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Disqualified Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidates spent about $11 million

LANSING, Mich. — The campaigns of five Republican candidates for Michigan governor who were disqualified from the ballot because of a wave of fraudulent petition signatures collectively spent about $11 million on their bids for the state's highest office, according to new disclosures.

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Proposed ordinance would resurrect idea of publicly funded Chicago elections

Ald. Matt Martin’s proposal calls for providing a 6-to-1 public match — up to $3.6 million for mayoral candidates, $180,000 for candidates for city clerk and city treasurer and $150,000 for City Council candidates.

Chicago Sun-Times

Judge blocks Fulton DA from questioning Georgia GOP senator in Trump probe

ATLANTA — A Fulton County judge is disqualifying District Attorney Fani Willis and her office from questioning state Sen. Burt Jones as part of their investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and his allies broke the law as they sought to overturn Georgia’s 2020 elections.

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Central Kentucky county’s Republican Party censures McConnell for supporting gun legislation

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Jessamine County Republican Party is calling for the resignation of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell after he supported passage of what they called “dangerous and unconstitutional legislation” on guns.

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Bannon's bluster falls flat

Josh Hawley's run was more than a laugh — it illustrated how fascists may talk big but are cowards underneath

Salon

Judge blocks Fulton DA from questioning Georgia GOP senator in Trump probe

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Editorial: After Dobbs, same-sex marriage could be threatened. Congress is right to codify it

With the upheaval caused by the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade came aftershocks of worry about what could come next. Could, as Justice Clarence Thomas suggested in his concurring opinion, same-sex marriage get lined up in the court’s crosshairs as a future target? Contraception? Interracial marriage?

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With far-right Dan Cox at top of ticket, choices for Maryland Republican leaders are fraught: vow support, push back or stay quiet?

After far-right gubernatorial hopeful Dan Cox’s win in Maryland’s primary election Tuesday, the approach to the general election for some Republican candidates is simple and typical: “I’ll support my party’s nominee, absolutely,” said state Sen. Bob Cassilly, the Republican nominee for Harford County executive.

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GOP opposition to same-sex marriage is personal to Transportation Secretary Buttigieg

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg took a personal tone in his criticism of Republicans opposed to codifying federal protections for same-sex marriage Sunday, saying marriages like his deserve to be safeguarded.

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Trump tests waning appeal in Washington visit shadowed by Jan. 6

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is coming back to Washington as Republican rivals maneuver for a possible primary challenge and lawmakers probe his culpability for the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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Kinzinger tells GOP voters ‘you are being abused’ by leaders who know election wasn’t stolen

Retiring congressman begs party to stop letting Trump’s allies use them for money

The Independent UK

Pete Buttigieg to GOP: Same-sex marriage "deserves to be treated equally"

"I don't know why this would be hard for a senator or a congressman," the Transportation secretary said.

Axios

Gaetz on ugly women and abortion rights

“The people are just disgusting," Gaetz said on abortion rights activists during Saturday's Turning Point Summit

Salon

One thing voters agree on: Fresh voices needed in politics

Political divides in the U.S. seem deeper than ever, but one of the few shared sentiments right now from voters of all stripes is the desire for something different

The Independent UK

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“We failed”: Gay Republicans who fought for acceptance in Texas GOP see little progress

Gay Republicans who have fought for acceptance within the Texas GOP over the past three decades told The Texas Tribune progress has been excruciatingly slow. Many of them have left the party, even as the number of Log Cabin Republicans in Texas continues to grow.

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As legal fight plays out, what to know about NC’s 20-week abortion ban

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina law that has been on the books for decades, which bans most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, could soon be reinstated after it was blocked under the landmark abortion rulings that were recently overturned by the Supreme Court.

WEKU

Suspect in Lee Zeldin attack didn't know who lawmaker was, investigators say

The man accused of attacking GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin at a campaign event had apparently been drinking and didn't know who the lawmaker was.

The Independent UK

Investigators: Attacker 'did not know who' Zeldin was

A man accused of attacking New York GOP gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin during a recent campaign rally told investigators he’d been drinking that day and didn’t know who the congressman was

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10 things we learned from Jan. 6 committee hearings on the Capitol attack

The events leading up to Jan. 6, 2021, represent more than just the day when Trump loyalists stormed the U.S. Capitol.

The Guardian - US

Trump and Pence duel in Arizona in fight for Republican future

Former president and his one-time wingman appear at rival events – and it’s all to play for as the US midterms approach

Axios

Trump's revenge: How the former president could gut the federal bureaucracy

Trump planned to weed out anyone disloyal to him, including via the newly crafted "Schedule F."

Salon

Liz Cheney's smug Republican con job

Liz Cheney stood by Trump for 3.9 years while he loaded up the Supreme Court with Visigoths. Don't be fooled

Salon

Michigan MAGA madness gets darker

Gubernatorial hopeful Tudor Dixon's remark demonstrates how Michigan GOP has become "microcosm" of MAGA "insanity"

The Guardian - US

‘It’s a kangaroo court’: in key state, Trump backers dismiss January 6 hearings

Residents of rural northern Wisconsin, a key swing state, have not been shaken by slickly planned congressional testimony

Chicago Tribune

Illinois Gov. Pritzker gave Democratic governors’ group $24 million to fund ads that helped nominate his GOP opponent

CHICAGO — In addition to spending more than $62 million en route to an easy win in the June primary, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker also gave $24 million to the Democratic Governors Association, which then spent millions on TV ads encouraging Republicans to vote for his favored GOP challenger, state…

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