Republicans

The Hill reports: Former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway has registered to lobby on behalf of a Ukrainian oligarch, according to a new foreign agent disclosure filing. Conway registered Friday to represent Ukrainian billionaire Victor Pinchuk’s foundation as a lobbyist, according to a filing uploaded by the Justice Department under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. The filing included an agreement between …

The Washington Post reports: For the first time in as long as anyone can remember, Arizona’s largest public school district isn’t opening its schools to voters as polling sites. The reasons have been building for years, but the final straw came last November with a small, low-turnout election that became mired in misinformation and menace.  Voters confused school staff for …

NBC News reports: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to intervene in a long-shot lawsuit brought by Missouri attempting to block legal proceedings in former President Donald Trump’s hush money case in New York. The court rejected Missouri’s bid to sue the state of New York, meaning the justices will not lift the gag order or delay sentencing in the …

Baton Rouge’s ABC affiliate reports: Governor Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill held a joint news conference Monday morning to address Louisiana’s controversial Ten Commandments law. Murrill says the state will be filing a brief asking U.S. District Judge John DeGravelles to dismiss the case, arguing the lawsuit is premature because no posters of the Ten Commandments have been …

The Hill reports: Usha Vance, vice presidential hopeful Sen. JD Vance’s (R-Ohio) wife, in a new interview addressed the wave of criticism over his resurfaced comments saying the country was being run by “childless cat ladies.” In a pre-recorded interview with Ainsley Earhardt that aired on “Fox and Friends” Monday morning, Vance said her husband “would never ever, ever want …

CNBC reports: A political action committee backed by billionaire Elon Musk is being investigated by the Michigan secretary of state’s office amid efforts to collect voter data. The committee has been acquiring detailed voter information from those living in Michigan and other battleground states after people submit their personal data through a section on the PAC’s website that says “register …

“I mean, we’ve got a cycle here. You have trumped-up charges against Americans. You accuse them of things they didn’t do. You put them in jail, and you only release them when we have to release Russian spies and killers. Yeah. This cycle needs to stop. Absolutely. “You know, all I can say is I don’t think Russia would’ve invaded …

The Hill reports: Vice President Harris’s campaign launched “Republicans for Harris” with more than 25 GOP endorsements, including former secretaries Chuck Hagel and Ray LaHood, as well as former GOP governors and lawmakers. Additionally, former Reps. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.), Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) and Susan Molinari (R-N.Y.) put their support behind Harris in November, along with Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.). Other …

ProPublica reports: On Friday, four days after Georgia Democrats began warning that bad actors could abuse the state’s new online portal for canceling voter registrations, the Secretary of State’s Office acknowledged to ProPublica that it had identified multiple such attempts — including unsuccessful efforts to cancel the registrations of two prominent Republicans, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Georgia Secretary of …

Mediaite reports: George Stephanopoulos abruptly cut off a wild interview with Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) Sunday — after the Florida congressman repeatedly dodged a question about former President Donald Trump potentially pardoning Jan. 6 rioters who have been convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers. In the first part of their heated clash on ABC’s This Week, Stephanopoulos and Donalds battled …

The South Carolina State reports: U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is now a married man. The lifelong bachelor on Saturday married Charleston-area interior designer Mindy Noce in a private ceremony at Seacoast Church in Mount Pleasant. “Tonight, we promised to cherish and nourish each other and our marriage for the rest of our lives,” Scott said in a post on X. …

Phoenix’s NBC affiliate reports: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes [photo] plans to announce next week that one of the 18 defendants in her investigation of the so-called “fake electors” scheme will become a cooperating witness for the prosecution. “We are going to have a very significant announcement to make early next week,” Mayes said during Friday’s taping of this weekend’s …

Florida Politics reports: Three Florida professors are suing Florida over a new law abolishing tenure. A suit filed in Leon County circuit court is backed by NCF Freedom, a group formed after Gov. Ron DeSantis replaced the majority of the New College of Florida (NCF) Board of Trustees with conservative appointees. The lawsuit, from tenured professors Sarah Hernandez, Adriana Novoa …

“We’re elated to have these prisoners returned back home, they should never been taken prisoner in the first place. But let’s remember that there’s another side to this equation. Essentially, we’ve traded journalists for murderers and thieves, and it’s like trading a rifle for a spoon. These people should have never been taken hostage and prisoner in the first place, …

NBC News reports: In the ad, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and his wife talk directly to the camera, revealing few details about the procedure beyond his telling viewers, “Thirty years ago, my wife and I made a very difficult decision. We had an abortion.” Later in the ad, Robinson says he agrees with the current abortion restrictions in North Carolina, …

“Do we get women when we call Kamala a slut or make fun of her cackle, Ted Cruz? We do not. Shut up. That gets us nowhere. “Women, when they hear that crap, are resentful, particularly of old white men pulling that crap. Shut up.” – Trump advisor and recent jailbird Peter Navarro, filling in for current jailbird Steve Bannon …

Yahoo News reports: During a damage-control podcast interview aired on his 40th birthday Friday, J.D. Vance revealed how he became Donald Trump’s running mate. And talk about weird: the crazy questions that came from a lawyer who vetted him. Vance said the lawyer showed up at his house to talk to him and his wife, Usha, while his kids were …

The Tallahassee Democrat reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis put the vast majority of Florida counties in a state of emergency in preparation for the potential landfall of a storm that could become the first “significant threat” to the state in what is expected to be a violent hurricane season. “Based on meteorological reports, there is significant threat of heavy rainfall over …

“Yeah, no one voted for her. They anointed her at the primary, which is very customary for her career. That’s what she’s done. Everything’s been handed to her. It’s a total layup. She hasn’t earned it. “And now they just took over the Democratic Party, decided to just like leg-sweep Joe and put Kamala in and crown her heir apparent …

Talking Points Memo reports: Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) has been making headlines for his “rocky rollout” since being named former President Donald Trump’s running mate last month. Well, along with extreme comments, Vance has some extreme investments. Vance has had a six-figure stake in Rumble, an online video platform. The company has played host to Russian propaganda and to far-right …