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The Washington Post reports: Those seeking employment at the Republican National Committee after a Trump-backed purge of the committee this month have been asked in job interviews if they believe the 2020 election was stolen, according to people familiar with the interviews, making the false claim a litmus test of sorts for hiring. In recent days, Trump advisers have quizzed …

“From the beginning, we asserted our innocence. Our family was attacked by a left-wing media that is focused on the destruction of conservatives regardless of the truth and the facts. “But we emerge from this ordeal stronger as husband and wife, stronger as parents to our five daughters, stronger as friends to those who stood by us. “Our faith in …

The Arizona Republic reports: Faced with the prospect of turning over information that could be used against her at trial, former gubernatorial and current U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake is seeking to forfeit her ability to defend herself in court in an ongoing defamation case. Lake and her attorneys are requesting default judgment, which means a jury could decide damages …

“This is simple math. The more Republicans like Mike Gallagher that resign and leave early, guess what that means? We have less Republicans in the House. So every time a Mike Gallagher or a Ken Buck leaves early, that brings our numbers down and brings us dangerously closer to being in the minority. “It’s not Marjorie Taylor Greene that is …

USA Today reports: The House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, the committee confirmed in a Tuesday statement. The circumstances and scope of the move are still unclear. USA TODAY has reached out to Nehls’ office for comment. Ethics Committee Chair Michael Guest, R-Miss., and Ranking Member Susan Wild, D-Penn., decided to “extend the matter regarding” the Texas …

The New York Post reports: NBC News plans to drop former Republican National Committee boss Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor after network stars including MSNBC primetime headliner Rachel Maddow and the co-hosts of “Morning Joe” blasted the decision to bring the Trump-backing politico on board. The network has not made an announcement, but one is pending, according to Puck …

The Texas Tribune reports: Prosecutors on Tuesday agreed to drop the securities fraud charges facing Attorney General Ken Paxton if he performs 100 hours of community service and fulfills other conditions of a pretrial agreement, bringing an abrupt end to the nearly nine-year-old felony case that has loomed over the embattled Republican since his early days in office. The deal, …

“Look at the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that was done a couple of years ago that the left hails as this massive success, but it was mostly Green New Deal. Actually, in that bill, $110 billion went to surface transportation, which is roads and bridges, and, of that $110 billion, $70 billion went to public transportation, leaving only $40 billion …

The Tennessee Lookout reports: Denton “Denny” Loudermill, the Kansas City-area man who was erroneously accused of being a shooter in the Chiefs rally mass shooting, has filed a defamation suit against U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee over his social media posts naming Loudermill. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Kansas, alleges Burchett shared photos of Loudermill on …

Heartland Signal reports: While arguing against a proposal for safe storage requirements for firearms, Minnesota state Sen. Warren Limmer (R-Maple Grove) contended that rural citizens need guns readily available to deal with cows. “You even walk too close to a cow, and it’ll take you down and trample you into dust,” Limmer said. “Fumbling around with a lock while a …

The Hill reports: MSNBC prime time host Rachel Maddow blasted her own network over its recent decision to hire former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel as a political commentator. “If you care what I think about this, the fact that McDaniel is on the payroll at NBC News, to me that is inexplicable,” Maddow said on her show Monday. …

Via press release from Missouri AG Andrew Bailey: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed suit against Media Matters to force the nonprofit to turn over documents related to his investigation into its fraudulent business practices. General Bailey launched his investigation in November 2023 after evidence came to light that Media Matters solicited donations from Missourians under false pretenses to …

The Austin American-Statesman reports: In another attempt to limit the accessibility of adult content online, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued two more pornography distribution companies, alleging that they are in violation of a state law requiring age verification for sexually explicit websites. The attorney general’s office filed civil lawsuits against Multi Media, which owns the website Chaturbate, and …

The Tallahassee Democrats reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis Monday signed into law sweeping social media restrictions that also requires age verification to access pornographic websites in Florida. The measure would take effect at the beginning of 2025 – if it survives expected lawsuits from the nation’s largest tech companies. In that case, minors under 16 would be barred from social media …

Politico reports: Former President Donald Trump wants a Republican to mount a primary challenge to Rep. Laurel Lee, the lone member of Florida’s congressional delegation to endorse Gov. Ron DeSantis in his unsuccessful bid for president. Lee, who won a crowded GOP primary two years ago in a safe red district, served as Florida’s top election official under DeSantis and …

The Hill reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) called on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday to push for Rep. Mike Gallagher’s (R-Wis.) expulsion from Congress ahead of his scheduled departure next month to allow his district time to select a new representative. Gallagher, the chair of the House Select Committee on China, announced last month that he would not …

The Florida Phoenix reports: As lawmakers were winding down in the Capitol, Florida lawmakers finally passed a contentious bill that has irked local governments over the past decade — a proposal to give the state more power to regulate short-term vacation rentals such as Airbnb and Vrbo platforms, which have changed the vacation landscape in a tourist-heavy state. But a …

The Huffington Post reports: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) seemed to have an uncomfortable moment on “60 Minutes” during Sunday night’s segment on social media disinformation. “What about this idea that the 2020 election was stolen?” asked correspondent Lesley Stahl. “I’ve not said that,” said Jordan, who is on the record pushing conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. “What I’ve said …

“I think that there’s an argument. There’s a difference between being, you know, pro-Israel and there are people… being your religion and being pro-Israel can be two separate things. And then there’s people that are pro-Israel but maybe don’t like Netanyahu or what have you. At the end of the day, my view of it is pretty consistent. And that …

Mediaite reports: Michele Morrow, a GOP state politician and “conservative activist,” blamed the media for being “dysfunctional” and promoting “gotcha moments” after CNN’s KFile tracked her down to ask on camera about her shockingly violent statements about Democrats and minority groups. In social media posts Morrow has called for executing Barack Obama by firing squad, and killing Joe Biden for …