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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 35

August 18, 2022

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 35

August 18, 2022

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Liz Cheney was purged by the cult of Trumpism. Who is next?

There’s only one purge the country really needs, and that is one that goes all the way to Mar-a-Lago

The Guardian - US

Ex-Rep. Kendra Horn looks for comeback in Oklahoma - Roll Call

Democratic ex-Rep. Kendra Horn is targeting the GOP's strict abortion stances as she tries to flip a Senate seat in deep-red Oklahoma.

Roll Call

Louie Gohmert leaves Congress having passed one law and spread countless falsehoods

Gohmert was a precursor to former President Donald Trump’s brand of populist, establishment-bucking conservatism that delights in offending progressives and makes no apologies for spreading misinformation.

The Texas Tribune

Editorial: Wyoming Republicans affirm that principles no longer apply. Only Trump matters

Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney is hardly the only Republican to suffer at the polls for having placed principle over party, but she’s definitely the most high-profile one because of her leadership role on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. In Wyoming’s Republican primary Tuesday, voters…

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A majority of Americans see an 'invasion' at the southern border, NPR poll finds

A new NPR/Ipsos poll shows that half of Americans say there's an "invasion" at the southern border. And that false and misleading claims about migrants are taking hold, particularly with Republicans.

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Jonathan Bernstein: Liz Cheney’s defense of democracy needs a political strategy

Two years ago, Wyoming Republican Liz Cheney was on her way to being a future speaker of the House. She was the third-ranking House Republican with a totally safe seat. She lost that position in the House Republican conference, and now has lost her seat entirely. All because she decided…

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Carl P. Leubsdorf: Cheney has 3 options going forward

Routed in her bid to retain her Wyoming House seat, Rep. Liz Cheney made clear this is only the start of her battle to keep Donald Trump from returning to the White House in 2024.

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CIA director under Bush says today’s Republican Party is more ‘nihilistic and dangerous’ than terror groups

Michael Hayden is a vocal critic of former president Donald Trump and MAGA supporters

The Independent UK

Post-Roe differences surface in GOP over new abortion rules

The debate over a limited set of circumstances in which abortion could be legal is causing divisions among GOP lawmakers in some states

The Independent UK

Biden called Cheney after her loss to Trump-backed challenger

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden called Liz Cheney on Wednesday after the Wyoming congresswoman and vocal critic of former President Donald Trump was defeated in her state’s Republican primary.

Tribune News Service

Can a California Republican who voted to impeach Trump avoid Liz Cheney’s fate?

And then there were two.

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Proud Boy files to run for a Sacramento-area school board. The GOP isn’t supporting him

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A member the far-right group Proud Boys who recently lost a bid for the California state Assembly has filed papers to run for a seat on a Sacramento-area school board.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls on the ‘coalition of the sane’ to defeat ‘the lunatic fringe’ as Democrats rally at state fair

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Democrats looked to both the past and the future as rallying points on their day at the Illinois State Fair on Wednesday, castigating former Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s one-term stewardship of the state and warning that the party’s candidate for governor in November, Darren Bailey, would…

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Elon Musk tells GOP at exclusive donor retreat to be more compassionate

The Independent UK

Republican senator tells constituents he supports $35 insulin cap, days after voting against it

Chuck Grassley voted against Inflation Reduction Act, which caps Medicare patients’ out-of-pocket costs, as well as an amendment to lower insulin costs for other patients

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GOP's former gubernatorial hopefuls in Michigan mull running with Dixon, set stage for possible lieutenant governor fight

LANSING, Mich. — Former Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidates Ryan Kelley and Ralph Rebandt said Wednesday they were considering seeking their party's nomination for lieutenant governor, opening the door to a potential fight at the Aug. 27 GOP convention.

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Phil Berger raised more than any other Republican State Senate candidate or officeholder in North Carolina

North Carolina Republican State Senate candidates and officeholders have raised $8.0 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state senators and candidates, Phil Berger has raised more than any other Republican.

The Texas Tribune

Republican James White resigns from Texas House early to take leadership job at Texas Funeral Services Commission

White, the only Black Republican in the Legislature, leaves office after 11 years and a failed run for agriculture commissioner.

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Georgia Gov. Kemp blasts Fulton County DA’s office for playing politics as he fights subpoena in 2020 election probe

ATLANTA — A long-simmering clash between two branches of Georgia government exploded into public view Wednesday when an attorney for Gov. Brian Kemp moved to kill a subpoena seeking the Republican’s testimony before the Fulton County special grand jury studying potential criminal interference in Georgia’s 2020 elections.

The Independent UK

Ex-Indiana top lawyer brushes off groping case in House bid

Former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is dismissing as “old news” the question of whether allegations that he drunkenly groped four women during a 2018 party could hurt his chances of replacing Republican U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski following her death in a highway crash

The Guardian - US

Mike Pence condemns Republicans’ attacks on FBI over Trump search

Search of Mar-a-Lago came as part of an investigation into Trump’s handling of classified material during his presidency

The Independent UK

Florida prosecutor sues DeSantis over removal over abortion

An elected Florida prosecutor who was removed from office by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis because of his positions on abortion and transgender rights is suing to get his job back

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