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Republicans urge tweaks to House debt limit bill ahead of vote - Roll Call

As some members signal trepidation about their votes, Speaker Kevin McCarthy says Republicans are in “very good shape” to pass legislation.

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DeSantis’ tour hits South Carolina: Here’s what GOP voters thought

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — As she queued up for a Gov. Ron DeSantis speech at a Baptist church in this town of 40,000, Alice Convertino sized up a few Republican contenders for the presidency.

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DeSantis touts Florida in 1st public 2024 message to SC GOP voters

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — In Ron DeSantis’ first public 2024 test in front of South Carolina Republican voters, the Florida governor on Wednesday spent most of his remarks touting his own state and its response, or blueprint, to combat what he called “toxic ideologies.”

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Firefighter grants pass Senate after amendment agreement - Roll Call

The Senate passed a bill that would reauthorize federal grant programs for local fire departments after nearly two weeks of debate.

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Republicans said abortion rules should be up to the states. Instead they’re in the courts

WASHINGTON — On the day the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and with it the constitutional right to an abortion, Sen. Josh Hawley was thrilled.

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Senate supporters rally to Labor nominee Su against GOP critics - Roll Call

Senate supporters of Julie Su, President Biden's nominee for Labor secretary, rallied to her cause in the face of Republican criticism.

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Wisconsin GOP lawmakers working on medical pot legalization

After years of opposition to any form of marijuana legalization in Wisconsin, Republican lawmakers are now working privately to build support for a medical marijuana program that could win bipartisan backing and be enacted into law later this year

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Book bans in US public schools increase by 28% in six months, Pen report finds

Writers organisation denounces ‘relentless’ Republican crusade as 1,477 books banned in first half of 2022-23 school year

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DeSantis v Disney feud escalates as Republicans advance takeover plan

New board of directors hand-picked by Florida governor propose low-income housing next to park and increase in taxes

The Guardian - US

Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law: Teaching ban extended to all public schools

On Wednesday, the Florida Board of Education banned the teaching of gender identity and sexuality throughout all grades in public schools, expanding a nearly year-old legislative ban on such lessons for younger children. The rule change is championed by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, who once said that "Florida is where…

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North Dakota governor signs law limiting trans health care

North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a veto-proof bill into law that restricts transgender health care and criminalizes providers who give gender-affirming care to people under 18

The Independent UK

Democrat Lucas Kunce focuses on Josh Hawley’s Jan. 6 actions in Senate campaign. It’s paying off

WASHINGTON — Democrat Lucas Kunce easily outraised Sen. Josh Hawley in his first three months after declaring that he would take on the incumbent Missouri Republican in the 2024 Senate race, centering his campaign around Hawley’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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US faces $31.4 trillion national debt crisis – and Republican divisions could make it harder to solve than ever

US federal debt currently stands at a staggering US$31.4 trillion (£25.2 trillion), the highest it’s ever been. That matters because it’s approaching the maximum limit that the government is legally allowed to borrow.

The Conversation

Senate asks supreme court chief justice to testify on ethics amid Clarence Thomas revelations – as it happened

Thomas under scrutiny after accepting luxury gifts from Republican megadonor

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US lawmakers banned assault weapons in 1994. Why can’t they now?

Calls to ban assault weapons regularly follow mass shootings but the effort remains stalled in the US Congress.

France 24

Tesla commits to price-cutting strategy despite drop in profits

Electric vehicle maker Tesla reported a 24 percent rise in revenue in the first quarter of the year, while also seeing a 24 percent drop in profits. This follows a price-cutting drive in order to gain more market share in an increasingly competitive industry. Also in this edition, the Republican…

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Tracking partisanship in the 2023 mayoral elections

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Rich GOP donors want a Trump alternative. DeSantis has them worried

Former President Donald Trump’s surge in the polls after his indictment has sidelined some major Republican donors, who are losing confidence that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis or any other GOP hopeful will displace the former president as the party’s leader.

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Republicans flock to earmarking as new rules take effect

WASHINGTON — Interest in bringing home federal funding earmarks in appropriations bills is growing among House Republicans under new restrictions the GOP majority instituted for the next fiscal year.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Why ‘Second Amendment people’ should be at the forefront of gun control solutions

Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who served Illinois’ 11th Congressional District and later the 16th from 2011 to early this year, is one of the Republican Party’s most significant truth tellers. Kinzinger is now a political commentator. In his blistering farewell address to Congress in December, Kinzinger said: “Where Republicans…

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Patricia Murphy: Brian Kemp takes the lead for Republicans trying to get past Trump

You wouldn’t think that stating the obvious would look so much like a profile in courage, or at least a profile in candor. But that’s exactly what it is for today’s Republican Party, which is facing a third presidential election with Donald Trump at the top of the pile and…

The Guardian - US

Judicial record undermines Clarence Thomas defence in luxury gifts scandal

Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow was linked to a conservative group that had court business while Thomas was on the bench

The Guardian - US

Trump considers federal abortion ban a vote-loser and is unlikely to support one

Allies say Trump believes states should rule on reproductive rights and that support for federal ban could cost him 2024 election

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McCarthy touts measure that would 'responsibly raise' debt limit, looks to a vote next week

WASHINGTON — House Republicans unveiled legislation Wednesday to pair their favored spending cuts and energy and regulatory policies with a debt limit increase lasting through early next year.

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Missouri secretary of state predicts transgender restrictions won't stand

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — At least one top Missouri Republican isn't defending Attorney General Andrew Bailey's rules on transgender medical care, which advocates say would make Missouri the first state to restrict treatments for adults.

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