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House GOP details border security initiatives for next Congress - Roll Call

House Republicans unveiled a sweeping border security proposal they plan to advance once they hold the majority in the 118th Congress.

Roll Call

New Congress will feature few leadership roles for the many Texans in the U.S. House

Texans will chair some powerful committees in the House, but their roles in top leadership elections last week were more often as anti-establishment voices than contenders.

The Texas Tribune

Kevin McCarthy elected House GOP leader over objections from Chip Roy, Michael Cloud and other hard-liners

The California Republican still needs at least 218 votes to become House speaker. That vote will be on Jan. 3.

The Texas Tribune

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If control of the House is close, Jan. 3 could be chaos

WASHINGTON — Consider the following scenario: Following a contentious midterm election, the House gathers on the first day of the new Congress to organize itself. With an unpopular Democrat in the White House, the party appears to have lost its House majority. But something’s amiss.

Tribune News Service

If control of the House is close, Jan. 3 could be chaos - Roll Call

Things could get “pretty messy” with challenges swirling after the midterm elections, legal experts say. Are lawmakers ready?

Roll Call

Ted Cruz barnstorms to boost conservatives in midterms and himself, maybe, in 2024

DUMFRIES, Va. — Hundreds of Virginia Republicans filled a church parking lot as the party bus turned down the long driveway.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine seeks more help as growing GOP skepticism casts doubt on future US aid

WASHINGTON — At a Rockwall, Texas, town hall in August, U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon served up plenty of conservative red meat to the right-leaning crowd.

Tribune News Service

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McCarthy unveils House GOP's big ideas, but challenges ahead

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is rolling out his party's Trump-like midterm election agenda

The Independent UK

US congressman accuses LIV CEO Greg Norman of pushing Saudi ‘propaganda’

Greg Norman faced accusations of promoting Saudi “propaganda” following meetings with Washington lawmakers, in which the Australian golfer sought to garner support for the Saudi-backed LIV Series

The Guardian - US

Greg Norman in frosty Congress reception as LIV blasted for "pimping Saudi Arabian money"

LIV Golf CEO and commissioner Greg Norman attended a meeting at the Republican Study Committee to pitch them the idea of the new and controversial series, which received criticism

Daily Mirror

Checks and Balances- August 2022

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

Ballotpedia

Texas Dems uniformly vote for Biden’s cornerstone climate and health care legislation

The bill would invest billions into issues acutely impacting Texas, including climate change and health care, and is the result of months of intraparty fighting between moderates and progressives.

The Texas Tribune

2024 GOPers back federal worker purge

GOP plan could allow the next president to purge up to 50,000 civil servants and install die-hard supporters

Salon

Records raise more questions about John Kerry’s Climate Office inner workings

BOSTON — John Kerry’s tight-lipped Climate Office appears to be so worried about putting anything down in writing they pushed for a meeting with the boss to discuss “all the elements we can’t put on paper,” new documents reveal.

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GOP bill would aid Trump federal "purge"

Rep. Chip Roy's would reclassify federal workers as at-will employees

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

Tribune News Service

Republicans plot immigration moves if they control House

WASHINGTON — When House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy led a group of House Republicans to the U.S.-Mexico border this year, he had a warning for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about what Republicans would do if they were in charge.

Salon

"A constitutional joke": Raskin's lesson

Democratic Rep. Raskin called out GOP Rep. Chip Roy of Texas for his views on using guns against the government

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Republicans plot immigration moves if they control House - Roll Call

GOP lawmakers already planning how they’ll handle immigration issues if they emerge victorious in November and win control of the House.

The Independent UK

GOP lawmakers praised Pence for his ‘courage’ in defying Trump on Jan 6 in closed-door meeting

Former vice president reportedly received praise during meeting of the Republican Study Committee

Axios

House Republicans praise Mike Pence for "courage" on Jan. 6

Pence spoke at a meeting with the Republican Study Committee, the largest bloc of House conservatives.

Tribune News Service

House passes bill preserving same-sex marriage as Democrats seek to counter Justice Thomas, GOP

WASHINGTON — House Democrats passed legislation Tuesday to strengthen same-sex marriage rights as Republicans emboldened by comments from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas hope to topple other precedents following the reversal of Roe vs. Wade.

The Independent UK

Burn pits legislation nears finish line with House approval

The House has approved a significant expansion of health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan

Tribune News Service

Texas Republicans criticize, tune out primetime hearing on Jan. 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON — Dramatic new footage, startling revelations and graphic testimony made Thursday night’s opening salvo from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection must-see-TV for many Americans.

Tribune News Service

House adopts red flag bill to confiscate guns in cases of ‘extreme risk’

WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to allow confiscation of guns from individuals deemed an “extreme risk,” the morning after agreeing to ban teens from buying semi-automatic weapons like the one used by the 18-year-old who killed 21 people at a Uvalde elementary school.

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