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‘Mob rule over the rule of law': McConnell calls for investigation of Supreme Court leak

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is calling for a criminal investigation of the leak of a U.S. Supreme Court draft memo signaling the end of the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Republicans suggested invoking the 25th Amendment after Jan. 6 — but failed to act

In their book, This Will Not Pass, NYT journalists Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns reveal that GOP leaders, including Rep. Kevin McCarthy, privately discussed removing Trump from office.

WEKU

US shaken to its core by supreme court draft that would overturn Roe v Wade

Biden condemns abortion opinion that, if handed down, would mean ‘fundamental shift’ in law and imperil many other rights

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McConnell attacks Democrats for being insufficiently outraged over Supreme Court leak

Kentucky Republican says justices should ‘tune out the bad-faith noise and feel totally free to do their jobs, following the facts and the law where they lead’

The Independent UK

Schumer vows abortion law vote, but not filibuster changes

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer angrily denounced as an “abomination” the Supreme Court’s leaked draft decision that would overturn the nation’s landmark Roe v

The Independent UK

Mitch McConnell Blasts Biden For Granting Clemency For Some Federal Cannabis & Drug Convictions

Last week, President Joe Biden granted clemency

Benzinga

Disney, DeSantis and the First Amendment

Call it the upside of Citizens United: Restricting corporate speech on political grounds is an obvious violation

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One by one, Republican midterm candidates are falling into line with Trump

The few Republicans who rejected Trump’s claim that the 2020 election was stolen have since embraced the Big Lie in order to avoid Trump’s wrath -

The Guardian - US

Trump's puppet government

Why should we assume that they were telling the truth at any point in that series of events, private or public?

Salon

Why many Missouri Republicans fear Eric Greitens could win the state's Senate primary

Some Republicans worry that if the scandal-plagued former governor were to win the primary, it would place a Senate seat considered to be safely GOP in jeopardy.

WEKU

Trump told authors of new book he’d still be in White House if it wasn’t for Mitch McConnell

The former president blames McConnell for his failure to overturn the 2020 election result

The Independent UK

McConnell miscalculated Republican impeachment count against Trump, book says

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell thought the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol would finally vanquish former President Donald Trump, initially predicting that at least 17 Republican senators would vote to convict him in his impeachment trial, barring the former president from running again.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Keep the GOP leaks coming — Trump's hurt

There can be no more doubt in anyone's mind who is paying attention that a coup was plotted and nearly successful

Salon

Senate Republicans balk on funds related to Biden’s border move - Roll Call

Republicans largely aren’t interested in additional government resources to manage any expected increase of migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border if the Biden administration follows through on a plan to stop pandemic-era border expulsions next month.

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The Independent UK

Mitch McConnell is least popular US senator while his chief whip is best liked, new survey reveals

The survey also finds Joe Manchin’s popularity soaring with Republican voters

The Guardian - US

McConnell was ‘exhilarated’ by Trump’s apparent January 6 downfall, book says

New York Times reporters show how Senate leader’s opposition to Trump dwindled in face of hard political reality

The Independent UK

McConnell called Trump 'despicable' and was 'exhilarated' that he 'discredited himself', new book claims

Republican Senate minority leader told a New York Times reporter he felt ‘exhilarated’ by ex-president’s apparent disgrace

The Independent UK

Long-serving Utah US Senator Orrin Hatch dies at age 88

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McCarthy rapid response to audio shows Trump’s GOP stranglehold

Donald Trump’s stranglehold on the GOP was on full display this week as House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy sought to make amends with the mercurial former president after a leaked audio revealed he considered urging Trump to resign after last year’s Capitol insurrection.

The Independent UK

McCarthy's second shot at first-time speaker relies on Trump

The next speaker could very well hail from California, but it won't be Nancy Pelosi's slice of the Golden State

Los Angeles Times

Jackie Calmes: The bogus decision to strike the travel mask mandate reflects years of cynical GOP court packing

Leave aside whether you like the result — ending the mask requirement on planes, trains and other modes of mass transit — no one should support how the federal mandate came to be struck down this week.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden announces heavy artillery, other weapons for Ukraine

The aid, Biden said, will be sent “directly to the front lines of freedom.”

The Guardian - US

Top two Republicans blamed Trump for Capitol attack, book says

New book reveals post-insurrection anger from Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy, who said of Trump: ‘I’ve had it with this guy’

Salon

GOP leaders caved on vow to cancel Trump

McCarthy dropped his vow to demand Trump’s resignation while Mitch hoped Democrats would “take care” of it

Salon

Is the media OK with fascism?

Piece by piece, we learn the truth about Trump's coup — but the media gives us celebrities hitting each other

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