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Without naming Trump, McConnell repudiates dinner with white supremacist

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that any person associating with people espousing anti-Semitic views is unlikely to be elected president.

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Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes convicted of Jan. 6 sedition charge

WASHINGTON — Stewart Rhodes, leader of the right-wing Oath Keepers group, and one other defendant were convicted of seditious conspiracy for their roles in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, capping a trial of the most serious crimes alleged among the hundreds of people prosecuted.

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Oath Keepers leader Rhodes convicted of Jan. 6 sedition charge

WASHINGTON — Stewart Rhodes, leader of the right-wing Oath Keepers group, and one other defendant were convicted of seditious conspiracy for their roles in the storming of the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, capping a trial of the most serious crimes alleged among the hundreds of people prosecuted.

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Herschel Walker says ‘I live in Texas’ in recording as Georgia Senate candidate’s residency status scrutinised

Opponents on the right and left have questioned GOP candidate’s residency

The Independent UK

Oath Keepers boss guilty of seditious conspiracy in 1/6 case

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes has been convicted seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential win, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection

The Independent UK

South Carolina court directs Mark Meadows to appear before Fulton County grand jury

ATLANTA — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ attempt to avoid testifying before the special grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump and his allies for their alleged meddling with the 2020 elections.

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McCarthy says he will not drop out of speaker contention

WASHINGTON — House Republicans’ speaker nominee Kevin McCarthy does not yet have enough votes to win a floor election in January, but he told reporters Tuesday he will not drop out of the running and plans to take the fight to the floor if necessary.

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Prosecutor suspended by DeSantis testifies as lawsuit begins

A Florida prosecutor suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis opened his federal civil trial against the governor by alleging that his removal was based on his personal political positions on abortion and transgender rights

The Independent UK

House, Senate negotiators set to meet on omnibus funding

WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders and top appropriators are set to meet as early as Wednesday to work through differences on a potential omnibus spending agreement, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Tuesday.

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McConnell, McCarthy divided on response to Trump dinner with white nationalist

McCarthy falsely claimed Trump condemned Fuentes, who often promotes racist and antisemitic conspiracy theories.

Axios

McConnell: Anyone meeting with antisemites "highly unlikely" to be president

"There is no room in the Republican Party for antisemitism or white supremacy," he said.

Axios

Coulter trashes Trump: "He is so done"

“They've been saying, 'It's 2016, again' through three losing election cycles," Coulter complained

Salon

Record early voting in runoff for Georgia Senate seat

Monday the largest in-person early voting day as Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker neck and neck before 6 December election

The Guardian - US

Michelle Obama boosts Warnock’s Senate runoff campaign

ATLANTA — Former first lady Michelle Obama is helping U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock energize voters in his Dec. 6 runoff contest against Republican Herschel Walker. It’s her first foray into Georgia politics this cycle and one of only a handful of endorsements she’s issued this year.

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When is the Georgia Senate runoff between Walker and Warnock - and what are the stakes?

Democrats already have the majority. But Republicans want to keep the Senate at a tie.

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Marco Rubio brands Nick Fuentes an ‘a** clown’ and ‘disgusting person’ after Trump met white supremacist at Mar-a-Lago

Florida senator headlined rally alongside Trump days before midterms

Salon

McCarthy frets GOP chaos could hurt him

"This is very fragile," the GOP leader acknowledged, urging his party not to "play games" with his speaker bid

Tribune News Service

Where Georgia Senate candidates Walker, Warnock stand on the economy

ATLANTA — The economy was the dominant issue for many Georgia voters this midterm election, as generational-high inflation squeezed bank accounts and drove up the prices of household goods.

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McCarthy: Democrats could influence House speaker pick if GOP doesn't unite

"If we play games on the floor, the Democrats can end up picking who the speaker is."

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Record 301K early votes cast in one day in Georgia runoff for US Senate

ATLANTA — Georgia voters set a single-day early turnout record Monday as 301,500 people stormed to the polls on the first day they were open in most counties ahead of the U.S. Senate runoff.

The Independent UK

Senate to vote on landmark bill to protect same-sex marriage

The Senate is set to vote Tuesday on legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, putting Congress one step closer to passing the landmark bill and ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law

The Independent UK

Federal judge dismisses Trump’s claim of ‘presidential immunity’ in 2020 election civil suit

Civil lawsuit alleges the former president tried to disenfranchise voters, intimidate election officials and undermine lawfully cast votes in violation of both the federal Voting Rights Act and the Ku Klux Klan Act

Axios

Here's what a Biden '24 campaign could look like

As legislating comes to a standstill, Biden is harnessing the powers of the presidency.

Salon

Ariz. county won't certify election

Arizona secretary of state likely to sue GOP-dominated Cochise County after board declines to certify votes

Tribune News Service

Texas GOP largely unaffected by abortion in midterm vote despite big impact in some states

WASHINGTON — Texas Democrats didn’t get the bounce that abortion rights advocates in the party witnessed in some other states during the 2022 midterm elections and it’s unclear how the issue will play out in upcoming debates in the Legislature and Congress.

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