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(Not) spotted: House members at votes

Good morning, Early Birds. Mike Johnson has been speaker of the House for 278 days. That’s nine days longer than Kevin McCarthy, who only lasted 269 days before being ousted by Republicans last October. Send tips to [email protected]. Thanks for waking up with us. In today’s edition … Arizona is holding primaries today … Vice …

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WTO members reach digital trade deal to ban tariffs on data

TOKYO — World Trade Organization members negotiating rules on e-commerce agreed Friday to permanently ban tariffs on cross-border data transmissions. Japan, Australia and Singapore, which co-convened the talks, released the text agreed to by the 91 countries and regions participating in the WTO’s e-commerce rulemaking initiative. Source link WTO members reach digital trade deal to …

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Ken Paxton says House members trying to impeach him again

We’re testing using AI-powered tools to provide an audio version of this story. While this audio recording is machine-generated, the story was written by human journalists. Read more on our AI policy. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Attorney …

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Jim Jordan worries dozens of members may leave en masse over House Freedom Caucus civil war

A dramatic divide is erupting in the far-right House Freedom Caucus after the group voted to oust a third member in the span of a year. The ejection of Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, was led by allies of Chairman Bob Good, R-Va., Politico reported. Good recently lost a primary election for his district in Virginia – the …

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