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Editorial: Stop dithering on $52 billion CHIPS Act

Get your act together, Congress.

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Biden officials press Congress on chips bill as progress stalls

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Biden officials press Congress on chips bill as progress stalls

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration and congressional Democrats are trying to break a deadlock on legislation aimed at enhancing U.S. competitiveness with China and boosting the domestic semiconductor industry, which has been stalled since Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell threatened to scuttle the bill.

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Start now to take back U.S. Supreme Court

Taking the Court back from the extremists who now control it will be a long-term project. It starts with this year’s elections.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden administration wants Congress to "cleave off" CHIPS funding and pass standalone bill

Negotiations on a broader China competition bill have been frozen.

Axios

No easy options as pressure to pass chips funding bill grows - Roll Call

Bipartisan interest in moving a package of semiconductor manufacturing incentives outside of a stalled conference committee is growing.

Roll Call

Dems stress national security as computer chips bill stalls

The Biden administration and Democrats are warning of dire consequences if Congress fails to act on computer chips legislation

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Senate GOP pitches options for stalled competition bill - Roll Call

McConnell floats having House pass Senate version or moving $52 billion for semiconductor subsidies separately.

Roll Call

DNC ads warn voters that GOP wants nationwide abortion ban

The Democratic National Committee is launching a digital ad campaign to energize its voters after last month’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade

The Independent UK

Biden’s economic plan hits crunch time, now with Manchin as ally

Crunch time has finally arrived for President Joe Biden’s economic agenda as congressional Democrats scramble for a deal on a slimmed-down version of what was once a multi-trillion-dollar overhaul of domestic policy.

Tribune News Service

Tim Ryan vows to hang McConnell's semiconductor gamble "around J.D. Vance's neck"

The uncertain fate of the China competition bill is a worry for Ohio workers and candidates.

Axios

Greitens fans shrug off scandals threatening GOP Senate seat

Eric Greitens resigned as Missouri governor in 2018 amid criminal charges and legislative investigations

The Independent UK

Biden planned to pick Thomas-style judge

Biden reportedly agreed to nominate anti-abortion lawyer Chad Meredith in deal with Mitch McConnell

Salon

Crunch time for the Democratic agenda - Roll Call

The CQ Budget podcast examines Senate Democrats’ options for passing reconciliation and bipartisan chip manufacturing bills before recess.

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McClatchy Washington Bureau

McConnell briefly floated a national abortion ban. Democrats have seized on that.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell’s suggestion that Republicans could pursue federal legislation to ban abortion everywhere has supplied potent political ammunition to Democrats’ midterm campaign strategy.

Axios

Dems weigh jamming McConnell on China bill by undercutting hostage threat

McConnell is trying to force a choice between the bipartisan legislation and a Democrat-only reconciliation package.

The Conversation

Gun reform finally passed Congress after almost three decades of failure – what changed?

Gun control legislation almost never passes Congress, even when there is widespread public support for action in the wake of mass shootings such as those in Buffalo and Uvalde.

Roll Call

Trump-backed Masters wants to join Senate ‘America First Caucus’

From investigating Fauci and Zuckerberg to battling McConnell and Biden, Arizona GOP Senate candidate Blake Masters has plans if he wins.

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For chips and budget packages, Democrats face choices

Much of official Washington and interested observers outside the Beltway have been attempting to parse Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s bombshell last Thursday that appeared to drive a stake into bipartisan talks to pass a package of domestic semiconductor manufacturing incentives this summer.

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McConnell says gun rights not ‘core of the problem’ after Highland Park mass shooting

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that easy access to guns is not the “core of the problem” after America suffered another mass shooting on the Fourth of July.

Los Angeles Times

Kamala Harris could break a record. Democrats wish she didn't have to

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is on pace to set an unusual record, breaking the most tie votes in the U.S. Senate.

The Independent UK

Mitch McConnell says Americans aren’t working because they are ‘flush’ at the moment

‘What we’ve got to hope is once they run out of money, they’ll start concluding it’s better to work than not to work’

Tribune News Service

Georgia Democrats rally against 'extremist' Supreme Court

DALTON, Ga. — Margaret Rhodes walked into a Democratic rally in a crowded North Georgia gym with an accessory: an aging abortion rights button she wore to show her disdain for the U.S. Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

Roll Call

For chips and budget packages, Democrats face choices - Roll Call

Possible pathways for Democratic leaders to salvage both the competitiveness bill and a skinnier version of a budget reconciliation package.

The Conversation

How the US Supreme Court has become right-wing, and do recent decisions give Democrats hope at the midterms?

The US Supreme Court’s annual term usually finishes at the end of June, so late June is when the most important decisions are likely to be announced.

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