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Republicans nominate Steve Scalise to replace McCarthy as House speaker

Scalise defeats Jim Jordan by 113 votes to 99 but falls short of threshold needed to be elected speaker on House floor

The Guardian - US

Trump has reason to worry about RFK Jr.

Trump depends on the crank vote that the anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist could siphon off

Salon

Could Trump become the next speaker of the House?

Donald Trump has revelled in the calls for him to become the next speaker of the House

The Independent UK

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Nancy Mace wears bizarre ‘Scarlet Letter’ A shirt to speaker forum

MAGA Republican, who has endorsed Jim Jordan for the House speaker role, told reporters that she was wearing the ‘scarlet letter’ as a symbol that she had been ‘demonised’ at the Capitol this week

The Independent UK

House speaker race: How the vote for McCarthy’s replacement will unfold

House to select speaker as soon as Wednesday, but that’s no guarantee that the chaos will subside

The Independent UK

Behind Trump's "blood purity program"

Donald Trump's anti-semitism and the danger of “poisoning the blood” rhetoric

Salon

Team Trump's dicey legal strategy

Donald Trump's modus operandi of threatening, intimidating and harassing is rarely followed up legally

Salon

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Supreme court conservatives appear skeptical South Carolina Republicans discriminated against Black voters

Supreme court hears redistricting case after panel ruled Republicans had undertaken an ‘effective bleaching’ in redrawing 2020 map

The Guardian - US

Clyburn key figure in racist map case

Clyburn says GOP trying to blame him for “unconstitutional racial gerrymander"

Salon

Congressman George Santos accused of stealing donor identities and running up huge costs on their credit cards

US prosecutors have filed an array of criminal counts against embattled Republican

Evening Standard

Kari Lake, Trump ally and election denier, announces Senate bid in Arizona

Republican who lost state governor’s race but never conceded has challenged her defeat in court, so far unsuccessfully

The Guardian - US

More charges for George Santos: stealing donors’ identities and credit cards

New 23-count indictment accuses Republican congressman of charging contributors’ credit cards to fund his bank account

The Guardian - US

One new candidate declares in North Carolina

Ballotpedia tracked one new state-level candidate in North Carolina between Oct. 2 and Oct. 8. This was one fewer candidate than the prior week.

Ballotpedia

Election legislation roundup: New York State Assembly

As of Oct. 8, Ballotpedia has tracked 195 election-related bills in the New York State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 195, Ballotpedia tracked two from Oct. 2-8. Democrats sponsored one, while Republicans sponsored the other. The two bills are below:

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Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Assembly

As of Oct. 8, Ballotpedia has tracked 15 election-related bills in the Wisconsin State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 15, Ballotpedia tracked three from Oct. 2-8. Republicans sponsored two, while a bipartisan group of legislators sponsored one. The three bills are below:

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Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Florida roundup

Florida is holding elections, including for state legislative offices, on Nov. 7, 2023, and Aug. 20, 2024. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

WEKU

Embattled N.Y. Republican Congressman George Santos faces 10 new felony charges

U.S. Attorney Breon Peace has now charged Santos, the freshman Republican from New York, with 23 felony charges including credit card fraud. He's also accused of stealing his donors' identities.

The Independent UK

Prosecutors in Georgia election interference case want to hear from Alex Jones and RNC chair Ronna McDaniel

The InfoWars host and the GOP committee chair are wanted for trial testimony in Fulton County’s election interference case

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U.S. House speaker fight is jeopardizing Israeli aid, Texas Rep. Michael McCaul says

Foreign Affairs Chair Michael McCaul said the attack on Israel by Hamas has increased the urgency to select a House speaker.

The Independent UK

George Santos could be implicated in fake $500k loan, report says

Mr Santos’s campaign treasurer pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge relating to her management of congressman’s finances

The Independent UK

Who is Jack Smith? The special prosecutor who could take down Trump

Department of Justice veteran has prosecuted corrupt politicians in the US and war crimes internationally. Now he is focused on the Republican and his inner circle, Andrew Feinberg writes

The Independent UK

Former Pence aide says Trump would disparage MAGA fans in private

‘What is so frustrating and angering to me is he has nothing in common with any of his supporters and I detest the way he speaks about them,’ Olivia Troye said

WEKU

North Carolina Republicans enact election changes over Democratic governor's vetoes

One law approved by North Carolina Republicans eliminates the governor's power to appoint the State Board of Elections; the other ends a three-day grace period to receive and count absentee ballots.

Salon

Trump's doomed "Fyre Festival strategy"

Trump has privately suggested his lawyers should "worry" about additional sanctions, Rolling Stone reports

The Guardian - US

Former Maryland governor Larry Hogan doesn’t rule out presidential run

Republican says party is ‘a train wreck’ after Matt Gaetz initiates removal of Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

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