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Biden signs same-sex marriage bill in musical White House ceremony

President Joe Biden signed into law a bill to codify federal recognition of same-sex marriages at a White House ceremony Tuesday.

Roll Call

How senators 'defied political gravity' on same-sex marriage

Passing legislation to protect same-sex marriages in the Senate was a monthslong effort, building on a decadeslong push

The Independent UK

Must-pass spending bill likely place for electoral count overhaul measure, Manchin and Klobuchar say

WASHINGTON — Legislation to overhaul how Congress counts presidential electoral votes should be attached to the must-pass spending omnibus bill on its way out of the Senate, Sens. Joe Manchin III and Amy Klobuchar said Wednesday.

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Manchin and Klobuchar: Omnibus likely place for electoral count overhaul - Roll Call

Time is running out for Congress to prevent another debacle like Jan. 6, negotiators warn. They want action in the lame duck.

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Handful of GOP lawmakers openly criticize Trump for dinner with neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes

NEW YORK — Some Republican lawmakers criticized former President Donald Trump by name Monday for his meeting with white nationalist Nick Fuentes.

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As election nears, John Fetterman, Josh Shapiro, and Mehmet Oz campaign in Bucks while Mastriano stumps in Philly

A day after he rallied with President Donald Trump and state Sen. Doug Mastriano in heavily Republican Latrobe, Mehmet Oz held an event with centrist Republicans in Bucks, a perennial swing county.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

3 presidents target Pennsylvania for 2022 closing arguments

The late-campaign rallies are designed to juice up base turnout on both sides.

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Warnock pushes insulin cost caps as campaign nears finish line - Roll Call

Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock's race with Republican Herschel Walker is rated a Toss-up and could decide Senate control.

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What pollsters learned from 2020 failure

Are election polls even worth the bother?

Salon

Samuel Alito assured Ted Kennedy in 2005 of respect for Roe, diary reveals

Excerpts reported by late senator’s biographer show Alito, who wrote June ruling that outlawed abortion, said he was ‘big believer in precedents’

The Guardian - US

With memories of embarrassments still fresh, election pollsters face big tests in 2022 midterm elections

When it became clear his poll had erred in the 2021 New Jersey governor’s race, Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, acknowledged:

The Conversation

Biden: Codifying abortion rights to be top priority if Dems keep Congress

President Biden vowed to send Congress a bill next year to codify abortion protections if Democrats win the House and Senate next month.

Roll Call

Paul LePage: is Maine ready to welcome back the ‘Trump before Trump’?

The Republican ex-governor was known for his offensive, belligerent attitude – but this time, he says he’s reformed

The Guardian - US

Collins set for top GOP spot on Defense appropriations panel

WASHINGTON — In the next Congress, Susan Collins of Maine is expected to be the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee’s powerful Defense panel, sources say.

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Collins set for top GOP spot on Defense appropriations panel - Roll Call

Maine senator Susan Collins is poised to become the Republican on the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee.

The Independent UK

Senator Susan Collins warns of violent threats: ‘I wouldn’t be surprised if a senator or House member were killed’

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has also received numerous threats

Tribune News Service

Lawmakers eye lame duck for unfinished business on insulin

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan Senate duo is still working to pass a bill to overhaul insulin prices, but the outlook is complicated by the messy drug pricing system, politics and a busy congressional calendar.

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Lawmakers eye lame duck for unfinished business on insulin - Roll Call

A bipartisan insulin affordability measure faces myriad obstacles, but a Senate duo hope the lame duck offers promise for passage.

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The Independent UK

Boston Fed's Collins says 'higher unemployment' needed

Susan Collins, the new president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said says that a higher unemployment rate will be needed to bring down inflation from unusually high levels, but suggested any economic downturn would likely be modest

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Jan. 6 committee-led elections bill passes House, but has an uncertain Senate future

WASHINGTON — The House quickly took up and passed its response to a Senate proposal on how to overhaul a 135-year-old law governing the counting of presidential electoral votes, sending the hot-button issue back to the other side of the Capitol.

WEKU

The House just passed a bill that would make it harder to overthrow an election

The bill would amend the Electoral Count Act, which legal experts have called vague and confusing. The legislation is similar to a somewhat narrower bill from a bipartisan group of senators.

Roll Call

Jan. 6 committee-led elections bill passes House, but has an uncertain Senate future - Roll Call

Lawmakers in both chambers are hoping to update the Electoral Count Act of 1887, but can’t agree on how — and time is slipping away.

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

The Independent UK

Democrats punt same-sex marriage vote until after election

Democrats are punting a vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages until after the November midterm elections, a blow for the legislation that comes days after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to put the Senate on the record on the issue “in the coming weeks.”

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Same-sex marriage bill stalls in Senate amid GOP opposition - Roll Call

Senate Democrats punted a vote on a bill to bolster same-sex marriage rights until after the midterm elections Thursday.

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