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Jonathan Bernstein: Even mainstream Republicans are pretty extreme

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed its updated version of the Electoral Count Act, the archaic and loophole-filled law governing how Congress certifies presidential elections. The Senate has yet to act on its own version, which is similar, but with 10 co-sponsors from each party, it appears to…

Tribune News Service · Sep 23, 2022

203 GOPers oppose coup prevention bill

Only nine Republicans supported a bill to prevent another Jan. 6-style insurrection

Salon · Sep 22, 2022

Jan. 6 committee, racing year-end clock, expects final hearing next week

WASHINGTON — A House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol attack is seeking to reclaim some of the spotlight lost to other blockbuster legal developments around Donald Trump with what could be its final hearing next week.

Tribune News Service · Sep 21, 2022

Mitch McConnell called Trump ‘crazy’ after Capitol attack, new book says

Rachael Bade and Karoun Demirjian’s Unchecked reports the Senate Republican leader vowed never to speak to Trump again

The Guardian - US · Sep 21, 2022

Liz Cheney says frustrated pro-Trump colleague muttered on Jan 6: ‘The things we do for the Orange Jesus’

Ms Cheney lost her Republican primary last month

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

House to vote on election law overhaul in response to Jan. 6

The House is preparing to vote on an overhaul of a centuries-old election law in an effort to prevent future presidential candidates from trying to subvert the popular will

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

Liz Cheney introduces electoral vote bill to avoid repeat of Jan. 6

Republican Representative Liz Cheney introduced a bill Monday that would change how Congress counts presidential electors to reduce the chances of another effort to overturn election results like that mounted by former President Donald Trump last year.

Tribune News Service · Sep 19, 2022

Panels in both chambers to take up presidential elector overhauls

WASHINGTON — With the calendar winding down on a 117th Congress that began with rioters storming the Capitol, lawmakers in both chambers on Friday announced plans to take up bills that overhaul a 135-year-old law governing the counting of presidential electoral votes.

Tribune News Service · Sep 16, 2022

Panels in both chambers to take up presidential elector overhauls - Roll Call

House and Senate committees both announced Friday they will take up bills to overhaul the Electoral Count Act.

Roll Call · Sep 16, 2022

What’s next for the January 6 committee?

With possibility of a Republican-led Congress on the horizon, panel probing US Capitol riot prepares for final push.

Al Jazeera · Sep 13, 2022