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“She was picked as a housewife, not just a senator, but somebody who sees it from a different perspective. I mean, she did what she was asked to do. I thought she did a good job. And it’s hard when you’ve never done anything like that. And if you just see what the left is doing, they’re going after families. …

The Advance reports: New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has referred to former President Donald Trump as an “asshole,” once joked that he belongs in a mental institution, and campaigned like hell for Trump rival Nikki Haley. But now with Haley out of the race, he’s back on Team Trump. “I’m going to support the ticket. I’m going to support Donald …

Newsweek reports: Republican Representative Matt Rosendale announced on Friday that he is planning to leave Congress over “defamatory rumors.” In a statement posted to X, formerly Twitter, Rosendale said that he will be withdrawing from the House race. Rosendale previously announced that he was backing out of the Senate race shortly after launching his campaign. “Since that announcement, I have …

“I’m going to sign legislation over the next month or so to really counteract Florida ever going in the direction of California on things like homelessness. “Cities can govern themselves and there are certain state laws, but you know, we don’t want a city to turn into a Los Angeles or San Francisco with respect to having homeless everywhere. “So …

Axios reports: The father of a U.S. Marine killed in the 2021 Kabul airport bombing was arrested for disrupting President Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday. The disruption by Steve Nikoui as an invited guest of a member of Congress was an extremely rare break in decorum that punctuated a night filled with heckling from lawmakers. Nikoui is …

Mediaite reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) rolled his eyes and shook his head on Thursday after President Joe Biden attacked Republicans in the audience over the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. “We will not bow down! I will not bow down!” declared Biden during his State of the Union address. “In a literal sense, history is watching. History is …

The Daily Beast reports: Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) delivered the official Republican response, a stern but bizarrely delivered rebuttal that focused heavily on immigration and the economy. The freshman senator is considered a rising star in the party. But her speech’s intense tone—with an over-the-top dramatic cadence that was delivered in a kitchen—left political operatives and observers struggling to make …

ABC News reports: Disgraced former Republican Rep. George Santos arrived in the House chamber on Thursday night about an hour before President Joe Biden’s speech was to begin and about three months after he became the first House member to be expelled in more than 20 years. He was seen seated on the GOP side near the aisle — his …

USA Today reports: Marjorie Taylor-Greene (R-GA) wore a shirt with the phrase “say her name” and a pin with the photo of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student killed by a person federal authorities said entered the country without authorization. The shirt is an appropriation of the Black Lives Matter movement’s chant that is intended to give voice to women …

Mediaite reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) does not appear interested in heeding Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) calls for restraint during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Thursday. “Decorum is the order of the day,” Johnson told members of the Republican conference during a private meeting on Wednesday. Greene said she does not plan to abide by …

The Guardian reports: A former pro wrestler who won a prominent endorsement from Donald Trump while unsuccessfully running for Congress in Nevada surrendered to authorities on Wednesday on an arrest warrant for murder. Daniel Rodimer, 45, was booked in connection with the slaying of 47-year-old Christopher Tapp, who was reportedly beaten to death in Resorts World Las Vegas on 29 …

The Fairfax County News reports: A right-wing legal group led by Stephen Miller, a former advisor to Donald Trump when he was president, is challenging Fairfax County Public Schools over its policies supporting transgender students. America First Legal filed a complaint against the Fairfax County School Board on Monday (March 4) arguing that the school system is discriminating on the …

CBS News reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that in vitro fertilization and the handling of embryos remains an issue that “policymakers have to determine how to handle.” “We need to look at the ethics surrounding that issue, but it’s an important one,” Johnson told “CBS Mornings” co-host Tony Dokoupil on Thursday. “If you do believe that life begins …

The Washington Post reports: Ronny Jackson, the former White House physician turned GOP congressman, regularly touts his military bona fides. “As a retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral with nearly three decades of military service I understand the commitment and sacrifices made by servicemen and servicewomen to serve our country,” the two-term Texas representative writes on his congressional website, posted to …

Politico reports: North Carolina Republican Mark Harris, whose previous election to Congress in 2018 was thrown out after credible allegations of election fraud, won a GOP primary for a newly drawn House seat. If that name sounds familiar to you, it is because his apparent victory in a similar district in 2018 was tossed out after an operative hired by …

The Texas Tribune reports: Bruce Campbell, chairman of the Gillespie County Republican Party, predicted that results from the 13 GOP precincts would start trickling into the county elections office by 8:30 p.m. By 9:30 p.m., he expressed surprise that none had returned. They’d begun at 7:30 that morning in a glass-walled tasting room at a winery. At 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, …

Mediaite reports: Fox host Neil Cavuto asked, “You’re a very successful businessman, a biotech entrepreneur, and you’ve made hundreds of millions of dollars. We’re told that Donald Trump has asked Elon Musk for some support. I dunno if that’s true or not. Elon Musk made it clear that he’s not giving to either Joe Biden or Donald Trump. I’m just …

“She had waged a campaign on the idea that you can somehow win the Republican nomination for president by getting the votes of mostly just non-Republicans, and that just doesn’t work. “I signed the pledge. You sign the pledge saying that you’re gonna not take your ball and go home, and so I honored the pledge and she’s gonna have …

Semafor reports: A super PAC that urged non-Republicans to cast primary votes for Nikki Haley is pivoting to November, urging Haley’s voters to support President Joe Biden. Starting today, Primary Pivot will become Haley Voters for Biden, and urge anyone who supported Haley in a swing state to stick with the president in November. “This is an effort from people …

NBC News reports: Florida’s Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would ban cities and counties from adopting requirements for mandatory water breaks and other workplace protections against extreme heat. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 28-11, along party lines, to pass Senate Bill 1492, which would prohibit local governments from determining workplace heat standards that go beyond those required by federal …