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“It happened on his watch. And I think it’s had a profound impact on him, despite everything. Because people said that shouldn’t have happened. They have the most sophisticated equipment. They had—everything was there to stop that. “And a lot of people knew about it, you know, thousands and thousands of people knew about it, but Israel didn’t know about …

The Tennessean reports: School children in most Tennessee counties will be required to view a three-minute animated video depicting fetal development, such as one produced by a political group that advocates against abortion, a under a bill signed by Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday. HB 2435/SB 2767 mandates the inclusion of a 3-minute computer-generated or high definition ultrasound video depicting …

The Washington Post reports: On Friday, Rep. Bill Posey became the latest member of Congress to announce his retirement plans unexpectedly in a way that benefited an ally and prevented voters from having as much of an electoral choice as they otherwise would have. Call it the filing-deadline two-step — an undemocratic dance if there ever was one. Posey qualified …

CBS News reports: Targeting issues about sexual orientation and gender identity, Florida joined three other states Monday in filing a federal lawsuit challenging a new Biden administration rule about sex-based discrimination in education programs. The lawsuit, filed by the attorneys general of Florida, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina and four organizations, seeks to block the rule that would help carry …

Axios reports: A half-dozen conservative senators known as the “Breakfast Club” are banding together to try to influence the race for Senate GOP leader — and how the chamber would run with a Republican majority. The Breakfast Club is an unofficial group but it’s as close as the Senate gets to the House Freedom Caucus, which has been a persistent …

Mediaite reports: Kimberly Guilfoyle announced the upcoming release of a puppy-themed children’s book on Monday just days after South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem received backlash for boasting about the time she shot and killed her own puppy. Guilfoyle – a former Trump 2020 adviser and the fiancee of Donald Trump Jr. – announced the upcoming release of a new children’s …

“I have four rescues, and I have a puppy. I gotta tell you, you know what she’s done is, she’s sabotaged herself, whether or not it was to, you know, buttress what was coming down the road. She also managed to unite the right and the left. Because America — if nothing else, we are dog lovers. “And don’t tell …

The Associated Press reports: Republican legislators in Kansas failed Monday to override the Democratic governor’s veto of a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. The vote was 82-43 in the state House to reverse Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto, but that was two votes shy of the necessary two-thirds majority. The vote in the House was expected to be …

MSNBC reports: The purpose of the Cricket story isn’t hard to discern. It paints Noem as tough and decisive, doing what must be done. It also highlights the fact that she’s a gun owner hailing from a rural state, at a time when Donald Trump, a son of Queens, might just be looking for a running mate with rural cred …

“I am very happy to have the full and enthusiastic support of Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida. We had a great meeting yesterday, arranged by mutual friend Steve Witkoff, at his beautiful Shell Bay Club in Hollywood, Florida. The conversation mostly concerned how we would work closely together to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. Also discussed was the future of Florida, …

Austin’s NBC affiliate reports: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton announced separate challenges to federal rule changes extending protections to LGBTQ+ students. Abbott shared Monday afternoon he sent a letter to President Joe Biden, which detailed how he’s instructing the Texas Education Agency “to ignore your illegal dictate” about Title IX. This is the federal policy prohibiting …

The Washington Examiner reports: Former California Rep. Kevin McCarthy has a chance for revenge against Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) in the form of a GOP primary challenger in the 2024 election. Former naval officer and aviator Aaron Dimmock filed his paperwork on Friday, the deadline, to run against Gaetz, who led a coalition of seven other House GOP members to …

Bloomberg News reports: Businessman Don Ahern of Ahern Rentals Inc. is hosting a fundraiser for the former president in Las Vegas on June 8, according to an invitation obtained by Bloomberg News. Other hosts include Shane McFarland, the president and general manager of the Ahern Luxury Boutique Hotel; and Pauline Lee, president of the Nevada Republican Club. Ahern Rentals was …

“Yes, it was politically dumb for Noem to admit this. Yes, her political calculation misfired. I’m mixing metaphors. You get the point. But the third point is, Noem didn’t do anything wrong. You might say it wasn’t advisable. You might say there were better things she could have done. “She could have given the dog up for adoption. She could …

Mediaite reports: Former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) announced on Twitter/X on Monday that he’s bringing back a flashy figure from his past: his drag persona Kitara Ravache! Why? Money, of course! After raising $0 in a failed bid to take back his congressional seat in New York, Santos is turning back to Kitara (and Cameo) to raise money that he …

The Hill reports: A proposal to allow lawmakers and judges facing credible threats to get special security escorts at airports was kept out of the FAA reauthorization because of an objection from Rep. Bennie Thompson (Miss.), the ranking Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee. The provision, backed by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), would have provided security escorts and special …

Playbook reports: “He has completely sold out the Republican voters who gave us the majority,” MTG wrote just yesterday. “His days as Speaker are numbered.” Still, that threat is much more nebulous than the one she previously made. We’ve tried to reach Greene for five days now seeking clarification. Her office won’t detail her plans or even say whether she …

The Washington Post reports: Former president Donald Trump has long had a soft spot for his acolyte Kari Lake, the expected GOP Senate nominee in Arizona, joking that Lake would pivot to his false claims that the 2020 election was stolen even if she was asked about the weather. But since Lake jumped into the race, Trump has repeatedly expressed …

NBC News reports: The Arizona GOP has selected state Sen. Jake Hoffman, a “fake elector” indicted last week and accused of working to overturn President Joe Biden’s 2020 win in Arizona, as a national committeeman for the Republican National Committee. Hoffman — who was indicted Wednesday along with 17 other people, including former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows …

“I can understand why some people are upset about a 20 year old story of Cricket, one of the working dogs at our ranch, in my upcoming book — No Going Back. The book is filled with many honest stories of my life, good and bad days, challenges, painful decisions, and lessons learned. “What I learned from my years of …