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Legal woes grow for George Santos as another watchdog files complaint

The troubles keep piling up for serial prevaricator George Santos, including new allegations filed with the Federal Election Commission.

Roll Call · Jan 13, 2023

Q&A: Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon on carjacking, women in politics and smoke-filled back rooms

WASHINGTON — It’s been a year since Mary Gay Scanlon was carjacked at gunpoint as she left a meeting in Philadelphia.

Tribune News Service · Jan 13, 2023

Debt limit battle set to dominate 2023 fiscal agenda - Roll Call

Lifting the debt ceiling is set to dominate this year's budget agenda. Republicans first need to agree on what to ask for in exchange.

Roll Call · Jan 13, 2023

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Speaker McCarthy's tidy 1st week disguises trouble ahead

Republican Kevin McCarthy wrapped his first full week as House speaker in the most outwardly orderly way

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023

GOP lawmakers in Wisconsin strike rule protecting LGBTQ youth from ‘conversion therapy’

Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin voted Thursday to strike a recently implemented rule protecting LGBTQ youth from so-called LGBTQ “conversion therapy.” The widely debunked practice attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

Tribune News Service · Jan 13, 2023

How the distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.'s words enables more, not less, racial division within American society

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas is just the latest conservative lawmaker to misuse the words of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to judge a person on character and not race.

The Conversation · Jan 12, 2023

NSA director pushes Congress to renew surveillance powers

A top U.S. intelligence official is urging Congress to renew sweeping powers granted to American spy agencies to surveil and examine communications

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023

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How Do We Solve a Problem Like George Santos?

The slippery slope of political fabulism, from the "Jew-ish" freshman representative to the president of the United States.

Reason · Jan 12, 2023

At the Races: Cooking with gas - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call · Jan 12, 2023

Rep. George Santos insists he’ll only resign if ‘142,000 people who voted for me’ want him to step down

Embattled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., on Thursday insisted he won’t resign from Congress unless “142,000 people who voted for me” tell him to step down.

Tribune News Service · Jan 12, 2023

House GOP holds back bill aimed at progressive local prosecutors - Roll Call

A Republican-backed House bill aimed at progressive district attorneys ran into trouble this week amid concerns from conservative lawmakers.

Roll Call · Jan 12, 2023

Mo. GOP wants dress code for women reps

Lawmaker warns of "bunch of men in this room looking at your top trying to decide whether it's appropriate or not"

Salon · Jan 12, 2023

Shared power used be the norm in statehouses. Now it’s nearly extinct

Terry Kilgore has been a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates since 1994. During that time, there have been four years in which the GOP controlled the governor’s office and both chambers of the legislature. For two years, Democrats held complete control.

Tribune News Service · Jan 12, 2023

Don't Let the House Hunter Biden Investigation Become a Russiagate-Style Search for Election Excuses

Plus: Lab-grown meat, the allure of raw milk, and more...

Reason · Jan 12, 2023

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Tribune News Service · Jan 12, 2023

FTC ban may be test of bipartisan opposition to noncompete clauses

WASHINGTON — A proposal from the Federal Trade Commission to ban noncompete agreements aims to correct what some say is a harmful power imbalance between companies and employees, an issue prominent enough to have won over some members of the typically pro-business Republican Party.

Tribune News Service · Jan 12, 2023

With floor votes, GOP House shifts messaging after Roe changes

WASHINGTON — The House Wednesday approved two measures prioritized by abortion opponents ahead of a key messaging event, though neither piece of legislation is likely to be taken up by the Democrat-controlled Senate.

The Conversation · Jan 12, 2023

US Congress investigates presidents, the military, baseball and whatever it wants – a brief modern history of oversight

After regaining a slim majority in the House of Representatives in the November 2022 midterm elections, Republicans unveiled their plans for a series of investigations into the Biden administration.

Roll Call · Jan 12, 2023

Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon on carjacking, women in politics and smoke-filled back rooms - Roll Call

It's been a year since Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon was carjacked at gunpoint. “I don’t think my views changed really much at all,” she says.

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Miami Herald · Jan 12, 2023

Fabiola Santiago: Big Daddy DeSantis deploys National Guard — hopefully the only troops he’ll ever lead

As the nation turned its attention to President Joe Biden’s new and, perhaps, game-changing immigration policy, a surprise mix of rules to deter unchecked entry, plus create pathways to immigrate legally, Big Daddy DeSantis stepped in with his own guns in Florida.

Roll Call · Jan 12, 2023

With floor votes, GOP House shifts messaging after Roe changes - Roll Call

The House on Wednesday approved two measures prioritized by abortion opponents ahead of a key rally next week in Washington, D.C.

Tribune News Service · Jan 12, 2023

Future of abortion law in NC unclear as Republicans work to reach consensus on ban

RALEIGH, N.C. — As state lawmakers convened on Wednesday for the first day of the 2023 legislative session, abortion rights activists gathered outside the nearby State Capitol to protest anticipated efforts by Republicans to curtail abortion laws this year.

Tribune News Service · Jan 12, 2023

Defiant Rep. George Santos refuses to step down in face of GOP party calls for his ouster over serial lies

NEW YORK — Controversial Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., defiantly refused to step down Wednesday despite a new call from some fellow Republicans for his ouster over unending lies about his background, education and finances.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 12, 2023

Welcome warning? Illinois Senate president’s message to newly sworn senators: Fly right or get lost

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon quoted both his late mother, who worried “that Springfield will change your notion of what the right thing is,” and former Chicago Police Supt. James Rochford, who once warned officers “If you lack integrity, get out — get out now.”

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

Trump accused of having ‘racist obsession’ with Elaine Chao after repeatedly posting offensive nickname

Ms Chao, who was born in Taiwan, served as former president’s transportation secretary

The Texas Tribune · Jan 11, 2023

Effort to ban Democratic chairs fails in Texas House, but rule passes to penalize future quorum-breakers

House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, snuffed out a monthslong push Wednesday to end the chamber’s longtime tradition of having committee chairs from both parties.

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