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Trump drops NY tax return fight because GOP ‘has no interest’

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has dropped a long-running court fight with Congress over access to his New York state tax returns, notifying a judge late Friday in a joint filing with a House committee that the new Republican leadership “has no interest” in the documents.

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White House says Biden won’t negotiate in McCarthy debt talks

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden “looks forward” to meeting with Kevin McCarthy, the new Republican House speaker, to discuss a variety of issues, but negotiation on raising the U.S. debt limit is off the table, the White House said Friday night.

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Idaho Republican who vowed to protect ‘traditional marriage’ wants to eliminate licenses

BOISE, Idaho — A Republican state senator who vowed to protect “traditional” marriage plans to propose legislation that would eliminate marriage licenses in Idaho — a GOP tactic in other states to prevent same-sex marriages.

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Kamala Harris bringing politically charged abortion issue to DeSantis’ front door

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Of all the places to go to rally advocates for reproductive rights on the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday will travel to Florida’s capital – and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ home turf – to exploit an issue that even supporters of…

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US judge rules DeSantis violated Constitution but dismisses case

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis violated US and state constitutions in removing elected state attorney, judge finds.

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‘We’re not done’: abortion opponents hold first March for Life since fall of Roe

Emboldened anti-abortion activists descend on Washington for annual march and commit to continue fighting

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W.Va. bills pass on carbon sequestration, hydrogen hubs

Two bills that would make it easier for hydrogen hubs and underground carbon sequestration projects to come to historically coal-dependent West Virginia are headed to the desk of Republican Gov. Jim Justice

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Bill to ban Chinese citizens and government from buying Texas land gains steam among Republicans

Sen. Lois Kolkhorst filed a bill that would ban citizens, governments and entities from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from purchasing land in the state, part of what she and other Republicans have said will help stem foreign influence in Texas.

The Texas Tribune

Sneed: Jim Durkin’s shining career had its share of comical miscues

‘Identity politics’ fell flat, as he once was mistaken for a page and asked to fetch coffee.

Chicago Sun-Times

Texas GOP launches radio attack ads against Republican state House speaker

The radio ad, which criticizes Phelan for appointing Democratic committee chairs, prompted pushback from Republican colleagues in the House over why the state party would use resources to attack its own member.

The Texas Tribune

Speaker Kevin McCarthy: how backroom deals have put controversial Republicans into key roles

When California Representative Kevin McCarthy finally earned the speaker’s gavel earlier this month after an unprecedented 15 rounds of votes on the House floor, it required a slew of backdoor deals. McCarthy was tight-lipped about all the concessions he had to make to win. But now with his doling out…

The Conversation

Election Legislation Weekly Digest: January 20, 2023

Here is our weekly round-up on election-related legislation. In it, you’ll find the following information:

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Colbert to Jacinda Ardern: ‘We need you to come to America to run in 2024’

Late-night hosts discuss Ardern’s resignation as prime minister of New Zealand, George Santos’s past and Republican infighting

The Guardian - US

Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling standoff is yet more Republican madness

The new House speaker is just a small man, talking a big game, taking a long walk off a short pier

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Rejected Republicans now seek revenge

From the Big Lie to Twitter to their families, Republicans refuse to peacefully admit that they're unpopular

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Nikki Haley accuses Pompeo of lies after VP plot claim

Former UN ambassador hits back at ex-secretary of state as jockeying for Republican presidential primary hots up. Plus, the radical power of hanging out

The Guardian - US

DeSantis v NHL: Florida governor taps unlikely foe in ‘anti-woke’ crusade

What does the Florida governor and Republican presidential hopeful look to gain from attacking North America’s whitest sports league as ‘woke’?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Once again, Republicans are threatening to tank the economy to get their way

Like the hockey-masked villain in some cheesy horror flick, the GOP’s debt ceiling caucus just keeps coming back. Once again, the party’s more radical members are threatening to hold America’s full faith and credit hostage by refusing to raise the nation’s debt limit. The Treasury hit that $31.4 trillion limit…

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Commentary: Ron DeSantis symbolizes that it’s Richard Nixon’s Republican Party now

Commentators portray Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as a more organized and calculating Donald Trump. In reality, DeSantis most resembles Richard Nixon — disciplined, stiff and intense. Both lack Trump’s charisma and ease before voters. Also unlike Trump — but very much like Nixon — DeSantis effectively deploys powers of the…

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An Arizona official has a plan to speed up election results. Not everyone is on board

Arizona's Maricopa County faced criticism as it took days to count its votes in 2022. The county's Republican recorder has a proposal to try to fix the problems he sees.

WEKU

Early jockeying for Senate seats foreshadows competitive 2024 elections

Lawmakers are already setting their sights on 34 Senate seats that will open up in 2024, indicating a busy election season.

The Guardian - US

US heads for debt-ceiling standoff as House Republicans refuse to budge

Hard-right Republicans say no to ‘clean’ debt ceiling increase, raising dire possibility of US defaulting on financial obligations

Tribune News Service

Texas Republicans want to rein in ‘rogue’ prosecutors like Dallas County DA John Creuzot

Texas Republicans, thwarted by top prosecutors who say they won’t prosecute certain crimes, are pushing back on what they call “rogue” district attorneys.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Rep. George Santos is another embarrassment for the GOP. How much is enough?

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., quickly became a global punchline when his multiple, contradictory misrepresentations of his background were revealed after he was elected in November. But there’s nothing funny about Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s refusal to call on Santos to resign, as a few other Republicans have.

Tribune News Service

Francis Wilkinson: Sinema will have to be partisan to be independent

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema showed up in Davos this week, where she celebrated her recently declared independence from partisanship. The most pressing problem in U.S. politics, the former Democrat from Arizona told the World Economic Forum, was “a deeply broken two-party system.”

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