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First, a reminder about Ross Ulbricht: President Donald Trump says he has signed a full and unconditional pardon for Ross Ulbricht, who operated Silk Road, the dark web marketplace where illegal drugs were sold. Ulbricht was convicted in 2015 in New York in a narcotics and money-laundering conspiracy and sentenced to life in prison. Ulbricht was found guilty of charges …

The Tallahassee Democrat reports: Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Tuesday said there was an “active criminal investigation” into the presence of the brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate in Florida after they flew here from Romania. Uthmeier’s comments on the internet personalities and self-proclaimed misogynists were posted to social media by Forrest Saunders, an EW Scripps television reporter based in Tallahassee. …

ProPublica reports: Earlier this year, the Air Force revealed that the general who oversaw its lobbying before Congress had inappropriate romantic relationships with five women, including three who worked on Capitol Hill. Maj. Gen. Christopher Finerty’s colleagues told investigators the relationships were “highly inappropriate” as they could give the Air Force undue influence in Congress. “I honestly felt sick to …

Washington DC’s ABC affiliate reports: A representative from Georgia is proposing that Congress stop giving D.C. some funding unless Mayor Muriel Bowser renames Black Lives Matter Plaza and removes the phrase from the street. Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) introduced House Resolution 1774 on Monday to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. According to the Congress bill tracker website, it …

“Canada and Mexico, they are not only covered by us from a military standpoint, but they’re covered by us economically just by virtue of being on the North American continent with the most powerful country in the entire world. “So I really have no tolerance for the for for Canada talking about, you know, entering a trade war with the …

Florida Politics reports: In his annual State of the State Address, Gov. Ron DeSantis laid out his priorities of abolishing property taxes, repealing gun control laws and cleaning up the Everglades. As property values jump, DeSantis continued to pitch his proposal to eliminate property taxes. DeSantis anticipates the issue will end up on the 2026 ballot for voters to approve. …

The Daily Beast reports: A Republican lawmaker says he is nominating President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. “No one deserves it more,” wrote House Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), in a social media post. The million-dollar Peace Prize, which has been awarded 105 times since 1901, is to be given to the person “who shall have done the most …

The Hill reports: House Republicans are being encouraged to avoid in-person town halls in favor of phone and live-streamed versions, advice that comes after constituents and activists rocked recent GOP events by expressing outrage about the Trump administration’s dramatic moves to reshape the federal government. National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) told House Republicans at a closed-door conference …

Billings’ NBC affiliate reports: A Senate joint resolution to oppose same-sex marriage and the 2015 Obergefell decision was tabled in the body’s Judiciary committee on Monday morning. Republicans in the Legislature sought to pass a formal resolution that Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court case that codified same-sex marriage into federal law, was “at odds with the Constitution of …

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 …