Republicans

The New York Times reports: Kenneth Chesebro, a lawyer who helped spearhead a brazen legal effort to use phony slates of pro-Trump electors to overturn the 2020 presidential election, was disbarred in New York on Thursday, cementing an indefinite ban issued last year. In a seven-page opinion, the court cited a criminal racketeering case centered on the fake electors in …

NBC News reports: A top Republican senator is proposing a sweeping overhaul of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, slashing the workforce of an organization that has expanded since it was created in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks.  Under a bill by Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, the Republican chair of the Intelligence Committee, the ODNI’s staff …

The Ohio Capital Journal reports: The budget now heads to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s desk for his signature, which he must sign by June 30. He can line-item veto provisions in the budget. A handful of anti-LGBTQ+ provisions are sprinkled throughout the budget, including a provision that would only recognize two sexes — male and female. The budget would require …

The Hill reports: Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) is preparing to officially launch her campaign for New York governor, according to two sources familiar with her thinking. The sources told The Hill that it’s not a matter of if, but when Stefanik launches her campaign, which she will do at a time and place of her choosing. Polling shows her leading …

Raw Story reports: “Zohran ‘little muhammad’ Mamdani is an antisemitic, socialist, communist who will destroy the great City of New York,” railed Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) in a Thursday post on X. “He needs to be deported. Which is why I am calling for him to be subject to denaturalization proceedings.” Specifically, Ogles singled out lyrics to a song performed …

Fortune reports: Hedge-fund billionaire Bill Ackman plans to bankroll a New York City mayoral campaign, arguing that his affluent associates are poised to flood the election with money in an effort to defeat Democratic Socialist frontrunner Zohran Mamdani. Ackman said he was “gravely concerned” because he believed the left-wing candidate’s policies would be disastrous, triggering an exodus of the wealthy …

NOTUS reports: Rep. Dan Crenshaw became the first House Republican this year to call on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to fire Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough after she announced certain provisions of the GOP reconciliation bill would need to be removed or changed to meet a simple majority threshold. The Senate Budget Committee announced on Thursday MacDonough rejected several health …

The Hill reports: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Thursday said he will not overrule the parliamentarian after she rejected key Medicaid provisions in the GOP’s tax and spending megabill, dealing a blow to Republicans’ plan to pay for tax cuts in the package. “No. That would not be a good outcome for getting a bill done,” Thune told …

Newsweek reports: The New York Young Republican Club (NYYRC) has called on the federal government to strip Zohran Mamdani of his citizenship and deport him. On Tuesday evening, Mamdani, a 33-year-old self-described democratic socialist, declared victory over Andrew Cuomo, former governor of the state of New York, in the Democratic primary for the 2025 New York mayoral election. The White …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: Dozens of members of Congress have warned that the most common method of abortion in America may not just kill unborn babies and harm their mothers, it may also pollute America’s drinking water with forever chemicals that could impact declining fertility levels. Some 25 congressional Republicans signed a letter calling on the Trump …

The Huffington Post reports: The Senate parliamentarian said that major Medicaid cuts in the GOP’s massive tax and spending package violate the chamber’s rules — a big setback for President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. Republicans already were having big disagreements over the Medicaid provisions of their so-called Big Beautiful Bill, and the parliamentarian’s ruling threatens to blow up the legislation …

The Washington Examiner reports: The Senate parliamentarian ruled against a provision of the GOP megabill that would have prevented Obamacare subsidies for health insurance plans that cover abortion services. The provision in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act would have been a victory for the anti-abortion movement, which has been trying to prevent taxpayer dollars from funding abortion …

The Hill reports: Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) on Wednesday said her offices were evacuated due to “imminent death threats against me, my unborn child, my family, and my staff,” which she claims “erupted” following a news report about her ectopic pregnancy. The Wall Street Journal published an article on Sunday where Cammack shared the challenges she faced getting treatment for …

LAURA INGRAHAM: “Governor, I have to talk about what so many people are talking about, which is this Alligator Alcatraz. I love the whole concept. It’s this new migrant detention center in the Everglades. As long as the Everglades aren’t touched because I love them too. Now, you gave us some exclusive video of the construction, so how long is …

Politico reports: House GOP committees have issued new subpoenas to ActBlue, intensifying their probe of the Democratic fundraising platform. The subpoenas are an attempt to force cooperation as ActBlue has pushed back on the congressional investigation, questioning its intentions and constitutionality after the White House launched a similar probe. Reps. James Comer (R-Ky.), Bryan Steil (R-Wisc.) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), …

“I came out here [to Congress] with common sense values and with a foundation holding to biblical principles, constitutional principles, and then the Republican Party platform. I came out with the mission – which was the same as when I was in Illinois – and that is I believe God has left us on Earth as believers to overcome evil …

The Associated Press reports: A group of Dallas-area families and faith leaders have filed a lawsuit seeking to block a new Texas law that requires copies of the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school classroom. The federal lawsuit, filed Tuesday, claims the measure is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of church and state. Texas is the latest …

“Dear Pamela, I am writing to express my admiration for your decision to refuse a presidential pardon and accept responsibility for your actions on January 6th. “January 6th was a tragic day, but I will always believe that I did my duty that day to see to the peaceful transfer of power under the Constitution of the United States. “Your …

The Tallahassee Democrat reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will use emergency powers to take control of Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport away from Miami-Dade County and build “Alligator Alcatraz.” In a statement, the governor’s office said the Florida Division of Emergency Management offered to buy the land from Miami-Dade County, but County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava responded with an “unreasonable” …

Florida Politics reports: If New York’s police officers want to leave the Big Apple after the new Mayor is elected, Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’ll make it worth their while. DeSantis is proposing increases to the state’s current $5,000 recruitment bonuses to entice members of law enforcement from other states. Speaking about Democratic New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, …