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The most lopsided and closest ballot measures in California history

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No real GOP evolution on LGBTQ rights

The new GOP strategy cribs from anti-choice campaigns: Lull voters into complacency while chipping away at rights

Salon

Commentary: It’s Groundhog Day for the GOP. Failure after defeat is becoming a Republican hallmark

A favorable map. Media narratives dissecting the uphill climb for Democrats. A Senate majority within sight.

Los Angeles Times

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COUNTERPOINT: Lame-duck Congress should respect voters’ midterm message

Now that the Thanksgiving recess is over, the 117th Congress will reopen for business with just a few weeks before the 118th Congress will be sworn in.

Tribune News Service

Robin Abcarian: Enjoyed the Benghazi hearings? You're gonna love the coming Republican era of 'angertainment'

There is nothing showy or preposterous about the work of the House Jan. 6 committee.

Los Angeles Times

Almost $80 million is spent on TV ads for Georgia's 4-week Senate runoff

And spending by groups supporting Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock has more than doubled contributions from groups backing Republican challenger Herschel Walker.

WEKU

Familiar faces of the next Congress: These former staffers will be back as members

WASHINGTON — The 118th Congress will welcome around 80 new members, and not all of them are strangers to the job. More than a dozen members of the incoming class have previously worked as congressional staff, whether that means calling the shots or answering the phones.

Tribune News Service

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Editorial: The Respect for Humans Act: What the Respect for Marriage Act is really about

With unanimous Democratic support and a dozen Republican votes, the Respect for Marriage Act passed the Senate and will soon land on President Joe Biden’s desk, virtuously affirming that the United States will protect same-sex unions. That this is happening just 26 years after the bill’s nasty twin, the Defense…

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: No surprise that trust in Supreme Court has slipped

Public trust in the Supreme Court has dropped sharply, a Gallup poll found this fall. It’s hardly surprising, given an array of recent factors involving the justices, their opinions and supporters.

Tribune News Service

Obama heads to Ga. as Warnock seeks big early vote advantage

Georgia voters have cast more than 1 million ballots ahead of the Dec. 6 runoff between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker

The Independent UK

Madison Cawthorn mocked for using final speech in Congress to complain about ‘metrosexuals’

Cawthorn will not be returning to the House of Representatives in January

The Independent UK

Trump news – live: Trump defends hosting Kanye at Mar-a-Lago and stays silent on latest antisemitic rant

Follow live updates about the former president and investigations into his affairs

The Independent UK

A Lame-Duck Congress Should Reject the Extended Child Tax Credit

The policy has some bipartisan support, despite the fact that it has mostly been a failure since its inception.

Reason

Recount ordered in ultra-tight 3rd Congressional District race as Lauren Boebert clings to narrow lead

DENVER — Secretary of State Jena Griswold ordered a mandatory recount in the 3rd Congressional District race on Wednesday, saying the margin of difference is so slight between Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her Democratic opponent, Adam Frisch, that the ballots need a second tally.

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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan tells supporters and donors he’s ‘concerned’ about the country but won’t decide on presidential bid until next year

BALTIMORE — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, stopping short of announcing an upcoming run for president or even an exploratory committee, told supporters Wednesday that he’s “never been more concerned about the direction of our nation” and would make a decision about a potential campaign after he leaves office.

Tribune News Service

Lieu elected vice chair of House Democratic Caucus

WASHINGTON — Rep. Ted Lieu won a four-way contest Wednesday to be the next House Democratic Caucus vice chair, replacing fellow Californian Pete Aguilar, who was elected to serve as caucus chair.

Tribune News Service

Jeffries elected first Black leader of a congressional caucus

WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Wednesday officially elected New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries as their next leader by unanimous consent, making him the first Black lawmaker to lead a congressional party caucus.

Los Angeles Times

House Democrats elect Hakeem Jeffries as Congress’ first Black party leader

WASHINGTON — House Democrats tapped Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York on Wednesday to lead them in the next Congress, and elected California Rep. Pete Aguilar as House Democratic Caucus chair.

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Obama historical marker now at Illinois' Old State Capital

A historical marker now standing on the grounds of Illinois' Old State Capitol commemorates the date when then-U.S. Sen. Barack Obama announced his 2008 presidential bid there

The Independent UK

Oklahoma citizen-led initiative would codify abortion access

An Oklahoma man is preparing to try to gather over 173,000 signatures and millions of dollars in fundraising to put abortion access up for public vote in a state with one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws

Tribune News Service

Ky. Democrats move to push gerrymandering case to state Supreme Court

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky Democratic Party didn’t get exactly what it wanted when Franklin Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate ruled against its case arguing that the GOP-controlled redistricting maps went against the Kentucky constitution. Now, the party is looking to take the case to the Kentucky Supreme Court.

Tribune News Service

Runoff for US Senate will cost Georgia taxpayers millions of dollars

ATLANTA — The runoff for the U.S. Senate is expected to cost taxpayers over $10 million in the Atlanta area alone and many millions of dollars more across Georgia.

The Independent UK

Worker reaches plea deal in election machine tampering case

A former elections manager who prosecutors say assisted in a security breach of voting equipment in a Colorado county plans to plead guilty under an agreement with prosecutors

The Independent UK

In Arizona, losing candidate points to perceived conflict

Republican Kari Lake and supporters of her failed campaign for Arizona governor are attacking Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs as having a conflict of interest for overseeing the election she won

Al Jazeera

Who is the new US Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries?

Jeffries becomes the first Black politician to lead a party in the US Congress, succeeding Representative Nancy Pelosi.

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