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Alabama

House Republicans are making a gamble with a possible Jim Jordan speakership | #elections | #alabama

CNN — If House Republicans elect hard-charging Jim Jordan as speaker on Tuesday, they will be picking an election denier who is known for working to shut down the government rather than running it. The party would be ending its two-week speakership debacle, but it’d be elevating a ringleader in former President Donald Trump’s attempt […]

Alaska

43 Senate Republicans vow to oppose debt ceiling increase without spending cuts | #alaska | #politics

CNN — All but six Senate Republicans on Saturday vowed to oppose raising the debt ceiling “without substantive spending and budget reforms,” backing up House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s position. The group of 43 Republican senators, led by Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, said they are “united behind the House Republican conference in support of spending […]

Alabama

Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell on collision course | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

CNN — House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy took to Fox News primetime last week and dinged his counterpart across the Capitol: Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell. Republicans are “wrong” if they want to cut a year-end spending deal with Democrats, McCarthy told Fox News host Laura Ingraham, saying they should instead punt the issue until […]

Alabama

Congress has so much to do before Christmas | #elections | #alabama

A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — It is the most productive time of year on Capitol Hill – after the election and before Republicans take over the House of Representatives – when the current Congress tries to […]

Alabama

Congress faces looming government shutdown deadline at end of the week | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

CNN — Lawmakers face a Friday at midnight deadline when government funding is set to expire – and the House and Senate will likely have to pass a short-term extension to avert a shutdown at the end of the week, which would give negotiators more time to try to secure a broader full-year funding deal. […]

Mayor

Mayor Eric Adams could be New York Democrats’ fall guy for potential big midterm losses

CNN — Democratic officials and strategists in New York tell CNN they are bracing for what could be stunning losses in the governor’s race and in contests for as many as four US House seats largely in the suburbs. With crime dominating the headlines and the airwaves, multiple Democrats watching these races closely are pointing […]

Alaska

Obamacare premiums rise for 2023, but enhanced subsidies will protect most enrollees | #alaska | #politics

CNN — After four straight years of premium declines, Affordable Care Act policies will be more costly in 2023. However, most enrollees won’t feel the increase thanks to enhanced federal subsidies that congressional Democrats were able to extend. The average monthly premium for the benchmark silver plan in 2023 will rise by 4% in the […]

Alabama

Congress moves closer to funding government after Manchin drops plan following GOP backlash | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

CNN — Senate Democrats on Tuesday cleared the way for a key vote to take up a government funding extension to succeed after West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin dropped a request to include in the stop-gap bill a controversial proposal on permitting reform that had come under sharp criticism from Republicans and liberals. The vote […]

City Council

Austin City Council approves resolution to encourage raising minimum age for purchasing AR-15 style weapons | #citycouncil

CNN — The city council in Texas’ capital approved a resolution to explore raising the age for purchasing AR-15-style rifles and other semi-automatic weapons from 18 to 21 during a meeting Thursday. The resolution directs Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk to “explore every option” to would allow the city to restrict the sale of such […]