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NBC News reports: Media Matters for America sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in federal court late Monday, alleging that Paxton violated the First Amendment last month and chilled its work when he opened an investigation into the organization over its reporting into Elon Musk’s X app. Media Matters, a progressive watchdog group, said Paxton’s investigation was unlawful retaliation designed …

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody writes: I’m a lifelong Gator, but I’m also the Florida Attorney General, and I know injustice when I see it. No rational person or college football fan can look at this situation and not question the result. The NCAA, conferences, and the College Football Playoff Committee are subject to antitrust laws. My Office is launching …

Newsweek reports: Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas is facing pressure to recuse himself from a case determining whether Donald Trump can claim presidential immunity from prosecution in a federal indictment against him. Senator Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, suggested Thomas “think twice” about the case. “There’s been enough information raised about Mr. Thomas and his spouse that he ought …

The Hill reports: A pregnant woman in Kentucky who filed a lawsuit demanding the right to an abortion discovered her embryo no longer has any cardiac activity, her attorneys said Monday. Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Planned Parenthood who were representing plaintiff Jane Doe said they couldn’t comment on what impact the development will have on …

From the office of GOP Missouri AG Andrew Bailey: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey put Media Matters for America on notice that his office has launched an investigation into its allegedly fraudulent solicitation of donations from Missourians amidst its efforts to target X, formerly known as Twitter. “We have reason to believe Media Matters used fraud to solicit donations …

Manchester’s ABC affiliate reports: Republican presidential candidates have been competing for Gov. Chris Sununu’s endorsement for months. Sununu has said he does not think Trump can win next year and wants the Republican Party to turn the page. Now, sources tell WMUR that Sununu has made his decision. He’s going to be backing former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, and …

The Military Times reports: Lawmakers moved this week to abolish a Pentagon working group aimed at preventing extremism in the military, a decision some advocates said reveals a lack of concern about the issue from Congress. House and Senate negotiators included a measure in their compromise draft of the annual defense policy bill to stop federal dollars from going toward …

From GOP Iowa state Rep. Brad Sherman: It is a tortured and twisted interpretation of law that affords Satan, who is universally understood to be the enemy of God, religious expression equal to God in an institution of government that depends upon God for continued blessings. Such a legal view not only violates the very foundation of our State Constitution, …

Axios reports: Members of the House Freedom Caucus have tapped Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) to serve as the next chair of the powerful conservative group. Good is expected to play a leading role in negotiations on key pieces of legislation, with the HFC slated to continue to have strong influence given the narrow majority. The role as caucus chair has …

The New York Times reports: The Texas Supreme Court on Monday overturned a lower court order allowing an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus was diagnosed with a fatal condition, hours after her lawyers said she had decided to leave Texas for the procedure in the face of the state’s abortion bans. The court ruled that the lower court …

Mediaite has the transcript: KAITLIN COLLINS: They certainly did, Senator. I mean there were multiple slates of fake electors, including in your home state. They’re acknowledging that they were playing a role in trying to improperly overturn the election. That’s what they said. RON JOHNSON: They got themselves out of a nuisance lawsuit. They agreed to get– to settle a …

CNBC reports: Federal prosecutors on Monday said in a court filing that they are “engaged in plea negotiations” with former Rep. George Santos of New York to potentially resolve his pending criminal fraud case. The disclosure came in a letter from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn to Judge Joanna Seybert, proposing a joint agenda with Santos’ lawyer for a …

Reuters reports: A woman who had asked a court for an order allowing her to get an abortion under the medical emergency exception to Texas’ near-total ban will leave the state to receive care while the state’s highest court considers her case, her lawyers said in a court filing on Monday. Lawyers for Kate Cox said in a filing with …

CNBC reports: A New Hampshire man was arrested on a charge of threatening to kill Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and his supporters at a campaign event in the state, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday. The man, Tyler Anderson, last week allegedly responded to a Ramaswamy campaign text message about a meet-and-greet breakfast in Portsmouth on Monday with …

“The Republicans at this point don’t have — they’ve got a lot of ledgers and spreadsheets — but they have not connected the dots. They’ve connected the dots, the Department of Justice did, on Hunter, but they have not shown where Joe Biden, you know, did anything illegally. “Now, here’s the other breaking news, and that is the Republicans are …

Fox News reports: Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., announced Monday his endorsement of Republican Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake, a conservative firebrand and former 2022 gubernatorial candidate, in her bid to flip the seat currently held by independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a former Democrat. “Kari Lake is the fighter Arizona needs. Joe Biden’s policies have been a disaster for Arizona and …

The Des Moines Register reports: When DeSantis rolled out an energy plan in September, he dismissed concerns about climate change, calling for American energy dominance to take priority over “climate change ideology.” DeSantis said he also would withdraw from the Paris Climate Accords, the Global Methane Pledge and all “net zero” commitments. DeSantis’ own stance has changed: During the first …

The Kansas City Star reports: Missouri Republican lawmakers are pushing a pair of bills that would allow for women to be charged with murder for getting an abortion in the state. The proposed legislation would give fetuses the same rights as human beings, which would allow for criminal charges to be filed against anyone who gets an abortion, helps someone …

The Insider reports: George Santos may be raking in big bucks with his Cameo appearances, but the former congressman is worried about going to prison. “Are you afraid of going to jail?” CBS New York’s Marcia Kramer asked Santos during an interview that aired on Sunday. “I think everybody should be afraid of going to jail. It’s not a pretty …

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis wants another $2.2 million for a controversial election police force. But there’s no guarantee the Legislature will provide the funding. This week, DeSantis released his “Focus on Florida’s Future” budget and requested funding for 16 full-time positions in the Office of Election Crimes and Security. The salaries for those positions make up more than …