Republicans

The Daily Beast reports: After years of accusations of financial mismanagement, the Republican National Committee is overhauling its 2024 election operations—a full-on MAGA makeover that the RNC claims will curb excessive spending and steer as much money as possible to supporting Donald Trump’s campaign. But it appears that one of those strategic spending moves may have a profound effect on …

The Washington Post reports: Former president Donald Trump took charge of the Republican National Committee this week with the political equivalent of shock and awe — leaving dozens out of work, revamping strategic priorities and raising fears among some former officials about the party’s future support for down-ballot candidates. Trump’s team, led by campaign adviser Chris LaCivita, is bringing in …

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports: Organizers of a recall attempt against Wisconsin’s longest-serving Assembly Speaker failed to gather enough signatures in the district he was last elected in to trigger a recall election, according to an initial review by the state elections commission. The signatures are now under scrutiny as the elections commission and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and his allies …

Axios reports: The House GOP is in turmoil ahead of its policy retreat in West Virginia on Wednesday, with attendance expected to be sparse and a keynote speaker dropping out. Fewer than 100 GOP lawmakers are expected to be in attendance at the three-day event, which is aimed at unifying the conference and crafting policy goals outside of the Capitol …

CNN reports: A newly proposed law in Missouri could charge teachers and counselors with a felony and require them to register as sex offenders if they’re found guilty of supporting transgender students who are socially transitioning. Missouri state Rep. Jamie Gragg, a Republican, introduced HB 2885 last week. If passed and signed into law, the legislation would criminalize the act …

“I’m the governor of South Dakota and I had the opportunity to come to Smile Texas to fix my teeth, which has been absolutely amazing. The team here was remarkable and finally gave me a smile that I can be proud of and confident in and that really is a gift that I think is going to be incredibly special …

“No one in the United States should be retiring at 65 years old. Frankly, I think retirement itself is a stupid idea unless you have some sort of health problem. Everybody that I know who is — who is elderly, who has retired, is dead within five years. “And if you talk to people who are elderly and they lose …

Austin’s ABC affiliate reports: A former Hays County GOP leader has been sentenced to 410 years in prison after being convicted of 65 sexual abuse and child pornography charges. A Hays County judge sentenced 44-year-old Bo Dresner on Monday morning. Judge Gary Steel sentenced Dresner with multiple consecutive, or stacked, sentences. Dresner was a precinct chair and former sergeant-at-arms for …

Florida Politics reports: U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is among the 15 signatories to a U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo letter seeking a “freeze” to the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR). This rate applies to “temporary nonimmigrant workers under the H-2A visa classification,” according to the federal Department of Labor. While Florida’s $14.77 compensation rate for these field workers is among the …

Denver’s Fox affiliate reports: Only a handful of months after announcing his intent to not run for reelection, U.S. Representative Ken Buck has announced his intent to resign from the House by March 22. In a brief message sent Tuesday morning, the Republican from Windsor said his terms in office were “an honor.” Buck has previously discussed fractures in the …

Glenn Beck’s The Blaze reports: Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah advocated the idea of abolishing the Transportation Security Administration, suggesting that airlines would do a better job of conducting security screenings. “Air-travel security need not depend on TSA. Airlines have many compelling reasons to keep weapons out of planes. They’d do so if a federal agency didn’t do it …

Ars Technica reports: Texas can enforce a law requiring age-verification systems on porn websites, the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled. The appeals court vacated an injunction against the law’s age-verification requirement but said that Texas cannot enforce a provision requiring porn websites to “display health warnings about the effects of the consumption of pornography.” In a …

The Hill reports: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) ripped former President Trump on Monday for endorsing former House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Rogers’s (R-Mich.) bid for Senate, slamming the former congressman as the “worst Deep State candidate this cycle.” “Donald Trump just endorsed the worst Deep State candidate this cycle. @MikeRogersForMI is a never Trumper, and a card carrying member of …

“Hur is describing the Joe Biden in New Hampshire. He’s describing a person who can’t remember anything, and he’s describing a person who has had a lifetime of mishandling secrets which is why I think it’s as important to go after the length of time that Biden has mishandled secrets, the number of places they were. “I mean, you can …

Axios reports: Special counsel Robert Hur is set to testify before the House Tuesday morning about his investigation into President Biden’s handling of classified documents. Hur released a report last month detailing his findings that raised questions about Biden’s memory and mental acuity, which Republicans seized on to question the president’s fitness to run for reelection. Ultimately, Hur didn’t recommend …

The Independent reports: Robert Hur, the former Trump-appointed US Attorney who declined to prosecute President Joe Biden after classified materials were found in his Delaware home and a former office in Washington, DC, will appear before the House Judiciary Committee as a private citizen who has surrounded himself with Republican partisans and notorious figures linked to former president Donald Trump …

The New York Times reports: A Republican group dedicated to opposing former President Donald J. Trump is planning to spend $50 million to stop him through a series of homemade testimonial videos of voters who backed him in past elections but say they can no longer support him in 2024. Unlike Democratic organizations that aim to help President Biden by …

The Denver Westword reports: A temporary truce has been called between Representative Lauren Boebert and her ex-husband, Jayson, with the congresswoman ending her attempt for a restraining order against him in Garfield County Court on Monday, March 11. “Jayson and I have come to some pretty strict agreements, and hopefully those are followed and we don’t have to pursue another …

“So every day I go through a series of them and I do it early in the morning. So I’ll start with Western Journal, JustTheNews.com. I will go to the Blaze.com. I’ll go to Daily Wire. I’ll go to Daily Caller. I’ll go to Breitbart. I’ll go to the Gateway Pundit. “I will frequently check in with CNN or MSNBC …

The Associated Press reports: Students and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it’s not part of instruction, under a settlement reached Monday between Florida education officials and civil rights attorneys who had challenged a state law which critics dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.” Under the terms of the settlement, the …