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The Guardian reports: Dan Patrick, Texas’s lieutenant governor, said on Friday he would pass Bill 1515 mandating the biblical stricture in all classrooms, in the next session of the state senate, the upper legislative chamber over which he presides. “SB 1515 will bring back this historical tradition of recognizing America’s heritage, and remind students all across Texas of the importance …

Lynchburg’s ABC affiliate reports: Virginia Congressman Bob Good (5th-Distrcit) claimed on X that there were three fires at polling locations on primary day, causing evacuations. Good tweeted that the three fires were at precincts in Albermarle County, Hanover County, and Lynchburg. The Lynchburg Registrar said an alarm was triggered by cleaning equipment.The Hanover County Registrar said they believe their fire …

Military.com reports: More than a month after a news report revealed that the Combat Infantryman Badge Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, wears on his lapel was revoked since he was never eligible for the award to begin with, the congressman refuses to take the pin off. Nehls’ stubbornness has garnered growing criticism from veterans and others in the community of stolen …

Tampa’s NBC affiliate reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Friday that makes it legal for people to kill “crack bears” in self-defense. The bill was dubbed “the cocaine bear bill” on social media after its sponsor said Floridians have the right to protect themselves against “the ones that are on crack.” “They break your door down and they’re …

The Associated Press reports: The president of the Teamsters Union is set to speak at next month’s Republican National Convention, as Donald Trump angles to chip away at President Joe Biden’s support among the blue-collar workers who are expected to play a major role in the general election, particularly in crucial Midwestern swing states like Wisconsin and Michigan. In a …

“Look, when the Supreme Court meets, the doors of the Supreme Court on the backside have the Ten Commandments. Moses faces the U.S. Speaker of the House in the House chamber. “He is the original giver of law. Most of our laws in this country are founded on the Ten Commandments. What’s the big problem? And that’s the part I …

The Associated Press reports: A Nevada state court judge dismissed a criminal indictment Friday against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election, potentially killing the case with a ruling that state prosecutors chose the wrong venue to file the case. Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford stood in …

“We hear all the time that religion divides this country. The left says it constantly. Have you heard it? All the they time, they’re like, ‘Oh, religion is so divisive. Religion divides America.’ “I’m here to tell you today that religion doesn’t divide America, religion unites America. We are a religious people! I’ll tell you what divides America is the …

Axios reports: A profane, pro-Trump political ad in the Miami New Times features several uncensored uses of the N-word and displays a misleading quote from President Biden using the slur in 1985. The full-page “advertorial” does not disclose who bought it, but directs readers to a conspiracy-laden website affiliated with Blacks for Trump, a local fringe political group whose signs …

The Alachua Chronicle reports: Joel Bruce Searby, 43, was arrested this morning and charged with lewd/lascivious conduct, two counts of obscene communication related to luring a minor to meet him for sex, and using a two-way communications device to facilitate a felony. The Alachua County Sheriff’s deputy who wrote the report noted that the account in the chats identified himself …

Well, isn’t this very timely: Rejecting arguments that the law is ambiguous, the Florida Supreme Court said Thursday that peaceful protesters are not threatened by a measure that Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Legislature passed in 2021 to crack down on violent demonstrations. DeSantis championed the law after nationwide protests following the 2020 death of George Floyd. But civil-rights groups …

Miami-based outlet Cuba Headlines reports: A group of Cubans protested this Wednesday on a Miami highway in response to a billboard that compares former President Donald Trump, who is also a Republican candidate for the 2024 presidential election, with the deceased Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. The controversy erupted over the billboard’s message, which reads: “No to dictators, no to Trump,” …

“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 …