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The Hill reports: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Thursday said he will not overrule the parliamentarian after she rejected key Medicaid provisions in the GOP’s tax and spending megabill, dealing a blow to Republicans’ plan to pay for tax cuts in the package. “No. That would not be a good outcome for getting a bill done,” Thune told …

Newsweek reports: The New York Young Republican Club (NYYRC) has called on the federal government to strip Zohran Mamdani of his citizenship and deport him. On Tuesday evening, Mamdani, a 33-year-old self-described democratic socialist, declared victory over Andrew Cuomo, former governor of the state of New York, in the Democratic primary for the 2025 New York mayoral election. The White …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: Dozens of members of Congress have warned that the most common method of abortion in America may not just kill unborn babies and harm their mothers, it may also pollute America’s drinking water with forever chemicals that could impact declining fertility levels. Some 25 congressional Republicans signed a letter calling on the Trump …

The Huffington Post reports: The Senate parliamentarian said that major Medicaid cuts in the GOP’s massive tax and spending package violate the chamber’s rules — a big setback for President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. Republicans already were having big disagreements over the Medicaid provisions of their so-called Big Beautiful Bill, and the parliamentarian’s ruling threatens to blow up the legislation …

The Washington Examiner reports: The Senate parliamentarian ruled against a provision of the GOP megabill that would have prevented Obamacare subsidies for health insurance plans that cover abortion services. The provision in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act would have been a victory for the anti-abortion movement, which has been trying to prevent taxpayer dollars from funding abortion …

The Hill reports: Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) on Wednesday said her offices were evacuated due to “imminent death threats against me, my unborn child, my family, and my staff,” which she claims “erupted” following a news report about her ectopic pregnancy. The Wall Street Journal published an article on Sunday where Cammack shared the challenges she faced getting treatment for …

LAURA INGRAHAM: “Governor, I have to talk about what so many people are talking about, which is this Alligator Alcatraz. I love the whole concept. It’s this new migrant detention center in the Everglades. As long as the Everglades aren’t touched because I love them too. Now, you gave us some exclusive video of the construction, so how long is …

Politico reports: House GOP committees have issued new subpoenas to ActBlue, intensifying their probe of the Democratic fundraising platform. The subpoenas are an attempt to force cooperation as ActBlue has pushed back on the congressional investigation, questioning its intentions and constitutionality after the White House launched a similar probe. Reps. James Comer (R-Ky.), Bryan Steil (R-Wisc.) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), …

“I came out here [to Congress] with common sense values and with a foundation holding to biblical principles, constitutional principles, and then the Republican Party platform. I came out with the mission – which was the same as when I was in Illinois – and that is I believe God has left us on Earth as believers to overcome evil …

The Associated Press reports: A group of Dallas-area families and faith leaders have filed a lawsuit seeking to block a new Texas law that requires copies of the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school classroom. The federal lawsuit, filed Tuesday, claims the measure is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of church and state. Texas is the latest …

“Dear Pamela, I am writing to express my admiration for your decision to refuse a presidential pardon and accept responsibility for your actions on January 6th. “January 6th was a tragic day, but I will always believe that I did my duty that day to see to the peaceful transfer of power under the Constitution of the United States. “Your …

The Tallahassee Democrat reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will use emergency powers to take control of Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport away from Miami-Dade County and build “Alligator Alcatraz.” In a statement, the governor’s office said the Florida Division of Emergency Management offered to buy the land from Miami-Dade County, but County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava responded with an “unreasonable” …

Florida Politics reports: If New York’s police officers want to leave the Big Apple after the new Mayor is elected, Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’ll make it worth their while. DeSantis is proposing increases to the state’s current $5,000 recruitment bonuses to entice members of law enforcement from other states. Speaking about Democratic New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, …

“Curtis Sliwa is a man child in a red beret that has NO chance of winning the NYC mayoral race. We need to be serious and galvanize behind Eric Adams! Republicans struggling with this tough justice system remember that Curtis is a NEVER Trumper and he’s proud of it! “Elections are about numbers and not wishful thinking! Are you willing …

“What’s been missing here is the age element, they weren’t even around when 9/11 happened. OK? As an adult, I am here to tell you that day was beyond tragic. We’re still suffering the scars from it. They don’t know about it. You know, when you sit in a city council like I do, that are filled with children, this particular …

Manchester’s ABC affiliate reports: Scott Brown is launching another campaign to return to the U.S. Senate: “The reason I am running is a kind of fed up with the federal delegation. We’ve been blessed here in New Hampshire. We’ve had Gov. Sununu, Gov. Ayotte, the Legislature, all working very hard for years to protect the New Hampshire advantage — while …

Politico reports: Speaker Mike Johnson is warning in private that Senate Republicans could cost House Republicans their majority next year if they try to push through the deep Medicaid cuts in the current Senate version. That comes as Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) cautions GOP senators that those same cutbacks could become a political albatross for Republicans just as the Affordable …

The Hill reports: Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.), one of the most vulnerable Senate Republican incumbents facing re-election in 2026, warned Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) bluntly in a private meeting Tuesday that deep cuts to Medicaid could cost Republicans control of the House and Senate. Tillis, who has kept relatively quiet about the hundreds of billions of dollars in …

“My stomach is in knots. The idea that a self-avowed socialist and Hamas Terrorist sympathizer like Zohran Mamdani could become the next mayor of New York City truly makes me sick. NY Post: ‘Mamdani backer who works for NYC Campaign Finance Board is a longtime socialist operative with links to terror groups.’ “New York City is home to the Statue of …

Newsweek reports: Republican Senator Mitch McConnell said during a closed-door meeting with Republicans on Tuesday that people worried about cuts to Medicaid in the Senate’s reconciliation bill will “get over it,” Punchbowl News reported. The Republican Party has drawn sharp criticism over the reconciliation package, which is currently making its way through the Senate after passing the GOP-controlled House of …