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The Texas Tribune reports: In a bizarre micro-scandal that some have dubbed “GrubGate,” a former congresswoman who is running for her old seat in South Texas is being accused of routinely stealing photos of Mexican food from other social media accounts and passing them off as her own cooking. On Tuesday, Mayra Flores, the first Mexican-born woman to serve in …

The Messenger reports: The House Homeland Security Committee is formally moving forward with the impeachment of Department of Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with proceedings set to begin on Jan. 10, according to a report from Punchbowl News. After the conclusion of their December investigation, Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green, R-Tenn., told Punchbowl that House Republicans have uncovered enough evidence …

Harrisburg’s ABC affiliate reports: A lawsuit has been filed in Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court to remove Republican U.S. House Representative Scott Perry from the 2024 ballot due to the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause. The lawsuit, which was filed on January 2 by Harrisburg-area activist and former congressional candidate Gene Stilp, calls for Pennsylvania’s Secretary of State Al Schmidt to remove Perry …

Youngstown’s NBC affiliate reports: Valley Congressman and incoming Youngstown State University President Bill Johnson will begin his new job as YSU President beginning January 22. According to a message sent out to YSU’s community by Trustee Chairman Michael Peterson, Johnson has submitted his resignation from Congress on Tuesday and his term as Congressman will end January 21 with him taking …

Fox News reports: Fox News Digital has learned that House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., is endorsing Trump, the leading GOP candidate, for president. “When Donald Trump was President, American workers and families were thriving,” Scalise said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital. “In Joe Biden’s America, our communities aren’t safe,” Scalise said. Scalise said, “American families and …

“We have to shut down the Hollywood elites who are trying to buy my current district. There has been close to $10 million poured into this district to buy this seat. Colorado’s 3rd District is not for sale. But with my announcement running in the 4th District, that shut down the dark money that was flowing into our district. “They …

“I’ve just come to the conclusion this is the new COVID for 2024. In 2020, they had us locked down. We couldn’t get out and vote. We could do all this absentee voting. Everything was built around fear. So now the new fear and what the Democrat Party is trying to do here is to tear Trump down and say …

Politico reports: California Assembly member Vince Fong’s congressional hopes remain alive after a judge ruled Thursday he could proceed as a candidate to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). The ruling by Superior Court Judge Shelleyanne W.L. Chang caps off a chaotic start in the race to succeed the former House speaker. The decision rejects the argument by California Secretary of …

The Hill reports: Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) issued a warning to states moving to keep former President Trump off the presidential ballot, saying the House of Representatives has the final say over whether electors from those states are certified on Jan. 6, 2025. “Maine, Colorado, and other states that might try to bureaucratically deny ballot access to any Republican nominee …

“I bought two apples the other day in DC. Now, I know that’s the most expensive place in the world to buy groceries. Two apples in DC were $5.72 for those two apples. Now, I don’t know when the last time Joe Biden has been grocery shopping. but I suggest that he get out of his little penthouse up there …

The Hill reports: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Thursday he tested positive for COVID-19, amid a nationwide spike in infections. The 82-year-old Sanders, said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, he was experiencing “minimal” symptoms and will continue to isolate while working from his home in Vermont. The U.S. is seeing elevated levels of respiratory illness this …

Reuters reports: A federal judge in Georgia on Thursday upheld a Republican-drawn congressional map, rejecting arguments from voting rights groups and Democrats that the latest district lines illegally diluted the voting power of minority residents near Atlanta. The decision from U.S. District Judge Steve Jones likely ensures that Republicans will maintain their 9-5 advantage among the state’s 14 seats in …

The Denver Post reports: In a true Colorado political surprise, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert announced Wednesday night that she will abandon the congressional district she has represented for nearly three years — and seek her party’s nomination in 2024 on the other end of the state. Boebert said she will run to represent Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, vying to succeed …

NBC News reports: The Democratic-aligned House Majority PAC is putting down $5.2 million in initial reservations for TV and digital ads to try to win the House special election to replace the expelled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., the group told NBC News. The group said it will spend $3.7 million on TV and $1.5 million on digital platforms, along with …

The Messenger reports: After Kevin McCarthy’s historic removal from the speakership in October, many of the California Republican’s allies vowed not to support a replacement speaker unless they agreed to defang the procedural tool used to oust him. They eventually rallied around Mike Johnson, a conservative Republican from Louisiana, without him committing to changing the motion to vacate. But two …

The Messenger reports: A Republican congressional candidate expressed regret after posting an image of a Christmas tree decorated with ornaments showing Democrats in nooses. The image shared by former West Virginia state lawmaker Derrick Evans, which was quickly deleted, showed tiny versions of politicians like President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Barack Obama, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, …

The Insider reports: Lauren Boebert is facing a brutal and very expensive reelection fight in 2024. The lightning-rod Republican congresswoman from Colorado’s 3rd district’s main Democratic challenger, Adam Frisch, has been raking in jaw-dropping amounts of campaign cash. According to FEC data, Frisch’s campaign has raised over $7.7 million so far, making him one of the top fundraisers in the …

Bloomberg Law reports: Former US Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) won an appeal to vacate his convictions for making false statements to federal investigators after the Ninth Circuit said Tuesday that he shouldn’t have been tried in Los Angeles. The alleged false statements were made during in-person interviews in Nebraska and Washington, D.C. A jury found Fortenberry guilty of one count …

“I’m going to tell you that I think it was one of the most pathetic Christmas greetings I’ve heard when a former president of the United States who wants to return tells people on Christmas Day that they can rot in hell.  “After he went after me, quite frankly, there were men outside of my house with assault weapons and …

“We have brave men and women of Border Patrol who are down there ready, willing and able, who want to enforce our laws, who want to fight for our country. And instead, as you point out, they’re being assigned tasks like passing out blankets and working as travel agents to just bring people into this country. “We don’t know who …