Politics

The Hill reports: Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) on Sunday said the House Oversight Committee will investigate about “40 or 50 different things” when Republicans take control of the House of Representatives next year. Comer, who will likely chair the panel when Republicans assume the majority, told NBC’s “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd that Republicans “have the capacity” for a …

“The Republicans, had they won the Senate, they would be bringing me before the committee that Rand Paul likely would be chairing. “That’s not going to happen because the Senate is not in the Republican control. But the Republican House has said that they’re going to – and that’s fine with me. “I’m very much in favor of legitimate oversight. …

The Arizona Republic reports: In the contract Turning Point USA executed for AmericaFest, the four-day convention scheduled for Dec. 17 in Phoenix, the nonprofit dedicated to free market and capitalistic principles asked for the city’s help in keeping competing organizations away. Turning Point USA asked the Phoenix Convention Center not to lease space to organizations it considered direct competitors in …

The Associated Press reports: State-level law enforcement units created after the 2020 presidential election to investigate voter fraud are looking into scattered complaints more than two weeks after the midterms but have provided no indication of systemic problems. That’s just what election experts had expected and led critics to suggest that the new units were more about politics than rooting …

The Washington Post reports: It followed them from Washington to their home in the Indianapolis suburbs. They felt it when he was exploring jobs in academia, where he would receive polite rejections from university officials who worried that someone who served in the administration of the former president would be badly received by their left-leaning student bodies. They felt it …

USA Today reports: Georgia voters are heading to the polls Saturday as the state’s runoff Senate election between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker nears in the coming weeks. Democrats will maintain control of the Senate through 2024 due to important wins in Nevada and Arizona, guaranteeing at least a 50-50 split. Democrats hold the majority in an even Senate thanks …

Politico reports: Gov. Gavin Newsom has won three elections in five years in America’s largest state, is apoplectic about his party’s messaging defects and follows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the right-wing media ecosystem with a zeal that would put some opposition researchers to shame. But Newsom wants the word to go forth: He’s not going to challenge President Biden …

Posted this afternoon to Sarah Palin’s Facebook page: *Official Press Release From Governor Sarah Palin* It’s an honor to run for office in my homestate, offering to serve the great people of Alaska! Congratulations to Rep. Mary Peltola and her family as this new chapter in their lives – and the life of Alaska – unfolds. Challenging Washington, DC’s status …

The Wall Street Journal reports: Republicans won enough seats during midterm elections to capture a slim majority in the House, but their ability to advance their agenda will face both practical and ideological challenges tied to such a historically small margin. With little wiggle room, party leaders will need the support of nearly every Republican to propel partisan legislation, giving …

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis cannot be compelled to testify in the federal case that suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren is making to be reinstated, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Warren’s case that his August suspension from office is a violation of his First Amendment rights that should be undone starts Tuesday in front of U.S. District …

The New York Times reports: Representative Mary Peltola, Democrat of Alaska and the first Alaska Native woman to serve in Congress, on Wednesday won a full term in the House, according to The Associated Press, holding back three conservative challengers. Ms. Peltola first won the seat in an August special election to finish the term of Representative Don Young, a …

The Hill reports: Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) on Wednesday congratulated Katie Hobbs (D) on her victory to succeed him after Republican nominee Kari Lake declined to concede the race. Hobbs was declared the winner of the high-profile gubernatorial race last week, and Ducey on Wednesday met with her and offered his full support to begin the transition amid GOP …

Axios reports: Georgia’s highest court on Wednesday denied the state GOP and national Republican groups’ attempt to stop in-person early voting on Saturday, Nov. 26 for the state’s high-profile Senate runoff. Driving the news: In an order Wednesday, all justices agreed to deny Republicans’ request to overturn two lower court rulings, which determined counties may in fact hold in-person early …

The Associated Press reports: The Georgia Supreme Court Wednesday reinstated the state’s ban on abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy. In a one-page order, the high court put a lower court ruling overturning the ban on hold while it considers an appeal. Abortion providers who had resumed performing the procedure past six weeks after the lower court ruling will …

Morning Consult reports: Former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign announcement appears to have been a dud, according to a new Morning Consult/Politico survey, which found his support against a hypothetical 2024 Republican field weakened a bit over the course of a week. According to the Nov. 18-20 survey, 45% of potential Republican primary voters said they would vote for Trump …

Reuters reports: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has challenged the election he lost last month to leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, arguing votes from some machines should be “invalidated” in a complaint that election authorities met with initial skepticism. Bolsonaro’s claim seems unlikely to get far, as Lula’s victory has been ratified by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) and …

Florida Politics reports: Paul Renner has been christened House Speaker as Republicans prepare for two years of conservative control over Florida’s legislative agenda. Taking the rostrum for the first time as Speaker on Tuesday, the Palm Coast Republican said his chamber is ready to deliver a bold agenda promoting economic strength and stymieing social movements in education and business. Renner’s …

The Daily Beast reports: One of the 20 Floridians arrested this summer for allegedly voting illegally in the 2020 election had his charges charges dropped by prosecutors on Tuesday, dealing yet another blow to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ increasingly shaky crusade against voter fraud in the state. Tony Patterson, 44, won’t be prosecuted because of “information received” from a supervisor of …

NPR reports: The former vice president met an NPR team at the law library of the Indiana state capitol: a fitting spot, both because he once served as the state’s governor and because upholding the law is now at the center of the story he has to tell. For part of the 42-minute conversation, Pence recounted the events of Jan. …

The New York Times reports: Rep. David Valadao, Republican of California, won re-election on Monday, according to The Associated Press, managing to survive politically after his vote to impeach former President Donald J. Trump, a move that cost some of his Republican colleagues their seats. Mr. Valadao defeated Rudy Salas, a Democratic state assemblyman, in a competitive district in the …