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Federal courts tweak ethics rule for travel, meals and more

WASHINGTON — Federal courts have implemented a rare tweak to their ethics rules for Supreme Court justices and federal judges following bipartisan congressional pressure.

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Federal courts tweak ethics rule for travel, meals and more - Roll Call

Federal courts revised ethics rules for Supreme Court justices and federal judges after bipartisan congressional pressure.

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To Balance the Budget, Republicans Must Cut Military Spending, Trim Entitlements, or Raise Taxes

If Republicans refuse to gore their three sacred cows, a new CBO report shows that balancing the budget is literally impossible.

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Will it take market crash for Congress to raise debt limit?

What might it take to get President Joe Biden and Congress to reach a deal on raising the debt limit

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Norfolk Southern train derails in Alabama, third in several weeks

The incident follows two Norfolk Southern train derailments in Ohio.

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Debt limit clouds outlook as Biden budget set to hit Thursday

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s delayed budget for the upcoming fiscal year due Thursday will kick off what’s expected to be a lengthy battle over spending levels and priorities, with the debt ceiling deadline looming this summer casting a pall over the entire process.

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Debt limit clouds outlook as Biden budget set to hit Thursday - Roll Call

President Joe Biden’s delayed budget due Thursday will kick off what’s expected to be a lengthy battle over spending levels and priorities.

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U.S. lawmakers praise Zelenskiy for fighting corruption, back continued aid

Democratic and Republican U.S. lawmakers praised Ukraine's government on Tuesday for taking swift action against corruption and insisted that U.S. military and humanitarian aid to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's government should continue.

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Democrats push back against the ESG pushback

In response to House Republicans’ plans to use their new majority to investigate the ESG movement, three Democratic senators penned an op-ed accusing their GOP colleagues of overstepping. The three senators—Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)—also accused Republicans who oppose ESG of being anti-capitalist:

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Lawmakers set to press Supreme Court on ethics standards

WASHINGTON — Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and other Democrats plan to push for new ethical standards for the Supreme Court in the next two years, even as the Republican control of the House may make that more difficult.

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Conservative donors pour ‘dark money’ into case that could upend US voting law

Groups submitting amicus briefs to supreme court case in support of Republican lawmakers received $90m in anonymous donations

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What Happened When Mark Joseph Stern Interviewed Judge William Pryor

Slate's legal correspondent questioned the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit about the Federalist Society.

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At the Races: What pushing for voting rights accomplished - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

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Democratic senators warn UN secretary general of eroding public trust in Cop

Letter urges sponsors provide ‘corporate climate political influencing statements’ after 630 lobbyists attend Cop27

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House probes alleged Sam Alito leak

"The court is unwilling or unable to police itself," advocates say

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Amid talk of generational change, Democrats eye committee leaders - Roll Call

House and Senate Democrats are weighing rule changes that would set limits for serving as committee leaders.

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Right-wing group got $850M from 2 donors

The gifts were "among the largest ever donations to a politically-connected group"

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Senate Democrats plan spree of judicial confirmations in lame duck

Senate Judiciary Chair Richard J. Durbin said the party wants to get through as many of the nominees as possible by the end of the year.

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The Paranoid Style in Gun Control Politics

Bloomberg's "The Trace" fabricates a conspiracy about amicus brief writers who adhere to Supreme Court Rules

Salon

GOP blocks bill to disclose megadonors

"Republicans heeded the wishes of dark money donors today," said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

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US Republicans block bill seeking to end ‘dark money’ in politics

Senate fails to advance Biden-backed campaign finance bill that would require political groups to disclose big donors.

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Biden, Democrats press GOP to end anonymous political donations

President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are making a pre-election push for legislation targeting so-called dark money groups, despite the party’s own heavy reliance on these anonymous donors.

Salon

Justice for sale: The dark-money tsunami

Will a right-wing electronics tycoon's unprecedented $1.6B donation force us to face the tide of corruption?

The Guardian - US

Billions in ‘dark money’ is influencing US politics. We need disclosure laws

A donor secretly transferred $1.6bn to a Republican political group. Because of America’s lax laws, the donation was never disclosed in any public record or database

Salon

House Dems: How bad was Trump damage?

Reps. Adam Schiff and Carolyn Maloney request "classified briefing" on documents Trump stashed at Mar-a-Lago

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