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Speaker Mike Johnson invokes ‘reason for the season’ at Capitol Christmas Tree lighting - Roll Call

Speaker Mike Johnson joked about the cold and shared his thoughts on the meaning of Christmas at the ceremony Tuesday.

Roll Call

Senate Democrats fume as Republicans seek to tie Ukraine funding to border security

‘Trying to tie the American people's support for this democracy to policy disputes or political disputes that we have in this moment, I think is incredibly short-sighted,’ Democratic senator says

The Independent UK

Roy urges Johnson to reject appropriations 'side deals' - Roll Call

An influential House Freedom Caucus member wants Speaker Mike Johnson to ignore "side deals" that would boost nondefense spending.

Roll Call

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Bipartisan consensus elusive on government retirees' benefits - Roll Call

There are renewed signs of life for an overhaul of much-maligned Social Security policies that cut some public workers’ retirement benefits.

Roll Call

He has a theological degree. Here’s how Rep. Landsman sees faith in Congress

“I use my faith to connect to people,” the Ohio Democrat says. What about Speaker Mike Johnson? “He uses his faith to separate folks.”

Roll Call

Schumer to bring spending package on Israel and Ukraine to Senate floor

Senate leader says ‘biggest holdup to the national security assistance package right now is the insistence by our Republican colleagues on partisan border policy as a condition for vital Ukraine aid’

The Independent UK

This holiday season, NDAA shaping up as end-of-year ‘Christmas tree’ - Roll Call

A sprawling military policy bill is expected to be adorned with all sorts of other measures as lawmakers wrap 2023, sources said.

Roll Call

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The buddy boost: how ‘accountability partners’ make you healthy, happy and more successful

The idea of a friend who helps you commit to your goals is growing in popularity – whether you want to get fit, write a novel or build your business

The Guardian - UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Jan 6 Tapes Revive False Claims Of FBI Involvement

Republican Senator Mike Lee and Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene joined a chorus of influencers claiming cameras caught a man disguised in a "Make America Great Again" cap flashing a badge that identified him as law enforcement.

Latin Times

House Speaker Mike Johnson calls abortion ‘an American Holocaust’ in resurfaced video

Louisiana congressman was virtually unknown outside of Washington before becoming third in line to the presidency

The Independent UK

House speaker Mike Johnson likened abortion to ‘American holocaust’

CNN airs clip from May last year in which then Louisiana congressman – a leading anti-abortion voice –made comparison

The Guardian - US

Kamala Harris: abortion bans passed by ‘extremist’ people causing ‘chaos, confusion and fear’ - as it happened

Vice president releases statement to condemn abortion bans that are passed by ‘extremist so-called leaders’

The Guardian - US

Rather than visiting Trump, House speaker should have stayed home

If there’s anyone a purportedly serious and newly installed House speaker should avoid, it’s a disgraced, coup-plotter of an ex president.

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Salon

GOP's Jan. 6 release could backfire

Whatever, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Mike Lee — no one actually thinks the FBI was behind January 6

Roll Call

Backstop in debt limit law flips script on spending endgame - Roll Call

Budget scorekeepers flip the previous debt limit plan. Spending cuts now would disproportionately hit nondefense programs.

The Guardian - US

I tried Mike Johnson’s favorite anti-porn app. It didn’t go well

The US House speaker is a longtime user of Covenant Eyes, in which an ‘accountability partner’ tracks the content on your phone

Chicago Sun-Times

If some Republicans had their way, my twin sons wouldn’t be here: Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs

In Illinois, some right-wing groups want to ban in vitro fertilization. Because of these zealots, in January our governor and state lawmakers enacted a law protecting people’s decisions to use IVF to have children.

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Salon

Mike Johnson is scarier than TikTokers

By calling America "dark," "depraved," and "irredeemable," the GOP speaker may as well be citing Al Qaeda's leader

Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-Rep. Adam Kinzinger sounds the alarm on Trump threat to democracy if he wins a second term

Our conversation on the “At the Table” show was pegged to the publication of Kinzinger’s memoir, “Renegade Defending Democracy and Liberty in our Divided Country.”

Salon

Trump's holy crusade storms Iowa

Trump-loving evangelicals have more than one reason to see Donald Trump as bigger than a leader

The Independent UK

Capitol officer’s bodycam shows Jan 6 attacks two weeks before suicide

Smith was one of four Capitol Police officers who took their own lives following the attack

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene wants another January 6 select committee

Georgia Trump loyalist pushes for Maga-led investigation to rewrite history

The Independent UK

Trump celebrates release of violent January 6 tapes

Trump lauded Mike Johnson’s decision ‘Courage and Fortitude to release all of the J6 Tapes’

Kiplinger

After Weeks Without a Speaker, Congress Finally Returns to Legislating: The Kiplinger Letter

Major disagreements between and within Congress make it hard to reach compromises as Congress gets back to business

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