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Debt ceiling explained: Why it’s a struggle in Washington and how the impasse could end

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says his team and the White House have had ‘productive’ discussions to avert a default on U.S. debt days before the June 1 deadline.

Chicago Sun-Times

Texas Senate again advances proposed restrictions on lessons about gender identity and sexual orientation

For the third time, the Senate is pushing a proposal critics say will ignore the existence of LGBTQ people in every grade level. Two other bills that contained similar language missed key legislative deadlines.

The Texas Tribune

Tim Scott launches 2024 presidential bid seeking optimistic contrast with other top rivals

Tim Scott, the Senate’s sole Black Republican, hopes to offer a differing perspective from the divisive rhetoric of recent elections as he seeks the GOP nomination.

Chicago Sun-Times

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‘We’ve got a real dilemma’: How ‘Never Trump’ Republicans view DeSantis vs Trump

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Scoop: Glenn Youngkin reconsiders 2024 GOP presidential bid

He's reconsidering after earlier taking himself out of the race, top GOP sources tell Axios.

Axios

NC governor declares ‘state of emergency’ due to GOP school voucher expansion, tax cuts

RALEIGH, N.C. — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper declared Monday that “public education in North Carolina is facing a state of emergency” in the face of “extreme legislation” being promoted by Republican state lawmakers.

Tribune News Service

North Carolina governor says GOP teacher pay, voucher plans a public education ‘disaster’

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is embarking on a campaign to beat back education and tax legislation from the Republican-controlled General Assembly

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McCarthy: No deal yet, but debt limit meeting 'productive' - Roll Call

Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he and President Joe Biden on Monday had their best meeting yet on how to lift the statutory debt limit.

Roll Call

Senator who voted for anti-trans bill that passed by one vote admits she wasn’t paying attention

Political scientist says majority of Nebraska legislators ‘seem not to know or care what they’re doing as long as it feels right to them and they have the votes to do it’

The Independent UK

SC Sen. Tim Scott launches 2024 Republican presidential campaign with hopeful message

Sen. Tim Scott Monday launched his 2024 Republican presidential campaign with a message of hope that he hopes will cut through the negativity of the political realm.

Tribune News Service

Who is Tim Scott? 5 things to know about the newest 2024 GOP presidential candidate

As Sen. Tim Scott enters the 2024 GOP presidential field, he will be eager to introduce himself to voters who might not know much about him

The Independent UK

Tim Scott: 10 things to know about the Republican entering the 2024 race

South Carolina senator formally announces candidacy, increasing number of nominees joining fight in 2024 race

The Guardian - US

Haley vs. Scott: From South Carolina allies to 2024 rivals

Mutual supporters of Sen. Tim Scott and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley are in a conundrum now that the two South Carolina natives are both candidates for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination

The Independent UK

‘We’ve got a real dilemma’: How ‘Never Trump’ Republicans view DeSantis vs Trump

Fergus Cullen is wary of Ron DeSantis’ conflict with Disney, dislikes how the governor once used his kids in a campaign ad, and doubts he’d support the Florida Republican’s presidential candidacy if it were any other election.

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With one week left, Texas’ top leaders make their final legislative push

With one week left in the Texas legislative session, top leaders are making their final push to get their somewhat disparate agendas approved.

The Texas Tribune

As Texas Republican senators march in lockstep, Robert Nichols is willing to break away

Whether it’s supporting a rape exception for abortion or opposing school choice, Nichols has gone his own way on certain GOP priorities.

Roll Call

McCarthy says debt limit deal with Biden possible - Roll Call

Speaker Kevin McCarthy said key decisions could be made by the two parties’ chief debt limit negotiators when they meet on Monday evening.

Tribune News Service

Biden, McCarthy will attempt to salvage debt limit deal

President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy plan to meet Monday afternoon to discuss how to raise the debt limit after a weekend of negotiations by proxies left each side accusing the other of throwing up new roadblocks to a deal.

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Five things to know about Tim Scott’s record in Congress

Sen. Tim Scott’s appearance at Charleston Southern University on Monday is billed only as a “major announcement,” but his presidential exploratory committee has already filed to change its name to “Tim Scott for America,” launched a $6 million ad campaign and announced plans to visit Iowa and New Hampshire later…

The Guardian - US

Tim Scott says ‘I’m running for president of the United States’ in announcement speech – as it happened

South Carolina senator makes speech referencing work and immigration as he announces campaign to run for Republican nomination in 2024 race

Salon

The secret GOP plot to take it all down

Republicans have come to believe that the entire federal government is filled with woke liberals

The Conversation

GOP's proposed expansion of SNAP work requirements targets many low-income people in their early 50s – but many of them already work

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

Roll Call

Five things to know about Tim Scott’s record in Congress - Roll Call

As the only Black Republican senator, Tim Scott pushed issues others in his party stayed away from, such as policing changes.

Tribune News Service

Beshear vs. Cameron: What to expect from Kentucky’s closely watched governor’s race this fall

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The stage is officially set for what is widely expected to be the nation’s most expensive, contentious and closely watched election of 2023 — the Kentucky governor’s race.

Los Angeles Times

Doyle McManus: Debt ceiling negotiations were hard when Biden was vice president. They're even harder now

For a brief moment last week, it was possible to imagine that President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had found a patch of common ground in their standoff over the federal debt ceiling.

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