Republicans

The Associated Press reports: Senate Republicans have blocked legislation designed to protect women’s access to contraception, arguing that the bill was just a political stunt as Democrats mount an election-year effort to put GOP senators on the record on reproductive rights issues, The test vote won a 51-39 majority, but that was well short of the 60 votes to move …

“This is a pattern of embracing racist ideologies that we see time and again within the MAGA Republican Party. Rep. Donalds is playing his role as the mouthpiece who will say the quiet parts out loud that many will not say themselves. His comments were shameful and beneath the dignity of a member of the House of Representatives. He should …

Denver’s CBS affiliate reports: The Colorado Republican Party marked the start of Pride Month with a mass email attacking “godless groomers” and a social media post calling for the burning of all Pride flags. The state GOP’s move to the far right after a series of electoral blowout losses continued with some of its harshest anti-gay rhetoric in recent years. …

“Well, it’s obvious, number one, that the Biden administration have zero diplomacy skills. There should have been a summit with Vladimir Putin, you know, right after this thing started. “They had a done deal, we all know that, but we talked to them, ‘Hey, we’ll give you whatever it takes we’re gonna give you, you’re gonna be able to fight …

Spy Talk reports: After weathering criticism over its reliance on a gusher of Saudi cash, Jared Kushner’s investment fund made its first big splash last month when it announced it had signed a $500 million deal with the Serbian government to develop a high end real estate project in downtown Belgrade on the site of a bombed down army building …

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: Donalds said he is starting to see the “reinvigoration of Black family,” which he described as younger people forming nuclear family units and “helping to breathe the revival of a Black middle class in America.” He went on to say that those family values had previously been eroded by Democratic policies that Black voters embraced after …

The Hill reports: Integrating Texas’ self-contained electrical grid with the broader national grid could prevent mass power outages like those suffered in the Lone Star state during a 2021 cold snap, according to research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In the study, from MIT’s Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, the researchers modeled the effects of a bill …

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports: The Republican National Convention’s website included a background picture of Ho Chi Minh City, rather than Milwaukee, an error that was quickly fixed after a screenshot went viral on Tuesday. Each section on the website now includes a photo of the host city and state. But a background picture for a section labeled “News and Updates” …

NPR reports: Republican Tim Sheehy won his party’s nomination to run for Montana’s U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday, according to a race call by The Associated Press. Sheehy is backed by Montana Republican Sen. Steve Daines and is endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Trump’s son, Don Trump Jr., rallied for Sheehy and other Republican candidates at a recent fundraiser …

“Steve, our country is gone! We are post-Constitution, and that’s because the Democrats in New York, the state of New York, convicted President Trump for 34 felony counts that are fake charges and nothing but a political attack and lies. “And Steve, I’m done. What I wanted to hear in our conference today is that we were going to shut …

“I don’t know that I said he should be arrested, but, I like the idea. At the end of the day, if you lie to Congress, that’s a felony. And when you look at, the clip you just showed, everyone knows that Doctor Fauci was the lead instigator in the the the spacing distance. “This is something that not only …

The Daily Beast reports: A long-shot MAGA political stunt to personally interfere with the judge who ultimately found Donald Trump liable for bank fraud fizzled out quietly months ago, according to a state document marked “confidential” obtained by The Daily Beast. New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur F. Engoron and his law clerk, Allison Greenfield, were cleared by a state …

“Defund Jack Smith. Legislation we proposed: ‘None of the funds made available by this act or any other Act shall be used, or transferred to another Federal agency, board, or commission to be used, to appoint or fund the office of a Special Counsel, who has not been confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as a U.S. Attorney, …

Fox News reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., revealed a “three-pronged” strategy for cracking down on the alleged weaponization of the DOJ in a closed-door meeting with House Republicans on Tuesday. Johnson’s strategy to rein in the “weaponization” of the DOJ is broadly focused on three pillars: oversight, appropriations and legislation. “We’re going to do everything we can, everything within …

“The media worships George Floyd. Democrats worship George Floyd. There were riots burning down the fucking country over George Floyd and Raskin’s in there say we worship him [Trump]? “Excuse me, let me correct you, and this is really important. I worship God! God! And Jesus is my savior. I don’t worship President Trump, and I’m really sick and tired …

Florida Politics reports: Just days after the Trump campaign promoted its new account on TikTok, Rubio went back on the attack against the Chinese-connected social media platform. “Further evidence TikTok is a propaganda tool for pro-Hamas groups,” Rubio harrumphed on his official account on X, responding to a news article with the lurid headline, “TikTok Executives To Speak at Conference …

CBS News reports: Weeks after the House Judiciary Committee voted to advance a contempt of Congress resolution against him, Attorney General Merrick Garland is appearing before the panel for an oversight hearing, where he is expected to push back against the move as unfounded and serving “no legitimate purpose.” House Republicans on the Judiciary and Oversight Committees last month voted …

“I think that the Republicans and an increasing number of other demographics that have never been reliably Republican — the Hispanic community, African American community, the Jewish community. “I think they’re going to come out and vote in droves for the Republican side, and they’re going to return the levers of power in Washington back to our side, because they …

ABC News reports: While former President Donald Trump’s conviction is injecting new uncertainty into this year’s White House race, the verdict is also starting to roil potentially equally consequential races: those for key Senate seats. Republican Senate candidates released ads Monday savaging Montana Sen. Jon Tester and Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, the chamber’s two most vulnerable Democrats this cycle. Businessman …

NBC News reports: North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, a Democrat who is running for governor against Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, plans to launch his first two television ads on Tuesday, one of which attacks his opponents’ views on abortion in the high-stakes battleground race. “Abortion in this country is not about protecting the lives of mothers,” Robinson says …