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DeSantis more likely to ‘double down’ than pivot as he enters presidential race

Thomas Massie had been in Congress less than a year when a colleague approached him with a controversial plan. Rep. Ron DeSantis of Florida, himself a freshman, was urging Republican lawmakers on to the U.S. House floor to rail against a proposed Internet sales tax that had the strong support…

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Republican Senator Tim Scott launches 2024 presidential bid

Mr Scott is the Senate’s only Black Republican member

The Independent UK

Tim Scott files paperwork for 2024 presidential campaign

Scott is the most prominent Black figure in the Republican Party.

Axios

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How one North Carolina lawmaker's defection from the Democratic Party upended abortion protections

North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham’s recent switch from the Democratic Party to the GOP opened the door for Republicans to enact new abortion restrictions over Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's opposition

The Independent UK

US debt ceiling talks hit bump as White House says ‘real differences’ remain – as it happened

Official indicates lack of agreement on budget issues, saying' ‘talks will be difficult’

The Guardian - US

DeSantis' deal with the devil won't help

DeSantis' chances of winning the election once the country learns of his radical record are worse than Trump's

Salon

Missouri governor to announce his pick as new St. Louis prosecutor after Kim Gardner resignation

Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday will announce his pick to serve out the remainder of Kim Gardner’s term as the chief prosecutor in St. Louis, following her sudden departure earlier this week

The Independent UK

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New GOP argument: Juries don't count

John Durham's report cements the new GOP line of attack on democracy: Rejecting the legitimacy of jury trials

Salon

DeSantis' 2024 campaign pitch: Make America Florida

The Florida governor will tout a far-right cultural agenda.

Axios

Democrats, worried about a Biden-McCarthy deal, push a backup plan to avoid default

Progressive Democratic lawmakers raised the alarm over comments Biden made earlier this week suggesting he's entertaining possible changes to federal safety net programs.

WEKU

Cornyn goes anyone-but-Trump for 2024, and Trump aide slams him as part of ‘Deep State’

WASHINGTON — Texas Sen. John Cornyn has joined the anyone-but-Trump caucus, becoming one of the most prominent Republican leaders to shun the former president’s 2024 comeback bid.

Tribune News Service

Former FBI employees testify on GOP politicization claims after losing clearances

Several FBI employees accused the bureau of politicization in congressional testimony Thursday, a day after the agency announced two of them had seen their security clearances revoked over concerns about how their views of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capital attack affected their work

The Independent UK

Democratic tensions rise as Biden narrows debt ceiling talks

"There are going to be a lot of Democrats in a really uncomfortable position."

Axios

GOP pauses Blinken contempt push after gaining access to classified Afghanistan cable

The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee says he is pausing an effort to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress now that the State Department is letting him view a redacted classified cable from U.S. diplomats in Kabul sent shortly before the U.S. withdrawal from…

The Independent UK

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Kansas Gov. Kelly signs education budget. In a test of her power, she vetoes one piece

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill Thursday funding Kansas public schools for the next year that included an expansion of an existing school choice program. But in a test of her powers, she rejected a policy provision that would have cut funding to many rural school districts.

The Independent UK

GOP Rep Clay Higgins filmed shoving activist who questioned Lauren Boebert’s divorce

The activist said he is considering pressing charges against the congressman

The Independent UK

Pete Buttigieg says GOP falling in ‘delicious’ trap: ‘Coca-Cola, Disney and Bud Light are on the other side’

In an increasingly polarised political environment, Buttigieg expressed hope about common ground in America, in part thanks to the GOP

Tribune News Service

Cornyn says Trump can’t win in 2024, GOP needs someone else as presidential nominee

WASHINGTON – Sen. John Cornyn has joined the anyone-but-Trump caucus, becoming the most prominent Texas Republican to shun the former president’s 2024 comeback bid.

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Texas Observer

Fast & Furious XI: Texas’ Transgender Youth

Headed for the governor’s desk, SB 14 shows the Legislature has no idea what healthcare for trans kids even is.

Roll Call

Tighter TANF requirements may be ripe for debt limit accord - Roll Call

President Joe Biden has left the door open to smaller tweaks, which could mean tighter work requirements for families to receive cash aid.

The Independent UK

Trans rights groups pledge Texas lawsuit over gender-affirming care ban: ‘Anti-science, discriminatory fear-mongering’

Thousands of young trans people are at risk of being forced to detransition under legislation condemned by LGBT+ groups

Roll Call

Contours of debt limit deal start to take shape - Roll Call

Lawmakers from both parties suggested negotiators were making progress Thursday toward a bipartisan deal that would raise the debt limit.

Salon

Boebert's divorce exposes GOP women

Lauren Boebert's divorce is funny — it also reveals why GOP men are doubling down on the misogyny

Salon

A Trump victory against DeSantis — in KY

"The Trump culture of winning is alive and well in Kentucky" claimed Daniel Cameron after his GOP primary win

Axios

Inside the Biden campaign's plan to win back Latino voters

Democrats aim to build on the playbook they used with surprising success in last year's midterms.

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