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At conference short on GOP voices, Biden says US can end hunger - Roll Call

President Biden also appeared to forget that a Republican lawmaker who backed the hunger conference was killed in a car accident last month.

Roll Call

Earmarks’ future unclear as Republicans split ahead of midterms

WASHINGTON — Potential changes in control of one or both chambers in the midterm elections could put the practice of earmarking federal funds for local projects on the chopping block in the next Congress.

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Earmarks’ future unclear as Republicans split ahead of midterms - Roll Call

Potential changes in control of one or both chambers could put earmarks for local projects on the chopping block.

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GOP blocks bill to protect abortion docs

Bill would protect doctors from being thrown in jail in states where abortion is legal

Salon

Economy and Society, August 2, 2022: Governor DeSantis bans ESG criteria in state pension fund management

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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Retirement funds are ground zero in Senate GOP opposition to ESG

Senate Republicans are backing bills that would instruct retirement plan advisers to use financial measures to choose investments.

Roll Call

Roe is dead: Democracy is collapsing

Judges appointed by popular vote-losing presidents used a stolen Supreme Court seat to overturn the people's will

Salon

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US Senators Introduce Legislation Calling Out Iran-China Ties

US Republican Senators introduced on Tuesday a bill to call attention to Iran’s ties with China by prohibiting any deal with Iran until the regime terminates its relations with Beijing and Hamas. US Senators Marco Rubio and Marsha Blackburn introduced the so-called Iran China Accountability Act, which stipulates that Iran…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The Return of Earmarks Means More Pork-Barrel Spending by Congress

Lawmakers stuffed more than $8 billion in pet projects into an omnibus federal spending bill passed in March. But wait, didn't Congress ban earmarks back in 2011?

Reason

Senate readies final congressional OK of $40B Ukraine aid

A $40 billion infusion of military and economic aid for Ukraine and its allies is advancing to the cusp of Senate passage

The Independent UK

Exhibition on various facets of Hinduism held at US Capitol

Senators and Congressmen attended the event which is part of the Hindu Dharma Awareness Campaign.

The Hindu

Michelle Deal-Zimmerman: Don’t be surprised when Supreme Court comes for interracial marriage

If, OK, when the U.S. Supreme Court gets around to banning interracial marriage, my husband and I wonder what will happen.

Tribune News Service

Ending Roe v Wade could badly backfire on Republicans during elections this year

The Democrats now have a fighting chance to maintain control of the Senate. Their odds of retaining and flipping seats have improved overnight

The Guardian - US

GOP's move to stop debt relief backfires

The GOP's attack is a tacit acknowledgment that Biden appears to have the power to finally make good on his promise

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Senate Republicans balk on funds related to Biden’s border move - Roll Call

Republicans largely aren’t interested in additional government resources to manage any expected increase of migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border if the Biden administration follows through on a plan to stop pandemic-era border expulsions next month.

Los Angeles Times

Jackie Calmes: Republicans hope the justices will keep rolling back rights after striking down Roe v. Wade

At a party of liberal activists to mark the end of the Senate confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, and her likely confirmation as the first Black female justice, the mood in the downtown Washington club this week was upbeat even before funk star Chaka Khan took…

Salon

Scott on GOP Civil War: I'm "like Grant"

The Florida senator calls himself an "outsider" among Republicans

The Independent UK

GOP's Senate campaign chief won't back down from party fight

Florida Sen. Rick Scott is barely halfway through his first term

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Republicans ready to roll back SCOTUS

During Ketanji Brown Jackson's hearing, the GOP winked at plans to overturn Supreme Court precedents on marriage

The Independent UK

Indiana Sen. Braun walks back interracial marriage comments

Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana says he misunderstood the question when he told reporters that the Supreme Court was wrong to legalize interracial marriage nationwide and should instead allow individual states to decide such issues

Salon

GOP's racist babies throw SCOTUS tantrum

From attacks on interracial marriage to "white privilege" whining, Republicans triggered by Ketanji Jackson Brown

The Independent UK

Senator who said SCOTUS should not have legalised interracial marriage claims he ‘misunderstood’ question

The Republican is a noted states’ rights advocate

Salon

GOP senator says SCOTUS wrong on Loving

Interracial marriage, the Indiana Republican argued, should have been left to states

Reason

Earmarks Are Back, and They're Just as Sleazy and Secretive As Ever

Lawmakers packed $8 billion of pork into the omnibus bill that passed Congress last night.

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