Republicans

The Heartland Signal reports: Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) reportedly threatened a former Department of Veterans Affairs worker for asking a question during work hours in an exchange on LinkedIn over the weekend. Van Orden responded by telling the worker he would “be referring you to DOGE as it seems that at 13:46 on a Monday you should have been …

The Associated Press reports: The Senate voted late Monday to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation’s education chief, a role that places her atop a department that President Donald Trump has vilified and vowed to dismantle. McMahon will face the competing tasks of winding down the department while also escalating efforts to achieve Trump’s agenda. At the …

The Meidas Touch reports: This afternoon, Florida Republican Senator Rick Scott has now come out on Benny Johnson’s show to call for the DOJ to prosecute New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez for aiding and abetting undocumented migrants to avoid ICE detention. When appearing on Johnson’s show, Scott stated: “She violated the law. Need to have equal protection and equal …

“Zelensky for some reason wants this war to keep going. He’s been brainwashed by the globalist socialists. President Trump is tired of people dying and our America taxpayer dollars going over there. Zelenskyy’s gonna play hardball, but you know what? He’s not even in the game. It’s gonna be Putin and President Trump and the people on our side that …

Fox News reports: A House GOP lawmaker is unveiling legislation on Monday to memorialize President Donald Trump on U.S. currency. Rep. Brandon Gill, R-TX, told Fox News Digital he would be introducing a bill to put Trump’s likeness on the $100 note after his current term. “President Trump could be enjoying his golden years golfing and spending time with his …

Roll Call reports: Rep. Robert B. Aderholt, R-Ala., a member of the House Appropriations Committee, said former President Joe Biden was not going to sign an appropriations bill with certain language that went after his own administration’s gun rules. “We don’t have that issue this time,” Aderholt said. “I think it’s very ripe that we can get some of that …

The Guardian reports: While Texas grapples with its worst measles outbreak in decades, its Republican lieutenant governor has moved for the state’s restaurants and groceries to change the name of the “New York strip” steak cut to the “Texas strip” in what he evidently hopes is a blow to liberals. Dan Patrick announced on Friday on social media that he …

“This week started with administration officials refusing to acknowledge that Russia started the war in Ukraine. It ends with a tense, shocking conversation in the Oval Office and whispers from the White House that they may try to end all U.S. support for Ukraine. “I know foreign policy is not for the faint of heart, but right now, I am …

NBC News reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Sunday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “needs to come to his senses and come back to the table in gratitude or someone else needs to lead the country” in order for Ukraine to continue pursuing a peace deal negotiated by the U.S. “President Trump is trying to get these two parties …

The Texas Tribune reports: The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on Friday passed a resolution banning all drag performances from taking place on its 11 university campuses. This means that Draggieland, a beloved annual event scheduled for March 27 at the Rudder Theatre on the College Station campus, will have to find a new venue. The resolution also …

Wichita’s ABC affiliate reports: A town hall meeting hosted by Senator Roger Marshall in rural northwest Kansas Saturday morning included questions and answers, shouting, applause, boos and Senator Marshall leaving the event early. The meeting started at 9 a.m. and lasted around 40 minutes. A video shared with KSN by one of the people at the event, showed that the …

“To the hand-wringing Europeans who felt offended by President Trump rejecting being lectured by President Zelensky: Be my guest to defend Ukraine from Putin. “It is long past time for the Europeans to show they are capable of defending their own continent. “They’ve allowed their militaries to be hollowed out and when Europe speaks, no bad guy listens. “I say …

“The Catholic Church teaches that human life is sacred, and all people have inherent dignity and worth. As Catholic bishops and organizations that provide health care and social services on behalf of the Church, we firmly believe that all people have the right to those necessities needed to live, found a family and flourish. As you address reconciliation priorities, we …

The Texas Tribune reports: Texas is facing its worst measles outbreak in decades, as cases have jumped from two to 146 in just one month. A child is dead, 20 more are hospitalized and the worst is likely still ahead, public health experts say. But neither Gov. Greg Abbott nor lawmakers from the hardest hit areas have addressed the outbreak …

The Des Moines Register reports: Transgender and nonbinary Iowans will no longer be shielded by state law from discrimination in housing, employment, education and more after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law Friday removing gender identity as a protected class in the Iowa Civil Rights Act. The signing makes Iowa the first state in the country to take away civil …

The New York Post reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) slammed Volodymyr Zelensky for arguing with President Trump and Vice President JD Vance during an Oval Office meeting Friday, telling reporters Kyiv’s leader should consider his political future. “What I saw in the Oval Office was disrespectful, and I don’t know if we could ever do business with Zelensky again,” Graham …

USA Today reports: Federal funding dries up at the end of the day on March 14. Lawmakers acknowledge that passing full appropriations bills are unlikely given the time crunch, and they are preparing a funding extension known as a continuing resolution in the hopes of buying more time. Republican leaders have floated the idea of a long-term extension that would …

Columbia, South Carolina’s NBC affiliate reports: Attorneys sent an open letter to U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace refuting the remarks she made on the floor of Congress accusing multiple men, including her ex-fiancé, of being sexual predators. Mace talked on Feb. 25 about multiple scenarios involving four men. The Bland Richter Law Firm sent Mace an open letter on behalf of Brian …

Newsweek reports: A Florida Republican group has been condemned for inviting Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, to speak with them while the pair await trial for human trafficking offenses. The Tampa Bay Young Republicans shared the invitation on social media Thursday as the two brothers arrived in Florida after Romanian prosecutors lifted a two-year travel ban. Andrew and Tristan …

NBC News reports: A federal appeals court struck down provisions in two Arizona voting laws that sought to increase proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration, saying that parts of the law amounted to “voter suppression.” The decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in San Francisco, upholds the findings of a lower court that blocked the 2022 Arizona …