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“This is something we need all throughout our nation because we need morals back in our nation, back in our schools. If there’s anything we are going to present in front of our children, it should be the word of God. “Because this is the one truth that is never going to change and never going to leave them. This …

Axios reports: Missouri’s attorney general announced Thursday that he’s suing the state of New York for alleged election interference and wrongful prosecution over former President Trump’s hush money case. It marks the beginning of what’s expected to be the next wave of legal action after an N.Y. jury found the presumptive Republican presidential nominee guilty of 34 felony counts of …

The New York Post reports: Neil Friske apparently lives up to his name: The Michigan state representative was arrested early Thursday after Lansing police responded to a report of gunshots — and allegedly found him chasing a stripper and firing a weapon. Friske, a first-term Republican who represents the northern 107th House District remains jailed. His arrest “stems from allegations …

NBC News reports: The Louisiana lawmaker behind the radical new law requiring that the Ten Commandments be displayed in public school classrooms across her state is no stranger to the culture wars. State Rep. Dodie Horton, a Republican from Haughton, Louisiana, is also one of the prime movers behind her state’s bill prohibiting teachers from discussing gender identity or sexual …

The Daily Beast reports: A website named TrumpBurgum.com, which redirects users to DonaldJTrump.com, sparked rumors on Thursday that Trump had selected North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to be his running mate. However, the website was quickly disavowed by Trump campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt who said it “has nothing to do with our campaign.” Conservative commentator Dan O’Donnell reacted on X, …

The Washington Post reports: The campaign arm of the Senate GOP announced Thursday that it will spend more than $100 million on advertising this fall as it seeks to regain the majority in the upper chamber. The National Republican Senatorial Committee said the plan includes “multimillion dollar” TV and digital ad reservations in Ohio, Nevada, Michigan and Arizona. Republicans are …

Axios reports: Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said on WTOP on Thursday that “he didn’t seek” former President Trump’s endorsement in his Senate race and that he has “no interest in it.” Hogan said that he was “surprised” by Trump’s endorsement last week, especially after the ex-president’s campaign had slammed Hogan after he said to “respect the verdict” in …

ABC News reports: A former top law enforcement official in Florida is accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis and his top aides of forcing him to retire after he refused to carry out orders he says were illegal or inappropriate, according to a lawsuit filed overnight. Shane Desguin, a career employee of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, rose to become the …

The San Antonio Current reports: As much as U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, wants the media to stop reporting on the controversial deal he inked for distribution of his podcast, federal filings continue to shine light on just how much cash it’s raking in for his reelection efforts. A super PAC that lists its primary goal as helping Cruz win …

“The teacher should be able to have an appropriate response, which is to tell them [children], ‘Look guys, this is historical document that’s posted on the wall to remind everyone of good morals, good principles.’ “Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not lie. These are important things. I think that in the state of Louisiana we have echoed a strong …

The Hill reports: Former Vice President Mike Pence’s political advocacy group is launching a $10 million campaign to push for an extension of the Trump-era tax cuts, which are set to expire next year and will likely play a key role in the 2024 election. Advancing American Freedom on Thursday announced plans for a “nationwide grassroots education campaign” to preserve …

The Louisiana Illuminator reports: Four civil liberties groups will sue the state of Louisiana after Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed a law Wednesday that calls for the Ten Commandments to be displayed in school classrooms. The new rule applies to any school that accepts state money, including colleges and universities. The American Civil Liberties Union, its Louisiana chapter, Americans United …

The Sarasota Herald Tribune reports: Florida arts and culture organizations, still struggling to recover after the COVID pandemic, took another unexpected financial hit when Gov. Ron DeSantis eliminated state funding for cultural programs. DeSantis vetoed nearly $1 billion from the $116.5 billion state budget before signing it in Tampa on Wednesday, including nearly $90 million the legislature earmarked for 669 …

Reuters reports: Illinois Republican party chairman Don Tracy resigned on Wednesday, less than a month before next month’s Republican National Convention in neighboring Wisconsin, citing infighting with the party. In his resignation letter, Tracy said he spent “too much time dealing with intra party power struggles and local intra party animosities,” the Chicago Tribune and local ABC affiliate reported. “In …

NBC News reports: The first named storm of the hurricane season is taking aim at Texas and Mexico, threatening the Gulf Coast with severe flooding and high winds. Tropical Storm Alberto formed over the western Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday morning and is expected to reach Mexico’s Gulf coast early Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm is …

“The Democrats seem to have two strategies. One is, be afraid. And the second strategy is, be even more afraid. “Under Joe Biden, we’re actually living under a dictatorship today, where he’s bypassing Congress on immigration policies, bypassing Congress on protecting our border ‘He’s bypassing Congress on a student loan forgiveness, and he’s defying the Supreme Court. I mean, those …

The Texas Tribune reports: Texas’ top campaign finance watchdog voted Tuesday to require social media figures to disclose when they are paid for political advertisement, nearly a year after The Texas Tribune reported that influencers were being quietly paid to defend impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton. In a 7-0 vote, the Texas Ethics Commission gave final approval to the changes, …

The Hill reports: Rep. Bob Good (R) is still fighting for his political life the day after polls closed in Virginia. The bitter race between Good, the chair of the House Freedom Caucus, and his primary challenger, John McGuire — a state senator who won the coveted endorsement of former President Trump — remained too close to call as of …

The Independent reports: Louisiana’s Republican Governor Jeff Landry is looking for a legal fight after mandating the Ten Commandments in every classroom in the state. “I’m going home to sign a bill that places the Ten Commandments in public classrooms,” he said during a recent GOP fundraiser in Tennessee. “I can’t wait to be sued.” Landry signed the bill into …

Austin’s NBC affiliate reports: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton blocked the Biden Administration’s Title IX rule protecting LGBTQ+ students from sex-based discrimination and harassment, Paxton’s office announced in a Tuesday release. The rule would have protected all students and employees from all sex discrimination, including restoring and strengthening full protection from sexual violence and other sex-based harassment. Paxton said in …