Republicans

Florida Politics reports: A Zoom meeting held by First Lady Casey DeSantis’ embattled Hope Florida was interrupted as the public bombarded the Board with a Nazi flag, racial slurs and pornography. The Hope Florida Foundation struggled to control the meeting and apparently didn’t have security measures in place to prevent trolls from sharing inappropriate content. “It looks like some of …

“They’re criminals. They broke our laws. They need to suffer our punishment. Look, I don’t want Donald Trump teaching my daughter’s Sunday school class, but doggone I like him in the White House because he understands the rule of law, I feel like. If it’s a homegrown criminal, I have no problem. Now, we’re studying the laws right now. Pam …

The Texas Tribune reports: The Texas House gave initial approval early Thursday to a bill that would create a $1 billion private school voucher program, crossing a historic milestone and bringing Gov. Greg Abbott’s top legislative priority closer than ever to reaching his desk. The lower chamber signed off on its voucher proposal, Senate Bill 2, on an 85-63 vote. …

The Daily Beast reports: A Republican congressman accused “the left” of instigating the shocking firebomb attack on Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home. He even suggested at one point that Shapiro himself was to blame. “Look in the mirror,” he told Democrats in response to the chilling attack, which caused widespread damage to the state’s governor’s mansion. Rep. Dan Meuser made …

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports: A New College of Florida marketing director was arrested Tuesday night for exposing his sexual organs, Manatee County officials say. The incident marks one of four arrests for indecent exposure in Sarasota and Manatee Counties related to 47-year-old Frederick Piccolo Jr. He previously worked as the spokesperson for Gov. Ron DeSantis and the director of marketing, …

Florida Politics reports: Members of the House and Senate are getting behind an effort to restrict oil drilling and exploration near the Florida coast. In the House, Representatives unanimously backed that chamber’s bill on the full floor, prompting cheers and applause from lawmakers. The House measure (HB 1143), sponsored Rep. Jason Shoaf, a St. Joe Republican whose House District 7 …

Politico reports: Rep. Elise Stefanik is considering a run for New York governor, according to two people familiar with her thinking and granted anonymity to discuss it. Since giving up her nomination to be U.N. ambassador, Stefanik has been getting encouragement to run from in-state Republican leadership and donors along with close allies of President Donald Trump, the people said. …

Atlanta’s ABC affiliate reports: Less than five minutes after a town hall with Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene began, at least three people have been removed. Within moments of the Congresswoman’s town hall in Acworth beginning, a man was dragged out by at least four police officers. Shortly after, another protester calls out and Greene orders him out from the podium. …

The Associated Press reports: Former Republican U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores of Texas on Tuesday launched a bid to unseat Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar in 2026, followed by her campaign announcing just hours later on social media that she had been hospitalized with no further details. Flores was the first Mexican-born congresswoman in the U.S. House after winning a 2022 special …

Florida Politics reports: The Senate Higher Education Appropriations Committee has unanimously voted down appointing former Rep. Joel Rudman to the Pensacola State College Board of Trustees. The Navarre Republican faced trouble from the committee based on comments he made on a recent X Spaces chat. Senators said the apparent threats to expose or embarrass lawmakers if he wasn’t confirmed would …

“This is town hall strictly for my constituents. You need to understand this is not a place to protest. This isn’t a place to stand up and scream and yell. If you’re planning to act up, scream, and protest, you’re going to be thrown out, and that’s the way it goes. “We know how the Democrat Party is organizing and …

“I grew up in Oregon where they had great drinking water, no fluoride added, and I don’t remember having any people I knew had autism. I don’t know if that’s just my own exposure, but this will be easy to parse out. This has been around since the mid-40s. Think about all the people who have been affected. The financial …

The Harvard Crimson reports: Rep. Elise M. Stefanik ’06 (R-N.Y.) — one of Harvard’s fiercest critics since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel — blasted Harvard for rebuffing the Trump administration’s demands. “Harvard University has rightfully earned its place as the epitome of the moral and academic rot in higher education,” she wrote in a scathing post on X. …

“I think I know what’s in the president’s heart, but I don’t know what’s in his head. The people you’re talking about are right. The administration has not given one clear rationale for its tariffs. I think that’s intentional. I don’t know, but my guess is, it’s intentional. And that it’s part of the president’s negotiating strategy, but Jake, I …

Mediaite reports: Vice President JD Vance had a tough time holding the Ohio State’s national championship trophy when he fumbled it to the ground. Vance and President Donald Trump on Monday welcomed the Buckeyes to the White House. As photos of the moment were being taken, Vance motioned over to the trophy — seemingly requesting to include it in the …

NBC News reports: Former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., launched another campaign for the Senate on Monday, becoming the first major Republican candidate to jump into one of the most competitive races of the 2026 midterm elections. The Michigan race is expected to be key to the battle for the Senate, with Republicans looking to grow their majority. With Sen. Gary …

NPR reports: As another New York City institution once said, it’s déjà vu all over again for The New York Times and former Alaska Republican Gov. Sarah Palin. Palin has the rare opportunity to retry her defamation case against the Times even though she lost it twice in a 24-hour period in early 2022. Jury selection is slated to begin …

The Hill reports: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said on Sunday said he’s questioning President Trump’s “endgame” in his approach to tariffs, saying the ongoing “volatility” isn’t good for businesses. “One thing I learned in the private sector is unpredictability can work pretty well in the negotiation, but the private sector — businesses want certainty. They want stability. They don’t like …

Florida Politics reports: The next stop for bills promoting the “Gulf of America” name is Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk. DeSantis was the first state official to use the new name in an executive order declaring a state of emergency over a winter storm last month. That order said the inclement weather was headed to Florida across the “Gulf of America.” …

Politico reports: A House Republican is suing the federal government for $2.5 million, claiming he was retaliated against by the Capitol Police four years ago for his vocal criticism of the department’s leadership after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. Rep. Troy Nehls’ unusual lawsuit, filed in federal court in his home state of Texas, accuses the Capitol Police of improperly …