State Rep. Tricia Cotham has changed her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, giving the GOP a supermajority in the state House. This switch will give Republicans the ability to override any veto from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, and Cotham is now open to restricting abortion care in North Carolina. This decision could have major implications for the state's political landscape.
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Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree in a Manhattan court on Tuesday. In response, Trump urged Republicans in Congress to "defund" federal law enforcement, and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of seeking to interfere in the elections. If convicted, Trump could face up to four years in prison, with the trial expected to begin in the fall.
Tennessee Republicans have proposed a resolution to expel three Democratic state representatives from the House of Representatives for their role in a gun control protest at the Capitol last Thursday. The resolution has been met with strong opposition from Democrats and gun control advocates, and if passed, would be the first time in the state’s history that a lawmaker has been expelled from the House. The resolution is expected to be taken up by the House Rules Committee on Tuesday, where it will be debated and voted on.
Former President Donald Trump was indicted by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday, prompting a response from Republican lawmakers who criticized the decision as a politically-motivated "witch-hunt". Trump has yet to comment on the indictment, but he is entitled to challenge the charges in court and avail himself of all processes and protections that New York State’s criminal procedure affords. The indictment has sparked a heated debate among lawmakers, with the outcome of the case yet to be seen.
The Manhattan District Attorney's office has accused three House GOP chairmen of attempting to interfere in its investigation of former President Donald Trump. The office's general counsel Leslie B. Dubeck criticized the chairmen for collaborating with Trump's efforts to "vilify and denigrate" the justice system. The letter also rebuffed the chairmen's request for testimony and documents, defending the grand jury's vote to indict the former president and saying the request would interfere in the criminal case. The District Attorney's office is not willing to be swayed by political pressure from House Republicans in its investigation of Trump.
The Florida Senate has passed a bill that would repeal a law requiring a unanimous jury recommendation for the death penalty in response to the life sentence handed to the Parkland shooter. The bill would allow the death penalty with a jury recommendation of at least 8-4 in favor of execution and also includes a measure to scrap existing requirements for concealed weapons permits. The bill has been met with mixed reactions from the public and will now move to the House for further consideration.
Prominent Republicans, including House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, have denounced the indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney as a politically motivated attack. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has vowed to hold the DA accountable for his "unprecedented abuse of power" and the indictment has sparked a heated debate over the use of government power to target political opponents. Trump and his supporters maintain that the indictment is part of a "witch hunt" against him.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has announced that House Republicans are prepared to pass their own debt ceiling bill if President Joe Biden does not agree to negotiate with them. McCarthy proposed a borrowing limit extension with provisions to cut and cap discretionary spending, recapture unspent Covid relief funds, and introduce new work requirements for federal benefits. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) jokingly asked what McCarthy would bring to the White House for lunch, to which he replied he would bring lunch.