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Florida GOP lawmakers take aim at defining sex and gender

ORLANDO, Fla. — Republican bills aimed at preventing transgender children from transitioning have led to a firestorm of criticism from Democrats and the LQBTQ community. One proposal would allow the state to take a child away from a parent even “at risk” of doing so.

Orlando Sentinel

31 Dems join GOP to block DC reforms

"Democrats are terrified that Republicans will portray them as soft on crime"

Salon

State attorney in Florida says Gov. DeSantis is building a case to suspend her from office

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell on Thursday said she has complied with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ request for information in the past cases against shooting suspect Keith Moses and accused the governor of seeking to justify suspending her from office.

Orlando Sentinel

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At the Races: Crime vote & punishment - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call

Texas led nation in white supremacist propaganda in 2022, report finds

Incidents increased by 61% in Texas and 38% nationally last year, driven by what experts say is an increasing normalization of extremism in political discourse.

The Texas Tribune

Biden to propose tax hike on billionaires’ investment income in 2024 budget

Mr Biden’s budget proposal will reportedly cut $3 trillion from the US budget deficit

The Independent UK

Vicious Cycle

How Press Bias Fed FISA Abuse in the Trump-Russia Panic

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In Kentucky GOP governor race, one rival aims at the center

Republicans held their first televised debate in the Kentucky governor’s race

The Independent UK

Haley or Scott? South Carolina GOP braces for ‘24 primary with two hometown candidates

Mikee Johnson went to high school with Nikki Haley, held a leadership post in her charitable organization and donated early on to her first gubernatorial campaign.

Tribune News Service

Kevin McCarthy rejects Zelensky’s invitation to visit Ukraine

‘I don’t have to go to Ukraine to understand where there’s a blank check or not,’ US House Speaker says

The Independent UK

Debt limit clouds outlook as Biden budget set to hit Thursday

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s delayed budget for the upcoming fiscal year due Thursday will kick off what’s expected to be a lengthy battle over spending levels and priorities, with the debt ceiling deadline looming this summer casting a pall over the entire process.

Tribune News Service

Sanders: "Medicare for All" must wait

As new chairman of the Senate HELP Committee, Sanders maps out his strategy for negotiating with GOP and Big Pharma

Salon

Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall at Washington Hotel

McConnell’s office did not provide additional detail on his condition or how long he may be absent from the Senate, which is also absent Sen. John Fetterman and Sen. Dianne Feinstein due to illnesses.

Chicago Sun-Times

Business backlash pushing GOP to weaken anti-ESG proposals

Conservative Republicans who want to thwart socially and environmentally conscious investing are now being pushed to water down their proposals by backlash from powerful business groups and fears that state pension systems could see huge losses

The Independent UK

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The election-denying Republicans who aided Trump’s ‘big lie’ and got promoted

In 2022, many Republicans who embraced election denialism were re-elected and, in some cases, elevated to higher office

Salon

Trump will win the "war" with Fox News

Fox News leaders may secretly hate Trump, but they will always publicly genuflect before the MAGA leader

Tribune News Service

Sen. Ossoff of Georgia seeks out common ground to make deals with Republicans

ATLANTA — Some politicians like to talk about their legislative proposals that were signed into law. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff seems to delight in discussing how his bipartisan measures came about.

Roll Call

Debt limit clouds outlook as Biden budget set to hit Thursday - Roll Call

President Joe Biden’s delayed budget due Thursday will kick off what’s expected to be a lengthy battle over spending levels and priorities.

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As 2023 started, 18 House and Senate campaigns were in debt

FEC disclosures show 18 members of Congress started the year with combined debts totaling nearly $6 million from last year's election.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Book banning: A red flag behavior

“Just the facts, ma’am,” was the infamous introductory phrase Sgt. Joe Friday would use when interrogating a witness in the whodunit TV series "Dragnet." Jack Webb played Sgt. Friday during "Dragnet’s" 1951-1959 lifespan.

Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: Forget decency. In today's politics it's all about nastiness and party loyalty

Last weekend, the Texas Republican Party voted to punish one of its own.

The Independent UK

Biden budget seeks big deficit cuts in challenge to GOP

President Joe Biden is ready to unveil his proposed federal budget, his opening offer in a high-stakes debate about federal finances

WEKU

Mitch McConnell hospitalized with a concussion after a fall

The top Senate Republican suffered a concussion and will remain in the hospital for observation and treatment after a fall on Wednesday evening at a D.C. hotel. He had been attending a private dinner.

The Independent UK

Spokesman: GOP leader McConnell hospitalized after fall

A spokesman for Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized after tripping and falling Wednesday at a hotel

The Texas Tribune

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan’s new priority bills focus on school safety, requiring districts to adopt active-shooter plans

More than nine months after the Uvalde school shooting, top GOP lawmakers maintain focus on school safety reforms and investments in mental health resources in hopes it will prevent future tragedies.

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