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At CPAC, conservative Texans show Donald Trump loyalty and support for another presidential run

A straw poll conducted at the conference found that Trump is still the overwhelming favorite among attendees. Sen. Ted Cruz, who spoke at the conference on Friday, came in third with 2% of the straw poll vote, coming up short to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The Texas Tribune

Donald Trump at CPAC Dallas complains, ‘I’m always being persecuted’

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump brought his dark views of Joe Biden’s presidency to Dallas on Saturday night, warning that “American civilization will collapse” if he’s not returned to power and reciting his oft-peddled falsehoods about the 2020 election.

Tribune News Service

In wake of floods, typical barbs at Kentucky political event

Republicans running for governor in 2023 took the stage at Kentucky’s biggest political event

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Abrams sees Kansas abortion vote as new hope for Georgia Democrats

ATLANTA — The decisive vote in Kansas to protect abortion rights was quickly embraced by Georgia Democrats as evidence that the backlash to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade could alter a midterm election climate that favors the GOP.

Tribune News Service

In Kansas and Arizona, voters defy expectations to chart their own course

People bristle and resist when told what they can or cannot do. We knew this about guns, vaccinations and masks. And we are seeing some of that with regard to abortion rights, even in red states.

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Jackie Calmes: The abortion vote in Kansas shows that populism can work for Democrats too

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. seemed to enjoy the yucks he got from a friendly audience abroad when he recently mocked foreign leaders by name, and Prince Harry, too, for criticizing the Supreme Court opinion he wrote robbing Americans of their federal constitutional right to abortion.

Los Angeles Times

Indiana lawmakers pass anti-abortion bill as protesters chant ‘shame on you’

The governor signed the bill into law, making Indiana the first state to approve new legislation to end legal abortion after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v Wade

The Independent UK

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Nurse faces charges in fiery LA crash that killed 5

Tribune News Service

Texas Republicans rally their base at CPAC, but draw criticism over Hungarian prime minister’s appearance

Viktor Orbán appeared at the convention in Dallas after saying last week that Europeans “do not want to become peoples of mixed race.” Texas officials attending, though, stayed focused on criticizing Democrats.

The Texas Tribune

Democrats line up behind budget bill while GOP pledges ‘hell’

WASHINGTON — The Senate is “on track” to start debating a roughly $300 billion deficit-reducing budget package Saturday after Democrats reached agreement late Thursday on changes to the bill needed to secure 50 votes, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said.

Tribune News Service

Senate Democrats iron out details as they ready climate and spending bill for a Saturday vote

Democrats were putting the finishing touches Friday on a massive climate and spending package that they expect to pass on a party-line vote to deliver a significant political victory for President Joe Biden ahead of the midterm elections.

Tribune News Service

Dems change some tax provisions as they ready economic bill

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats have made changes in their giant economic bill that include paring part of their proposed minimum tax on huge corporations

The Independent UK

What the Kansas abortion vote means for a constitutional amendment effort in Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Democrats are pointing to this week’s victory for abortion rights in Kansas as a harbinger for the Keystone State, where a similar ballot question could be considered by voters as early as next year.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Democrats line up behind budget bill while GOP pledges 'hell' - Roll Call

The Senate is "on track" to start debating a roughly $300 billion deficit-reducing budget bill after Democrats reached agreement Thursday.

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Why Hungary's Orbán is a CPAC rockstar

Over the last two years, Orbán has become an icon of American conservatives rivaled only by Donald Trump

The Guardian - US

Seth Meyers on primary races: ‘The GOP’s slow-moving coup is still happening’

Late-night hosts discuss the success of Trump-backed candidates, the return of the Choco Taco, and Aaron Rodgers’ ayahuasca trip

Tribune News Service

Mayor wins Tennessee GOP primary in redrawn 5th District

Andy Ogles, the mayor of Maury County, won the Republican primary Thursday in Tennessee’s 5th District, which was redrawn this year to make the GOP nominee heavily favored to flip the seat in November.

The Independent UK

Trump-endorsed election denier Kari Lake wins the GOP nomination for governor in Arizona

Trump-endorsed candidates clean up in Arizona

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David Axelrod has done 500 episodes of ‘The Axe Files’ and talked with every stripe of politician — here’s what he thinks of the mess we’re in now

CHICAGO — You’ve likely heard this before, or felt it in your bones, but it’s horrifying, debilitating and worth repeating, especially right now, as we head into a political season: At least half of this country hates the other half. According to the Pew Research Center, 75% of Democrats think…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Senate GOP’s sudden opposition to a good bill looked a lot like vengeance

How angry are some Republicans at what they see as betrayal by a centrist Democrat? Angry enough to betray sick military veterans, apparently. That’s the only rational explanation for last week’s sudden about-face by two dozen Senate Republicans, including Missouri’s Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley, who opposed legislation they previously…

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Go ahead, North Carolina Republicans. Put abortion on the ballot

Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion in North Carolina has remained legal, but Republicans seem eager to restrict it.

Roll Call

Mayor wins Tennessee GOP primary in redrawn 5th District - Roll Call

Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles won the GOP primary in Tennessee's 5th District, where new lines make him the favorite in November.

The Independent UK

Tougher IRS enforcement central to Dem economic package

One of Washington’s favorite punching bags, the Internal Revenue Service, may finally get the resources it’s been asking Congress for if Democrats get their economic package focused on energy and health care over the finish line

The Independent UK

Trump ally takes on Walker protégé in Wis. governor's race

Republican hopes to reclaim a crucial governor’s seat in swing-state Wisconsin this year long appeared to rest on Rebecca Kleefisch

Axios

Trump-backed Kari Lake wins GOP nomination for Arizona governor

Lake's campaign has been characterized by her unflinching support for Trump's false election claims.

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