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15 stories for Ballotpedia’s 15th Anniversary – Day 2

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State Rep. Ryan Guillen finds himself in the middle of the action in his first term as a Republican

The longtime Rio Grande City representative, who switched parties in 2021, has played a key role in gun and immigration legislation this year.

The Texas Tribune

Why Trump must face trial — and soon

Americans "have a right to know," before they vote in 2024, "whether Donald Trump ... is a convicted felon"

Salon

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Mitch McConnell escorted away after freezing during bizarre press conference

The US Senate Republican leader, 81, trailed off mid-sentence and stared into the distance

Evening Standard

Trump Leads Republican Primary Polling For 2024 Election, Biden Ahead In Democrats’ Race

Former President Trump holds a 52% polling average, while Biden leads with a 35% polling average and $0.67 PredictIt share price.

Zenger

Netanyahu and Trump: two desperate men exploiting power to save themselves

Israeli PM growing increasingly Trumplike in willingness to turn a personal crisis into a national one to stay in power and out of jail

The Guardian - UK

Mitch McConnell recently ‘fell in airport and was using wheelchair’ before press conference blackout

Kentucky sentor is a polio survivor and has a history of accidental falls

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How many transgender and intersex people live in the US? Anti-LGBTQ+ laws will impact millions

New laws targeting LGBTQ+ people are proliferating in GOP-led states, but the conversations often lack a clear understanding of how many people will be directly affected

The Independent UK

Trump once condemned the Jan. 6 rioters. Now he's become one of their biggest supporters

The day after Jan. 6, 2021, then-President Donald Trump denounced the rioters who had violently stormed the Capitol building

The Independent UK

Senate GOP leader McConnell briefly leaves news conference after freezing up midsentence

Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican, was speaking to reporters when he lost his train of thought. He went to his office, returned later and continued taking questions.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trump wants to see Biden impeached, and other Republicans are quick to pile on

Former President Donald Trump has made it clear he wants to see President Joe Biden impeached, and Trump's allies in Congress and rivals in the 2024 presidential race are eager to join that fight

The Independent UK

House Republicans grill Mayorkas on 'disastrous' border policy and renew calls to impeach him

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas faced a barrage of criticism by House Republicans who, in recent months, have floated impeaching the cabinet official over what they see as his dereliction of duty in securing the southern border

The Independent UK

Elon Musk’s Twitter bans ad showing Republican interrupting couple in bedroom

‘Elon Musk loves free speech, but only when it’s convenient for him and his far-right political agenda,’ says founder of Progress Action Fund

The Independent UK

Democrat issues bid to censure Marjorie Taylor Greene over ‘unhinged conspiracy theories’ and ‘extreme behaviour’

Georgia Republican was just ousted from far-right caucus for treatment of Lauren Boebert

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Mitch McConnell’s health history reveals previous issues as he freezes during briefing

Republican Senate Minority Leader was led away by colleagues after he appeared unable to keep speaking during press conference

WEKU

A Mississippi law limits who can help mail-in voters. A federal court struck it down

Mississippi passed a law restricting who could help voters seeking assistance casting their ballots by mail. A federal judge ruled it limited access to the polls and was therefore not permitted.

The Independent UK

High school student who sat in Pence’s chair during Capitol riot is sentenced to 1 year in prison

A high school student who stormed the U.S. Capitol, assaulted a police officer and sat in a Senate floor chair reserved for the vice president has been sentenced to one year in prison

The Independent UK

GOP nominee says he would renew push for Medicaid work requirement if elected governor in Kentucky

Republican Daniel Cameron says he would move quickly as Kentucky’s governor to revive a push to require some able-bodied adults to work in exchange for Medicaid health coverage

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Lawsuit Over Firing of Sports Show Host for Tweeting "ALL LIVES MATTER…EVERY SINGLE ONE" Can Go Forward

So says a federal judge in California, applying statutes that protect private employees from firing based on their "political activities."

Salon

Smith just obtained more Trump evidence

Evidence shows "Trump's public statements and actions about election fraud were not borne out of good faith"

Salon

Experts mock Trump's Truth Social tirade

Trump says his lawyers will "have fun on the stand" with witnesses who refute his election conspiracy theories

The Independent UK

Lawsuit over Kansas IDs would be a 'morass' if transgender people intervene, attorney general says

The Republican attorney general in Kansas is arguing that a legal morass would result if transgender Kansas residents are allowed to intervene in a lawsuit that seeks to force the state to list their sex assigned at birth on their driver's licenses

The Independent UK

When will Donald Trump be indicted in Jan 6 probe?

Republican front-runner’s legal problems continue to mount with indictments potentially looming in both Georgia and in federal court

The Independent UK

Why Florida’s new curriculum on slavery is becoming a political headache for Ron DeSantis

Republican governor’s right-wing record could pose a roadblock to effort to win moderate voters

The Independent UK

Melania Trump wants nothing to do with husband’s 2024 campaign, report says

Melania Trump has not been by her husband’s side during arraignments in the two criminal cases that have been brought against him thus far

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