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The Huffington Post reports: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem drew swift backlash on Thursday after posting a celebratory but crude message on social media in response to the dismissal of a lawsuit against her department. “Suck it,” Noem wrote on X, formerly Twitter, attaching a screenshot of a court notice confirming that a group of 10 detained immigrants had voluntarily …

The Daily Beast reports: Controversial congresswoman Nancy Mace allegedly planned to use naked photos found on her boyfriend’s phone as leverage for two lucrative properties she wanted him to give her. An explosive deposition by Mace’s former political adviser claims that the MAGA Republican was obsessed with talking about sex, and paints her as someone who plays “the victim card.” …

Florida Politics reports: Former Rep. Joseph Harding wants the courts to end his probation early. The Ocala Republican sent a letter to U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor seeking relief from his sentence. He made the request one year into a two-year probation sentence. “Since the beginning of my probation, I have worked diligently to secure and maintain steady employment, allowing …

Politico reports: House Oversight and Government Reform Chair James Comer is demanding interviews with Joe Biden’s physician and former White House officials as part of his investigation into the former president’s mental decline. The requests, dated Thursday, were sent to Biden’s physician, Kevin O’Connor; former Domestic Policy Council Director Neera Tanden; former senior adviser to the first lady Anthony Bernal; …

“The only end of the conflict is complete and total surrender by those who support Muslim terror. In World War II, we did not negotiate a surrender with the Nazis, we didn’t negotiate a surrender with Japanese. We nuked the Japanese twice in order to get unconditional surrender. That needs to be the same here. There is something deeply, deeply …

“We actually had 217 votes this morning. Andrew Garbarino [photo] did not make it in time. He fell asleep in the back. No kidding. I know, I’m gonna just strangle him. But then — but he’s my dear friend. And then David Schweiger was gonna vote and slipped his card in right at the last minute. So it looks like …

“I’m worried. My family is worried. I mean, we live in a world where the left and the Palestinian cause literally calls for violence against Jews every day. I don’t know why we’re surprised when they actually do it. We need to start to call evil for what it is and not make excuses for it, and the fact that …

Playbook reports: Republicans will soon be able to laud tangible victories as the midterm elections loom closer: tax cuts for working families, no tax on tips, more money for national defense and a massive, potentially game-changing cash injection for Trump’s deportation and border-control project. But but but: The Dems spy opportunities here, too, chiefly over the cuts to Medicaid, which …

The Washington Post reports: House Republicans approved President Donald Trump’s sprawling tax and immigration agenda Thursday morning, sending to the Senate legislation that the GOP hopes will transform the federal government and the economy and power the White House’s drive to deport immigrants and build up the military. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, as the measure is formally known, extends …

NBC News reports: A former Florida Republican congressional candidate accused of stalking and plotting to have his primary opponent murdered by a purported foreign hit squad was sentenced Wednesday to three years in federal prison. William Robert Braddock III, 41, of St. Petersburg was sentenced in Tampa federal court, according to court records. He pleaded guilty in February to sending …

Axios reports: House Republicans made a last-minute change to the $1,000-per-baby MAGA Accounts in their sweeping tax bill: Calling them “Trump Accounts” instead. It’s the latest in a series of attempts by congressional Republicans to display their loyalty to the president through legislation — and the one that is most likely to be signed into law. House Republicans have introduced …

The Hill reports: Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) bill that takes aim at President Trump’s deal with Qatar to accept a luxury jet as a gift to serve as the next Air Force One.  Schumer attempted to pass the measure, which would essentially bar the use of a foreign-owned aircraft as the presidential aircraft, …

The Hill reports: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) filed a Wednesday resolution to expel Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) over pending federal charges related to a scuffle involving lawmakers, protesters and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers outside an migrant detention facility in New Jersey. “Members of Congress swear an oath to uphold the Constitution and the laws of this country — …

Florida Politics reports: Fluoride wars continue between the Florida Governor and the American Dental Association (ADA), with Gov. Ron DeSantis deriding the trade group. “They don’t trust people to take care of themselves,” DeSantis said on Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom.” DeSantis was responding to a statement the ADA released condemning Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo’s opposition to fluoride being added to …

NewsNation reports: Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) doubled down Tuesday on blaming progressive politics for the escape of 10 inmates from a New Orleans jail. Half of the escapees remained at large as of Wednesday morning, after a fifth was captured Tuesday evening. Landry, a staunch conservative and ally of President Trump, has repeatedly pointed to billionaire Democratic donor George …

Politico reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a last-minute rebellion from conservatives on Republicans’ megabill, with a deal on a key tax deduction with blue-state Republicans and a lack of progress on settling other key provisions frustrating hard-liners. “I think actually we’re further away from a deal because that SALT cap increase, I think, upset a lot of conservatives,” …

The New Republic reports: One House Republican is calling out the Trump administration’s lies that the “big, beautiful” budget bill won’t raise the deficit. Speaking to CNN’s Manu Raju on Tuesday, Representative Thomas Massie said that “Under the policies of this bill, we’re going to add $20 trillion dollars to the debt over the next 10 years, which is three …

NBC News reports: Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, a close ally of President Donald Trump, is still considering a run for governor of Florida — a twist that complicates a Republican primary that already has a Trump-endorsed candidate and, potentially, the current governor’s wife. Trump has backed Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., for the 2026 race, and a Trump adviser said the …

Politico reports: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) shared a photo of what she described as a “naked silhouette” of herself that she said was taken without her consent while renewing allegations of sexual abuse against multiple men, including her ex-fiancé, during a House subcommittee hearing Tuesday. The four men Mace has accused of crimes have repeatedly denied wrongdoing. The South Carolina …

Politico reports: House Republicans on Tuesday passed legislation to rescind a Biden-era policy meant to more closely scrutinize proposed bank mergers, sending the regulatory rollback to President Donald Trump’s desk. The House voted 220-207 to nullify a new rule finalized by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency last September that created a tougher regulatory process for banks seeking …