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Comer Invites Biden To Testify Before House Committee

Via press release from Rep. James Comer: The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is offering President Joe Biden the opportunity to testify at a hearing in furtherance of the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry and is calling on President Biden to answer questions about his participation in his family’s pay-for-influence schemes. The Bidens received …

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RNC May Restrict NBC’s Access At GOP Convention

Politico reports: The Republican National Committee is weighing whether to restrict NBC’s access to this summer’s convention, following the network’s decision to drop former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel as a contributor. Such a move would mark a dramatic escalation in the growing rift between Donald Trump-allies and the TV network — a rift that has stemmed from NBC’s decision to …

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Kentucky Lawmakers Approve Bill Stripping Democrat Gov Of Power To Appoint US Senators During Vacancy

The Associated Press reports: Kentucky lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a bill stripping the state’s Democratic governor of any role in picking someone to occupy a U.S. Senate seat if a vacancy occurred in the home state of 82-year-old Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. The legislation calls for a special election to fill any Senate vacancy from the Bluegrass …

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South Carolina To Use US House Map Ruled Racist

The Washington Post reports: A federal court ruled Thursday that time had run out to draw a new congressional district in South Carolina and said the state could use its existing map this year even though it had earlier determined that map was unconstitutional. The panel of three judges last year concluded that South Carolina’s Republican-led legislature “exiled” 30,000 Black …

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MTG: I’ll Soon Provide Proof 2020 Election Was Stolen

“In 2020, absentee ballot voting was at its highest. And so when President Trump got on the phone with our secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, and said, ‘can you find the votes? Where are they?’ “He was basically looking for ballots, and these ballots have been lost in the mail. And so there was nothing wrong with Trump, with what …

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GOP Pushes For Schools To Show False Fetus Video

UPI reports: At least four states are considering legislation to follow North Dakota in mandating the showing of an animated fetal development video in elementary school classrooms. The particular video suggested, Meet Baby Olivia, developed by the anti-abortion organization Live Action, is factually incorrect and rife with misleading information. Following North Dakota’s passage of a similar bill last year, lawmakers …

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Senate To Get Mayorkas Impeachment Charges April 10

The Hill reports: Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Republican impeachment managers informed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in a letter Thursday that they will send two impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on April 10. House Republicans are accusing Mayorkas of “high crimes and misdemeanors,” including “willful and systemic refusal to comply with …

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Cultist Michigan GOP State Rep Accuses NCAA Team Of Being Migrants: “Three Busloads Of Illegal Invaders”

Raw Story reports: Michigan State Rep. Matt Maddock last night drew derision when he falsely accused the Gonzaga men’s basketball team of being immigrant “invaders.” Writing on Twitter Wednesday night, Maddock posted a photo of a plane landing at the Detroit Metro Airport and then baselessly speculated it was filled with migrants who had been shipped from the southern border …

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Court: Cultist GA GOP Official Voted Illegally 9 Times

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: A judge ruled Wednesday that the Georgia Republican Party’s first vice chairman, Brian K. Pritchard, violated state election laws when he voted nine times while serving probation for a felony check forgery sentence. Pritchard, a conservative talk show host, must pay a $5,000 fine and receive a public reprimand from the State Election Board, according to …

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WaPo: How Grenell Is Undermining Biden Overseas

The Washington Post reports: Richard Grenell, a former diplomat and intelligence official in Donald Trump’s administration, arrived in Guatemala in January, days before the new president was to be sworn in — and threw his support behind a right-wing campaign to undermine the election. Grenell met with a hard-line group that sued to block the inauguration, which thanked him for …

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Baltimore Mayor Reacts To Racist Attacks By Cultists: “They Don’t Have The Courage To Say The N-Word”

Mediaite reports: Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott accused his critics of not having “the courage to say the N-word” after he was branded the “DEI mayor” following the fatal Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse this week. After Scott was blamed by some social media users for the collapse, with one of Elon Musk’s favorite accounts calling him “Baltimore’s DEI mayor,” MSNBC …

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Dems May Trade Protecting Johnson For Ukraine Aid

The Hill reports: A growing chorus of Democrats say promising to protect Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from a budding conservative coup could be their best chance to secure military aid for Kyiv, which has been stalled on Capitol Hill for months. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has already filed a motion to oust the Speaker if he bucks the conservatives’ …

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QAnon NC Schools Nominee Was Spox For Extremist Group That Claims Obama Has A “Hitler Bloodline”

Media Matters reports: Michele Morrow, the Republican nominee to head North Carolina’s schools, has spent years working for a group that’s spread extreme conspiracy theories. Those include claims that the “deep state” is behind school shootings; 9/11 was an inside job; former President Barack Obama has a “Hitler blood line” because “allegedly Hitler is Obama’s grandfather”; elites drink the blood …

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Chris Christie: I Won’t Run On The No Labels Ticket

Reuters reports: Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican, has decided against running as the No Labels candidate for president, delivering the latest blow to the centrist, third party’s bid for the White House. The two-time former presidential contender’s decision leaves the group with few remaining viable options for candidates as it seeks to seize on the unpopularity of …

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Matt Schlapp’s Groping Accuser Was Paid $480,000

CNN reports: The Republican operative who accused American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp of sexual assault last year received a significant financial settlement in exchange for dropping his lawsuit against Schlapp, multiple sources familiar with the case told CNN. The $480,000 settlement was paid to Carlton Huffman through an insurance policy, according to a source familiar with the details. Schlapp’s …

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GOP Virginia Governor Vetoes 30 Gun Control Bills

Courthouse News reports: Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin broke the record for most vetoes in one term by a Virginia governor, nixing 30 gun control bills Tuesday. “Guns for everybody, no redemption for anyone, suppress the vote and voters and tax cuts for millionaires,” chair of the state Senate Democratic caucus Mamie Locke wrote in a tweet. “Who’s backwards?” Youngkin is …

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DeSantis-Appointed Board And Disney Settle Lawsuit

The Orlando Sentinel reports: A Gov. Ron DeSantis-backed board and Disney settled lawsuits Wednesday over who controls the governing district of Disney World’s theme parks and resorts. The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District’s board voted to accept the deal, which ends much of the litigation between Disney and Florida officials. The agreement says development agreements and covenants approved by a …

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Comer: Reporters In “Gucci Slippers” Are Attacking Me

“It is a clown show, it is a clown show. And it’s just like, every day the media attacks me. I live in a little town, 2,500 people, and I’m the biggest tourist attraction because of all the reporters and the opposition research. “They stand out like a sore thumb. You can tell when they get out of the car …

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Block Extended On TX Law Letting Cops Arrest Migrants

CBC News reports: A panel of federal appeals court judges late Tuesday continued to block Texas from arresting and jailing migrants under a contentious state immigration law known as SB4, keeping a hold on the measure while it weighs its legality. In a 2-1 decision, the panel of 5th Circuit Court of Appeals judges denied Texas’ request to suspend the …

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Politico: McDaniel Expects $600K Payout From NBC

Politico Playbook reports: The ramifications of NBC’s decision yesterday to part ways with contributor Ronna McDaniel just two days after her paid network debut on “Meet the Press” are just starting to shake out. But they could be expensive. McDaniel expects to be fully paid out for her contract, two years at $300,000 annually, since she did not breach its …

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