Rep. Gosar deletes tweet supporting Trump's call to "terminate" parts of Constitution "I support and agree with the former president," the tweet from Gosar's official House account said. Axios · Dec 7, 2022
Gillibrand calls new NDAA ‘huge milestone’ in military justice WASHINGTON — The newly released defense authorization bill for fiscal 2023 all but completes a decade-long campaign to overhaul the tradition-bound military justice system, advocates of the change say. Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022
Republicans reflect and blame after Trump-backed candidate Walker loses Herschel Walker’s failure to win Georgia runoff is latest in long list of midterm misfires for extremist candidates endorsed by Trump The Guardian - US · Dec 7, 2022
Supreme Court conservatives hint they may rule narrowly for GOP in election map dispute WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority hinted Wednesday they may rule narrowly for Republican state lawmakers in North Carolina who are claiming a right to set election maps and rules without review by state courts. Los Angeles Times · Dec 7, 2022
Time running short for latest immigration proposal in Senate - Roll Call Senators this week questioned whether a recently proposed bipartisan immigration deal can pass before the end of the year. Roll Call · Dec 7, 2022
Analysis: How Raphael Warnock defeated Herschel Walker ATLANTA — It was one of the most unusual political events in recent Georgia history. After vilifying Gov. Brian Kemp for much of the past decade, the Democratic Party of Georgia held a suburban event featuring voters who sang the Republican’s praises while also vouching for U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock. Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022
Congress sticks with Twitter, not flocking to other social media — for now Whatever happens to Twitter under Elon Musk, communications directors on Capitol Hill are hanging around to find out. Roll Call · Dec 7, 2022
Six Very Real Threats to Democracy Voters rejected election deniers in key states, but the path to extremism remains open. Capital & Main · Dec 7, 2022
Warnock’s narrow victory solidifies Georgia as a battleground state for 2024 Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock’s narrow reelection win in Georgia’s runoff puts a historically Republican state up for grabs in 2024, giving President Joe Biden an early opening in his bid for a second term. Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022
Will the GOP's razor-thin House majority empower its shrinking centrist wing? WASHINGTON — Even before Republicans take control of the House in January, their narrow majority is exposing the long-standing rift between the party's right-flank Freedom Caucus and its dwindling center-right. Los Angeles Times · Dec 7, 2022
Supreme Court weighs GOP bid to give state lawmakers free rein over election rules WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court hears a major election law case on Wednesday that began with North Carolina Republicans drawing a highly partisan redistricting map and could end with politicians winning unchecked power over federal elections. Los Angeles Times · Dec 7, 2022
Gillibrand calls new NDAA 'huge milestone' in military justice - Roll Call The defense authorization measure would move authority over prosecutions for major crimes from commanders to professional prosecutors. Roll Call · Dec 7, 2022
Trump administration veteran shops budget plan with deep cuts - Roll Call Former President Trump’s budget chief says Republicans are on the wrong path on fiscal policy and is proposing an alternative budget plan. Roll Call · Dec 7, 2022
Raphael Warnock's win in Georgia runoff cements Democrats' 2024 blueprint Celebrity candidates endorsed by President Trump performed disastrously this cycle. Axios · Dec 7, 2022
Salon · Dec 7, 2022 Voters really did choose democracy America has a long way to go in redeeming democracy — but the midterm exit polls tell a story of hope
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 7, 2022 Will Bunch: Democrats and Republicans unite to sell out the American worker. Maybe we need a Labor Party The stories of America's rail workers are often told anonymously — no need to further antagonize their bosses, who set their schedules and who can, and do, make their lives miserable — and yet the details are painfully familiar to millions in a U.S. labor force in which the term…
Orlando Sentinel · Dec 7, 2022 Scott Maxwell: Nazis, name-calling and 'no' votes. Florida is again ground zero in anti-gay zeal Last week, the U.S. Senate united in a rare display of bipartisanship to protect gay marriage.
Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022 Carl P. Leubsdorf: A study in contrasts of where the 2 parties are going When Washington’s Gridiron Club announced that Mallory McMorrow would be the Democratic speaker at its winter dinner, a surprising number of the political correspondents in its ranks were baffled.
Axios · Dec 7, 2022 COVID could be DeSantis' secret weapon in 2024 The way he handled 2020 was much more in line with where the GOP is now.
Los Angeles Times · Dec 7, 2022 Editorial: Recite the Constitution or ‘terminate’ it? GOP, make up your mind Kevin McCarthy said that if he becomes the next speaker, members of the House of Representatives will take turns reciting the Constitution in its entirety on Jan. 3, the first day of the new session. It’s a stunt apparently calculated to promote GOP members as the true constitutional guardians, as…
Roll Call · Dec 7, 2022 GOP-backed TikTok ban unable to hitch ride on NDAA - Roll Call Republicans who want to ban TikTok on federal electronic devices could not attach the ban to the annual defense policy bill.
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Salon · Dec 7, 2022 Fox host: Trump may "terminate" the GOP Stuart Varney warned that the GOP, not the Constitution, faced termination because of Trump
Los Angeles Times · Dec 7, 2022 'The people have spoken': Sen. Raphael Warnock defeats scandal-prone Herschel Walker in Georgia Senate runoff ATLANTA — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican Herschel Walker Tuesday in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff, securing a 51st seat for Democrats in Congress’ upper chamber, giving the party greater power to push its agenda in a closely divided Washington.
Los Angeles Times · Dec 7, 2022 Sen. Raphael Warnock defeats scandal-prone Herschel Walker in Georgia Senate runoff ATLANTA — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican Herschel Walker Tuesday in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff, securing a 51st seat for Democrats in Congress’ upper chamber, giving the party greater power to push its agenda in the chamber.