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Ways and Means chairman sets meeting on Trump taxes - Roll Call

The House Ways and Means Committee will meet behind closed doors Tuesday on former President Donald Trump’s tax returns.

Roll Call · Dec 16, 2022

Inside the ugly fight to become the next Republican chair

The Republican National Committee is currently consumed by an increasingly nasty leadership fight as the GOP navigates election losses and its delicate relationship with Donald Trump

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Conservative donors pour ‘dark money’ into case that could upend US voting law

Groups submitting amicus briefs to supreme court case in support of Republican lawmakers received $90m in anonymous donations

The Guardian - US · Dec 16, 2022

A moderate in a ‘toxic’ place, Fred Upton says goodbye to Congress

WASHINGTON — When Michigan’s Fred Upton retires in a few weeks after 36 years in Congress, it’s possible Democrats will miss him more than his fellow Republicans.

Tribune News Service · Dec 16, 2022

Commentary: The negative aspects of Democrats' new primary calendar

President Joe Biden has asked the Democratic National Committee to alter the presidential nomination calendar drastically for 2024. Notably, his proposal would remove Iowa from its coveted lead-off position by replacing the caucuses with the South Carolina primary, which would move up a few spots. Georgia and Michigan would be…

Tribune News Service · Dec 16, 2022

Report: Executions continued decline but many 'botched'

An annual report on capital punishment says public support and use of the death penalty continued a more than two-decade decline in the U.S. in 2022

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Adam Kinzinger slams fellow Republicans in farewell speech: ‘We shelter the ignorant, the racist’

The representative from Illinois is retiring at the conclusion of the current Congress

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

McCarthy's tortured calculus extends beyond speaker battle

Moderate and Biden-district Republicans are adding to McCarthy's headaches.

Axios · Dec 16, 2022

After Uvalde, Texas Could Finally Fix Notorious Flaw in Public Information Act

An El Paso Democrat wants to close the “dead suspect loophole” that’s helped gut Texas’ once-distinguished open records law.

Texas Observer · Dec 15, 2022

At the Races: Virginia is for voters - 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 · Dec 15, 2022