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Democrats get opponent they wanted in New Hampshire Senate race

Democrats appear to have gotten the Republican challengers they wanted in two competitive New Hampshire races on Tuesday, while the Republican winner of a third race was opposed by GOP super PACs.

Tribune News Service · Sep 14, 2022

Experts sound alarm on SCOTUS case

"Legis­lat­ors would be free to viol­ate the state consti­tu­tion and state courts could­n't stop them"

Salon · Sep 14, 2022

Commentary: The hypocrisy of North Carolina taxing student loan forgiveness

When President Joe Biden announced that his administration would be forgiving up to $10,000 for student loan borrowers (and up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients), his statement included information about how the debt forgiveness would be taxed.

Tribune News Service · Sep 14, 2022

Democrats lean on doctors as credible messengers on abortion

Typically apolitical doctors say they felt compelled to appear in political ads this year for the first time.

Axios · Sep 14, 2022

Lindsey Graham's 15-week abortion bill sends Republicans into containment mode

Democrats are thrilled to campaign on Graham's proposed national abortion ban.

Axios · Sep 14, 2022

Biden celebrates Democratic victories, but GOP extremism remains his party’s midterm focus

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and more than a thousand party activists, business executives, union leaders and lawmakers celebrated the Democrats’ landmark climate change and drug pricing law at the White House on Tuesday afternoon.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 13, 2022

Protesters heckle GOP senators in downtown DC after Lindsey Graham unveils national abortion ban

Smattering of demonstrators chastise conservatives outside anti-abortion gala

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022

GOP's most vulnerable senator is in a bind over same-sex marriage vote

A looming Senate vote on legislation supporting same-sex marriage has created a political bind for Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson, the most at-risk GOP senator in the November election.

Tribune News Service · Sep 13, 2022

GOP candidate Darren Bailey’s Chicago move, R. Kelly trial awaits verdict and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 13, 2022

GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham introduces 15-week abortion ban in the Senate

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has introduced a bill to create a federal ban on abortions at 15 weeks in an attempt to force Republicans to adopt a partywide consensus on the issue.

WEKU · Sep 13, 2022