The Holland Sentinel reports: The Satanic Temple of West Michigan announced in March they’d been scheduled to give the meeting’s prayer April 23. The meeting drew one of the largest crowds the board has seen since Ottawa Impact commissioners took office in January 2023. Hundreds gathered in the lobby and in front of the Fillmore Complex. Many stood in small …

The Hill reports: A group of Democratic governors mocked Gov. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) on social media after a passage from her upcoming book entered the spotlight over a story about killing her family dog. The Democrats responded to the news by posting photos of their favorite pets on social media and encouraging others to follow suit. The Democratic National Committee …

The New York Times reports: The Biden administration announced expansive new protections on Friday for gay and transgender medical patients, prohibiting federally funded health providers and insurers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The new rule reverses a policy instituted by the Trump administration and helps to fulfill part of President Biden’s vow to restore …

Law & Crime reports: The brother and sister-in-law of former Trump national security adviser and retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn lost out in their attempt to sue CNN over a 2021 segment on QAnon, a report that showed a video of several Flynn family members saying the “Where we go one, we go all” slogan known to be associated with …

Raw Story reports: Republicans’ newest cash-grab effort involves a Donald Trump running mate hopeful and her tale of shooting dead the family dog. The National Republican Congressional Committee Friday sent out an email alert hawking signed copies of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s forthcoming memoir, “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America …

Mediaite reports: A Trump fan told CNN correspondent Donie O’Sullivan to “R-E-A-D the Constitution” when he told her God isn’t mentioned in the Constitution” — which it is not. O’Sullivan specializes in reporting on the fringes of the conservative and pro-Trump movement, and frequently finds himself on the receiving end of some stunning quotes. On Sunday’s The Whole Story with …

NBC News reports: Former Rep. Peter Meijer, who lost his House seat after voting to impeach then-President Donald Trump, has dropped out of a crowded Republican Senate primary in Michigan. “I got into this race because I believed I had the strongest chance of winning in November to work to right this ship and reverse trendlines that have only gotten …

Last night Trump attacked RFK in three successive posts: RFK Jr. is a Democrat “Plant,” a Radical Left Liberal who’s been put in place in order to help Crooked Joe Biden, the Worst President in the History of the United States, get Re-Elected. A Vote for Junior’ would essentially be a WASTED PROTEST VOTE, that could swing either way, but …

CNN reports: Barr made the nonchalant admission Friday during a CNN interview when anchor Kaitlan Collins mentioned former Trump White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin claiming that Barr was present in the summer of 2020 when Trump suggested that an unknown White House leaker should be executed. “I remember him being very mad about that. I actually don’t remember …

Washington DC’s CBS affiliate reports: A federal judge sentenced the Utah man who filmed the fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6, 2021, to six years in prison Friday for instigating the mob against police. John Earle Sullivan, 29, was convicted in November of five felonies and two misdemeanor charges for obstructing the joint session of Congress, civil disorder …

The Guardian reports: The plan to break up NOAA is laid out in the Project 2025 document written by more than 350 right wingers and helmed by the Heritage Foundation. Called the Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, it is meant to guide the first 180 days of presidency for an incoming Republican president. The document bears the fingerprints of …

Orlando’s ABC affiliate reports: U.S. Rep. Bill Posey announced Friday night that he is retiring after 16 years in Congress. The 76-year-old has held the seat for Florida’s 8th congressional district since 2008. Posey told Channel 9 that he is leaving Congress because of “circumstances beyond my control.” He has endorsed former Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos — a fellow …

The New Times Times reports: The Republican Party sent a letter to the Secret Service on Friday urging the police agency to keep protesters farther away from the venue for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July. The three-page letter, signed by Todd R. Steggerda, counsel to the Republican National Committee, objected to the placement of an area where …

Variety reports: A documentary about Kevin Spacey that was first announced prior to him being acquitted of multiple sexual offenses in the U.K. last year is now complete, with Variety able to reveal details, a first-look trailer, release dates and a multi-territory deal — including for the U.S. — with Warner Bros. Discovery. The two-part series “Spacey Unmasked,” first commissioned …

“It’s not about a stigma, it’s called manners. You don’t want to smell bad around other people. Showers are terrible for you. They’re awful. I take showers if I’m going to be around people. But what if you live on a farm? If you live in on a farm, you don’t have to take showers. Showers are terrible for you.” …

“What’s going to make my year next year is when President Trump appoints Mark Paoletta or Jeff Clark as the Attorney General and the other one can take the White House Counsel job. And John Sauer is President Trump’s Solicitor General. And John Eastman is going to run the Office of Legal Counsel. And Your Excellency, Viceroy and Gov. General …

Mediaite has the transcript: RAYMOND ARROYO: Mr. Kennedy, you are polling, amazingly, at 26% in Michigan, and this has scared not only the Biden campaign, the Trump campaign has started a new website, “Radical F***ing Kennedy.” That’s the name of the web site. Yet, you maintain, that they approached you about being President Trump’s vice president. They say that didn’t …

The New York Times reports: Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota on Friday defended a story included in her forthcoming biography in which she describes killing a family dog on their farm, to her daughter’s distress — a grisly anecdote that instantly drew criticism from a number of political opponents. Ms. Noem, a Republican who is widely seen as a …

Raw Story reports: Former President Donald Trump’s attorney Alina Habba appeared to slip up in an interview on Fox News, complaining that it’s not fair Trump should be criminally tried with a jury from a “blue state” like Manhattan. “He should win, if he’s given a fair jury, if he’s given a fair court,” said Habba, who previously defended Trump …

The legendary Divine Miss M, Bette Midler, has collaborated with the progressive site The Meidas Touch on a new jingle promoting a fragrance called Eau de Trump. Perhaps no celebrity other than Rosie O’Donnell has been attacked more frequently by Trump and he will likely find it impossible to resist reacting. As the disclaimer warns at the end of the …