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MAGA Republican manhandles protester

"Get off me! You're hurting me!" the activist was heard shouting after being grabbed by Rep. Clay Higgins

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Marjorie Taylor Greene claims white supremacist label is same as N-word

Far-right Republican congresswoman makes remarks after confrontation with Democratic congressman Jamaal Bowman

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CNN host Christiane Amanpour rebukes network over Trump town hall

Influential anchor tells Columbia commencement address she had ‘very robust exchange of views’ with channel boss Chris Licht

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'Rhetoric' doesn't need to be such an ugly word – it has a lot to teach echo-chambered America

Early on in my writing courses, I ask students to define their sense of rhetoric. Responses range from “persuasion” to “manipulation,” but they tend to share a negative connotation. Little wonder: In America today, the word is often used to dismiss a political opponent. Whereas a Democrat may find a…

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Schiff ‘not backing down’ in face of Republican bid to expel him from Congress

California representative targeted after the release of the Durham report, which investigated FBI inquiry into Trump and Russia

The Guardian - US

The US debt ceiling crisis is more proof of Republicans’ cynicism and bad faith

Republicans want to force spending cuts by threat instead of legislating – and the cuts they’re asking for are appalling

The Guardian - US

Boebert's divorce exposes GOP women

Lauren Boebert's divorce is funny — it also reveals why GOP men are doubling down on the misogyny

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Looking back at Tuesday’s elections

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A Trump victory against DeSantis — in KY

"The Trump culture of winning is alive and well in Kentucky" claimed Daniel Cameron after his GOP primary win

Salon

A year after Dobbs leak, Democrats still see abortion driving 2024 voters

As more states move to restrict abortion rights, Democrats see it as a top issue in next year's elections.

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US China hawks to press UK minister for tougher line on Beijing

Republican-led group expected to lobby Ben Wallace at informal lunch meeting during Westminster visit

The Guardian - UK

All candidates for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the June 6, 2023, Republican primary election for New Jersey General Assembly District 5 — Joe Miller and Yalinda Pagan — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

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South Carolina advances 6-week abortion ban

South Carolina's Republican-controlled state House of Representatives late Wednesday passed a "fetal heartbeat" bill to ban abortions about six weeks into pregnancy, before most people know they are pregnant, moving it to the state Senate where its fate is less certain.

Reuters

Texas Legislature OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors

Texas would soon become the largest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors under a bill now headed to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott

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Montana becomes first US state to ban China-based app TikTok

Montana has become the first US state to completely ban the TikTok app after Republican governor Greg Gianforte signed a bill into law on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

North Carolina Republican apologises for ‘thinly-veiled racial’ attack

‘Would you have not been able to achieve these if you were not an athlete or a minority?’

Al Jazeera

Montana governor signs into law first-of-its-kind TikTok ban

Governor Greg Gianforte, a Republican, denounced the social media app’s alleged ties to China’s Communist government.

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House Dem flips the script on GOP, crime

Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett calls out House Republicans

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Republican-appointed federal judges grill FDA in mifepristone hearing

A legal challenge against a widely used abortion drug could be headed to the Supreme Court

The Independent UK

Nikki Haley calls for pardon for Daniel Penny in Jordan Neely chokehold death

Republicans portray Neely’s death as reasonable response to supposed threat

The Independent UK

Effort to expel Santos falters as Republicans vote to send measure to Ethics Committee

A resolution to expel New York Republican Rep. George Santos from Congress is being referred to the House Ethics Committee

Chicago Sun-Times

On abortion, Democrats take a risk on repeal of parental notification laws

Illinois repealed parental notification in 2021. Bills to repeal these laws are being introduced in Minnesota, Oregon, Michigan and elsewhere, and it’s creating a divide in the party, S.E. Cupp writes.

The Guardian - US

Democrats to urge Biden to use 14th amendment powers to avert ‘global economic catastrophe’

Senators including Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders argue in letter that Republicans are not negotiating ‘in good faith’

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Daniel Cameron defeats eleven other candidates in the Republican primary for governor of Kentucky

Daniel Cameron defeated Ryan Quarles, Kelly Craft, and nine other candidates in the Republican primary for governor of Kentucky on May 16. Cameron will face incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear (D) in the general election on Nov. 7.

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McCaffery defeats Kunselman in Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Supreme Court seat

Daniel McCaffery defeated Deborah Kunselman in the Democratic primary for one seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on May 16. McCaffery will face Carolyn Tornetta Carluccio—who won the Republican primary—in the general election on Nov. 7.

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