Crash Course: House GOP sets its top priority: Covering up for Donald Trump's crime spree

Yeah, the GOP is coming for Biden, but the new House majority's No. 1 job is shielding Trump from accountability [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlontOP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcjFld2cyejJ1eC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXlhM3V4ZTI5dGdXA3NwY0IKY7VP9r9j6lFna1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlontOP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvem9xaDhsb2I5ZS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXlhM3V4ZTI5dGcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY7VP9r9j6lFna1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). House GOP sets its top priority: Covering up for Donald Trump's crime spree Tradition dictates that the political party in charge of Congress signals its priorities to the American people in the very first bills it passes after convening. After the "blue wave" of 2018, the Democrats gained control of the House and [immediately passed the For the People Act](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlontOP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZWpkNTU5MnF0ZC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXlhM3V4ZTI5dGdXA3NwY0IKY7VP9r9j6lFna1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), meant to protect voting rights. In 2021, with a narrower majority, [Democrats passed the bill again](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlontOP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvczJmeHdwZ2JtZi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXlhM3V4ZTI5dGdXA3NwY0IKY7VP9r9j6lFna1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Sadly, both times the legislation collapsed in the Senate, a victim of the filibuster and the GOP's sweeping rejection of voting rights. Still, the message was sent and received: Democrats believe in extending and safeguarding the right to vote, unlike other parties that back a [certain fascist-flavored, orange-hued pseudo-billionaire](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlontOP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYms2ZnRzMDRpMS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXlhM3V4ZTI5dGcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY7VP9r9j6lFna1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). [Read the rest from Amanda Marcotte.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlontOP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaWQ2MWQydTRtOS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXlhM3V4ZTI5dGcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY7VP9r9j6lFna1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (David McNew/Getty Images) Is Dry January a little too dry for you? Why more people are opting for a "Damp January" The "Damp January" trend might seem like an excuse to not commit to full abstention from alcohol. But those who study the movement say it speaks to a bigger trend of people moving away from a perfectionist mindset that has too long permeated the health and wellness space — for example having to lose a certain number of pounds for a specific date, or intermittent fasting which controls how often and when a person eats. In other words, health trends that require a person to deny themselves of pleasure. 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Ron DeSantis is tripling-down on the culture war — and running hard toward 2024 With all the hoopla in Washington since the Republican House majority came to town, it's easy to forget that clown car is only performing in one ring of the GOP circus. Hard as it is to take your eyes off that show, it's also important to pay attention to some of the other acts in state houses around the country — and none is more riveting than what's going on down in the laboratory of anti-democracy known as Florida. 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Despite language in the state's new abortion ban that exempts people receiving abortions from liability, the attorney general's office said women could still face consequences under the state's "chemical endangerment of a child" statute. [Read the rest from Areeba Shah.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlontOP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvd3lobjNpbjRsMi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXlhM3V4ZTI5dGcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY7VP9r9j6lFna1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Alex Wong/Getty Images) [Unsubscribe from this list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlontOP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2lkPUAzNTQzOTUyVwNzcGNCCmO1T_a_Y-pRZ2tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Copyright © 2023 Crash Course, All rights reserved. 1000 N. 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