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  Veteran Arkansas State Senator Jim Hendren leaves Republican Party to become independent

  Decision by Hendren, nephew of Governor Asa Hutchinson, sparks speculation about 2022 bid for governor ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com LITTLE ROCK (CFP) — Saying he…

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  Southern Republican U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, Richard Burr vote to convict Donald Trump

  All 5 Southern Democrats join unsuccessful effort to convict and disqualify Trump from future office ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor WASHINGTON (CFP) — U.S. Senators…

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  Alabama U.S. Senator Richard Shelby announces retirement

  Shelby’s departure will likely spark Republican primary battle to be his successor ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor WASHINGTON (CFP) — Saying that “for everything there…

• Texas U.S. Rep. Rob Wright dies after battle with COVID-19

  Arlington Republican’s death opens up a potentially competitive House seat ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor DALLAS (CFP) — Three months after being elected to a…

• U.S. House votes to strip Georgia U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of committee assignments

  Greene expresses regret for embracing conspiracy theories but does not address past support for violence against Democratic colleagues ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor WASHINGTON (CFP)…

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  Sarah Huckabee Sanders running for governor of Arkansas

  Former White House press secretary will face battle in competitive Republican primary ♦By Rich Shumate, ChickenFriedPolitics.com editor LITTLE ROCK (CFP) — Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who…