State Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D) is suing the state of Montana, state House Speaker Matt Reiger (R) and state House Sergeant at Arms Bradley Murfitt regarding her censure. The House voted last week to censure Zephyr, one of the state's first openly transgender lawmakers, limiting her participation to voting on bills remotely. Zephyr's lawsuit says, "Representatives also are elected to use of the floor of the House to pursue their constituents' interests and views—using the platform provided by the People's House to educate and persuade their colleagues and the public through speech, debate, and lobbying." The lawsuit says her censure "extinguishes a vital part of the job her constituents elected her to do." The censure vote came after Zephyr said representatives who supported a measure banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth would have "blood on your hands" and following a protest at the capitol building after Zephyr was not allowed to participate in debate. Some House Republicans criticized Zephyr's language as "hateful" and "uncalled-for" and said she incited a disruption of the legislature's activities. The Hill's Brook Migdon notes Zephyr's censure "comes just over a month after Republicans in Oklahoma voted to censure Democratic Rep. Mauree Turner, the nation's first openly nonbinary state legislator, after Turner allowed a protestor at the capitol to use their office following an arrest." It also follows the expulsion of two Black legislators from the Tennessee House after a gun violence protest in the chamber. Local officials reappointed them as interim representatives. The lawmakers said they'll seek reelection in special elections. |
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- Two longtime Democratic officeholders — Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee — announced they won't run for reelection next year.
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A federal judge ruled that the Saucon Valley School District in Pennsylvania must allow the After School Satan Club to meet.
The Department of Health and Human Services is investigating two hospitals for allegedly violating federal law by not offering a woman with life-threatening complications an emergency abortion.
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DeSantis-appointed board countersues Disney
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The board Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) recently appointed to oversee Disney says it's suing the company after Disney sued the board last week. The saga started when Disney criticized a bill DeSantis supported and signed into law restricting classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation. DeSantis and the company have been fighting over whether the company maintains its authority over the district in which the park is located, with Disney suing the state last week alleging retaliation. The chair of DeSantis's appointed board, Martin Garcia, said Monday, "Disney sued us, we have no choice now but to respond." Read more about the countersuit here |
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Biden seeks to reassure amid First Republic failure
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Amid the third major bank failure in under two months, President Biden on Monday sought to reassure taxpayers and depositors: "Let me be very clear, all depositors are being protected, shareholders are losing their investments, and critically, taxpayers are not the ones who are on the hook," the president said. Regulators seized First Republic Bank and sold it to JPMorgan Chase. Chase and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation "together will cover the costs of losses on residential and commercial loans First Republic issued," The Hill's Alex Gangitano noted. Biden also said, "Going forward, I've called on Congress to give regulators the tools to hold bank executives accountable and I've called on regulators to strengthen regulations and supervision of large and regional banks." Read more on the bank collapse from The Hill here |
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SCOTUS to hear case on federal agencies' authority
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The Supreme Court will hear a case next term on Chevron deference, a doctrine that gives federal agencies authority to interpret ambiguous statutes related to agencies' actions so long as their interpretations are deemed reasonable. From The Hill's Zach Schonfeld: "Some of the high court's conservatives have raised concern about the precedent and how it has expanded the reach of agencies' authority." The specific case concerns a regulation from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Loper Bright Enterprises, a herring fishing company, argued in part that the NMFS had no authority to impose the regulation, while the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled in favor of the government based on Chevron. Read more here |
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McCarthy delivers speech to Israeli Knesset
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) led a bipartisan delegation to Israel and delivered a speech to the Israeli Knesset, in part emphasizing U.S. support for Israel "against Iran's regional aggression." |
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Most Americans think news media stoking political divides |
Something most Americans across political affiliations agree on: The media is increasing political division. "Broken down by party, 72 percent of Democrats, 81 percent of Republicans and 61 percent of independents said they think the news media is stoking the divisions," The Hill's Julia Mueller wrote. Click here for more on the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. |
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Increasing number of U.S. adults seeking mental health treatment
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The number of Americans seeking mental health treatment nearly doubled between 2004 and 2022, according to Gallup polling. The Hill's Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech wrote that the increase reflects "a historic recent decline in mental health but also an increase in virtual care access and a positive trend of destigmatization." Read more here |
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"How an 'Uncommon Table' can help bring our divided nation together" — Amy K. Dacey, executive director of the Sine Institute of Policy and Politics at American University and former head of the Democratic National Committee, and Janet Napolitano, professor of Public Policy, director of the Center for Security in Politics and former U.S. secretary of Homeland Security. (Read here) "SCOTUS: A 'Statement of Principles' is not a code of conduct" — Steven Lubet, the Williams Memorial Professor at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. (Read here) |
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554 days until the presidential election. |
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10 a.m.: The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on Supreme Court ethics reform. |
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