New debt limit forecast crashes into Capitol Hill - Roll Call The federal government's debt managers warned Congress on Monday that lawmakers may have even less time to raise the borrowing limit. Roll Call · May 1, 2023
Plenty of attacks on the debt cap, but no signs of settling President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are finding it’s easy to publicly shame each other over the debt limit The Independent UK · May 1, 2023
Texas Rep. Colin Allred prepares challenge to Sen. Ted Cruz - Roll Call Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, a former NFL player, is preparing to seek the nomination to challenge GOP Sen. Ted Cruz in Texas next year. Roll Call · May 1, 2023
GOPer prefers child die than transition “I was not going to let her tear apart my family,” state Rep. Kerri Seekins-Crowe said Salon · May 1, 2023
“A death sentence”: Trans Texas teen plots his future as proposed ban on hormone therapy progresses As Texas House members could soon vote to ban transition-related care for minors, many lives are in limbo, and trans kids like 16-year-old Randell are grappling with difficult decisions. The Texas Tribune · May 1, 2023
Missouri judge to rule on strict trans health care limits A Missouri judge is expected to rule Monday on whether first-of-their-kind regulations on gender-affirming health care can take effect The Independent UK · May 1, 2023
Pro-Trump pastors rebuked for ‘overt embrace of white Christian nationalism’ Mainstream Christian leaders criticize Pastors for Trump for distorting religious teachings and endangering democracy The Guardian - US · May 1, 2023
LGBTQ+ lawmaker to GOP: 'I’m literally trying to exist' There are more than 200 LGBTQ+ lawmakers across the country, and they're increasingly finding themselves fighting against bills that target their communities The Independent UK · May 1, 2023
RNC chair Ronna McDaniel says GOP 2024 candidates must address abortion issue "head on" "The Democrats spent $360 million on this and many of our candidates across the board refused to talk about it," she told Fox News. Axios · May 1, 2023
Ted Cruz and GOP wrestle with Biden and their own past in debt ceiling fight Republicans grapple with public perception of government shutdowns and threats of default The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2023
Tim Scott sets May 22 announcement for 2024 presidential bid Sen. Tim Scott says he’s nearly ready to reveal his decision on entering the 2024 presidential race The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2023
Trump posts fresh attack on DeSantis while insisting ‘I couldn’t care less’ if Florida governor runs against him DeSantis remains only Republican polling competitively against Trump for 2024 The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2023
The GOP's quiet winning streak For all his problems, polls show Trump is running competitively against Biden. Axios · Apr 30, 2023
Biden jokes about his age at White House Correspondents' Dinner "Call me old, I call it being seasoned. You say I am ancient, I say I'm wise," Biden said. Axios · Apr 30, 2023
The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2023 Congress eyes work rules for millions covered by Medicaid More than half a million of the poorest Americans would be left without health insurance under legislation passed by House Republicans that would require people to work in exchange for health care coverage through Medicaid
The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2023 GOP election officials walking fine line on fraud, integrity The Republican secretaries of state in Ohio, West Virginia and Missouri all have promoted their states’ elections as fair and secure
Salon · Apr 30, 2023 How Sanders “stomped” Arkansas' poorest Arkansas' new governor — infamous from the Trump White House — bids for national stage with old-school GOP meanness
The Guardian - US · Apr 30, 2023 Danger and deja vu: what 2011 can tell us about the US debt ceiling crisis Congress appears to be facing its biggest debt standoff in years – and the consequences of default could be disastrous
The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023 Veep hunting season has opened. But Kamala Harris is in with a shot at the presidency Republicans are already targeting Biden’s vice-president with attack ads. The 2024 election race is her chance to show she’s a winner – and the conventional wisdom is wrong
The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2023 Trump ups competition with DeSantis in planning trip to Iowa The competition between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis is intensifying as the former president is scheduling a return trip to Iowa on the same day that the Florida governor was already going to be there
The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2023 Facing revolt, GOP spares ethanol in drive to cut spending House Republicans are touting their debt limit package as a first step toward fiscal restraint
The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2023 Zooey Zephyr row spotlights rise of GOP far-right caucuses The banishment of transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from Montana’s House floor has showcased the rising power of hard-line conservatives who are leveraging divisive social issues to gain political influence
The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2023 Georgia's Kemp veers from Trump, but state GOP not moving on Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is trying to steer the Republican Party away from Donald Trump and his 2020 election lies, but his state party shows little interest in moving on
The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2023 GOP split dooms scaled-back Kansas 'school choice' plan Republican lawmakers in Kansas who say parents need alternatives to public schools couldn’t pass even a scaled-back version of the “school choice” plans enacted in other states with GOP-controlled Legislatures
Reason · Apr 28, 2023 A YIMBY Victory in Montana Montana's sweeping new zoning reform is both good in itself and a potential model for cross-ideological cooperation on this issue elsewhere.