Republicans

The Hill reports: Former 2024 GOP presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson is joining Scripps News as a political analyst, the news organization announced Monday. Hutchison, a former Arkansas governor who ran in the Republican primary for president this cycle, is set to appear regularly on Mondays on the news outlet’s politics and campaign-oriented evening show, “The Race.” Another presidential candidate who’s …

Mother Jones reports: New Hampshire could soon beat Florida—known for its anti-vaccine Surgeon General—when it comes to loosening vaccine requirements. A first-in-the-nation bill that’s already passed New Hampshire’s state House, sponsored only by Republican legislators, would end the requirement for parents enrolling kids in child care to provide documentation of polio and measles vaccination. New Hampshire would be the only …

The Daily Beast reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) thinks Donald Trump’s opponents don’t just want to see him jailed for his alleged crimes, they actually want him dead. Joining conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on his Infowars show on Monday, the Georgia Republican said she believes Democrats are using “rigged” trials against Trump in the hope that he will be …

“They’re angry on a whole ‘nother level. And here’s what really worries me: They’re done with the Republican party. They are absolutely done with Republican leadership like Mike Johnson, who totally sold us out to the Democrats, joined the uni-party faster than anyone we’ve ever seen in history, and literally made a night-and-day change in a matter of months. “Betrayed …

The Miami Herald reports: Some of the 49 migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard by the state of Florida are now able to legally work in the United States and have temporary protections from deportation — because they are considered victims of a potential crime, their attorney says. The migrants are eligible for these protections because they applied for a special …

Law & Crime reports: The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court were uninterested in Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake’s far-reaching attempt to ban Dominion Voting Systems’ machines from use in Arizona elections and beyond, sending her petition to the dust bin despite the hype generated around the failed effort. In an orders list on Monday, SCOTUS jettisoned the case …

Democracy Docket reports: Nevada recently enacted a new Election Worker Protection Law to combat the increasing threats faced by election workers. Shortly after the law was enacted, the Republican Party’s failed 2022 attorney general candidate [PHOTO: Sigal Chattah] — who is currently a Republican National Committeewoman — filed a lawsuit to block the law. Her argument is that the law …

The Independent reports: Melania Trump has returned to the campaign trail to support Donald Trump’s 2024 bid to win back the White House, in an understated at-home event in stark contrast to her husband’s loud, bombastic style. On Saturday night, the former first lady hosted a fundraiser for the Log Cabin Republicans at her Mar-a-Lago home. Richard Grenell, the first …

Axios reports: A growing number of House Republicans are accusing their conservative colleagues of enabling Democratic wins, especially after this weekend’s foreign aid votes. Multiple members believe they could have gotten concessions from Democrats on border policy in exchange for Ukraine funding, only to be blown up by backlash from conservatives. GOP leadership brought up border security provisions alongside their …

The Louisiana Illuminator reports: The Louisiana House voted 55-46 this week to ban the use of the word “free” when referring to government benefits, products or services, though similar descriptions such as “provided at no cost” or “complimentary” would still be permissible. “It’s a bill that I’ve nicknamed my ‘Don’t Say Free’ bill,” said Rep. Beryl Amedée, R-Schriever, sponsor of …

Law & Crime reports: Rudy Giuliani is requesting a new addition to his legal team while emphasizing it is “imperative” he has a successful appeal of the recently upheld $146 million Georgia election workers defamation judgment that sent him into Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. Giluani attorney Gary Fischoff filed an application with U.S. Bankruptcy Sean Lane on Wednesday seeking the …

“Our plan is this: We have to give the American people a reason to trust us and fight for us. The American people are supporting President Trump to be the next President of the United States because they’ve seen him in action. He fought against the Democrat agenda. He put America first. They desperately want him to lead this country …

“I served 20 years in the military. It’s my absolute honor to be in Congress, but I serve with some real scumbags! Matt Gaetz, he paid minors to have sex with him at drug parties. “Bob Good endorsed my opponent, a known neo-Nazi. These people used to walk around with white hoods at night. Now they’re walking around with white …

“What Marjorie Taylor Greene and what Thomas Massie and what Paul Gosar are trying to accomplish by removing the Speaker of the House in this very moment, after Oct. 7, would only embolden China, it would only embolden Russia, it would only embolden Iran. “She’s not a serious legislator, quite frankly. That’s why I think the way we’ve been treating …

Mike Pence writes in a New York Times op-ed: It was so disheartening for me to see former President Trump’s recent retreat from the pro-life cause. Like so many other advocates for life, I was deeply disappointed when Mr. Trump stated that he considered abortion to be a state-only issue and would not sign a bill prohibiting late-term abortions after …

“I think this is a terrible choice for the country, but it is a choice. At the end of the day, we have to select between two different individuals. And I’ve said all along that I think it’s my duty to pick the person I think will do the least harm to the country. And I and I think that …

“Today – what they did when they voted to fund further fund Ukraine – and they were waving Ukrainian flags around and chanting Ukraine! I don’t know what country I’m in anymore! And I think the American people are absolutely shocked and floored by what we witnessed in the House of Representatives today. We’ve got to have a huge come …

Politico reports: A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of veteran Republican campaign operative Jesse Benton for steering an illegal Russian contribution to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Benton, who played leading roles in the presidential campaigns of Ron and Rand Paul and worked briefly as Mitch McConnell’s campaign manager, helped facilitate an improper $25,000 payment to the …

Florida Politics reports: Sen. Rick Scott is practicing perseverance in sending again the articles of impeachment to Alejandro Mayorkas, the United States’ Director of Homeland Security, after the Democratic-controlled Senate dismissed the House charges without a trial, and after Mayorkas admitted he didn’t even read the papers. “Under oath, you testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental …

The Mississippi Free Press reports: Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared April 2024 as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi, keeping alive a 31-year-old tradition that began in 1993. Beauvoir, the Biloxi museum and historic home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, announced the proclamation in a Facebook post on Friday. Beauvoir is owned and operated by the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a …