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Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Senate

As of Oct. 22, Ballotpedia has tracked 20 election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 20, Ballotpedia tracked two from Oct. 16-22. Republicans sponsored one, while a bipartisan group of legislators sponsored the other. The two bills are below:

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Mike Johnson helped Trump on January 6 - now he’s a threat to democracy

Louisiana congressman known as ‘Maga Mike’, elected House speaker Wednesday, is staunch Trump supporter and election denier

The Guardian - US

New House Speaker Mike Johnson leads a GOP majority weakened by decades of declining party authority

After the House of Representatives took the unprecedented step on Oct. 3, 2023, of removing its own speaker, Kevin McCarthy of California, with eight Republicans joining all 208 voting Democrats to “vacate the chair,” what followed was weeks of uncertainty. Until conservative Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson was elected speaker of…

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Election denier, climate skeptic, anti-abortion: seven beliefs of new US House speaker Mike Johnson

The relatively little-known Louisiana Republican has been thrust into the spotlight and the attention has fallen on his extreme beliefs

The Guardian - US

Candidate favoured by Donald Trump is elected US House speaker to end political chaos

Mike Johnson elected as the fourth Republican nominee after weeks of political infighting

Evening Standard

North Dakota special session resolves budget mess in three days

North Dakota's Republican-controlled Legislature has adjourned after rewriting a major budget bill that was voided by the state Supreme Court, resolving a mess that had threatened to stymie government operations

The Independent UK

Republicans compared to "The Shining"

In a recent segment of "The View," host Alyssa Farah Griffin gets horror vibes from a Republican press conference

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Mike Johnson Is the Unlikely New Speaker of the House

Johnson is a relative newcomer to Congress who has never even chaired a committee, and he is a close ally of former President Donald Trump.

Reason

House chooses speaker — Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana has Trump’s backing

Republicans hope electing Johnson will unite their fractious majority and end weeks of chaos by elevating a little-known conservative to one of the highest seats of U.S. power.

Chicago Sun-Times

Texas Republicans unite to elect Mike Johnson as U.S. House Speaker

All Texas Republicans in the U.S. House voted for Louisiana’s Mike Johnson to be speaker, ending a stalemate that has left the chamber leaderless for three weeks. Johnson is a deeply religious conservative who won the support of the party’s disparate factions.

The Texas Tribune

OPINION - Open revenge, payback and blood hatred in the race for Speaker of the House: this is Republican politics

Almost every aspect of current Republican Party politics defies historical precedent and obvious logic. Even in the House of Representatives, where, traditionally, a save-our-jobs mentality has always maintained a relative stability, Congressional Republicans, over the past several weeks, have publicly broken down in comic and operatic ways.

Evening Standard

Anti-monarchy group vows to ‘move debate on’ with Edinburgh republican event

A PANEL discussion on the future of Scotland as a republic will aim to “move the debate on” and map out how society could be healthier with an…

The National (Scotland)

North Carolina legislature passes new congressional map that favors Republicans - Roll Call

The Republican-led North Carolina legislature passed a new congressional map Wednesday that experts said likely heavily favors their party.

Roll Call

George Santos mocked for bizarre pitch in House speaker race

‘Santos for Speaker?’ the New York Republican asked and provided only one possible response

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In a raucous vote, House GOP picks a mild-mannered speaker

The boos and cheers said it all during the vote for Mike Johnson, whose first speech as speaker was much more restrained.

The Guardian - US

Republican Mike Johnson elected House speaker after weeks of chaos

Louisiana congressman – and the party’s fourth nominee – wins support of all 220 Republicans who cast a ballot

The Guardian - US

Who is Mike Johnson, the new Republican House speaker?

Louisiana congressman is solid part of party’s right wing and played role assisting Trump’s efforts to overturn 2020 election

The Guardian - US

Conservative Mike Johnson wins House vote to become next speaker - as it happened

The Louisiana conservative won US House speakership after unanimous support from Republicans, ending weeks of infighting

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Republicans heckle reporter for asking about efforts to overturn 2020 election

Republicans boo Rachel Scott of ABC News for asking the latest speaker pick, Mike Johnson, question

Salon

The centrist plan to save Donald Trump

Trump has convinced these supposedly principled centrists that corrupting the election is perfectly reasonable

The Independent UK

Trump congratulates speaker nominee Mike Johnson after slamming Emmer

‘I am not going to make an Endorsement in this race, because I COULD NEVER GO AGAINST ANY OF THESE FINE AND VERY TALENTED MEN,’ Trump says even as he urges GOP to ‘GET IT DONE, FAST!’

Roll Call

Johnson elected speaker for remainder of 118th Congress - Roll Call

Weeks of infighting among House Republicans opened a lane for their fourth-round draft pick to claim the gavel Wednesday.

The Texas Tribune

Texas voters split on House, Senate handling of Paxton impeachment, poll finds

Republicans showed a more clear divide, giving the Senate higher marks than the House for how the attorney general’s impeachment was handled.

The Independent UK

Who is new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson?

Mike Johnson is a hardliner on abortion and LGBT+ rights, and led an effort to overturn the 2020 election results in swing states

WEKU

After long campaigns, Kentucky's gubernatorial candidates meet for a final debate

The two candidates for the state’s top job in government faced off Tuesday night. The televised debate between Democratic Governor Andy Beshear and Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron was expected to be the last such appearance before Election Day.

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