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Texas Republicans tapped to chair four committees in new GOP-led U.S. House

The Texans are poised to chair some of the most important committees, including the appropriations and budget panels.

The Texas Tribune

GOP requests intelligence 'damage assessment' of Biden docs

The top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee has requested that the U_S_ intelligence community conduct a “damage assessment” of potentially classified documents found in the Washington office space of President Joe Biden’s former institute, Rep_ Mike Turner sent the request Tuesday to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, saying…

The Independent UK

House GOP sets up panel to probe government 'weaponization' - Roll Call

House Republicans established a select subcommittee to investigate the “weaponization” of the federal government Tuesday.

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Progressive Caucus starts year with bigger roster, focus on unity

WASHINGTON — Ideological infighting and internal battles have long been a part of politics. But this year, while some conservative Republicans staged a revolt against the leader of their party until their demands were met, progressive Democrats in the House are pitching unity.

Tribune News Service

House Republicans To Probe White House Pressure on Social Media Companies

Plus: House votes to rescind IRS funding, the FDA is putting unnecessary strings on pharmacies filling abortion pill prescriptions, and more...

Reason

In first act, GOP-controlled House takes aim at IRS funding

WASHINGTON — The new Republican-controlled House passed a bill to claw back $71.5 billion in funding for the IRS that was part of Democrats’ climate, tax and health care reconciliation law last year.

Tribune News Service

Lynette Hardaway, Diamond of pro-Trump duo 'Diamond and Silk,' has died at 51

Former President Donald Trump is among the conservative figures offering condolences. He called Hardaway's death "totally unexpected" and "really bad news for Republicans and frankly, ALL Americans."

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In first act, GOP-controlled House takes aim at IRS funding - Roll Call

The new Republican-controlled House passed a bill to claw back funding for the IRS that was part of Democrats’ reconciliation law last year.

Roll Call

Marjorie Taylor Greene goes mainstream

Greene is walking the path laid by the Tea Party, in which today's extremists become tomorrow's new GOP normal

Salon

Speaker McCarthy: That's no joke, folks

As usual, the mockery was a way to avoid the real emotions we should feel: How the hell did America get here?

Salon

First Thing: Democrats decry new House rules as a ‘ransom note to America’

Partisan lines divided the vote on rules, with no Democrats voting for them and only one Republican voting against. Plus, how US state agencies got funny

The Guardian - UK

George Skelton: McCarthy's Mar-a-Lago trip was his tipping point. It showed he could be bullied into submission

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy weakened himself two years ago by calling out then-President Donald Trump for inciting the violent Capitol insurrection, then rushing to his golf resort to beg forgiveness.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: The border ‘crisis’ is a problem that we can solve

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently called the challenge the city is facing in serving an influx of migrants a crisis created by the Republican governor of Texas. As an academic who studies and teaches refugee policy, I agree the crisis is manufactured, but its roots are much deeper and effects…

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: The first step in dumping Trump

Former President Donald Trump has been called many things, from a would-be tyrant to an alleged sexual predator. In the aftermath of the 2022 elections, a new moniker may sound his death knell — a loser. He lost in 2020, as did his party. With inflation running high in a…

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Commentary: GOP insurrectionists mount a new attack on the Capitol by stalling House speaker election

Two years after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, some of the same far-right Republican members of Congress who refused to certify the lawful election of President Joe Biden are waging a new attack on democracy by throwing the U.S. House into chaos.

Zenger

The New Congress Is Finally Sworn In. What’s In Store For US Jews And Zionism?

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sets out 2nd-term agenda as weapons ban bill heads for final vote

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Seeking to build on the successes of his four years in office, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker offered a second-term agenda Monday that called for a state constitutional right to abortion, making preschool available to every family and making public college free for children in working-class families.

Axios

House Republicans pass bill to slash IRS funding in first act of new Congress

The bill is unlikely to pass the Democratic-led Senate.

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The Independent UK

House GOP kicks off majority with vote to slash IRS funding

House Republicans have began their tenure in the majority by passing a bill that would rescind nearly $71 billion that Congress had provided the IRS

Tribune News Service

No ‘dynamic duo’: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have forged separate roles

AUSTIN, Texas — In eight years as arguably the most conservative “Big Two” in Texas history, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have achieved an uneasy peace. The two Republican leaders rarely clash in public and they’ve increasingly avoided conflict by doubling down on the unique — and…

Los Angeles Times

Marjorie Taylor Greene channeling Dr. Dre for social media clout? Not on his watch

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene might be a fan of Dr. Dre‘s music, but the Grammy-winning rapper has no love for the Georgia Republican using his hits for attention on social media.

Tribune News Service

Rep. Jason Smith wins three-way contest for Ways and Means gavel

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jason Smith, a self-proclaimed “firebrand” preaching a populist image of the GOP, won the nomination to be chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.

The Independent UK

House passes controversial rules package with only one Republican opposing

Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas opposes it

The Independent UK

Hobbs focuses on border, schools in 1st speech to lawmakers

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has praised President Joe Biden’s weekend trip to the U.S.-Mexico border and his stepped-up efforts to combat illegal immigration

The Independent UK

Lauren Boebert sugarcoats House speaker vote chaos, calling it her ‘most productive week in Congress’

Ms Boebert and other Republicans are spinning the drawn-out speakership fight as a win for democracy

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