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Hard-Right Megadonors Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks Pump Millions Into GOP Primary Wars

Texas’ biggest right-wing benefactors are throwing fuel on the GOP primary fire.

Texas Observer

GOP leaders: Trapped by Trump

McConnell and McCarthy, though spineless and soulless, would love to move on. But a Certain Someone won't let them

Salon

Rep. Jason Smith opts out of Senate bid, will run for Ways and Means slot - Roll Call

Smith, of Missouri, is an ambitious member of the GOP conference who's become known for fiery partisan attacks on budget bills.

Roll Call

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Along with attention, GOP House firebrands attract primary fights

WASHINGTON — Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Madison Cawthorn and Lauren Boebert have built national reputations and raised millions of dollars by flouting political norms.

Tribune News Service

China’s role in American politics has shifted since 2008 Olympics in Beijing

WASHINGTON — The last time China hosted an Olympic Games, in 2008, the Asian powerhouse held a relatively minor role in American politics, mentioned during debates about outsourcing jobs and little else.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Sen. Mitch McConnell denounces censure of 2 House Republicans; Rep. Kevin McCarthy dodges the question

WASHINGTON — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said it was “not the job” of the Republican National Committee to censure Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for participating in the House investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, which he described as a “violent insurrection” in contrast to…

Los Angeles Times

Sen. Mitch McConnell slams GOP whitewash of Jan. 6 attack: ‘A violent insurrection’

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell denounced the Republican National Committee for suggesting the attack on the Capitol was “legitimate political discourse” and said it was wrong to censure lawmakers who joined the congressional probe of the insurrection.

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Missouri senators still debating after bipartisan coalition rejects '7-1' congressional plan

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Two differing visions for Missouri's next congressional map collided Monday when conservative hard-liners attempted to block a status quo-style plan that GOP leaders had brought up for debate.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Kansas Senate overrides Kelly veto of GOP-drawn map after Republicans switch votes

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Republican-controlled Kansas Senate voted Tuesday to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a congressional map that would divide Wyandotte County and dilute the voting strength of its minority residents.

Tribune News Service

White House denounces Florida GOP over 'Don't Say Gay' bill

The White House is slamming Florida Republicans over a proposal to ban discussions of sexual orientation or general identity in the state’s schools

The Independent UK

McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 ‘violent insurrection’

The Senate minority leader is the highest-ranking Republican to criticise the censure of Reps Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger

The Independent UK

McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 'violent insurrection'

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is criticizing the Republican National Committee for censuring two House GOP lawmakers investigating the “violent insurrection” on Jan. 6, 2021, saying it’s not the party’s job to decide whom to support

The Independent UK

Alleged GOP scam preys on elderly voters

Elderly Florida residents say canvassers in GOP hats changed their voter registrations — without their knowledge

Salon

Michigan elector documents sent to Trump advisers and GOP official, emails show

LANSING, Mich. — An attorney updated Donald Trump's advisers on plans to submit a false certificate claiming the then-president won Michigan's election and sent documents to help with the effort to a state GOP official, according to emails obtained by The Detroit News.

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The Independent UK

Joe Kent interview: Pro-Trump Republican challenger says Jan 6 protesters ‘held in DC gulag’

Former Green Beret hoping to take down one of the Republicans who voted to impeach Trump tells The Independent hs support for the former president inspired him to run

The Independent UK

Virginia GOP blocks gay marriage, voting rights proposals

Republicans in the Virginia House have defeated a measure that would have let voters decide whether to strip legally outdated language prohibiting gay marriage from the state Constitution

The Independent UK

Opposition to Stacey Abrams unites Georgia's divided GOP

Locked in a bitter Georgia Republican gubernatorial primary, incumbent Brian Kemp and former Sen. David Perdue don’t agree on much these days

Salon

SCOTUS joins the GOP racist insurrection

The Supreme Court guts the Voting Rights Act while conservatives erase the history that necessitated its passage

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Sen. Mitt Romney slams GOP for ‘legitimate discourse’ defense of Jan. 6 attack

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) is leading a chorus of GOP outrage over the Republican National Committee’s defense of the violent attack on the Capitol as “legitimate political discourse.”

Tribune News Service

Far reaches of right and left call for de-escalation with Russia

WASHINGTON — Voices from the far-left and far-right political camps are increasingly pushing the Biden administration to cool tensions with Russia, even expressing an openness to make concessions to President Vladimir Putin.

Tribune News Service

Texas AG faces struggle in GOP as a Bush heir seeks to move up

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, faces a surprisingly tough primary race as a slew of Republican rivals promise the same brand of conservative politics without the never-ending scandals that have dogged the incumbent.

The Conversation

What is 'legitimate political discourse,' and does it include the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol?

When the governing body of the Republican Party called the events of Jan. 6, 2021, “legitimate public discourse,” it renewed a sometimes-furious debate about what are, and aren’t, acceptable forms of discussion and debate in a democratic society.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: What’s the GOP’s new ‘big lie’? Jan. 6 was ‘legitimate political discourse’

Jan. 6, 2021, the day a mob of Donald Trump loyalists carried out an insurrection against the Capitol, is etched in the minds of Americans. No doubt historians will memorialize that terrible, ugly day as a nadir in American democracy, a moment of shame that indelibly scarred the nation.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Kevin McDermott: GOP doesn't truly mind 'identity politics.' As long as it's the right identity

During the 1980 presidential campaign, when candidate Ronald Reagan vowed to put a woman on the Supreme Court for the first time, it was widely viewed as groundbreaking and courageous. Reagan later appointed Sandra Day O’Connor, who sailed through the Senate without a single “no” vote. Supporters included then-Sen. Joe…

Salon

Where did the book bans come from?

The campaign to get LGBTQ-friendly books and authors of color off the shelves isn't "grassroots" or spontaneous

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