Republicans

Axios reports: Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno has won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio. Moreno will take on incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown in November, in what is expected to be a toss-up race that could swing the balance of the Senate. The outcome is a win for former President Trump, who endorsed Moreno in December. It’s also welcome …

Reuters reports: Texas law enforcement can no longer arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border – again – just hours after the country’s top court said that for now, they could. The legal whiplash came from an appeals court, who halted the enforcement of the Republican-backed state law ahead of oral arguments on the issue scheduled for Wednesday …

The New York Times reports: Alabama Republicans pushed through a sprawling measure on Tuesday that would not only ban state funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public universities, local boards of education and government agencies, but also limit the teaching of “divisive concepts” surrounding race, gender and identity. The bill passed with broad support in the State Legislature, …

Mediaite reports: Republican congressional candidate Derek Myers accidentally sent out a concession email on Tuesday as voters were still going to the polls in the Ohio primaries. Myer’s campaign quickly walked back the error, sending out a second email that said, “The previous email citing a concession was sent in error, due to a technical issue. Please disregard the email. …

Florida Politics reports: The return of Air DeSantis may be imminent. Gov. Ron DeSantis said some undocumented immigrants intercepted while attempting to land in Florida from Haiti may lead to a trip to New England for those refugees. “We do have our transport program also that’s going to be operational,” DeSantis said. “So Haitians who land in the Florida Keys, …

The New Republic reports: Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is celebrating the fact that her district received federal funds for infrastructure improvements—and conveniently ignoring the fact that she voted against the budget bill that made it all possible. In a Monday night email newsletter to her constituents, the Georgia Republican included a link to a story about a runway extension at …

“No one should doubt that the corruption in the New York courts which is seeking to bankrupt President Trump is a direct threat to all of us. If the corrupt Democrats can seek to destroy the front running candidate for president think what they can do with you. Until New York is returned to honest government no one should do …

Omaha’s ABC affiliate reports: There are calls for Hastings Sen. Steve Halloran to resign his seat following explicit language used during debate over LB 441 on Monday night at the Nebraska State Capitol. The bill, introduced by Sen. Joni Albrecht, would remove a prosecution exemption for schools that provide obscene materials to students in kindergarten through 12th grades. Toward the …

The Insider reports: Earlier this month, Rep. Lauren Boebert voted against a must-pass government funding bill that contained more than $20 million for the Colorado district she’s now abandoning. On Monday night, she celebrated the impending arrival of that funding anyway. “Can’t wait for the ribbon cuttings and to see these priorities come to fruition,” the congresswoman said in a …

Courthouse News reports: The Republican National Committee, along with the Nevada Republican Party and a registered voter, sued Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar and other election authorities Monday claiming several counties have outdated or inaccurate voter rolls. “Election integrity starts with clean voter rolls, and that’s why the National Voter Registration Act requires state officials to keep their rolls …

“Men and women of America throughout our history have shed blood, lost their lives for the defense of this country, defense of what we stand for, defense of our values, defense of our Constitution. And for me it’s a much smaller sacrifice to be willing to go to prison, as I now have been ordered to do, to defend what …

The Hill reports: Congressional leaders have struck a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the remainder of fiscal year 2024, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill, closing out the six bills due by Friday’s shutdown deadline. Negotiators are still working out the details and legislative text of the DHS agreement, the source …

From the Family Research Council’s website: These recent ads — cast in the vein of a social media influencer — involve Noem herself as a pitchwoman, and it’s not a good look. The chief executive of a state is hawking dentists, coffee shops, and shoe inserts. Even if the endorsements are determined to be legal, they’re certainly a conflict of …

CNN reports: The Supreme Court on Monday indefinitely blocked Texas from enforcing an immigration law that would allow state officials to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally. The so-called administrative stay will remain in place while the court considers emergency appeals from the Biden administration and others, who want the justices to block enforcement of …

Newsweek reports: Representative Lauren Boebert took to social media to ask her supporters to donate to her campaign amid the “fight” of her “political career” on Monday. Rep. Ken Buck last week announced he is resigning from Congress at the end of this week, setting up a June special election to replace him. The move has been viewed as potentially …

Punchbowl reports: Welcome to another government shutdown week. At midnight Friday, funding runs out for six big annual spending bills: State-Foreign Operations, Defense, Homeland Security, Labor-HHS, Legislative Branch and Financial Services-General Government. These bills cover roughly three-quarters of all federal discretionary spending. Yet as of late Sunday night — following another unsuccessful call between aides to the Big Four congressional …

Florida Politics reports: Another prominent Florida Republican is discussing his struggles dealing with surging property insurance rates in the Sunshine State. Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis detailed the issue in a piece for the Florida Daily. “For all of Florida’s many blessings, however, you don’t have to be an actuary to know that when it came to our property insurance …

NBC News reports: Louisiana GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy on Sunday criticized his party’s presumptive presidential nominee, saying that former President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about illegal immigrants “reflected poorly” and that he’s spoken about migrants in a “dehumanizing fashion.” He blasted the former president for saying he would be willing to “free” some of those who have been convicted of crimes …

Axios reports: House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) said GOP leadership should reconsider how they invite presidents to give the State of the Union address, citing President Biden’s “divisive” speech. Emmer argued Biden’s remarks were a “hyper-partisan” campaign speech, telling Axios the president should not be invited to address Congress next year if he’s elected to a second term. The …

“I think it’s very unfortunate at a time that there are American hostages being held in Gaza, that the president or any other leaders would refer to people that are moving through our justice system as hostages. It’s just unacceptable. I was there on January 6. I have no doubt in my mind that some people were caught up in …