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North Carolina GOP lawmakers override veto to strip power from Democratic officials

Republicans tuck new law into relief bill for Hurricane Helene as they attempt to shift state government control

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Author: Sam Levine

Did gerrymandering keep Republicans from a bigger majority? Absolutely not

Mike Johnson has an explanation for why the Republican majority is so thin – and it’s misleading and cynical

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Author: Guardian staff reporter

Is This How Democrats Win Back the Working Class?

Embracing populism could help the party build a lasting political coalition—if the Republicans don’t do it first.

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Author: Tyler Austin Harper

Despite public anger, NC legislators override Gov. Cooper’s veto of Helene bill

After an intense veto from the governor, continued protest and initial “no” votes from three Republicans, NC’s third Helene relief bill veto was overridden.

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Author: Sarah Gleason

Some Republicans fear a DOGE dilemma is setting in

As Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy make sweeping promises to cut $2 trillion dollars of federal spending, senior House Republicans have raised concerns with GOP leadership that efforts to cut wasteful federal spending will put the party on a collision course.

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Author: Annie Grayer, Pamela Brown

FBI director Christopher Wray will resign at the end of Biden presidency

Wray was expected to step down or face being sacked by Donald Trump, who wants Kash Patel to run the agency

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Author: @ChrisJStein

Analysis | What Republicans really think about Trump cabinet nominees’ chances

In today’s edition … Biden administration uses final weeks to make regulatory additions … Financial technology leaders lobby Trump for pro-fintech regulators.

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Author: Leigh Ann CaldwellPatrick SvitekAlec Dent

Blinken to testify in Congress on Afghanistan weeks before his term ends

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will testify to a Republican-led House of Representatives committee on Wednesday on the August 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending a long dispute with the panel weeks before the end of his term.

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Author: Patricia Zengerle

House Republicans, Blinken Clash in Showdown Over Afghanistan Outcome

Republican House members lambasted Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan as the top US diplomat testified Wednesday in a long-delayed appearance before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

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Author: Iain Marlow