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Slotkin proposes gun violence prevention bills alongside Oxford, MSU survivors

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., introduced legislation Wednesday aimed at curbing gun violence a month and a half after a mass shooting at Michigan State University left three students dead and five injured.

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Election legislation roundup: Texas House of Representatives

As of March 26, Ballotpedia has tracked 94 election-related bills in the Texas House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the 94, Ballotpedia tracked 36 from March 20-26. Democrats sponsored eight, while Republicans sponsored 28. Five of 36 bills are highlighted below:

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"They’re all cowards!”

Dem explodes, Republican Rep. Thomas Massie tried — but failed — to push back

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Ban on outside election money passes Georgia General Assembly

ATLANTA — A party-line vote in the Georgia Senate gave final approval Wednesday to a bill that would make it a felony for county election offices to receive money from nonprofit organizations following Republican complaints that donations disproportionately benefited Democratic areas.

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Kentucky Republicans strike down governor’s veto of sweeping anti-trans law

A state lawmaker whose trans son died by suicide last year pleaded with Republicans to reject the law, derided by LGBT+ advocates as a ‘desperate and cruel effort by extremist politicians’

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Moderate Dems back GOP anti-climate bill

Both Texas Democratic lawmakers backing bill represent oil and gas workers in South Texas

Salon

Jon Stewart praised for takedown of pro-gun Republican after Nashville school shooting

Comedian Jon Stewart has been highly praised by fans after he passionately hit out at pro-gun Republican Nathan Dahm for failing to protect children from firearms

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Texas Senate scales back proposed restrictions on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender kids

Senate Bill 14 would now allow trans children who are already receiving some transition-related treatments to continue getting that care. The Senate gave initial approval to the reworked legislation Wednesday.

The Texas Tribune

Kentucky Legislature easily overrides Gov. Beshear’s veto of gender-affirming care ban bill

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Republican-dominated Kentucky General Assembly acted swiftly Wednesday to override Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto of the controversial Senate Bill 150, which bans gender-affirming care for trans youth.

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‘Critical first step’: US Senate votes to repeal Iraq war powers

Advocates say the vote shows progress in efforts to reform legal architecture of the US’s post-9/11 ‘war on terror’.

Al Jazeera

White House says Republicans ‘lack courage’ for meaningful gun reform

White House press secretary says the lack of a response from the GOP is ‘unacceptable’

The Independent UK

Budget blueprint may take a back seat to debt limit in House - Roll Call

House Budget Chairman Jodey C. Arrington said Congress needs to lift the debt ceiling and impose fiscal controls “immediately".

Roll Call

Christie grilled on Trump flip-flop

The former New Jersey governor is one of many Republicans who have attempted to distance themselves from Trump

Salon

Tennessee governor fails to mention gun control in message after shooting

Republican Bill Lee called for compassion in pre-recorded video but didn’t mention guns after six killed at Nashville school

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GOP lawmakers accuse Fed of being lax before bank failure

Republican lawmakers accused top bank regulators of dawdling as Silicon Valley Bank hurtled toward the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history and questioned whether tougher regulations would have made a difference

Evening Standard

Nashville Republican slammed for posing with guns in family Christmas photo

Photo of Andy Ogles brandishing assault rifle reemerges just days after shooter kills six in school rampage

The Texas Tribune

Two Texas Democrats will vote for GOP bill to reverse their own party’s signature climate improvement initiatives

Gonzalez and Cuellar both represent oil and gas workers in South Texas and expressed misgivings about the Inflation Reduction Act, their party’s climate package last year.

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Paper tiger: Trump neutralizes DeSantis

The Florida governor has been caught flat-footed by Trump's barrage of attacks

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Biden rejects McCarthy’s call for meeting without a GOP budget

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden told Speaker Kevin McCarthy in a letter Tuesday evening that he’s willing to meet with the California Republican after the upcoming two-week Easter congressional recess if the House GOP can produce its budget before then.

Belfast Live

Dissident republican recruitment posters in Omagh condemned

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council has said the posters are in the process of being removed

The Independent UK

Tennessee governor reveals Nashville shooting victim was friend and was due to have dinner with him that night

The Republican governor has loosened gun laws in the state since taking office

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Republican state senator goes after Governor Beshear for veto of SB 65

Republican State Senator Steve West has accused Gov. Andy Beshear of playing politics by vetoing a bill that would end his expansion of Medicaid dental, vision and hearing benefits.

Salon

The GOP wants you helpless and afraid

Gun paralysis isn't just about the NRA — Republicans are convinced they win when voters feel helpless and afraid

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Mass shootings seldom shift partisan policies

Public outrage is swift following mass shootings such as the one that killed six people at a Nashville elementary school

Tribune News Service

DeSantis faces setbacks as potential Trump indictment looms over 2024 race

First came Ron DeSanctimonious. Then came RINO Ron, depicting Gov. Ron DeSantis as a Republican In Name Only. Over the weekend, the world got Ron Dukakis, conflating DeSantis with Democratic presidential loser Michael Dukakis.

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