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  • Texas campaign donations drawing national spotlight

    The Dallas Morning News, Syndicated content|Updated Oct 14, 2022

    AUSTIN, Texas — What used to be a novelty has now become commonplace in Texas politics – the $1 million check. In the past 16 months, Gov. Greg Abbott’s received six such donations. His Democratic challenger, Beto O’Rourke, pulled down four $1 million checks in seven months. The rush of seven-figure checks demonstrates the no-limits nature of the state’s campaign finance laws and a growing national spotlight on Texas, experts say. Texas is one of 11 states that don’t limit individuals’ campaign contributions in races for sta...

  • Jan. 6 committee votes to subpoena Trump

    Sarah D Wire Los Angeles Times, Syndicated content|Updated Oct 13, 2022

    WASHINGTON — The Jan. 6 House select committee unanimously voted Thursday to issue a subpoena to former President Trump, capping off what could be its final hearing by laying out the case that Trump was premeditated in his attempts to overturn the 2020 election. “The committee needs to do everything in our power to tell the most complete story possible and present recommendations to help ensure nothing like January 6 ever happens again. We need to be fair and thorough and gain a full context for the evidence we’ve seen but t...

  • Lujan Grisham, Ronchetti trade barbs in final debate

    Daniel J. Chacon The Santa Fe New Mexican, Syndicated content|Updated Oct 13, 2022

    Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and her Republican rival Mark Ronchetti duked it out during a heated one-hour televised debate Wednesday, clashing on crime, abortion and other key issues while hurling insults at each other. Ronchetti accused the governor of making "a blizzard of excuses" for her failed policies, while Lujan Grisham cast the former television weatherman as an inexperienced "TV personality" whose only real plan is to ban abortion in New Mexico. The governor's race debate, sponsored by KOAT-TV, the...