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McConnell says McCarthy should take the lead on negotiating the debt ceiling standoff

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has placed the onus on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to negotiate a debt ceiling solution with the White House.

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Biden to meet with Democratic leaders as debt showdown looms

President Joe Biden will host the Democratic congressional leaders at the White House

The Independent UK

Pro-tobacco GOP "killing its own voters"

“Killing your own voters seems like a bad electoral strategy,” columnist warns

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GOP-led states challenge Biden's new migration 'parole' program - Roll Call

A group of 20 Republican-led states sued Tuesday to strike down a recent government program to address migration at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Roll Call

Senate organizing resolutions on hold over GOP waiver issue - Roll Call

Organizing resolutions needed to constitute each party’s membership on Senate committees may still get votes this week, despite GOP holdup.

Roll Call

Abortion debate ramps up in states

In a post-Roe world, anti-abortion advocates are pressing for expanded abortion bans and more restrictions

Salon

McCarthy is hopelessly devoted to MTG

The modern Republican Party sees government as a weapon to make life hell for the rest of the country

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After past farm bill stumbles, GOP this year faces the challenge of inexperience - Roll Call

House turnover since the farm bill of 2018 means many members will be working on a major policy bill with no experience of the last one.

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Editorial: Democracy is no longer good enough. GOP radicals press increasingly for war

It really was only a matter of time before the two rallying cries of the far right — election fraud and gun rights — came together in the most dangerous ways. The deadly Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection offered just a taste of the radicalism that the Republican mainstream has…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Debt ceiling: 2011 showdown leaves lessons for Biden, GOP

Lessons learned from the debt ceiling standoff more than a decade ago are rippling through Washington

The Independent UK

Penn’s Biden Center provided a landing spot for many of the president’s top aides

PHILADELPHIA — When the University of Pennsylvania launched a think tank named for Joe Biden in 2017, it didn’t just create a prestige institution tied to the man who had just left the vice president’s office.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Biden set to hammer GOP over national sales tax in major economic speech

He'll also accuse Republicans of wanting to gut entitlement programs.

Axios

From resume lies to criminal charges: A timeline of George Santos’ many scandals

Examining a play-by-play of the strangest scandal to hit DC in recent memory

The Independent UK

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick unveils committee assignments with one Democratic chair

Conservative activists have pushed for legislative leaders to ban Democrats from leading committees.

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Salon

McCarthy vowed he will "never leave" MTG

The GOP House speaker even went to bat for MTG after she was booted off Twitter, according to The New York Times

Tribune News Service

Abortion debate ramps up in states as Congress deadlocks

Anti-abortion advocates are pressing for expanded abortion bans and tighter restrictions since the Supreme Court overturned the national right to abortion. But with the debate mostly deadlocked in Washington, the focus is shifting to states convening their first full legislative sessions since Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Roll Call

McCarthy names Michael Guest to lead Ethics panel as George Santos questions loom - Roll Call

Speaker Kevin McCarthy has named Mississippi Rep. Michael Guest to lead the Ethics Committee as questions about Rep. George Santos linger.

The Texas Tribune

In Texas’ first post-Roe legislative session, there’s a new political power dynamic on abortion

While Democrats and the far-right edge of the Republican Party remain focused on abortion, leaders in both chambers have not yet spent much time discussing the issue this session.

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The Independent UK

Republican congresswoman acknowledges party’s abortion stance turned off midterm voters

Republicans had introduced national abortion ban with just weeks to go before election

Los Angeles Times

‘We will not back down’: Vice President Harris spotlights abortion, challenges GOP in Florida speech

WASHINGTON — In a direct challenge to Republicans, Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ home turf on Sunday to proclaim the Democratic Party’s commitment to restoring abortion rights for every American.

Salon

Gun laws and the Monterey Park shooting

Bash called out the GOP lawmaker after he attempted to brush off the need for new gun laws

The Independent UK

Hockey brawls to debt limit: Emmer wrangles House GOP votes

It's not an easy job corralling votes from House Republicans and trying to hold together a fractious majority well enough to pass party priorities

Tribune News Service

Donald Trump endorses Matt DePerno in crowded race to lead Michigan GOP

LANSING, Mich. — Former President Donald Trump endorsed Matt DePerno on Friday night to become the next chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, a move that could boost the former attorney general candidate's support among GOP delegates in next month's state convention.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida cites CRT, ‘Black Struggle,’ and communism in rejected African American course

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida rejected an Advanced Placement African American studies course because it contains critical race theory and state leaders objected to its lessons on “Black queer studies,” Black feminist thought and “the Black Struggle in the 21st Century,” according to the Florida Department of Education.

ABC News

Meet George Santos, the 'mini Trump' Republican who lied his way into the US Congress

When George Santos entered the political race, he described himself as the descendant of Jewish Holocaust survivors, an NYU finance graduate and top Wall Street investor who rescued distressed animals in his spare time. But most of the life story turned out to be bogus.

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