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From the world’s most famous liar: The latest pleading from Special Counsel Robert Durham provides indisputable evidence that my campaign and presidency were spied on by operatives paid by the Hillary Clinton Campaign in an effort to develop a completely fabricated connection to Russia. This is a scandal far greater in scope and magnitude than Watergate, and those who were …

“I would absolutely welcome a similar pronouncement of protest in our nation’s capitol by truckers and anyone who wants their freedoms back. “People are fed up with these overbearing, overburdening regulations that are not based in science. The science has not changed, but the polling has changed. “And we’re seeing outrage and we’re seeing people from all walks of life …

The Kansas City Star reports: Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley gave his backing on Saturday to Rep. Vicky Hartzler’s campaign to join him in the U.S. Senate. At Missouri State Lincoln Days, an annual gathering of Republicans in the state, Hawley told reporters he settled on Hartzler because he thinks she’ll be a strong voice for Missouri. “It is my privilege …

The Raleigh News & Observer reports: U.S. Rep. Ted Budd called his House colleagues Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger “divisive” Wednesday and said their work on the Jan. 6 committee is getting in the way of “freedom-loving Americans.” Budd is currently seeking North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat in the 2022 election and is facing off against former Gov. Pat …

The Louisville Courier-Journal reports: In an interview Thursday with the Daily Signal, a conservative media site, the U.S. senator from Kentucky said “it’d be great” if the protests spread to Washington, D.C., when asked about his thoughts on the protests and how the nation’s capital would react if they spread south across the border. “The thing is, it wouldn’t shut …

Mediaite reports: The vast majority of Americans who voted for Donald Trump believe that Congress should not be able to reject the results of an election once they are certified by the states, according to a new poll. A CBS News/YouGov poll — conducted in January and flagged by CNN’s Harry Enten — found that 73% of Americans who voted …

First, here’s some background on the source of this utterly brilliant music video: Neo Magazin Royale is a German satirical late-night talk show hosted by Jan Böhmermann. Produced in Cologne, it has been aired weekly on the ZDFneo channel since 31 October 2013. The show is made up of recurring segments that are either in-studio pieces moderated by Böhmermann (which …

Political Flare reports: Lauren Boebert is not offended to be named “hottest woman in Congress,” which was clearly handed out by a MAGA group because liberals don’t give out awards to the “hottest” women. AOC could be a model and yet we love her because she fights for the poor and seems fearless, not because she is pretty. We also …

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports: A rural Nevada county has renamed its justice complex after former President Donald J. Trump. About 50 people attended the formal dedication of the Donald J. Trump Justice Complex in Yerington on Saturday, Lyon County Manager Jeff Page said. The complex, which opened in 2013, houses the sheriff’s office, jail, Third Judicial District Court and …

Mediaite reports: A Republican candidate for attorney general in Minnesota bragged that people on her staff “were participants in January 6th” and called the Capitol rioters “heroes.” Lynne Torgerson is running to secure the GOP nomination on a very pro-insurrection platform. In a clip from a forum on Jan. 25 that was flagged by Heartland Signal on Thursday, she claimed …

The Washington Post reports: Spurned by Donald Trump, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) traveled to New York on Thursday and stood on the sidewalk across from Trump Tower to pledge her fidelity to the former president — and warn against backing her primary rival. On Wednesday, Trump endorsed Katie Arrington, who is challenging Mace in the Charleston-based 1st Congressional District. Standing …

The Associated Press reports: The Florida Supreme Court told Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday it will not answer his question on whether a Black congressman’s district is unconstitutional. DeSantis has interjected himself into the once-a-decade process of drawing new congressional maps, something highly unusual for a governor to do. The House and Senate have considered maps that largely left …

The Huffington Post reports: The Oklahoma Legislature started its 2022 session this week with a slew of anti-abortion bills, which isn’t uncommon. “This is my 12th year in the legislature now, and it feels like every year we go through this,” said Oklahoma House Minority Leader Emily Virgin (D). But this year’s anti-abortion bills ― 11 were pre-filed before the …

Yahoo News reports: Arizona Senate candidate Jim Lamon’s campaign released a Super Bowl ad on Thursday depicting him in armed “showdown” with Democratic leaders including incumbent Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly (D). The 30-second ad features actors depicting Kelly, President Biden, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). “The good people of Arizona have had enough of you, it’s time for a showdown,” …

The Washington Post reports: A top deputy overseeing election issues for Virginia’s new Republican attorney general resigned Thursday after The Washington Post questioned the office about Facebook posts she had made praising Jan. 6, 2021, rioters and falsely claiming Donald Trump won the 2020 election. Former deputy attorney general Monique Miles also espoused unfounded conspiracy theories about voter fraud and …

The Miami Herald reports: The son of U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez was arrested Wednesday after police say he slapped a Miami city commissioner earlier in the day at Morton’s Steakhouse in Coral Gables. What triggered the spat, the latest episode in the long-running telenovela of Miami politics, was not immediately clear. But the two men involved — Miami commissioner Alex …

The Insider reports: A Texas House of Representatives candidate and former teacher was recorded at a forum complaining that she couldn’t let “kids laugh at” transgender classmates. Shelley Luther, a salon owner and former school Spanish teacher who is running to represent Texas House District 62 in northeast Texas, was recorded by the Houston Chronicle while speaking at a candidate …

Houston’s ABC News affiliate reports: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he launched an investigation into GoFundMe over what he calls potential violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. “GoFundMe’s response to an anti-mandate, pro-liberty movement should ring alarm bells to anyone using the donation platform and, more broadly, any American wanting to protect their constitutional rights,” Paxton said …

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis says podcast host Joe Rogan shouldn’t apologize for his past comments. The defense comes as the controversial pundit has apologized for racially insensitive comments that included him using the N-word. “No, he shouldn’t have apologized,” the Florida Governor told Fox News. “I mean, you see what happens? The mob will come after people, and …

New York Magazine reports: Have you ever heard two unfamiliar words, and assumed they’re different pronunciations of the same word? It has happened to all of us at some point. For most of us, though, it has not happened with a word like “Gestapo,” which is a very well-known term in politics and history. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, in the …