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Davis, Blunt named to Harvard fellowship program - Roll Call

Former Sen. Roy Blunt and former Rep. Rodney Davis were named to the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics fellowship program.

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Generational shift ushers in new era for Senate earmarks split - Roll Call

The retirement of key senators last year is reflected in the state-by-state distribution of earmarked dollars in fiscal 2024 spending bills.

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Southwest Airlines puts lobbying firm employee, former US Sen. Roy Blunt on board

Southwest Airlines is putting recently retired U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt on its board of directors, only months after the former politician joined a high-powered D.C. lobbying firm.

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Michigan US Sen. Stabenow won't seek reelection in 2024

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, the first woman elected to the Senate from Michigan, says she won’t seek reelection and will retire when her fourth term ends in 2025.

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Once again, Shelby stands alone when it comes to earmarks

WASHINGTON — Call him the billion-dollar man.

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Once again, Shelby stands alone when it comes to earmarks - Roll Call

Alabama Sen. Richard C. Shelby goes out on top, while Sen. James M. Inhofe and Rep. Randy Weber come on strong.

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Kevin McDermott: Trump has always hated the Constitution. The GOP is just now figuring that out?

It says something about today’s Republican Party, and not something good, that those rare GOP members of Congress who have condemned Donald Trump for seeking the “termination” of the U.S. Constitution are being credited with unusual courage. Such condemnation should be a baseline for any elected official, not a novelty.

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Congress aims to close off presidential election mischief and fraud with simple and bipartisan solutions

Presidential elections are complicated.

The Conversation

Editorial: Republicans' silence on Trump's anti-Constitution screed violates their oaths

Upon taking office, every member of Congress must swear an oath to “support and defend” the United States Constitution. America is currently watching most congressional Republicans — including Missouri Sens. Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley and the state’s entire GOP House delegation — violate that oath in real time. What…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Republican senators turn on Trump over his attack on the Constitution: ‘He goes from MAGA to RINO’

“I don’t think there was an escape clause to not defend the Constitution,” Senator Roy Blunt tells The Independent.

The Independent UK

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Missouri Secretary of State Ashcroft, expected to run for governor, opposes same-sex marriage measure

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Missouri Secretary of State Ashcroft, expected to run for governor, opposes same-sex marriage measure

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — One of the leading candidates for governor in the 2024 election is making same-sex marriage an early issue in his campaign.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Election Day Is Here: Which Politicians Are Profiting (Or Losing) On Stocks?

U.S. voters will spend the majority of Tuesday casting their ballots for the candidates they want to represent them in Congress, which consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Benzinga

Michael Hiltzik: Republicans keep harping on inflation, but don't have any answers for it

Even if you didn't know from your household accounts that inflation has been running hot this year, your local Republican officeholders and candidates would make sure it wasn't a secret.

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Welcome to the Monday, October 31, Brew.

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Editorial: Protect democracy, pass election reform

Congress is on the verge, finally, of passing legislation that would protect the electoral process from a rogue president seeking to cling to power by overturning the will of the American people.

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Truman statue takes place in Capitol Rotunda

WASHINGTON — In what could be their last joint appearance before the midterm elections, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy joined with other lawmakers on Thursday to unveil a new statue of Harry S. Truman.

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Truman statue takes place in Capitol Rotunda - Roll Call

Alexander Hamilton moves downstairs as Missouri sends the likeness of a former president to the Capitol Rotunda

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US senators eye narrow fixes to raise bar for election challenges

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell threw his support Tuesday behind a bipartisan bill that would raise the bar for challenging presidential election results, boosting chances it will clear Congress this year.

The Independent UK

The Senate kicks the can until after the midterms

Same sex marriage bill on hold until after midterms

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Biden, Democrats press GOP to end anonymous political donations

President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are making a pre-election push for legislation targeting so-called dark money groups, despite the party’s own heavy reliance on these anonymous donors.

The Independent UK

Congress eyes strongest response yet to Jan. 6 attack

House Democrats are voting this week on changes to a 19th century law for certifying presidential elections

Tribune News Service

Panels in both chambers to take up presidential elector overhauls

WASHINGTON — With the calendar winding down on a 117th Congress that began with rioters storming the Capitol, lawmakers in both chambers on Friday announced plans to take up bills that overhaul a 135-year-old law governing the counting of presidential electoral votes.

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Panels in both chambers to take up presidential elector overhauls - Roll Call

House and Senate committees both announced Friday they will take up bills to overhaul the Electoral Count Act.

Salon

Dems blast GOP for Trump defenses

String of GOP lawmakers accused of double standard after defending Trump’s at-home storage of classified docs

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