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Four Supreme Court justices opted against attending President Biden's State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday evening.
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George Santos grabbed an aisle seat at the State of the Union. Not everyone was eager to shake his hand.
Seated beside GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Santos soon discovered that not everyone, including some Republicans, was interested in seeing him.
- Business Insider
McCarthy warns Republicans not to misbehave at State of the Union, promises no 'childish games' like Pelosi's infamous speech tearing moment
"We're members of Congress. We have a code of ethics of how we should portray ourselves," McCarthy told CNN on Tuesday.
- The Week
Just what has Biden accomplished, anyway?
Polling suggests Americans increasingly see the Biden administration as a do-nothing dud. Are they right?
- The Hill
Republicans read Constitution on House floor
House Republicans read the Constitution on the House floor Tuesday morning, following through — though delayed — on a pledge Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) made after the GOP won control of the chamber last year. McCarthy in November — before winning the Speaker’s gavel — wrote on Twitter that lawmakers would “read every single word of the Constitution aloud…
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George Santos Constituents Travel To Washington To Call For House Expulsion
After winning his election in November, the New York representative confirmed that he had lied about countless aspects of his personal biography.
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Texas governor unveils plan for statewide TikTok ban
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) unveiled Monday a statewide plan to ban TikTok from state government-issued devices and networks, following a December order to crack down on the use of the popular social media app. “The security risks associated with the use of TikTok on devices used to conduct the important business of our state…
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Republican response to Biden State of the Union speech speeds decline of civility in politics
The response from many Republican lawmakers to President Biden's State of the Union address on Tuesday marked a new low for civility in politics in the United States.
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Gov. DeSantis chosen appointees would oversee Disney parks in Reedy Creek district under new bill
The Florida House on Monday proposed an overhaul of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, including a new name and giving power to Gov. Ron DeSantis to choose the people in charge as the Republican governor punishes the company over its opposition to the nicknamed “Don’t Say Gay” law.
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US Senate Is Sidelined as House Speaker Seeks to Cut Deals
(Bloomberg) -- It’s a tough time to be a US senator.Most Read from BloombergQuake Toll Hits 4,000 in Turkey, Syria as Overseas Aid FlowsDell to Cut About 6,650 Jobs, Battered by Plunging PC SalesTrump Charges in Georgia Over 2020 Could Lead to Bigger Fed CaseTech Drives Stock Gains as Traders Weigh Powell: Markets WrapUS Moves to Recover Chinese Balloon While Weighing RetaliationThe Democratic-led Senate, the center of dealmaking for the first two years of Joe Biden’s presidency, suddenly is rel
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Who knew a far-right election denier would do Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs' bidding?
Rep. Liz Harris, one of the Legislature's fiercest election deniers, is turning out to be Gov. Katie Hobbs' most important ally at the state Capitol.
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Illinois gun-ban incites challenges to legislative shortcuts
For all the fanfare and the legal rigmarole of Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons, it might come as a surprise to learn the legislation was titled “Insurance Code-Public Adjusters.” The ban on dozens of semiautomatic rifles and handguns took effect immediately, but enforcement is under scrutiny after a state appellate court endorsed a temporary restraining order last week in a case filed by thousands of advocates and led by Accuracy Firearms, a dealer in Effingham, 101 miles (162 kilometers) northeast of St. Louis. Less than four weeks old, the provision — now known as the “Protect Illinois Communities Act" — has prompted lawsuits at a rate of more than one every four days.
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Rumored Senate candidate Elissa Slotkin announces divorce from husband after moving to home of lobbyist, donor
Democratic Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin, a rumored Senate candidate, announced she and her husband of 12 years are divorcing.
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
'I'm going': First lady Jill Biden to attend Super Bowl in Glendale
During a visit to the USS Gabrielle Giffords, first lady Jill Biden said she is going to Arizona to watch the Super Bowl game.
- Associated Press
State of the Union? Congress doesn't fully reflect diversity
When lawmakers gather for President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, the Republican side of the aisle will look slightly different than it did a few years ago. Rather than row after row of white men in suits, the House Republican majority increasingly has added Black, Latino and female elected officials to their ranks, an effort toward bolstering GOP diversity that's helping to make the new Congress the most racially and ethnically diverse ever. “Diversity matters," said Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for Women and Politics at Rutgers University.
- The Week
McCarthy asks GOP House members to behave during State of the Union
McCarthy asks GOP House members to behave during State of the Union
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Republicans punish Biden for missing budget deadline with bill restricting appointee pay, travel
Republicans introduced legislation Tuesday that would delay federal funds to the president after a failure to meet the deadline to submit a budget to Congress.
- The Hill
Democrat rips Biden over Chinese balloon: ‘They got us on this one’
Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) on Tuesday ripped the Biden administration’s decision to delay shooting down a suspected Chinese spy balloon over the weekend, saying the delay made the U.S. look weak. Scott said during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Chinese economic competition that he was concerned about the “fast-growing possibility of a China-led…
- The Hill
New York Times editorial board presses Durbin to end Senate ‘blue slip’ judicial vetoes
The New York Times editorial board is calling on Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to reform the Senate’s “blue slip” tradition whereby a senator can block a federal judicial nominee appointed to a court in his or her home state as a matter of senatorial courtesy. The Times wrote in an editorial Monday…
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Florida lawmakers file bill to revamp Disney's Reedy Creek Improvement District
The Reedy Creek Improvement District board, name and powers all have been revamped in a new 2023 bill filed Feb. 6.