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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 27

Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Republican Edition

Ballotpedia · Jun 16, 2022

At the Races: Shades of blue - 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 · Jun 16, 2022

Ron DeSantis hires $725/hour law firm to defend ‘anti-woke’ legislation

Governor’s national ambitions prove to be windfall for high-powered DC firm

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

Legalizing Pot Requires GOP Support

With its unnecessarily complicated and contentious provisions, the MORE Act received only three Republican votes in April.

Reason · Jun 16, 2022

Lawmakers who ran on ‘SALT’ relief prepare to face voters

WASHINGTON — Democrats are short on time to act on a budget package containing much of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda before November’s midterm elections, which could spell trouble for an issue that’s animated some tight House races before: the cap on deducting state and local taxes.

Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2022

Editorial: The success of the 'big lie' in GOP primaries endangers the party, and democracy

Last month we listed some encouraging examples of candidates who won recent Republican primaries despite rejecting former President Donald Trump’s false claim of a stolen 2020 election. Now comes The Washington Post to establish, ominously, that this isn’t necessarily the norm in this midterm election year. An analysis by the…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jun 16, 2022

Editorial: Republicans love parental choice, but not when it comes to drag queens

There was a time when the only places queer people could congregate and drag queens could perform their female impersonations and lip-syncing were seedy bars and nightclubs on the margins of mainstream society.

Miami Herald · Jun 16, 2022

Jean Guerrero: If Congress won't help the 'Dreamers,' Biden should

It's been 10 years since President Barack Obama announced from the White House Rose Garden that tens of thousands of people who grew up in the United States would be allowed to temporarily work here without fear of deportation.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 16, 2022

After California’s primary, analysts say these are 10 congressional elections to watch

Ballots from California’s June 7 primary are still being counted, but the results show which U.S. House races will be the hottest in November, with several that could tilt control of the chamber from Democrats to Republicans in 2023, according to independent election analysts.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 16, 2022

Carl P. Leubsdorf: The complicated politics of Jan. 6 hearings

The House Jan. 6 committee’s message is simple:

Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2022