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House GOP leaders play hardball to stop push for proxy voting for new parents

House Republican leaders are playing hardball as they try to stop Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) from triggering a vote on a bill to allow proxy voting for new parents, throwing a procedural hurdl…

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Author: Emily Brooks

Republican U.S. senators join push to block Trump’s Canadian tariffs

Senators expected to vote Tuesday on resolution seeking to end national emergency the White House declared over illicit fentanyl flowing from Canada into the U.S.

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Author: Kathryn Blaze Baum

Louisiana voters reject far-right governor’s constitutional amendments

Amendments pushed by Republican Jeff Landry on crime, courts and finances resoundingly defeated in vote

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Author: Guardian staff reporter

US lawmakers to vote on bill targeting noncitizen voting: ‘There would be extensive uncertainty’

The Save Act is aimed at cutting rare instances noncitizens vote – by making voter registration more difficult

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Author: Rachel Leingang

Cutting Off NPR and PBS

Republicans say there is no reason for the government to fund the public broadcasters.

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Author: Benjamin Mullin

US Senate Republicans to seek referee’s opinion on Trump tax plan

U.S. Senate Republicans will ask their chamber’s nonpartisan referee this week to weigh in on a controversial plan to make President Donald Trump’s expiring 2017 tax cuts permanent, which critics say could lead to trillions of dollars in additional debt.

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Author: David Morgan

New Mexico GOP chief accuses Democratic rep of ‘contradictory’ rhetoric after alleged arson attack

New Mexico GOP chairwoman Amy Barela criticized rhetoric from Democratic Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández despite Fernández publicly condemning an alleged arson attack on GOP headquarters.

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Author: AOL Staff

As Republicans Target Colleges, Harvard Cower

Harvard, the wealthiest school in the world, sought compromise amid pressure to do more to combat antisemitism. The Trump administration is examining its funding anyway.

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Author: Vimal Patel

GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna says Speaker Johnson ‘held hostage’ by far-right members over remote voting fight

GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, who left the House Freedom Caucus over its opposition to her push for remote voting for new parents, accused some members of the conservative group of holding Speaker Mike Johnson “hostage” over the matter and acting “disingenuous.”

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Author: Haley Talbot, Sarah Ferris

Protect Americans’ Right to Vote

To The Editor: Our democracy works best when every eligible voter, regardless of background, can make their voice heard. But the extreme SAVE Act threatens that right by imposing unnecessary and burdensome proof-of-citizenship requirements, making it significantly harder for millions of Americans to register and vote. This bill would force every voter to present proof

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Author: PCC Staff

Future of stipends for teachers unclear after amendment two fails

All four constitutional amendments on the March 29 ballot were struck down by more than 60% of the vote.

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Author: Liam Combs

The Louisiana Governor Fought For New MAGA-friendly Amendments—and All Four Lost

It is yet another example that conservative policies are far less popular than the candidates dreaming them up.

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Author: Charles P. Pierce

Sen. Grassley plans bill to stop judges from carrying out checks-and-balances powers

Judges have issued at least a dozen nationwide injunctions against the Trump administration since the president took office in January

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Author: Katie Hawkinson

GOP lawmakers take aim at anti-Trump rulings, nationwide injunctions

With courts temporarily blocking many of President Donald Trump’s actions, his allies are seeking change in nationwide injunctions and the judicial system.

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Author: Justin Jouvenal,Theodoric Meyer,Marianna Sotomayor,Clara Ence Morse

Florida special election leaves Republicans anxious

With a 218 to 213 majority in the House, Republicans cannot afford to lose winnable elections – let alone slam dunks.

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Author: bbc.com

Amendment 2 author: “We learned a lot of lessons from it”

The author of Amendment 2 is speaking out following its defeat over the weekend. Julie Emerson (R-Carencro) sa…

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Author: Andrew Greenstein

Abbott Delays Calling a Special House Election. Democrats Cry Foul.

Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader, accused Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas of slow-walking a special election to hold the Republicans’ slim majority steady.

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Author: J. David Goodman

Live results: Florida special elections to replace Gaetz and Waltz

Control of the U.S. House is not at stake, but the outcome of the special elections could give congressional Republicans some breathing room in the narrowly divided chamber.

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Author: PBS News

Maybe Don’t Take for Granted That You’ll Be Able to Vote in the Midterms

The SAVE Act is a direct attack on women’s voting rights.

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Author: Dahlia Lithwick

Gov. Jeff Landry, 50 Cent and Donald Trump Jr. suffer big loss in Louisiana’s amendment vote

A slate of MAGA-backed amendments failed mightily when put to Louisiana voters over the weekend.

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Author: Ja’han Jones

The SAVE Act Could Stop You From Voting

Imagine showing up to register to vote only to be turned away because you couldn’t provide additional proof of your citizenship – despite being a legitimate American voter. This nightmare scenario could become reality for tens of millions of eligible voters if the Safeguard American Voter …

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Author: Yassamin Ansari,Brian Lemek

Louisiana voters reject constitutional amendments championed by Republican governor

Louisiana voters soundly rejected four constitutional amendments championed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry related to crime, courts and finances.

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Author: Jack Brook

The first major referendum on Trump and Musk comes this week

Analysis: Elon Musk and Democrats both have their eyes on Florida’s congressional race and Wisconsin’s supreme court, writes Eric Garcia

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Author: Eric Garcia

Global shares slide as world braces for Trump’s ‘liberation day’

Investment bank Goldman Sachs says there is now a 35 per cent chance of a recession in the US in the next year.

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Author: ABC News

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