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GOP sees Biden’s EV push as leverage for permitting

WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress may not like the Biden administration’s recent proposal to squeeze greenhouse gas emissions standards in the name of advancing electric vehicle adoption, but it does provide them with leverage on one of their top priorities: an overhaul of the federal permitting process.

Tribune News Service

Speaker McCarthy lays out initial cards in debt ceiling debate: 5 essential reads on why it's a high-stakes game

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has laid out an opening gambit in what is likely to be a lengthy battle over the debt ceiling, suggesting that Republicans are open to a deal – but at a very high price.

The Conversation

Republicans flock to earmarking as new rules take effect - Roll Call

Some high-profile Republicans who did not request earmarks while Democrats ruled the House are seeking them now.

Roll Call

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Let it go: DeSantis' Disney dilemma

Republican hate is no act — GOP leaders are true believers

Salon

GOP sees Biden's EV push as leverage for permitting - Roll Call

Republicans may not like the EPA's proposed limits on vehicle greenhouse gas emissions, but it could help them overhaul permitting rules.

Roll Call

House passes resolution to overturn DC policing changes - Roll Call

House Republicans approved a resolution that would overturn a District of Columbia policing bill, one the White House says Biden would veto.

Roll Call

Trump beating DeSantis in Florida endorsement race

Trump sees DeSantis as his only threat for the nomination.

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Editorial: Republicans in Tennessee and Arizona were wrong to kick out elected legislators they disagreed with

Everyone knows that the foolish ruling Republicans in the Tennessee House of Representatives expelled two freshmen Democrats, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, on some specious charges on April 6, a partisan move that backfired when both men were promptly reinstated. But just six days later, the foolish ruling Republicans in…

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: The political impact of the abortion issue is clear

A trio of federal court decisions has left uncertainty and confusion about the legality of abortion pills and the conditions under which they can be used, leaving it to the Supreme Court to sort things out.

Tribune News Service

Q&A: Democrat Cartwright advises GOP to tame the ‘crazies’

WASHINGTON — Rep. Matt Cartwright is a straight shooter. That much is evident upon stepping into his office, and seeing a seven-point buck’s head mounted on the wall among photos of some of the charming downtowns in his Northeastern Pennsylvania district. The Democrat shot the deer recently, on state game…

Tribune News Service

Republicans Fight a Solar Boom That’s Made Texas King of Clean Energy

The political backlash against ESG is behind a push to penalize renewables.

Businessweek

Jonathan Bernstein: Wall Street should tell Kevin McCarthy to get back to business

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy went to New York on Monday to seek Wall Street’s support for his pursuit of a debt-ceiling deal tied to federal spending cuts. But financial industry pros know that attaching any strings to an increase in the borrowing limit is irresponsible. They should tell the speaker…

Tribune News Service

House Republicans ready border enforcement push after delays

Republicans are jump-starting an immigration and border enforcement package

The Independent UK

DeSantis visits DC as congressional endorsements pile up against him

About a dozen protesters playing songs from Public Enemy and chanting Disney-related insults gathered in Washington, D.C., Tuesday in an attempt to heckle Ron DeSantis, who was meeting and mingling with Republican lawmakers inside a building less than a mile from the U.S. Capitol.

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Trump attacks DeSantis over war on Disney, splintering GOP's "anti-woke" push

It sets up key test of whether the GOP base is more beholden to personality or policy.

Tribune News Service

GOP blocks attempt to put Feinstein substitute on Judiciary

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans objected Tuesday to Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer’s bid to temporarily replace California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee.

Tribune News Service

Schumer introduces resolution supporting FBI after Trump called for defunding

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that he was introducing a resolution in support of fully funding federal law enforcement, attempting to embarrass Republicans after Donald Trump suggested Congress should defund the FBI and the Justice Department.

The Independent UK

Uvalde families back at Texas Capitol as gun bills languish

Families of some of the 19 children and two teachers killed in the Uvalde school shooting are making another plea for tighter gun laws

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This GOP member is urging for action on gun control and abortion rights

Rep. Nancy Mace isn't convinced about some of the stances her party is taking. And she's already facing blowback for it.

Tribune News Service

House Republicans struggle for unity on debt limit package

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are divided over the best mechanism for extending the debt limit deadline and how deep to cut spending in their nascent plan.

Tribune News Service

Fulton prosecutors offered immunity deals to some GOP electors

ATLANTA — The Fulton County district attorney’s office has offered immunity deals to some of the alternate GOP electors who met at the Georgia Capitol and cast phony Electoral College votes for Donald Trump following the 2020 election.

The Independent UK

Restored Tennessee Rep. Pearson charts progressive path

Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson never guessed he’d be expelled for leading a gun control protest on the House floor after a school shooting left three children and three adults dead

Reason

Kevin McCarthy, Joe Biden, and the Deeply Unserious Debate Over the Debt Ceiling

An impasse created by years of politicized, myopic decision making in Washington is pushing the federal government ever closer to a dangerous cliff.

The Independent UK

NRA shows gun rights power but pushback grows from shootings

The roster of Republican presidential hopefuls who flocked to the National Rifle Association’s annual convention reflects the political potency of gun rights

The Independent UK

McConnell: GOP will not support replacing Feinstein on panel (cloned)

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein's attempt to step aside temporarily from a key Senate panel is in doubt

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