Politics

The Washington Post reports: Liz Cheney, one of the most vociferous critics of Donald Trump in the Republican Party, says she is weighing whether to mount her own third-party candidacy for the White House, as she vows to do “whatever it takes” to prevent the former president from returning to office. “Several years ago, I would not have contemplated a …

The Associated Press reports: Arkansas election officials on Monday said online news personality Cenk Uygur, who was born in Turkey, can’t appear on the state’s Democratic presidential primary ballot next year. The determination comes weeks after Uygur proclaimed that he had become the first naturalized citizen on a presidential ballot after filing paperwork with the state and the Arkansas Democratic …

Gothamist reports: New Jersey transportation officials have posted quirky, holiday-themed highway safety warnings for drivers, even though the federal government ordered the state to remove similar signs last year. “Only Rudolph should be lit, drive high get DUI,” one of this year’s digital signs reads. “Reckless drivers are worse than fruitcake,” says another. In 2022, the Federal Highway Administration told …

“He’s going to go on trial the day before Super Tuesday. I believe he’s going to be convicted in that January 6th trial in Washington, D.C., predominantly because Mark Meadows, as you know, has signed an agreement — his former chief of staff, one of the founders of the Freedom Caucus — is going to testify against him! He’s going …

Axios reports: A House Republican on Monday introduced legislation barring lawmakers who are expelled from Congress from receiving congressional pensions. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) announced the Congressional Pension Accountability Act at a press conference on Monday morning. Nunn was among the more than 100 Republicans who voted to expel former Rep. George Santos following the release of a bombshell House …

The Hill reports: A case to determine how much ex-New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani owes two Georgia poll workers for falsely claiming they helped steal the election from former President Trump will be heard and decided by a jury, a Washington, D.C., federal judge ruled late Sunday. In a sharply worded ruling, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell denied Giuliani’s …

The New York Times reports: Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota, the wealthy former software executive who entered the presidential campaign in June hoping a back-to-basics appeal on the economy would propel him forward, dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination on Monday. Though his personal fortune could keep his campaign afloat, Mr. Burgum’s mild demeanor and resolute …

The New York Post reports: The Democratic Party by mid-week will nominate a candidate to run in the special election early next year to replace expelled serial liar and criminal defendant Rep. George Santos — and it’s all but certain to be former Congressman Tom Suozzi, sources said Sunday. State Democratic Democratic Party Chairman and Nassau County leader Jay Jacobs …

Fox News reports: GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy said that although George Santos appears to be “insane and a pathological liar,” expelling the disgraced Republican from Congress at this stage “was wrong.” Ramasawmy argued that Santos’s future in Congress should have been decided by the voters during next year’s election – or by his colleagues in the House only in …

Axios reports: Republicans on a House oversight panel will investigate the Food and Drug Administration’s handling of a common decongestant ingredient that the agency recently concluded was ineffective, the committee told Axios first. Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), chairwoman of the House Oversight subcommittee on health care and financial services, in a letter being sent today will request a briefing with …

The Messenger reports: Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., is predicting Republicans will move to expel Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., after George Santos got the boot from Congress. “With Santos gone, you’re hearing it here first: the next GOP member to leave Congress” will be Kevin McCarthy, Swalwell posted to X. “No way he stays. A guy who kidney punches his colleagues …

The Associated Press reports: A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested in a long-running FBI counterintelligence investigation, accused of secretly serving as an agent of Cuba’s government, The Associated Press has learned. Manuel Rocha, 73, was arrested in Miami on Friday on a criminal complaint and more details about the case are expected …

Florida Politics reports: Florida’s Governor continues to flesh out the seemingly unlikely scenario of a Bahamian attack on the United States, saying it wouldn’t take long to make residents of the island archipelago regret it. “If people were firing rockets from the Bahamas into like Fort Lauderdale, we would never allow that. I mean, we would flatten them. Within like …

“He’s so naïve. I mean, I just lost all confidence in this guy. How about focusing on protecting our soldiers, men and women in Syria and Iraq? Strategic defeat would be inflaming the Palestinians? They’re already inflamed. They’re taught from the time they’re born to hate the Jews and to kill them. They’re taught math: If you have 10 Jews …

NBC News reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he would replace Obamacare with a “better plan” — part of an interview in which he criticized former President Donald Trump for failing to deliver on numerous policy promises during his term in the White House, including frequent pledges to replace the health care law. “Obamacare …

“Our willingness to self-mutilate on these things really impairs our ability to get the job done. Let’s do the math here, Charlie. We have a four vote majority, right? Now we’ve kicked out George Santos, we have a three vote majority. “Congressman Bill Johnson of Ohio has taken a college university presidency. That knocks us down to two and I …

Politico reports: The chief super PAC supporting Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, Never Back Down, has fired its interim chief executive officer after less than two weeks. It was the latest in a series of shake-ups as tumult has continued to disrupt the super PAC for weeks. Never Back Down fired Kristin Davison on Friday for unspecified “management and personnel …

Politico reports: Tensions between Ron DeSantis’ struggling presidential campaign and his allied super PAC are boiling over, with the campaign losing confidence in Never Back Down’s leadership and ability to orchestrate a TV advertising campaign, according to two people close to the Florida governor. The criticism comes amid mounting questions about the strength of DeSantis’ campaign, and that of Never …

“Where do you even start with this, right? It’s 2023, I guess 2022 when the book came out. And we’re still talking about people this way? Based on who they are and who they love? America, most of America, at least, has moved on from this kind of thing. “And what’s obnoxious is the idea that you can be coming …

The Messenger reports: Donald Trump’s presidential campaign managers Friday accused an Oklahoma Republican of misusing the former president’s image and tricking donors in an online fundraising scheme that uses a photo of the Trump family without authorization. “Your appeal goes so far as to mislead those who received the solicitation into thinking their donation would help President Trump and his …