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House remains without speaker as Republican holdouts block Scalise

Congressional business at a standstill as House majority leader drops out of speaker race on Thursday

The Guardian - US

Mayor Johnson’s ‘people’s budget’ promises a lot — but can it deliver?

There are things to potentially like in the mayor’s first budget. But there is an all-important issue on which the upcoming City Council budget hearings must shed considerable light: Does it all add up?

Chicago Sun-Times

School board deep dives continued—Minnesota’s largest school district

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The promise of the GOP's speaker debacle

Could GOP chaos lead to a historic compromise with Democrats?

Salon

Judge to hear conflict-of-interest questions in Trump documents case

Prosecutors say lawyers for co-defendants Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira have potential conflicts of interest

The Guardian - US

Who is Steve Scalise? GOP nomination for next House speaker

After almost a decade as GOP whip and nine months as majority leader, Scalise battles concerns about his health following 2017 shooting and blood cancer diagnosis as he attempts to become Speaker of the House

The Independent UK

Trump uses Israel-Hamas war to say Biden brings ‘chaos and terror’ at rally

Former president said he was ‘the best friend Israel has ever had’ and attacked Biden’s foreign policy at Florida event on Wednesday

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MTG & Boebert unite in blocking Scalise

In a statement made on social media, Greene listed Scalise's cancer as a reason to vote against him

Salon

Businessman James T. Weiss gets 5 1/2 years in prison for bribing 2 state lawmakers, lying to the FBI

The judge spent part of the hearing asking about Chicago’s persistent public corruption problem. At one point he stopped a prosecutor and asked, ‘Why does public corruption keep happening?’

Chicago Sun-Times

Man being sued over Mississippi welfare spending files his own suit against the governor

One of the people being sued by the Mississippi Department of Human Services over allegations of misspending welfare money has filed a separate lawsuit against Gov. Tate Reeves

The Independent UK

Governor Roy Cooper (D) vetoes two bills from Oct. 2-8

Governor Roy Cooper (D) vetoed two bills from Oct. 2-8. The two bills are below:

Ballotpedia

Biden under pressure to refreeze $6bn in Iranian oil money after Hamas attack

Five Democrats join Republicans in calls to renege on agreement unless it is proved country wasn’t involved in assault

The Guardian - US

Election legislation roundup: General Assembly of North Carolina

As of Oct. 8, members of the General Assembly of North Carolina, which includes the North Carolina House of Representatives and the North Carolina State Senate, have passed 17 bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year.

Ballotpedia

Supreme Court conservatives doubt South Carolina map discriminates against Black voters

A federal court already rejected the state’s congressional map. Conservative justices are sceptical

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Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Senate

As of Oct. 8, Ballotpedia has tracked 17 election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 17, Ballotpedia tracked four from Oct. 2-8. Republicans sponsored three, while a bipartisan group of legislators sponsored one. The four bills are below:

The Texas Tribune

Chip Roy, Michael Cloud say they’re still against Scalise after he wins party nomination for U.S. House speaker

The two Texas holdouts, combined with a handful of other members who have vowed to vote against Rep. Steve Scalise, could delay the selection of the next House speaker.

Salon

Smith blows hole in Trump Jan. 6 defense

Smith's latest move may force Trump to waive attorney-client privilege

Salon

Weisselberg admits key asset overvalued

But the ex-Trump Org CFO sought to downplay overstating the size of Trump's penthouse threefold

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The Independent UK

DeSantis condemns antisemitism but dodges question on GOP links to Nick Fuentes

The Florida governor said he would not have dinner with the white nationalist, but stopped short of condemning other Republicans that associated with him

The Independent UK

Conservative Republican who deposed McCarthy grills Jordan and Scalise about the 2020 election

‘They weren’t direct, they evaded the question,” Ken Buck tells reporters

The Independent UK

George Santos vows to run for re-election despite new charges against him

‘I’m going to continue to fight this as much as I said in the past. Nothing has changed,’ the New York congressman says

The Guardian - US

Republicans to introduce resolution to ‘rid the House of George Santos’

New York lawmakers aim to expel the accused fraudster, who faces new charges under a superseding federal indictment

The Independent UK

Disaffected Republicans seek alternatives to Trump at Romney-Ryan donor summit

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan reunited for a gathering with some of their former top donors this week

The Guardian - US

Tennessee mayoral candidate accused of refusing to condemn ‘literal Nazis’

Gabrielle Hanson fails to denounce white supremacist hate group Tennessee Active Club, whose members appeared at political forum

The Texas Tribune

Dan Patrick says PAC leader’s meeting with white supremacist was a “blunder,” but will keep group’s $3 million contribution

Two other Republican lawmakers are giving away donations after Nick Fuentes was seen visiting the office building associated with Defend Texas Liberty PAC President Jonathan Stickland. The meeting has roiled the party, leading to many Republicans calling on their peers to return money from the PAC.

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