GOP Senate candidate runs on school choice in New Mexico — where reading scores are dead last in the nation
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GOP Senate candidate runs on school choice in New Mexico — where reading scores are dead last in the nation

PHOENIX — Donald Trump’s unexpected rally in Albuquerque, NM, Thursday will bring added attention to the state’s under-the-radar Senate race — and hence to the under-the-radar issue of school choice. Republican hopeful Nella Domenici, daughter of the late Sen. Pete Domenici, is a businesswoman who with her husband runs the state’s…

GOP lawmakers demand USCIS fire employee who defended illegal immigration on social media
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GOP lawmakers demand USCIS fire employee who defended illegal immigration on social media

A group of Republican lawmakers led by Rep. Nancy Mace is demanding US Citizenship and Immigration Services fire an employee who cut videos and made other social media posts praising illegal immigrants. Mace (R-SC) and three other Republican reps alleged that posts from Wilson Osorio, an associate counsel at USCIS,…

Redistricting shakes up Georgia’s 6th Congressional
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Redistricting shakes up Georgia’s 6th Congressional

Following redistricting, Georgia’s 6th Congressional District is poised for a flip in its party representation. The district is represented by Republican Rich McCormick, who was first elected in 2022. Now he’s running to represent District 7, which is where Democrat Lucy McBath is the current representative. McBath is running in…

‘Nastiest country in the western hemisphere’ 
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‘Nastiest country in the western hemisphere’ 

The chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus informed lawmakers on Wednesday that he intends to file a resolution to censure Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) after the Louisiana Republican called Haitians “wild” and referred to their homeland as the “nastiest country in the western hemisphere.”  “Lol. These Haitians are wild. Eating…

House Rules Committee nixes vote on short-term spending bill 
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House Rules Committee nixes vote on short-term spending bill 

The House Rules Committee on Monday opted against voting on a short-term spending bill that would avert a government shutdown, setting the stage for a scenario in which House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will need to rely on Democrats to pass the contentious measure.  Johnson’s three month continuing resolution, which…

Rep. Anthony D’Esposito maintains he’s ‘upheld the highest ethical standards’ after report he gave alleged mistress K-per-month district office job
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Rep. Anthony D’Esposito maintains he’s ‘upheld the highest ethical standards’ after report he gave alleged mistress $2K-per-month district office job

Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY) maintained Monday that he has “upheld the highest ethical standards” after a report claimed the Long Island congressman hired an alleged mistress to work in his district office.  The New York Times reported that D’Esposito, 42, paid Devin Fass – the woman he was allegedly having…

FBI ‘stonewalling’ Trump attempted assassination task force, member says
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FBI ‘stonewalling’ Trump attempted assassination task force, member says

With few details still known about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the would-be assassin of former President Trump, one member of the House task force probing the assassination attempt is saying the FBI has not been forthcoming with their investigation. Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., a member of the Bipartisan Assassination Task Force, appeared on…

Republicans in hotly contested races almost unanimously support IVF availability
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Republicans in hotly contested races almost unanimously support IVF availability

PHOENIX — Democrats are seeking to make in-vitro fertilization an election issue, with Vice President Kamala Harris declaring during the presidential debate that “under Donald Trump’s abortion bans, couples who pray and dream of having a family are being denied IVF treatments.” But Republican candidates across the crucial swing states…

Swing-state Democrat intros Trump-inspired ‘No Tax on Tips’ bill in Congress
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Swing-state Democrat intros Trump-inspired ‘No Tax on Tips’ bill in Congress

LAS VEGAS — A swing-state Democrat has taken up Donald Trump’s “No Tax on Tips” idea, with Rep. Steven Horsford introducing legislation that would give federal income relief to tipped workers earning less than $112,500 yearly. The Tipped Income Protection and Support Act or TIPS Act grants a tax break to…

GOP, Dems react to would-be Trump assassination: Grateful but concerned
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GOP, Dems react to would-be Trump assassination: Grateful but concerned

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle breathed a sigh of relief that former President Donald Trump was safe after a second apparent assassination attempt in as many months — as the bipartisan task force investigating the July attack said it’s “deeply concerned about political violence.” Questions over Trump’s security…