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CBS News reports: A Florida House panel has backed a measure that would require state-issued identification cards to reflect a person’s sex assigned at birth and impose requirements for insurers who cover gender-affirming care. The Republican-controlled House Select Committee on Health Innovation approved the bill (HB 1639) along party lines, despite opposition from transgender people and their allies. Under the …

“The only thing I regret, I misspelled martial law. I misspelled that. No, I didn’t– I didn’t– Look, everything happened so quick in that election. The time that was given to see if the ballots were real. There were questions, as you know. There were questions throughout the election process. What happened in Georgia was unusual, what happened in Arizona …

CNN reports: The House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz has reached out to the woman whom the congressman allegedly had sexual relations with when she was a 17-year-old minor, according to a source familiar with the committee’s work. The outreach, which has not previously been reported, is a sign that the GOP-led committee’s investigation into the Florida Republican has …

The Hill reports: Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), the top-ranking Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee and a key figure in getting bills passed through Congress, says she will not endorse former President Trump, even if he becomes the Republican Party’s nominee for president. Asked if she could see herself endorsing Trump if he wins the nomination, Collins replied: “I do …

Via press release from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott: The federal government has broken the compact between the United States and the States. The Executive Branch of the United States has a constitutional duty to enforce federal laws protecting States, including immigration laws on the books right now. President Biden has refused to enforce those laws and has even violated them. …

Phoenix’s ABC affiliate reports: The head of the Arizona GOP is stepping down after audio tapes with U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake were released, where he reportedly offered Lake money to stay out of this year’s senate race to focus on running for governor. Chairman Jeff DeWit released a statement Wednesday where he adamantly denied Lake’s accusation, but he also …

The Denver Post reports: State Rep. Mike Lynch, the embattled top Colorado House Republican and congressional candidate whose 2022 drunken driving arrest was revealed last week, said Wednesday he was stepping down as minority leader. Lynch made his announcement from the House floor, shortly after sending an email to the 18 other members of the Republican caucus. He is not …

The Messenger reports: House Republicans are increasingly disenchanted with Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., saying his leadership of the Biden impeachment inquiry has become a “clueless investigation” at best and — at worst — “a disaster.” Less than 10 months away from the 2024 election, his impeachment investigation is barreling toward its conclusion, with no smoking gun to bring the president …

Politico reports: “After fighting a four-month legal battle all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to block his grand jury subpoena — and losing — South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham turned on a dime ‘and threw Trump under the bus,’ according to a source familiar with his testimony. According to secret grand jury testimony in Fulton County confirmed by …

The Associated Press reports: North Dakota’s sole U.S. House member announced his candidacy on Tuesday for governor of the sparsely populated state, the day after Gov. Doug Burgum said he won’t seek a third term. Republican Rep. Kelly Armstrong is the first to formally announce a campaign in what is expected to be a competitive race among Republicans for the …

“Looking at the math and the path going forward, I don’t see it for Nikki Haley. I think she’s run a great campaign, but I do think there is a message that’s coming out from the voters which is very clear: We need to unite around our eventual nominee, which is going to be Donald Trump, and we need to …

The New York Times reports: Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, on Tuesday defied calls to drop out of the race for the Republican nomination, vowing to fight on after a second straight defeat at the hands of former President Donald J. Trump. In rousing remarks, Ms. Haley painted a picture of a country and a world in …

“This is a referendum on the Republican Party, and that’s something I’ll be saying in my speech tonight. This is a true change for the Republican Party. It says that not only do we support President Trump, we support his policies. And any Republican that isn’t willing to adapt these policies we are completely eradicating from the party. So it’s …

The Tennessean reports: A Tennessee Republican hopes to establish an “abortion trafficking” felony for adults who help pregnant minors get an out-of-state abortion without parental permission, an effort reproductive health advocates argue will run afoul of constitutional rights such as interstate travel. Rep. Jason Zachary, R-Knoxville, filed House Bill 1895 on Monday. The legislation would establish a new Class C …

The Daily Mail reports: The murky financial past of GOP dropout Tim Scott’s new girlfriend has been laid bare in court papers unearthed exclusively by DailyMail.com. Mindy Noce, 47, was accused of helping tech entrepreneur ex-husband Peter ‘Jay’ Noce create shell companies to hide their assets and avoid liability over a $1.2 million deal gone wrong, according to documents filed …

ABC News reports: The reopened House ethics probe into Rep. Matt Gaetz continues to ramp up, as the committee in recent weeks has contacted multiple new witnesses as part of its ongoing investigation into the Florida congressman, sources tell ABC News. In recent days, the Republican-led House Ethics Committee has reached out to multiple new witnesses, expanding its contact with …

The Hill reports: Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) called on Texas officials to ignore the recent Supreme Court ruling declaring the federal government could remove razor wire on the U.S.-Mexico border. “They have a duty under the Constitution … and every other norm of leadership of any sovereign state, to protect your citizens, period, full stop. There is no exception to …

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis left the presidential race after the first caucuses in Iowa this year. But in four years, he may run again, he said on the “Steve Deace Show.” “We’ll see what the future holds,” DeSantis said. DeSantis said he viewed this year as “really a hinge point in American history and if we don’t get …

The Texas Tribune reports: In 2017, a Houston college student wrote to the family of Paul Pressler, warning them that the former Texas judge and Southern Baptist leader was a pedophile. “There is a serious issue at hand,” he wrote in an email, adding that Pressler had recently touched him and bragged about being naked with young boys. “I do …

The Hill reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) endorsed Virginia State Sen. John McGuire’s (R) primary challenge against House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good (R-Va.) on Monday. Greene, one of former President Trump’s closest supporters in Congress, sharply criticized Good for first endorsing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) over Trump in the presidential race. “Bob Good is an angry, disloyal, …