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Next steps in Moore v. Harper

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Editorial: In-fighting over DeSantis' 'territorial dispute' remark highlights Republican rift on Ukraine

Ron DeSantis’ first foray into world affairs as a potential presidential candidate hasn’t gone well. DeSantis’ dismissive description of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as “a territorial dispute” that doesn’t merit U.S. attention spawned a gale of fervent pushback from top Senate Republicans and others in the party.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Teetering banks put Biden between a bailout and a hard place ahead of the 2024 race

Voters hate bank bailouts. But letting them fail without a safety net for customers could have been even worse for President Biden ahead of the 2024 presidential race.

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Commentary: Florida Republicans ignore Parkland’s lessons

Many valuable lessons in life are learned in the hardest way possible.

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Arizona court declines most of Lake's appeal over gov's race

The Arizona Supreme Court has declined to hear most of Republican Kari Lake’s appeal in a challenge of her defeat in the governor’s race, but revived a claim that was dismissed by a trial court

The Independent UK

GOP operative who advised Youngkin moves to pro-DeSantis PAC

A top Republican operative who worked as an adviser on Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s winning campaign has signed on to work for a super PAC urging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president

The Independent UK

Illinois House OKs measure to allow the state to deny grants to libraries that ban books

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois House on Wednesday approved a measure that would allow the Illinois secretary of state’s office to deny grant funding to public and school libraries if they ban books or fail to devise policies against removing titles from their stacks.

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House GOP demands info from former prosecutors in Trump case

House Republicans are demanding testimony and documents from two former Manhattan prosecutors who had been leading a criminal investigation into Donald Trump before quitting last year in a clash over the direction of the probe

The Independent UK

North Carolina House GOP passes bill prohibiting 'critical race theory'; Democrats warn of ‘chilling effect’ on teachers

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina House Republicans approved new rules on Wednesday limiting how racism and sexism can be taught but fell short of gaining any Democratic support to guarantee a veto override.

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Mississippi sets tighter restrictions on absentee ballots

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill to set tighter restrictions on who can gather other people’s absentee ballots

The Independent UK

North Carolina House passes bill limiting racial teachings

North Carolina’s Republican-controlled House has advanced a previously vetoed proposal to restrict how teachers can discuss certain racial topics that some lawmakers equate to “critical race theory.”

The Independent UK

Democratic Party committees lead Republicans in cash on hand for the 2024 election cycle

As of Feb. 28, 2023, the end of the most recent campaign finance reporting period, three committees associated with the Democratic Party have $60 million in cash on hand, while three committees associated with the Republican Party have $39 million in cash on hand.

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Commentary: Kevin McCarthy’s Republicans have a clear stance on Trump’s alleged crimes: They support them

Just after last fall’s midterm elections, congressional Republicans fumed at their historic underperformance and seemed ready to dump Trump.

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court gets a bit graphic in trademark case arguments

WASHINGTON — Mentions of a tipsy version of the Republican elephant logo, a famous pornographic movie and whiskey bottles (maybe) filled with dog urine made for lively Supreme Court oral arguments Wednesday over what is and isn’t trademark infringement.

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North Carolina Supreme Court re-hears case regarding state’s congressional districts

The North Carolina Supreme Court re-heard oral arguments on March 14 in Moore v. Harper, a lawsuit brought by North Carolina House Speaker Timothy K. Moore (R) challenging the state’s congressional district boundaries enacted after the 2020 census. The state’s supreme court had ruled 4-3 in February 2022 that the congressional…

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Michigan GOP attempts to tie gun reforms to Holocaust, faces backlash

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Republican Party's official social media accounts made misleading posts Wednesday to try to connect Democrat-backed gun proposals to the Holocaust, spurring criticism from both sides of the political aisle.

The Independent UK

Michigan GOP slammed for comparing gun reform to Holocaust

The Michigan Republican Party's social media posts are being called “hateful” and “ignorant” for comparing gun reform to the Holocaust

Boston Herald

Nikki Haley signals Ukraine support, splitting with many Republicans

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is setting a strikingly different tone regarding the war in Ukraine than her fellow Republican presidential hopefuls.

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Jackie Calmes: As a Trump indictment looms, Republicans are throwing the rule of law under the bus

A normal political party would have thrown a loser like Donald Trump under the bus by now. The Republicans are choosing to chuck the rule of law instead.

Salon

"Don't Say Gay" author guilty of fraud

Former Republican state Rep. Joseph Harding admitted he fraudulently obtained $150,000 in Covid relief funds

Salon

Bankers cheer anti-regulation Republican

The American Bankers Association, whose PAC has donated to Sen. Steve Daines, cheered his defense of rollbacks

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DeSantis increases lead in PredictIt’s 2024 Republican presidential primary market

As of March 20, 2023, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential market shows President Joe Biden (D) leading at $0.42, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at $0.28, and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.25. Biden has held the lead in this market since Jan. 22, 2023. No other candidate has…

The Conversation

In Congress, breaking unwritten rules that encouraged civility and enabled things to get done is becoming the new normal

When House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ordered an investigation into the Manhattan district attorney’s ongoing criminal probe of former President Donald Trump, he broke with House practices and norms.

Roll Call

Vance: Rail safety legislation is not 'big government' - Roll Call

Republican Sen. J.D. Vance attacked the rail industry for criticizing a safety bill he co-sponsored with Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio.

The Conversation

Trump v DeSantis: how the two Republican presidential heavy-hitters compare

In an episode of HBO’s Real Time in March 2023, comedian Bill Maher hit the nail on the head when describing the current debate over Donald Trump v Ron DeSantis for the Republican presidential nomination.

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