a plenary session of the House of Representatives on Thursday.

The Conversation

Congress is set to codify marriage equality – but the Respect for Marriage Act has a few key limitations

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to approve the Respect for Marriage Act – a bill already passed in the Senate to codify both interracial and same-gender marriage – on Dec. 8, 2022.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kishida argues for bill on large donations

A bill meant to remedy and prevent damage as a result of large donations to religious organizations has been submitted to a plenary session of the House of Representatives for deliberation.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Recite the Constitution or ‘terminate’ it? GOP, make up your mind

Kevin McCarthy said that if he becomes the next speaker, members of the House of Representatives will take turns reciting the Constitution in its entirety on Jan. 3, the first day of the new session. It’s a stunt apparently calculated to promote GOP members as the true constitutional guardians, as…

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Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock defeats Republican Herschel Walker in Georgia's runoff election

Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock defeats Republican challenger Herschel Walker in Georgia's runoff election to secure the Democrats an outright majority in the Senate.

Radio France Internationale

Georgia run-off election set to determine composition of US Senate

In the US state of Georgia, Democrat Senator Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker are face to face in a run-off on Tuesday, bringing the 2022 midterm elections to a close. After losing majority in the House of Representatives, the Democrats are hoping to improve their majority in the…

Newcastle Herald

Indigenous parliamentary Voice gives ugly parts of Australia their due

As historian McKenna noted in From the Edge: "No matter how much our present-day sensibilities might wish to 'move on' from histories of violence and oppression, it remains a perpetual obligation to remember the way in which the land was conquered".

Al Jazeera

New faces win Nepal polls, vow to ‘change political discourse’

The November 20 elections witnessed a new wave of youngsters challenging hegemony of the old guard of Nepali politics.

Reuters

Indonesia set to pass new criminal code that will ban sex outside marriage

Indonesia is expected to ratify sweeping changes to its criminal code on Tuesday, senior officials confirmed, in a legal overhaul that critics say could curb freedoms and police morality in the Southeast Asian nation.

The Guardian - AU

Millennials and gen Z have deserted the Coalition – this could be dire for the opposition

Labor now has the opportunity to imprint lifelong loyalty on younger people

Chicago Tribune

Federal, Illinois lawmakers continue push for gun-control measures in wake of July 4 mass shooting

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — After a gunman killed seven people and wounded dozens firing 83 shots in less than a minute from an assault rifle at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade, U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Highland Park, quickly pushed a ban on military weapons through the House of Representatives.

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