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January 09, 2023

National News:

Brooks and Capehart on the political chaos in the House

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the political fight in the House unlike any seen since the Civil War and the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/brooks-and-capehart-on-the-political-chaos-in-the-house?utm_source=PBS+NewsHour&utm_campaign=616ce73e83-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_09_16_05_40_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_47f99db221-616ce73e83-322578453

McCarthy elected House speaker in rowdy post-midnight vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot early Saturday, overcoming holdouts from his own ranks and floor tensions that boiled over after a chaotic week that tested the new GOP majority’s ability to govern.

https://apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-house-of-representatives-kevin-mccarthy-us-republican-party-0938c7358f41c83759246f8949ac7c15

Kevin McCarthy’s Job Just Got Harder

If Rep. Kevin McCarthy didn’t have a lucky number before, it’s surely 15 now. Just after midnight on Saturday morning, the House of Representatives finally vote…

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/kevin-mccarthys-job-just-got-harder/

Will Pete Buttigieg run for Senate now that Debbie Stabenow is retiring?

The internet is lighting up with speculation of a possible Pete Buttigieg Senate run now that a seat will open up...

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/01/will-pete-buttigieg-run-senate-now-debbie-stabenow-retiring/?utm_id=top_story&utm_term=headline&utm_content=usa&utm_source=LGBTQ+Nation+Subscribers&utm_campaign=ba198758d7-20230105_LGBTQ_Nation_Daily_Brief&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c4eab596bd-ba198758d7-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

State News:

Tennessee's third-grade reading assessment law is misguided – Tennessee Lookout

A Tennessee law, pushed by Republicans, to hold back third graders based on standardized tests to gauge reading is misguided.

https://tennesseelookout.com/2023/01/09/tennessees-third-grade-reading-assessment-law-is-misguided/

Local News:

We cleaned up Mecca Pike Saturday morning, Chuck Leman, Diane Leman, Melissa Kelly are in the picture with myself, not pictured are Briana Pagdon and Christopher Eaton who left early.  We are part of the Adopt - A - Highway program for Tennessee representing the McMinn Democrats.

The Arts:

Bill Freeman is Southern Progressive Newsletter

If you would like to support what news I bring to progressives in McMinn County, buy me a coffee so I will have the energy to keep on going.

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/calabash52M

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