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A look at governors and veto-proof state legislative majorities from opposite parties

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How the Big Lie poison keeps spreading

Reason and truth will never defeat the Big Lie — its supporters are waging a religious war against democracy

Salon

This GOP strategist is calling on Republican senators to safeguard same-sex marriage

With the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, many are concerned that same-sex marriage could be next. Will Republicans band together to protect this right for Americans?

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Editorial: Florida, home of many a Proud Boy, a hotbed for white supremacy. The rest of us can’t stand silent

White supremacists and extremists don’t always wear white robes and burn crosses. They don’t necessarily meet in dingy headquarters away from civilized society

Tribune News Service

GOP governor nominee says he'll fight US abortion ban

Nevada’s GOP governor nominee Joe Lombardo says he would fight against a national abortion ban if congress were to pass it

The Independent UK

Biden accuses Republicans of using migrants as ‘props’

President Joe Biden accused Republicans of using people “as props,” an apparent reference to GOP governors sending migrants from their states to liberal enclaves.

Tribune News Service

Four states currently have a governor of one party and a veto-proof state legislative majority of the opposing party

Four states have a governor of one party and veto-proof legislative majorities of the opposing party: Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, and Massachusetts. Voters will determine whether three states—North Carolina, Vermont, and Wisconsin—could also have a veto-proof majority and an opposing party governor as a result of the 2022 elections.

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GOP’s Putin apologists are a disgrace

These supposed conservatives are strangers to the most important themes of traditional conservatism. They dishonor the name. Conservatism was a worldview intimately bound up with opposition to tyranny.

Chicago Sun-Times

Democrats delay vote on same-sex marriage equality until after midterms in win for GOP

Senate Democrats agreed Thursday to delay a vote on protecting same-sex marriage equality until after the midterm elections, a major concession to Republicans seeking to find enough GOP votes to pass the measure.

Tribune News Service

Top Biden officials to discuss "litigation options" over migrant buses sent by GOP governors

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis chartered two planes to fly roughly 50 migrants to Martha's Vineyard.

Axios

Yellen defends IRS cash infusion, plugs customer service plans

WASHINGTON — The IRS will use part of its new $80 billion influx of cash to fully staff in-person help centers, increase phone and online services and assemble a team of experts to guide the agency’s customer service efforts, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen announced Thursday.

Tribune News Service

Cruel or harmless? Pastors mixed on GOP migrant transports

As Republican governors ramp up their transports of migrants to Democratic-run jurisdictions, the practice is getting a mixed reaction from Christian faith leaders — many of whom, especially evangelicals, have supported GOP candidates by large numbers in recent elections

The Independent UK

With control on the line, these 10 senators are most vulnerable

WASHINGTON — Control of the Senate in 2023 remains a toss-up race itself, as Democrats seek to expand their tiny majority and Republicans attempt to flip the chamber.

Tribune News Service

Democrats punt same-sex marriage vote until after election

Democrats are punting a vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages until after the November midterm elections, a blow for the legislation that comes days after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to put the Senate on the record on the issue “in the coming weeks.”

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Reason

Marco Rubio, Who Last Month Said Abortion Regulation Should Be Left to the States, Endorses a Federal Ban

The senator's avowed devotion to federalism is no match for his political ambitions.

Roll Call

At the Races: Last in the nation - Roll Call

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

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Same-sex marriage bill stalls in Senate amid GOP opposition - Roll Call

Senate Democrats punted a vote on a bill to bolster same-sex marriage rights until after the midterm elections Thursday.

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Focusing on crime, Republicans think they’ve finally put John Fetterman on the defensive

PHILADELPHIA — At a rally earlier this month, former President Donald Trump seemed to relish describing the grisly details of murders in Philadelphia. The city has “become a killing field,” he told thousands of supporters.

The Texas Tribune

Fight over border security escalates after governors send migrants to Kamala Harris’ home and Martha’s Vineyard

The latest moves by Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week have triggered outrage among immigration rights’ groups and Democrats who have accused the Republicans of engaging in human trafficking and treating migrants like “human cargo” to score political points.

Benzinga

Majority Of GOP Voters Want To See Medical Marijuana Legal, Many Have Used Cannabis Recreationally

The sentiment among Republican voters regarding cannabis seems to be shifting, according to a new national poll.

Roll Call

Yellen defends IRS cash infusion, plugs customer service plans - Roll Call

The IRS will use part of its new $80 billion influx of cash to fully staff in-person help centers and increase phone and online services.

Tribune News Service

With control on the line, these 10 senators are most vulnerable

WASHINGTON — Control of the Senate in 2023 remains a toss-up race itself, as Democrats seek to expand their tiny majority and Republicans attempt to flip the chamber.

Reason

National Abortion Ban Proposal Divides Republicans, Excites Democrats

Plus: Court-ordered "care," railroad strike averted (for now), and more...

The Conversation

US is becoming a 'developing country' on global rankings that measure democracy, inequality

The United States may regard itself as a “leader of the free world,” but an index of development released in July 2022 places the country much farther down the list.

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