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Fox News reports: Sen. Thom Tillis and a group of Republican senators are introducing a bill on Thursday that would make it so only the Supreme Court can decide whether to block a candidate from the ballot for allegedly engaging in insurrection – a direct response to efforts to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot in the upcoming …

The Hill reports: “The Republicans in the House are in such disarray, the Speaker of the House is hanging on to his job by a thread,” Steve Doocy said on Fox’s flagship morning talk show. “Please say they’re not going to go down that route again,” co-host Ainsley Earhardt exclaimed. “They might,” Brian Kilmeade, another co-host chimed in. “It could …

“Don’t count me out. I’ve given many people a second chance and I’m asking everybody to please give me a second chance. And I will, you know, come forward and prove to be worth your second chance. And I just want people to look at that and say, so many people make mistakes. We all make mistakes, if you really …

The Daily Beast reports: The Ohio Republican behind a bill that would ban transgender students from using bathrooms aligned with their gender identity quoted scripture in justifying the legislation on Wednesday, deploying a verse suggesting that her opponents should be drowned in the sea. State Rep. Beth Lear whipped out the reference to Luke 17:2 while answering questions on House …

“In reality outside of the bubble of Washington, D.C., regular Americans could care less about a shutdown, because they view the Capitol, they view this town as the exact complete cause of all of their woes. They don’t care if it shuts down. They don’t care if federal employees are not receiving a government-funded, taxpayer-funded paycheck. They want the government …

Hartford’s NBC affiliate reports: People in Enfield are upset with a controversial vote by the town council this week that essentially banned Pride flags from flying outside of Town Hall. The Enfield Town Council voted 6-5 Monday night to only allow American flags, the Connecticut state flag and military flags to be displayed on town properties. The newly-elected Republican majority …

The Texas Tribune reports: Gov. Greg Abbott raised a record $19 million over the last six months — money he intends to use toward his crusade to oust anti-school voucher Texas House Republicans in the primary season. Abbott’s campaign announced the sum Wednesday, adding that he also has $38 million cash on hand across two political accounts. “With the primary …

Memphis’s NBC affiliate reports: Collierville School Board Member Keri Blair resigned Tuesday, citing “personal, family reasons,” according to the school board. This comes after she was arrested and charged Friday, January 5, on seven counts of property theft from the Collierville Target, according to the Collierville Police Department. Blair is currently free on a $7,500 bond. According to Collierville police, …

“He looked like he was on drugs. His eyes were very wild. He shifted his eyes a lot. I think he’s trying to play the victim of Republicans but he can’t play the victim. The Trump family – Eric, Don Jr., Ivanka – they all had to come in and they sat for these subpoenas and were questioned for over …

NBC News reports: The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted to formally recommend the full House hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena in the Republican impeachment inquiry into his father. The GOP-led committee voted along party lines, 23 to 14, in favor of advancing the contempt resolution. The vote comes hours after the president’s son …

The Meidas Touch reports: Republican candidate for president Chris Christie is expected to announce that he is exiting the race later today, per a report from journalist Mark Halperin. Halperin says that Christie will make the announcement Wednesday at 5pm PT in New Hampshire and has decided to not yet make an endorsement. Christie has become the one figure in …

The Columbus Dispatch reports: The Ohio House voted Wednesday to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of legislation that would restrict medical care for transgender minors and block transgender girls from female sports. House Bill 68, which DeWine struck down last month, would prevent doctors from prescribing hormones, puberty blockers or gender transition surgery before patients turn 18. It also would …

Denver’s Westword reports: Representative Lauren Boebert’s ex-husband, Jayson, was taken into custody on two separate arrest warrants Tuesday — one for his reported restaurant fight with the Colorado congresswoman, and another for allegedly assaulting their eldest son, Tyler, during an argument at their house in Garfield County, the arrest affidavit says. Tyler, who turns nineteen on March 21, reported the …

The Hill reports: A band of House conservatives tanked a procedural vote Wednesday in a rebellion against the spending deal Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) struck with Democrats, which members of the right flank have sharply criticized. Thirteen Republicans joined with Democrats to vote against the rule for a trio of bills, preventing the chamber from debating and voting on the …

“Either shut down the border or shut down the government and Mike Johnson is giving you more happy talk. ‘Oh, I think we can get everything done by the 19th.’ That’s impossible, bro. “It’s not going to happen. That’s like a week away. It’s nine days away. It’s not going to happen. It’s too much to happen. You’re going to …

The Birmingham News reports: History in Alabama is under attack again. A handful of state lawmakers are on a mission to erase it, to cancel those who would mention it and punish those who would protect it. No less than a revered state institution is on the line — the Alabama Department of Archives and History — and the stories …

Axios reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) called behind closed doors on Wednesday for his fellow Republicans to stop criticising him and his budget negotiations on social media, per two sources inside the room. With just days to avert a partial government shutdown, conservatives are slamming Johnson’s topline budget agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), alleging it does …

The Washington Post reports: Moving beyond efforts to block expansion of health care for the poor and disabled, Republican governors in 15 states are now rejecting a new, federally funded summer program to give food assistance to hungry children. The program is expected to serve 21 million youngsters starting around June, providing $2.5 billion in relief across the country. The …

CNBC reports: The son of the president arrived on Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning to attend in person a congressional committee meeting to hold him in contempt of Congress — setting up an unprecedented standoff on live television between Hunter Biden and House Republicans who have long sought his testimony as part of their impeachment inquiry into his father. Hunter …

The New Republic reports: A Florida Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill that would make it defamation to accuse someone of racism, sexism, homophobia, or transphobia, a measure that would deal a devastating blow to freedom of speech in the Sunshine State. The bill would make it much easier for someone to sue another person for defamation. The measure states …