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Sinema out, Warnock in – Democrats narrowly control the Senate and Republicans the House, but gridlock won't be the biggest problem for the new Congress

In the wake of the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, a general sense of the political landscape in the upcoming 118th Congress has taken shape. With Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s announcement that she is leaving the Democratic Party and Sen. Raphael Warnock’s victory in Georgia’s runoff, Democrats will maintain control in the…

The Conversation

The Georgia runoff shows that Democrats have figured out a winning strategy

The midterms have been an endorsement of Biden’s formula: appeal to the middle by hammering at Republicans’ extremism

The Guardian - US

U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady leaves Washington after 26 years of placing policymaking over headline-making

Brady condemned the divisiveness that has taken hold of American politics, saying social media is the biggest driver of the problem while applauding former President Donald Trump for his influence on the Republican party.

The Texas Tribune

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Race, history and a reckoning in Georgia

One candidate was a man of unquestioned character. The other was a dangerous buffoon. It was very close. But why?

Salon

After midterms, GOP reconsidering antipathy to mail ballots

After disappointing results in this year's elections, Republicans are reevaluating their antipathy to mail voting

The Independent UK

Editorial: The final nail: Walker’s loss shows the Trump train is out of fuel

Do you remember that Donald Trump has already thrown his hat in the ring for the 2024 presidential election? Odds are it slipped your mind, on account of more-or-less general indifference not only from a media that seems to have finally learned some lessons, but even a national GOP that…

Tribune News Service

Mother of officer Brian Sicknick who died in Capitol riot reveals why she snubbed Mitch McConnell

‘I think the best way is to just ignore them’

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Marjorie Taylor Greene's MAGA power play

Greene's taking a page from the Jim Jordan playbook.

Axios

Right-wing demand list further complicates McCarthy's speaker bid

The letter comes from 7 Republicans who haven't made their positions on McCarthy known.

Axios

Parties play chicken on omnibus spending bill as shutdown deadline approaches

WASHINGTON — Top Democrats are playing hardball on government funding with slightly more than a week before federal agencies run out of budget authority after next Friday night.

Tribune News Service

At the Races: What pushing for voting rights accomplished - 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

Kentucky Gov. Beshear criticizes Trump, gently knocks Biden

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has criticized former President Donald Trump for dining with a white nationalist

The Independent UK

Parties play chicken on omnibus as shutdown deadline approaches

Top Democrats are playing hardball on government funding with just over a week before federal agencies run out of budget authority.

Roll Call

Bill protecting same-sex, interracial unions clears Congress

The House gave final approval Thursday to protections for same-sex marriages

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Schumer reelected Senate leader after Dems expand majority

Sen. Chuck Schumer has been elected for another term as Democratic leader in the Senate

Tribune News Service

Swing voters in Senate runoff boost Georgia’s standing as a 2024 battleground

ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock’s runoff victory proved that a consequential bloc of Georgia voters won’t habitually back a candidate just because of party affiliation, a maverick streak that could redefine the state’s role in the next race for the White House.

Salon

I really do blame the media

After 38 years as a political reporter, here's my assessment of the current D.C. press corps: A flaming car wreck

Roll Call

Progressive staff groups make a late play for overtime pay - Roll Call

As minutes in the lame duck tick away, they want to see overtime protections for staffers in Congress, where workweeks can exceed 50 hours.

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House GOP details border security initiatives for next Congress - Roll Call

House Republicans unveiled a sweeping border security proposal they plan to advance once they hold the majority in the 118th Congress.

Tribune News Service

More US counties lack a clear racial majority — and people are getting along pretty well, experts say

Some booming suburbs, many of them in the Sun Belt, are becoming as racially diverse as major coastal cities — and often with less racial conflict.

Roll Call

Ways and Means chair contenders hone closing arguments - Roll Call

The race for the House Ways and Means Committee chairmanship remains close as contenders prepare to make their final pitches.

Tribune News Service

Trump administration veteran shops budget plan with deep cuts

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s budget chief thinks Republicans have taken the wrong path on fiscal policy, and he is seeking to reroute the GOP with an alternative budget blueprint.

The Independent UK

Trump blowback could carry less bite in 2024 for some in GOP

Donald Trump’s attacks on fellow Republican David McCormick contributed to the former hedge fund manager’s loss in Pennsylvania’s Senate primary in May

WEKU

An election probe heightens the tension between Texas leaders and the Houston area

After a series of issues in Democratic-leaning Harris County on Election Day, Republican state leaders in Texas have suggested criminal charges may be warranted.

Tribune News Service

Jonathan Bernstein: Republicans haven’t solved their Herschel Walker problem

For a non-negligible minority of Americans, the biggest political story of the moment isn’t who won this week's runoff in Georgia. It’s the supposed conspiracy to suppress the truth about corrupt business dealings by President Joe Biden’s son Hunter.

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