Republicans

NBC News reports: Rep. Don Bacon on Sunday warned that “it’s possible” that Speaker Mike Johnson could face a vote to oust him if he moves to pass Ukraine aid in the House. “I’m not going to deny it,” Bacon, R-Neb., said when asked by moderator Kristen Welker on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” whether it’s possible Johnson could lose …

From the Fox News report that set cultists aflame: Children of the National Guard are prohibited from submitting religious Easter egg designs for the 2024 “Celebrating National Guard Families” art event at the White House. The art contest is part of the White House’s Easter traditions, which include the annual Easter Egg Roll. The flyer for the contest states that …

The Washington Post reports: A Republican member of Congress appeared to suggest that nuclear weapons should be dropped on Gaza, according to a video from a town hall circulating on social media, but his office maintains that he was speaking metaphorically “to show urgency to defeat these enemies swiftly.” “Why are we spending our money to build a port for …

“The Democratic Party has turned their back on law enforcement, they embrace the criminal element and let the inmates run the asylum. You know, Obama and Biden and Clinton can go raise 25 million because they’re in the upper echelon. “So they’re immune from their own policies. The people that it really hurts are the people who are more working …

ABC News reports: A Texas woman who was charged with murder over self-managing an abortion and spent two nights in jail has sued prosecutors along the U.S.-Mexico border who put the criminal case in motion before it was later dropped. The lawsuit filed by Lizelle Gonzalez in federal court Thursday comes a month after the State Bar of Texas fined …

Axios reports: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is in discussions with at least one publisher about a book deal at the same time that he is leading the Biden impeachment probe, Axios has learned. Comer’s impeachment investigation of Biden is looking like a dud — but Republicans insist they plan to keep pressuring Biden over family money ties …

Here’s what has Tuberville screaming this time: Children of the National Guard are prohibited from submitting religious Easter egg designs for the 2024 “Celebrating National Guard Families” art event at the White House. The art contest is part of the White House’s Easter traditions, which include the annual Easter Egg Roll. The flyer for the contest states that an Easter …

Charleston’s CBS affiliate reports: Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would eliminate vaccination requirements for children in virtual, private and parochial schools. The governor had until midnight to take action on House Bill 5105, which would eliminate those requirements or let parents opt out. Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV), who is running against Justice in the U.S. …

Mediaite reports: The Michigan Republican Party used the word “colored” to describe Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D) in a social media post on Thursday while also calling him a communist. Rather than wait for an investigation into the incident to uncover the cause of the bridge collapse, right-wing social media accounts immediately suggested the blame should be placed on diversity, …

Axios reports: After just nine months, the Arizona Republican Party’s new headquarters is about to become its old headquarters. The building on Central Avenue across from Park Central mall has major financial and logistical downsides that could have hindered the party in an election year, chair Gina Swoboda tells Axios. The party’s leadership voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to sell the …

The Texas Tribune reports: Texas’ top campaign finance watchdog gave initial approval last week to a proposal that would require social media users to disclose if they are being paid to share or create political advertisements. The Texas Ethics Commission’s action comes just months after The Texas Tribune reported that a secretive and politically-connected company, called Influenceable LLC, paid internet …

Austin’s NBC affiliate reports: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he’s looking into a company that supplies parts to Boeing, and part of his investigation includes whether its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) commitments factored into safety issues. Paxton announced Thursday he sent a “request to examine” letter to Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., which has a facility in Texas and …

From the Family Research Council’s website: Thanks to attention-seekers like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), getting comfortable with the Republican majority is a luxury this speaker will never have. In the days since her selfish ploy to oust Mike Johnson (R-La.), even the media seems increasingly charitable about the predicament he’s in. “Mike Johnson’s Job Is Impossible,” a sympathetic headline …

The Denver Post reports: Republicans in Colorado’s sprawling 4th Congressional District on Thursday night chose former Parker Mayor Greg Lopez as their nominee to appear on the June 25 special election ballot to fill out the rest of former Rep. Ken Buck’s term. Lopez, a conservative who ran unsuccessfully for Colorado governor in 2018 and 2022, has said publicly he …

Via press release from Texas Democrats: Leaked video shows Hood County Constable Scott London, Hood County GOP Chair Steve Biggers and Hood County GOP Chair candidate Greg Harrell attending a meeting held by Abolish Abortion Texas (AATX) where they supported the death penalty for women who seek abortions or use IVF, including pregnant minors. London and Harrel have also signed …

NBC News reports: Georgia could join other states in requiring children younger than 16 to have their parents’ explicit permission to create social media accounts. Lawmakers on Friday gave final approval to Senate Bill 351, which also would ban social media use on school devices and internet services, require porn sites to verify users are 18 or over and mandate …

Axios reports: Eleven Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration over its latest efforts to provide student debt relief for millions of borrowers. The Kansas-led lawsuit is seeking to have the SAVE plan immediately halted. The attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Texas and Utah joined the suit. Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach (R) …

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports: An organizer of a recall effort against Wisconsin’s Assembly speaker has launched a second recall effort now that the first one is on pace to fail without enough signatures and allegations of widespread fraud. Matthew Snorek of Burlington filed paperwork with the Wisconsin Elections Commission on Wednesday indicating his intention to circulate a new recall petition …

The Associated Press reports: Georgia lawmakers on Thursday approved new rules for challenging voters and qualifying for the state’s presidential ballot that could impact the 2024 presidential race in the battleground state. Republicans in Georgia have repeatedly floated election changes in the wake of false claims by former President Donald Trump and other Republicans that he lost Georgia’s 16 electoral …

The Dallas Morning News reports: Senator Ted Cruz is one step closer to his dream law to force law enforcement officers to give top national officials a private escort past airport security. Cruz introduced language into the Federal Aviation Administration’s funding bill. Yet despite some derision against him, the language remains in the bill. During the ice storm of 2021, …