Republicans

The Detroit News reports: After months of speculation, former U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer is jumping into the race for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat, launching a campaign Monday for the Republican Party’s nomination. Meijer, 35, of Grand Rapids Township, is an Iraq War veteran and grandson of the founder of the Meijer supermarket chain. He was elected in 2020 to …

Via press release from the White House: Election denial is a dangerous conspiracy theory that has done unprecedented harm to the country and has been comprehensively debunked by over 80 federal judges, as well as the Trump Administration’s national security officials. Like President Biden said when House Republicans won their majority, when Speaker McCarthy was elected, and when Speaker Johnson …

Posted last night to Trump’s Truth Social account: If and when Kim Reynolds of Iowa endorses Ron DeSanctimonious, who is absolutely dying in the polls both in Iowa and Nationwide, it will be the end of her political career in that MAGA would never support her again, just as MAGA will never support DeSanctimonious again. Two extremely disloyal people getting …

Rolling Stone reports: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson admitted that he and his son monitored each other’s porn intake in a resurfaced clip from 2022. During a conversation on the “War on Technology” at Benton, Louisiana’s Cypress Baptist Church — unearthed by X user Receipt Maven last week — the Louisiana representative talked about how he installed “accountability software” …

“I think many peaceful protesters on January 6 should absolutely not be in prison. We have a dual standard of justice in this country. I don’t think that many of those prosecutions are just. My view is if you’re using one standard of political prosecution for somebody because they have political views different from your own, that’s not justice. That …

ABC News has the transcript: STEPHANOPOULOS: You got a lot of Republicans around the country want you to run for president, as you know. You just saw the poll we had that showed both Joe Biden and Donald Trump unpopular. Now, I know you say you’re not going to address this until after the Tuesday election, but I just want …

CNN reports: Embattled GOP Rep. George Santos refused to take off the table a potential plea deal with the federal government and acknowledged mistakes in his handling of key issues outlined in the criminal indictments against him even as he forcefully defended himself. In a wide-ranging interview with CNN, the New York Republican blamed “stupidity” and “insecurity” for his extensive …

Mediaite reports: “Can you say unequivocally the 2020 election was not stolen?” That was the question ABC’s George Stephanopoulos put to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) during a contentious interview on This Week. And he asked the question again and again and again. And he got no answer again and again and again. Five different times in a three-minute …

The Hill reports: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) called a referendum on reproductive rights on the ballot Tuesday in his home state a “radical proposal,” just days before voters will take to the polls to weigh in on the issue. “If you look at Issue 1 — it’s a radical proposal and whether you’re pro-choice or pro-life, it just goes …

“I’ve been labeled all kinds of stuff, but these people don’t know me. Look, my family – it’s no fun to be misquoted and maligned and mocked of course, but we know that comes with the job and we’re unfazed. I’m not even sure what the term [Christian nationalist] means. Look, there are entire industries built on taking down, tearing …

NBC News reports: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will endorse Ron DeSantis for president at a rally in Des Moines on Monday, sources close to both governors told NBC News. Reynolds’ endorsement is a major boost for the Florida governor, who’s gone all-in on Iowa since launching his bid for the GOP nomination in May. DeSantis currently trails former President Donald …

“What the mainstream media is saying about the indiscriminate fire and the actors – I mean you literally have paid actors who are pretending to be killed, are pretending to be treated, that are now coming forward. So I ask every individual as we already do here in America, educate yourself and find good positive outsources and stop trusting the …

“Imagine if we could fix the double standard of justice at the federal level. If we could fix the double standard of justice that doesn’t lock up a Hunter Biden but does everything possible to prosecute a President Donald Trump. “So, here’s where I’m going with this. I think we need to set up a new legal defense fund for …

The Messenger reports: The boos rained down on the former New Jersey governor Saturday almost as soon as he took the stage at the Republican Party of Florida’s presidential candidate summit. “This pettiness is beneath the process of electing a president,” Christie told the crowd as they booed him. “If your arguments are so strong. If your arguments are so …

Florida Politics reports: Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson drew boos at a gathering of Florida Republicans after predicting Donald Trump will get convicted. “That may or may not happen before you vote in March,” he told the crowd. Hutchinson was the first presidential candidate to speak at the Florida Freedom Summit, held in Orlando Saturday. His prediction about Trump turned …

Axios reports: Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) sent letters to colleagues who voted against expelling him from Congress earlier this week thanking them for their votes. The letters went out not only to Republicans, but the dozens of Democrats who voted to spare the embattled Long Islander as well – one of whom wrote back that it’s “not shameful to resign.” …

The Texas Tribune reports: For nearly four decades, Texas activist David Barton has barnstormed statehouses and pulpits across the nation, arguing that the separation between church and state is a myth and that America should be run as a Christian nation. Now, he’s closer to power than perhaps ever before. One day after little-known Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson of …

The Washington Examiner reports: Palestinians could be banned from entering the United States, and those who are already in the country could be at risk of being expelled under a new bill proposed by House Republicans this week. Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) introduced the Safeguarding Americans from Extremism Act on Thursday, seeking to prevent “Palestinian terrorists” from entering the country …

The Daily Mail reports: The ‘adopted’ black son of new House Speaker Mike Johnson has spoken out for the first time in an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com. Michael Tirrell James said he would ‘probably be in prison’ were it not for Johnson – after he appeared in a Los Angeles court Wednesday on charges of running an illegal cannabis business …

“I know it goes along with the territory here, but I will say it makes my very sad, it breaks my heart. Because I just wish that they knew this guy that I know. He is one of the most loving, kind, genuine people I know. He loves all people and would give you the shirt off his back. I …