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Real GOP agenda: "Keep her legs closed"

Republicans definitely want to punish women for having sex — but they don't want voters to figure that out

Salon

Every local ballot measure in Virginia on November 7

Welcome to the Monday, October 16, 2023, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Reading Donald Trump's deranged emails

"Deep State thugs" want "a tin-pot dictatorship," Trump tells his followers. Experts help decode the insanity

Salon

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Judge to consider imposing gag order on Trump in 2020 election interference case

Protective order poses dilemma for Tanya Chutkan as Trump could use it to falsely attack the criminal case as political

The Guardian - US

DeSantis says US shouldn’t take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza because they’re ‘all antisemitic’

The Florida governor takes a harder line than some of his Republican colleagues, who make a distinction between Palestinian citizens and Hamas militants.

Chicago Sun-Times

Poland's opposition leader Tusk declares win as exit polls show conservatives losing majority

Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk declared the beginning of a new era for his country after opposition parties appeared to have won enough votes in Sunday's parliamentary election to oust the governing nationalist conservative party.

France 24

Republicans hint at possible deal with Democrats on House Speaker as internal fight continues

Mr Turner said Democrats ‘rejected bipartisanship’ by refusing to vote to keep Mr McCarthy as House Speaker

The Independent UK

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Hakeem Jeffries seeks bipartisan path in House to avoid ‘extremist’ power

House minority leader confirms ‘informal’ talks underway for a solution to speaker crisis in House of Representatives

The Guardian - US

Will GOP "ignarrogance" lead to doom?

Even if Jim Jordan wins, the speaker's chair will still be vacant. What the hell happened to the Republican Party?

Salon

Jim Jordan races to try to change minds of holdouts in bid for House speaker

Rightwing speakership contender says he thinks he has 217 votes needed to win as colleague Mike Johnson waits in the wings

The Guardian - US

‘He’s Bakersfield’: Kevin McCarthy’s constituents know him better than he knows himself

Residents of this conservative yet rapidly changing inland California city watch the chaos in Washington with patience and resolve

The Guardian - US

‘I felt backstabbed’: Biden’s US-Mexico border wall plans elicit condemnation

Area residents thought their land was safe after Trump’s wall plans were foiled, only to discover Biden’s plans to build more

The Guardian - US

‘That decision cost lives’: Covid data case further deflates Ron DeSantis’s campaign

Settlement over withheld virus data that critics say cost thousands of lives comes at pivotal time for Republican governor and his teetering campaign

The Guardian - US

Florida governor Ron DeSantis rejects idea of Palestinian refugees in US

At event in Iowa, governor conflates Palestinian civilians with Hamas, the terrorist group that attacked Israel a week ago

The Guardian - US

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Salon

Jim Jordan's plan: Speaker by Monday

Is Jordan doomed to fail, just as Steve Scalise did? Maybe not — he's got the MAGA shock troops behind him

The Guardian - UK

Poland election race too close to call as voters prepare to go to polls

Law and Justice seeking third term in power on Sunday but faces stiff challenge from coalition led by Donald Tusk

The Independent UK

California Gov. Newsom signs law to slowly raise health care workers’ minimum wage to $25 per hour

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law to raise the minimum wage for health care workers

The Texas Tribune

Ban on COVID vaccine mandates by private businesses, including health care facilities, passes Texas Senate

The bill offers no exceptions for doctors’ offices, clinics or other health facilities. Senators agreed to let those entities require unvaccinated employees to wear personal protective gear or take other “reasonable” measures to manage the spread.

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Scaramucci Discusses Challenges Of 2024 Election With Trump And Biden As Leading Candidates

Former White House Communications Director shares insights on Trump's appeal and Biden's age in upcoming race.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Johnson accepts reality: State won’t consider more money for migrants until 2024

That should end City Hall’s lobbying via news media for more money this fall and lower the temperature a little, Rich Miller writes.

The Texas Tribune

Jim Jordan snags more Texas support in troubled bid for House Speaker

A handful of Texas Republicans back the Ohio Republican’s speaker bid after initially backing the former frontrunner, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise

The Independent UK

As accusations fly over ballot stuffing in mayoral primary, Connecticut Democrat takes the 5th

A local Democratic official in Connecticut’s largest city has invoked her 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination rather than answer questions in court about allegations of illegal ballot box stuffing during a mayoral primary

Chicago Sun-Times

House speaker fight shows right-wing Republicans have no interest in good government

As crises heat up around the globe — the war in Ukraine, the Hamas attack on Israel, Israel’s reprisal and more — Congress remains frozen.

The Guardian - US

House speaker saga underscores Republican party’s dramatic evolution

Party still faces issue of how to reunite their fractious majority and prove to skeptical US public that they are capable of governing

Salon

GOP picks Jim Jordan for speaker — maybe

Trump loyalist easily beats Rep. Austin Scott in GOP vote — but appears at least 50 votes short in full House

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