Republicans

Mediaite reports: Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) insisted that President Joe Biden will not be on cocaine during Thursday’s debate, despite what Donald Trump said. Johnson insisted Trump was joking. “Look, there’s a lot of things that are said in jest,” he replied. “Of course, no one expects that Joe Biden will be on cocaine.” He nevertheless said he believes people …

The Denver Westword reports: Rocking a “Make America Great Again” hat and a phony pair of Trump Sneakers, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert basked in the glory of a landslide victory in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District GOP primary race on Tuesday night, June 25, in front of an “intimate” crowd in Windsor. Boebert — after walking outside and taking a call from …

The Colorado Sun reports: Conservative commentator and activist Jeff Crank, aided by $2.7 million in super PAC spending, overwhelmingly defeated Colorado GOP Chairman Dave Williams in the 5th District Congressional District Republican primary Tuesday. The El Paso County district is considered a Republican stronghold, so Crank is likely to win in November, too, replacing longtime Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, …

The National Review reports: Representative John Curtis won the Utah Republican Senate primary on Tuesday over a Trump-endorsed candidate to replace outgoing Senator Mitt Romney. Curtis won the primary easily with nearly 52 percent of the vote over MAGA candidate Trent Staggs, who had 28.5 percent with over three-quarters of the votes counted, according to the Associated Press. Curtis is …

Politico reports: Many national Republicans have been trying to reassure voters that they’re not working to curb reproductive rights, especially when it comes to in vitro fertilization. Rep. Matt Rosendale is complicating that in the House. The Montana Republican has proposed an amendment to a measure funding the Pentagon that describes IVF as “morally wrong.” “While I feel for couples …

The Guardian reports: Some prominent conservative lawmakers and commentators are advocating for ending no-fault divorce, laws that exist in all 50 US states and allow a person to end a marriage without having to prove a spouse did something wrong, like commit adultery or domestic violence. The socially conservative, and often religious, rightwing opponents of such divorce laws are arguing …

Colorado Public Radio reports: The Associated Press has called the GOP primary in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District for Rep. Lauren Boebert. As of 8:45 p.m. she had 43 percent of the vote, while none of the other five candidates had more than 15 percent. These results mean Boebert will be a Republican candidate for Congress for a third time, this …

Politico reports: Rep. Bob Good is pressing forward on his demands for a recount in his primary race, as he trails his GOP opponent John McGuire by 370 votes. The chair of the conservative House Freedom Caucus confirmed his recount plans to POLITICO a week after the polls closed in his primary. While Good is within the threshold needed to …

MARIA BARTIROMO: “Ronny Jackson says Biden will have been at Camp David for a full week before the debate, and that they’re probably experimenting, with getting doses right and giving him medicine ahead of the debate. Is that what you think?” REP. ERIC BURLISON: “Yeah. I think that any patient that truly – elderly individual or someone that has dementia …

The New York Times reports: The Oklahoma Supreme Court blocked on Tuesday what would have been the nation’s first religious charter school, delivering a setback to a conservative movement that has increasingly fought for public dollars to go toward religious education. The case is likely to be appealed, potentially pushing it toward the U.S. Supreme Court, whose conservative majority has …

“If you read that actual text of the Constitution that will go in it says there can be no penalty, criminal, civil or otherwise for smoking or possessing up to three ounces of pot, which is about 40 to 50 joints. “So that means, like, you have it in the schools, they can’t punish you. I think it means you …

The Associated Press reports: A former North Dakota lawmaker who was one of the most powerful members of the Legislature has signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors on a charge that he traveled to Europe with the intent of paying for sex with a minor. Former Republican state Sen. Ray Holmberg, 80, of Grand Forks, signed the plea agreement …

Politico reports: House Republicans are bypassing a major tool they said they could use to target former President Donald Trump’s prosecutors — at least for now. Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday morning rolled out a large funding package that includes Justice Department spending for the next fiscal year. But the 158-page bill doesn’t include language targeting a …

The San Antonio Current reports: U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, a Republican whose district includes a swath of North San Antonio, called for the “cleansing” of progressives in a rant posted on social media platform X. The GOP congressman, who’s made inflammatory comments part of his political brand, fired off the tweet in a defense of Trump’s plans to deport some …

The Texas Tribune reports: U.S. Reps. Ronny Jackson, R-Amarillo, and Wesley Hunt, R-Houston, are under investigation for using campaign funds for private club memberships in a potential violation of campaign finance rules, according to reports released Monday by Congressional investigators. Jackson spent nearly $12,000 since 2020 on membership at the tony Amarillo Club, and Hunt spent over $74,000 between April …

Miami’s NPR affiliate reports: Florida has opted out of a federal program that nonprofits say could decrease food insecurity for low-income families during the summer, when children no longer have easy access to school meals. State officials decided not to participate in SUN Bucks, which would have given qualifying families $120 per child for grocery expenses. It was one of …

The Associated Press reports: Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana’s new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, a measure they contend is unconstitutional. Plaintiffs in the suit include parents of Louisiana public school children with various religious backgrounds, who are represented by attorneys with the American Civil Liberties …

Fox News reports: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., is planning to force a vote on directing the House Sergeant-at-Arms to arrest Attorney General Merrick Garland sometime this week. Luna is sending a letter around to fellow House Republicans on Monday arguing that the Department of Justice (DOJ) undermined Congress by refusing to act on the contempt resolution passed by the …

NOTUS reports: When House Republicans called Rep. Troy Nehls out for continuing to wear a revoked Combat Infantryman Badge, he challenged critics to “go ask the Army.” So NOTUS did. For the first time since this controversy started in May, the Army commented on Nehls’ service record on Friday. And it wasn’t great news for the Texas congressman. Nehls served …

NBC News reports: Rep. Bob Good said Monday his campaign would file a legal challenge to “try to block certification” of the Republican primary election in a key city in Virginia’s 5th District as he trails his opponent in the vote count. Good claimed during an appearance on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast Monday that Lynchburg, Va., “did not secure …