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Tensions in heavily GOP Tenn. county after conservative takeover reflect wider battle over elections

Conservative groups that have targeted and won majorities on local boards and commissions across the United States over the past couple years are now pressing agendas that include election distrust, skepticism of government and a desire to have religion play a greater role in public decision-making

The Independent UK

‘The exact opposite of Donald Trump’: Republican senator Tim Scott’s vision for America

Can the politician’s Reaganesque optimism and rightwing principles convince the GOP to pick its first Black presidential candidate?

The Guardian - US

Fresh US abortion bans show Republicans trying to soften message

Lawmakers in Nebraska and North Carolina shift to ‘common sense’ abortion laws that are more restrictive than they seem

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What kind of Republican is Gov. Youngkin? Here’s what political experts had to say.

Virginians knew little about Republican Glenn Youngkin when he first threw his hat in the ring to run for governor.

Tribune News Service

GOP turned down White House offer to freeze spending

The White House called the McCarthy's counter-offer a "a big step back."

Axios

Lawyer who quit Trump legal team cites disagreements with Trump adviser as basis for departure

A lawyer who quit Donald Trump’s legal team this past week is attributing his decision to strategy disagreements with a close adviser to the former president

The Independent UK

Doug Mastriano says he’ll announce next week if he’ll run for US Senate, teasing ‘crazy good news’

PHILADELPHIA — State Sen. Doug Mastriano plans to make an announcement next week about the decision he has made on whether he will run for U.S. Senate, in what he teased as “crazy good news.”

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Kemp’s trade mission to Israel launches at tense time

JERUSALEM — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and a delegation of state leaders arrived in Israel on Saturday for a weeklong economic development mission amid domestic turmoil over a proposed judicial overhaul and a fresh cease-fire that ended a bloody conflict with militant groups.

Tribune News Service

Critics cry foul after they say ‘don’t say gay’ provision added to Texas education bill

AUSTIN, Texas — LGBTQ advocacy groups are blasting a Republican senator for adding what they call a “don’t say gay” provision banning the teaching of gender and sexuality onto existing bipartisan legislation.

Tribune News Service

Biden seeks to call McCarthy after debt-limit talks hit impasse

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden directed his aides to schedule a call on Sunday with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, after the top Republican accused the White House of backtracking in talks on raising the U.S. debt limit.

Tribune News Service

Former Arkansas U.S. Rep. Marion Berry, who served 7 terms, dies at 80

Former Rep. Marion Berry, who was known for blunt rhetoric and his advocacy work for farmers and elderly residents in eastern Arkansas, has died

The Independent UK

McKissick wins 4th term as chairman of South Carolina GOP after contentious race

LEXINGTON, S.C. — South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick won a fourth two-year term, staving off a challenge from those who believe the party isn’t doing enough to push conservative values.

Tribune News Service

US debt limit meetings on hold, McCarthy says talks are ‘so-so’

U.S. debt limit negotiators aren’t planning to meet on Saturday, according to people with knowledge of the matter, as the White House accused Republicans of being unwilling to negotiate.

Tribune News Service

New York Christian university fires two staff for including pronouns in emails – reports

Former employees at Houghton University say administrators claimed pronouns in signatures violated new school policy

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The Independent UK

South Carolina Republicans hear pitches from 2024 candidates, reelect state party chairman

South Carolina Republicans have selected Drew McKissick as their chairman for a fourth term at a convention where some of the party’s 2024 presidential hopefuls made pitches to voters in the first-in-the-South primary state

The Texas Tribune

Time runs out for taxpayer-funded private school tuition bill as special session looms

Gov. Greg Abbott has already signaled he would call a special session if lawmakers failed to pass a voucher-like program open to all students.

Tribune News Service

US debt limit meetings pause, McCarthy says talks going ‘so-so’

U.S. debt limit negotiators aren’t planning to meet on Saturday, according to people with knowledge of the matter, as the White House accused Republicans of being unwilling to negotiate.

The Independent UK

Lizzo blasts Nebraska bill banning abortion access and gender-affirming care: ‘You deserve to be protected’

Opponents ‘actively exploring’ legal options after lawmakers pass restrictive legislation following months-long filibuster

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The Independent UK

Debt limit talks seem to make little headway as Biden, world leaders watch from afar for progress

Debt limit talks between the White House and House Republicans stopped, started and stopped again heading into a weekend where President Joe Biden and world leaders watched from afar, hoping high-stakes negotiations would make progress on avoiding a potentially catastrophic federal default

Salon

Santos files to serve as own treasurer

Prior to Friday's filing, a mysterious man named Andrew Olson was listed as Santos' treasurer — who may not exist

Salon

LBJ picked up his dog by the ears

Lyndon Johnson is beloved by liberals for his domestic programs — but not so much for his treatment of his dogs

Daily Mirror

US debt default threatens global chaos making 2008 recession 'look like tea party'

The US has raised its debt ceiling limit multiple times in the last decade up to $13.4 trillion but a deal must be struck before the end of the month to avoid default which could spark a terrible recession

The Independent UK

Will Biden's hard-hat environmentalism bridge the divide on clean energy future?

Perhaps the most unlikely feature of high-stakes budget negotiations going on in Washington is a debate over permitting

Axios

Biden and McCarthy's shared debt ceiling math problem

“It’s one thing to strike a deal, then you got to pass it."

The Independent UK

DeSantis super PAC tackles tricky task of organizing support for him in Iowa without the candidate

The super political action committee promoting Ron DeSantis plans to shoulder the load of organizing support for him in Iowa while the Florida governor moves toward launching a 2024 presidential campaign

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