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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 23 (May 19, 2022)

In this issue: Takeaways from five states’ primaries and former V.P. Pence to campaign for Kemp

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Jan. 6 panel wants to ask Rep. Barry Loudermilk about tour it claims he led one day before Capitol riot - Roll Call

The Jan. 6 committee wants to question Rep. Barry Loudermilk about a tour he allegedly conducted in the Capitol on Jan. 5.

Roll Call

Mastriano wins the Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania

Doug Mastriano defeated Lou Barletta, Bill McSwain, Dave White, and five other candidates to win the May 17, 2022, Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania. Incumbent Tom Wolf (D) was term-limited.

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Trump news – live: 11 GOP senators vote against Ukraine aid as Cruz faces lawsuit over 2020 election

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The Independent UK

How Pa. GOP gov pick could turn election lies into action

Doug Mastriano is not the only candidate who won a Republican primary on Tuesday after embracing former President Donald Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen

The Independent UK

January 6 congressional committee doesn’t plan to call Trump and ‘unlikely’ to call Pence

The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol doesn’t plan to call former President Donald Trump and is “unlikely” to call former Vice President Mike Pence, either.

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Chicago Heights man gets more than three years in prison for threatening Biden’s inauguration

U.S. District Judge Ronald Guzman called Louis Capriotti’s threats “vicious, laced with profanity, disgusting in every way.” And he called Capriotti’s false claim of being a Marine “particularly despicable.”

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House panel not planning to seek Trump’s testimony on Capitol attack

After months of uncertainty, chairman says it is ‘not our expectation’ that investigators will summon former president

The Guardian - US

Liz Cheney says Republican leadership has ‘enabled white supremacy’

Her scathing tweet may have targeted Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, who has complained of immigrants replacing white voters

The Guardian - US

Buffalo: Yes, Tucker is to blame

Fox News and GOP leaders understood the "great replacement" conspiracy theory was dangerous — and pushed it anyway

Salon

‘This place was ugly at times’: Missouri lawmakers close book on contentious session

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers ended a contentious legislative session Friday having spent much of their five months in the Capitol fighting over the boundaries for the state’s new congressional maps.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Missouri Senate primary highlights rise of violent rhetoric on the right

In an era of polarization, candidates posing with guns and using extreme language about opponents threatens more violence

The Guardian - US

House GOP leader McCarthy, four other Republicans subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel - Roll Call

The panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot issued subpoenas for GOP leader Kevin McCarthy and other Republicans.

Roll Call

Right-wing youth culture finds God

Nick Fuentes' racist "groyper" movement is building a coalition with far-right Catholics. They have a plan

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The Guardian - US

‘I’d like to file lawsuits in all 50 states’: Mike Lindell still pushing Trump’s lie

The MyPillow chief and Trump ally has become a popular figure on the right, spending lavishly on lawsuits to ban voting machines and endorsing candidates

The Guardian - US

Lindsey Graham said Joe Biden is ‘best person’ to lead US, tapes reveal

Republican senator and Trump loyalist made comments in wake of January 6 US Capitol attack to authors of new book

The Independent UK

Running Twitter may be much harder than Elon Musk thinks

On Tuesday, Elon Musk said he would reverse Twitter’s ban of former President Donald Trump, who was booted in January 2021 for inciting violence at the U.S. Capitol, should he succeed in acquiring the social platform for $44 billion

Los Angeles Times

Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter’s ban of former President Trump

Elon Musk said he would allow former President Donald Trump to return to Twitter if the Tesla chief executive takes ownership of the company, reversing the former president’s January 2021 suspension over his incendiary tweets surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Tribune News Service

House approves measure by Rep. Andy Levin allowing congressional staffers to unionize

WASHINGTON — Amid a surge in labor organizing across the country, the U.S. House late Tuesday approved a resolution by Michigan Rep. Andy Levin that would recognize congressional staffers' right to organize and bargain collectively.

Reason

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Not Disqualified from Federal Office

So Georgia Administrative Law Judge Charles R. Beaudrot ruled yesterday.

The Guardian - US

Schumer announces Senate abortion rights vote: ‘America will be watching’ – as it happened

Senate to vote on legislation codifying abortion rights into federal law but measure has next to no chance of passing in divided chamber

The Independent UK

Donald Trump Jr mocked for accusing FBI of ‘Gestapo tactics’ over arrest of man who urged on Capitol rioters

‘I hate ‘Gestapo Tactic’ analogies, they’re usually wrong & overused, but not sure there’s another word for it!’ tweeted Donald Trump’s eldest son

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Joe Biden says ‘Maga crowd’ could target LGBTQ+ children next

President warns of new Republican party attacks on rights after supreme court abortion leak. Plus, Amber Heard takes witness stand against Johnny Depp

Roll Call

Dining workers vie for the Senate’s fragmented attention - Roll Call

As people rushed to the Supreme Court this week to chant about abortion, a different kind of protest unfolded just a block away. Senate dining workers gathered once again to march in a tight circle, calling for better benefits and job security. It was their latest action as they push…

The Guardian - US

Tears and tension as protesters swarm outside US supreme court

As news broke of the possibility of Roe v Wade being overturned, demonstrators gathered in major cities

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