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Courthouse News reports: A coalition of farmers sued the Trump administration Thursday to lift an indefinite freeze of billions of dollars in funding for programs created under the Inflation Reduction Act. In the suit, brought in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the farmers challenge President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order “Unleashing American Energy,” which placed …

The Texas Tribune reports: With unanimous Republican support, the Texas Senate appears poised to pass a priority bill requiring Texans to prove their citizenship before they could vote in state, local, and presidential elections. Senate Bill 16, which would apply to new registrants as well as existing registered voters who did not provide proof of citizenship when they registered. That …

Florida Politics reports: Rep. Juan Porras’ proposal to begin mandating the phrase “Gulf of America” in K-12 instructional materials is finally moving. The House Education and Employment Subcommittee is advancing legislation (HB 549) that would compel School Boards to “adopt and acquire” materials using the Gulf of America name and to “update geographical materials for Floridians.” “We would be the …

“When it comes to protesters, we gotta make sure we treat all of them the same. Send them to jail. Free speech is great, but hateful, hate, free speech is not what we need in these universities. And they don’t need to be doing things that they’re preaching from Hamas about anti-Semitism.” – GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who celebrated the …

Florida Politics reports: Should employers be allowed to pay interns and apprentices below minimum wage? The House Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee thinks so. The panel advanced a bill (HB 541) with a 10-5 vote as the Republican sponsor, Rep. Ryan Chamberlin, argued his proposal gives more opportunities to young people breaking into certain industries, citing horse trainers near his …

Axios reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and seven other GOP House members on Wednesday called for a “domestic terrorism” investigation into attacks against Tesla and Elon Musk. #TeslaTakedown protests have largely been peaceful, but the letter from the members of Congress is an attempt to paint the entire opposition movement and Democrats as supporting violence. They called on AG …

“Rep. Houla-whatever. Houlahan, houla-ha, she has decided that she was getting far too many attacks from her base for voting against the censure of Rep. Al Green and decided to attack me for referencing his cane as a pimp cane. “And Grant, I stand by it. I have never seen Al Green actually use his cane as a support to …

Politico reports: Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said Congress will probe “domestic terrorism” attacks targeting the Tesla car brand after vehicles and storefronts were vandalized. “Congress will investigate the sources of these attacks and help the DOJ & FBI ensure those responsible are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Johnson said in a post on X. Trump said …

KEITH SELF: I now recognize the representative from Delaware, Mr. McBride. SARAH MCBRIDE: Thank you, Madam Chair, Ranking Member Keating. BILL KEATING: Mr. Chairman, could you repeat your introduction again, please? SELF: Yes, we have set the standard on the floor of the House, and I’m simply– KEATING: What is that standard, Mr. Chairman? Would you repeat what you just …

USA Today reports: The Republican-controlled House approved a spending bill Tuesday supported by President Donald Trump to fund the government for the next six months. The House voted 217-213 along party lines to approve the bill, with Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky the only Republican to oppose it. The vote dares Senate Democrats to oppose the GOP priorities and risk …

Clarksburg, West Virginia’s CBS affiliate reports: The West Virginia Democratic Party is calling on the lawmakers to immediately remove an amendment that would allow health care providers to visually inspect a child’s genitals for purposes of verifying biological sex without parental consent from Senate Bill 456. The amendment was introduced by House Judiciary Chair J.B. Akers. The bill would reaffirm the …

Politico reports: Speaker Mike Johnson said in an interview Tuesday morning he expects House Republicans “are going to pass” a bill to fund the government later in the day, ahead of the looming March 14 deadline to avoid a shutdown. His comments came as Vice President JD Vance is attending the House GOP Conference’s weekly meeting to rally members ahead …

Axios reports: President Trump said Monday he will “lead the charge” to oust Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) for his refusal to support Republicans’ government funding bill. A doctrinaire libertarian, Massie has been a persistent thorn in the side for both Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) by defecting on key votes and imperiling major GOP legislation. Trump said Massie …

NBC News reports: A Texas state bill could charge transgender people with “gender identity fraud,” making it illegal to identify as trans on official documents and potentially leading to jail time. The bill, which was filedby Republican state Rep. Tom Oliverson, would make it a state jail felony if a person “knowingly makes a false or misleading verbal or written …

The Guardian reports: After voluntarily fighting in Ukraine to defend it from Russia’s invasion, and as the White House halts Ukrainian military aid, JD Vance’s first cousin has called the vice-president and Donald Trump “useful idiots” to the Russian dictator, Vladimir Putin. “Donald Trump and my cousin clearly believe they can placate Vladimir Putin,” Nate Vance said. Nate Vance continued: …

Florida Politics reports: Florida’s Attorney General isn’t backing down from his criminal investigation of Andrew and Tristan Tate, even as they may no longer be in the state. “To the best of my knowledge, the Tate brothers are not in Florida right now. The investigation is still ongoing,” Attorney General James Uthmeier said while speaking to reporters in Tampa. “These …

Politico reports: Former Vice President Mike Pence is breaking with his former boss, criticizing the Trump administration’s tariffs strategy and calling for free trade to lower the cost of goods. Pence responded to comments from Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent defending the tariff policy despite the possibility of it causing economic disruptions. “Access to cheap goods is not the …

CNN reports: Top acting State Department official deleted at least half a dozen tweets that ridiculed his now boss, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, including ones calling him “low IQ” and repeating a false rumor about Rubio’s sexuality. The deleted tweets from Darren Beattie, the acting under secretary of state for public diplomacy, were uncovered as part of a CNN …

Courthouse News reports: Former U.S. Representative George Santos’ campaign fundraiser Samuel Miele was sentenced to a year and a day in prison on Friday for his role in the congressman’s scheme to inflate campaign fundraising numbers and redirect donor contributions for his personal benefit. The sentence comes over a year after Miele pleaded guilty to wire fraud and admitted to …

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports: Offended that some Congress members displayed Ukrainian flags in the House of Representatives chamber during President Donald Trump’s Tuesday speech, U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno is introducing legislation that would ban flying foreign flags on Capitol Hill. “When I came to this country as a child, I swore allegiance to America and America alone, which is …