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Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Senate

As of May 21, Ballotpedia has tracked nine election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the nine, Ballotpedia tracked three from May 15-21. A bipartisan group of legislators sponsored two bills, while Republicans sponsored one. The three bills are below:

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South Carolina ignores objections from all its female senators to pass six-week abortion ban

Gov Henry McMaster is expected to sign the bill into law

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South Carolina Senate votes to send 6-week abortion ban bill to governor. Court challenge coming

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina six-week abortion ban that has cleared the Republican-controlled Legislature is now for the second time headed to the governor’s desk, whose expected signature enacting the bill into law is likely to be challenged immediately.

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Boycotting Oregon GOP senators vow to stay away until last day of session

Republican senators whose walkout of the Oregon Senate has prevented a quorum for almost three weeks now say they’re not coming back until the very last day of the legislative session next month

The Independent UK

Texas AG accuses state's House speaker of being intoxicated

Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has called for the resignation of the state’s GOP House speaker and accused him of being intoxicated on the job

The Independent UK

ASX falls on stalled US debt ceiling talks, CBA lifts mortgage rates again, NZ's Reserve Bank raises rates for 12th time — as it happened

The ASX loses ground on US debt ceiling impasse and lower iron ore prices, CBA lifts variable home loan rates, and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand lifts official rates to 5.5 per cent, the highest in 14 years.

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Harlan Crow dismisses Senate panel’s questions about gifts to Clarence Thomas

WASHINGTON — A billionaire Republican donor brushed off questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee about his relationship with Justice Clarence Thomas, in a letter Monday that argues the panel did not have the authority to investigate the lavish gifts he provided to the member of the Supreme Court.

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Trump criminal trial over hush money payment to start next March

Criminal trial over alleged hush money payments is set to take place amid the Republican presidential primary season.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene pays $100k for chapstick used by Kevin McCarthy

‘They doing this insane chapstick s*** while the country teeters on default. Wild,’ Ilhan Omar tweets

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis to launch presidential campaign on Twitter with Elon Musk

Rightwing Florida governor has maintained a consistent distant second place to Donald Trump

The Guardian - US

George Santos sent ‘thank you notes’ to Republicans for saving him from expulsion vote

House Ethics Committee still investigating New York Republican

The Independent UK

South Carolina's only women senators to resist new abortion restrictions up for debate

The only five women in South Carolina’s 46-member Senate have vowed to resist new abortion restrictions up for debate after the group filibustered a near-total ban last month

The Independent UK

Energy Dept. cancels $200M grant to battery maker after GOP criticism over alleged ties to China

The Biden administration has canceled plans to award a $200 million grant to a U.S. battery manufacturer amid criticism from Republican lawmakers over the company’s alleged ties to China

The Independent UK

Salazar, Escobar unveil comprehensive immigration bill

WASHINGTON — Florida Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar and Texas Democrat Rep. Veronica Escobar have teamed up on a sprawling immigration bill that aims to revamp asylum processing, slash visa backlogs and provide a path to legal status for millions of undocumented immigrants.

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Mitt Romney faces new challenger in GOP primary for Utah Senate seat

The Republican mayor of a Utah suburb announced plans to run for U.S. Senate next year and challenge first-term Republican Mitt Romney

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Biden, McCarthy stay positive though debt deal remains elusive

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told Republicans Tuesday that debt limit talks still have some distance to go and pleaded with them to stay united on the party’s demands for spending cuts to avert a U.S. default.

The Independent UK

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s wife launches his 2024 presidential bid - latest

Republican will officially enter White House race this week after months of speculation

Fortune

‘Greedflation’ takes a turn: Republicans’ hatred of Joe Biden’s economy makes them easy prey for ‘profit-led inflation episodes,’ UBS chief economist says

Look closely at the Michigan consumer sentiment data, Paul Donovan says: “The detail is hilarious…The two groups appear to be living on different planets.” It was flipped under Trump.

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Debt ceiling talks grind on, but Republicans say there's a 'lack of urgency' from White House

Debt ceiling negotiators for President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are holed up again at the Capitol

The Texas Tribune

Republican blitz on LGBTQ issues exposes fractures among Texas Democrats

The defections have sparked feelings of betrayal and promises of retribution, particularly as Republicans in the Legislature have presented a unified front.

Axios

Uvalde families' push for gun control barely moves the needle

Republican leaders remain unwilling to restrict firearm access.

Roll Call

Crow sidesteps panel's questions about gifts to Clarence Thomas - Roll Call

A billionaire Republican donor brushed off questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee about his relationship with Justice Clarence Thomas.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Democrat unveils bipartisan immigration plan with path to citizenship, border security spending

U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar’s legislation, dubbed the Dignity Act in partnership with a Florida Republican, also seeks to change asylum processes.

The Independent UK

Who is Alvin Bragg? The Manhattan district attorney who could bring down Trump

The New York prosecutor has made history as the first person to ever bring charges against a former president, Alex Woodward reports

Tribune News Service

Salazar, Escobar to propose comprehensive immigration bill

WASHINGTON -- Florida Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar and Texas Democrat Rep. Veronica Escobar have teamed up on a sprawling immigration bill that aims to revamp asylum processing, slash visa backlogs and provide a path to legal status for millions of undocumented immigrants.

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