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Women’s museum bill approved by House panel with transgender ban

A Smithsonian museum honoring women has been stalled for years, waiting on Congress to clear the way for its construction. On Wednesday the House Administration panel advanced a measure that would finally place it on the National Mall. But the vote on the once bipartisan issue fell along party lines,…

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Outrage after Republican representative disparages Sikh prayer in the US House

Mary Miller had first mistaken Giani Singh for a Muslim and said it was ‘deeply troubling’ he was allowed to lead prayer

The Guardian - US

Bill to make pornography a federal crime introduced by GOP senator

Republican Mike Lee seeks to redefine ‘obscenity’ in order to empower prosecutors to punish those who make and distribute ‘extreme’ content online

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Republicans Want To Redefine Obscenity

A new bill would ban sharing visual content that might "arouse" or "titillate."

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Jewish faculty decry Republican panel members ahead of antisemitism hearing

Lawmakers on key committee have quoted Hitler and are associated with calls for Jews to convert to Christianity

The Guardian - US

U.S. House passes SAVE Act, led by Rep. Chip Roy, to require proof of citizenship to vote

Democrats argue that the bill places unnecessary hurdles on voting and could cause issues for people who have changed their name — like millions of married women.

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Supreme Court to hear arguments on youth transgender care ban - Roll Call

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments Wednesday in a dispute over a Tennessee ban on certain medical treatments for transgender children.

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A mutt known as 'Houdini' for his ability to elude capture is finally off the streets

A scruffy, mixed-breed dog that became a social media star by evading capture in New Orleans for six months has been taken off the streets at last

The Independent UK

No Going Back: Kristi Noem and other Trump veepstakes also-rans

The South Dakota governor’s book will be remembered as an utter disaster. Other VP hopefuls’ tomes are merely dispiriting

The Guardian - US

Republicans Demand Biden's Removal Under 25th Amendment After Hur Report

Several Republican lawmakers called for the 25th Amendment to be invoked to remove President Joe Biden from office after Special Counsel Robert Hur's report cited the president's memory issues.

International Business Times

Donald Trump didn’t sign loyalty oath for Illinois ballot that pledges not to ‘advocate the overthrow of the government’

In 2016 and 2020, before the Jan. 6 insurrection, Trump did sign the no-longer mandatory oath. “Why wouldn’t he sign it?” says ex-U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who was on the House Jan. 6 select committee.

Chicago Sun-Times

McCarthy ousted as speaker — how House members from Illinois voted

The three Illinois Republicans in the House, Mary Miller, Darin LaHood and Mike Bost, voted to keep McCarthy as speaker. All 14 Democrats from Illinois voted to remove him.

Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. aid to Ukraine in its fight against Russia faces a rocky road in Congress

Chicago Rep. Mike Quigley, co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, was the only Democrat to vote against the stopgap measure averting a government shutdown.

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Ahead of first GOP presidential debate, Illinois Republicans tread carefully

In Illinois, many current and former Republicans are steering clear of weighing in on Donald Trump’s absence from Wednesday’s GOP presidential debate in Milwaukee.

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No, law does not allow ‘illegal immigrants’ to become cops

Misinformation like this, including a tweet from U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, is harmful and divisive.

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Dousing the flames on Mary Miller’s social media firestorm

Gov. J.B. Pritzker eventually pointed out on Twitter that House members, “including those who are now complaining about it,” had voted for the bill in question before the Senate Republicans “started spreading lies.”

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Takeaways: Donald Trump’s not guilty plea in election cases boosts strength with GOP base

Trump’s three not-guilty pleas appeals to his supporters — and enhances his martyr status as he leads rivals seeking the 2024 Republican Party nomination for president.

Chicago Sun-Times

Debt ceiling vote: takeaways and how the Illinois congressional delegation voted

When Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., was sure there were enough votes to pass the debt ceiling measure, she voted no. But if her vote was needed, she would have been a yes.

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White supremacy and abortion politics

My research finds a strong connection between white supremacy, support for "men's rights" and anti-abortion views

Chicago Sun-Times

Trump’s defenders, including Rep. Mary Miller from Illinois, attack Manhattan DA Bragg

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., sitting on millions of dollars of campaign cash, used Trump’s indictment to raise more money for his already abundant congressional campaign fund.

WEKU

Lexington City Council considering a move to double affordable housing funding

Lexington city leaders are moving toward a new funding program to significantly boost affordable housing support.

The Guardian - US

Election-denying donors pour millions into key Wisconsin supreme court race

‘An organized group of insurrectionists’ is seeking to swing a vote with big implications for voting rights, redistricting and abortion

Chicago Sun-Times

Far left, far right — including Illinois members— united in House vote to pull troops in Syria

Strange bedfellows: Progressives on the left, Freedom Caucus members on the right backing — for different reasons — a measure to withdraw troops from Syria.

The Independent UK

Who is skipping the State of the Union address?

At least one Republican congresswomen will not be in attendance on Tuesday night

Salon

Republican boycotts Biden's SOTU speech

Illinois Rep. Mary Miller said that under Trump, there was "peace in the world"

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