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National Republican Senatorial Committee reports highest monthly disbursements of the 2022 election cycle

Six party committees raised a combined $1.2 billion in the first seventeen months of the 2022 election cycle. In May, the committees raised $66 million, according to recent filings with the Federal Election Commission. Here’s a closer look at May’s fundraising numbers:

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Comedian zeroes in on the ‘dark’ humor of US politics, GOP leaders with satirical websites

Writer and creator Toby Morton, 51, never really focused on politics in his work, he tells Sheila Flynn. But the ‘insanity’ of the past few years gave him the idea to make satirical sites for high-profile Republicans – drawing the ire (or subscription) of their camps

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Missouri sees most U.S. House candidates since at least 2014

The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Missouri this year was March 29, 2022. Fifty-nine candidates are running in Missouri’s eight U.S. House districts, including 22 Democrats and 37 Republicans. That’s 7.37 candidates per district, more than the five candidates per district in 2020 and the 4.87 in…

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Lawmakers reach bipartisan deal to aid school meal providers

WASHINGTON — A deal between Democratic and Republican committee leaders would help school meal providers facing higher food costs as well as ease a transition from federal government policies that provided universal free meals to many children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Wisconsin GOP lawmakers set to end session on abortion ban

Republican legislators in Wisconsin are expected to meet but quickly adjourn a special session that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers called to repeal the state's dormant abortion ban without taking any action

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Conservative faction’s earmark requests illustrate GOP divide

WASHINGTON — The Republican Study Committee, the traditional bastion of conservative thought within the House Republican Conference, has taken an official position on the practice of earmarking funds in spending bills for lawmakers’ districts: It’s opposed.

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When it comes to January 6, Republicans are entirely divorced from reality

The January 6 hearings are damning. But Republicans don’t care and Trump’s attempted coup continues unabated

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A century of war, fascism and death

Billionaires won't give up on corporate rule. The angry masses embrace fascist demagogues. This won't end well

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Editorial: Child vaccination is the responsible choice, for the children and society

As of this week, parents in all but one state in the U.S. will be able to obtain vaccination against the coronavirus for children under 5 to as young as 6 months. Florida, as usual, remains an outlier, with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis putting his political ambitions above the health…

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Conservative faction’s earmark requests illustrate GOP divide - Roll Call

The Republican Study Committee has taken an official position against earmarks, although more than half of their membership requested them.

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Editorial: Texas GOP platform betrays historical Texan and Republican values

Texas is a fine state populated with many great people who do interesting and important things, most visibly in science, technology, energy and agriculture. Texans traditionally place a high value on individual autonomy and liberty.

Los Angeles Times

Texas GOP nixed rioter aid from platform

GOPers proposed motion to "defend the due process rights" of rioters and "reject the narrative" of "insurrection"

Salon

Get up, walk the dog – my life is mundane, but because I’m gay Texas Republicans think I’m abnormal

The state party has unveiled a truly frightening official platform that rejects the result of the 2020 election, seeks to make racial discrimination legal and demonises LGBTQ+ people, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Trump campaign knew ‘fake electors’ scheme was fraudulent, panel argues

Text message appears to indicate campaign sought to use certificates it knew were not state-certified to obstruct Biden’s victory

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Another Trump candidate defeated; Evans loses runoff to McCormick in Georgia's 6th District

ATLANTA — Rich McCormick, an emergency room physician and former Marine, is likely headed to Congress.

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Katie Britt beats Mo Brooks after Trump switches his endorsement in Alabama Senate primary

Trump bragged about Britt’s victory after he switched his endorsement from Brooks to Britt.

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Nguyen wins Democratic runoff for Georgia secretary of state, will face Raffensperger

ATLANTA — Democrat Bee Nguyen won the Georgia runoff for secretary of state Tuesday, setting up a general election contest against incumbent Republican Brad Raffensperger.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Senate, in 64-34 vote, advances bipartisan gun legislation backed by Cornyn

The legislation would enhance background checks for gun purchasers younger than 21. It would also make it easier to remove guns from people threatening to kill themselves or others, as well as people who have committed domestic violence.

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Collins beats Trump-endorsed Jones in Georgia's 10th District contest

ATLANTA — Mike Collins, a trucking company owner and son of a former congressman, easily defeated fellow Republican Vernon Jones in the GOP primary runoff in the 10th Congressional District.

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Six-term Rep. Mo Brooks loses Senate bid in Alabama

WASHINGTON — An early favorite who had Donald Trump’s endorsement until the former president took it back, Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks lost a turbulent campaign for the Republican nomination for Senate on Tuesday.

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Trump-backed Britt defeats Brooks in Alabama Republican Senate runoff

Katie Britt has secured the GOP nomination for an Alabama U.S. Senate seat, ousting U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks in a runoff, according to a race call by The Associated Press.

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Rebuked again: Trump’s picks for House seats in Georgia go bust

ATLANTA — Georgia Republican voters rebuked Donald Trump for the second time in a month Tuesday by rejecting his picks for a pair of open U.S. House seats, another blow to the former president after his attempt to unseat Gov. Brian Kemp and other incumbents collapsed.

Los Angeles Times

‘A tragic parody’: State officials detail frantic pressure campaign to keep Trump in office

WASHINGTON — Republican state legislators and elected officials detailed Tuesday the intense pressure they faced from President Donald Trump and his lawyers to subvert the will of voters and submit to Congress false slates of electors backing him.

ABC News

US Senate negotiators reach agreement on bipartisan gun violence bill in wake of Uvalde, Buffalo mass shootings

The bill toughens some background checks but lacks the far more potent proposals put forward by Joe Biden's Democrats.

Los Angeles Times

Column: The real ‘miracle’ of the Jan. 6 hearings? Republicans and Democrats working together

There was plenty of powerful evidence presented during Day 4 of the House select committee hearings on Jan. 6, showing how former President Donald Trump and his allies coerced, bullied and schemed at the state level to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

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