Republicans

The Daily Beast reports: Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on Sunday warned of the potential for future “violence” spurred on by his own party’s lies. The threat, the congressman said in the interview, was a mailed note threatening to “execute” him, his wife, and their 5-month-old child. “We’ve never seen or had anything like that. It was sent from the local …

“If I lost one of my children I’d be pretty devastated, especially in a way that is so senseless and seemingly has no purpose.  “I would just have to say, if I had the opportunity to talk to the people I’d have to say, look, there’s always a plan. I believe God always has a plan. Life is short no …

The Hill reports: Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Sunday criticized the recent bipartisan framework on gun-related legislation principles, calling for additional “transparency” as lawmakers attempt to find agreement on legislative text. “There still is no deal, and yet we continue to be asked by colleagues, by constituents, by reporters, ‘Are you supporting the bill?’ ” Lee said on “Fox News …

Politico reports: DeSantis has attracted the attention of some of the nation’s wealthiest Republican donors, including many who were key financiers of Trump’s reelection bid or backers of high profile Republican candidates and causes, according to POLITICO analysis of campaign finance data. A DeSantis-aligned political committee, Friends of Ron DeSantis, has received $3.4 million this election cycle from 10 donors …

The Texas Tribune reports: Meeting at their first in-person convention since 2018, Texas Republicans on Saturday acted on a raft of resolutions and proposed platform changes to move their party even further to the right. They approved measures declaring that President Joe Biden “was not legitimately elected” and rebuking Sen. John Cornyn for taking part in bipartisan gun talks. They …

Roll Call reports: The framework released Sunday called for grant money to help states implement “red flag” laws, which allow law enforcement and family members to petition courts to temporarily remove firearms from people who show signs of becoming dangerous to themselves or others. But Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, began suggesting publicly this week that states that don’t have red …

The Dallas Morning News reports: The state of Texas cannot intervene in a lawsuit between Children’s Medical Center Dallas and one of its doctors over gender-affirming care for trans patients, a Dallas judge decided Friday. After a contentious hearing that lasted more than two hours, Dallas County Judge Melissa Bellan said Attorney General Ken Paxton had not convinced her that …

Breitbart reports: The Log Cabin Republicans, an organization of gay conservative activists, have been denied a booth at the Texas GOP convention, which runs June 16-18. The decision was apparently a close 4-3 vote of the Texas State Republican Executive Committee. The Log Cabin Republicans said the Texas convention should allow the organization to host a booth in the name …

Courthouse News reports: Four days after voting against certifying its 2022 primary election results, a southern New Mexico county’s election officials voted two to one to certify the election within the state supreme court’s Friday deadline. Cowboys for Trump co-founder Couy Griffin cast the Otero County Canvassing Board’s lone dissenting vote, citing vague concerns that the county’s Dominion voting machines …

The Hill reports: Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), a vocal critic of former President Trump, said that some churches have changed from an institution that worshiped God to one that worshipped Trump. In a video, the Illinois Republican said that government and worship should be separate. “There are a number of churches that have basically become, you know, from a house …

The Detroit Free Press reports: Republican candidate for governor Ryan Kelley will have to surrender his guns while awaiting trial on misdemeanor criminal charges related to the U.S. Capitol riot, a federal judge ruled Thursday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Robin Meriweather made the ruling over objections from Kelley’s attorney that Kelley needs to carry a concealed weapon for self-defense during campaign …

McClatchy reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is now allowing healthcare providers — including pediatricians and children’s hospitals — to order COVID-19 vaccines from a federal program for children between six months and 5 years old, a reversal from earlier this week when providers were prevented from pre-ordering doses. The DeSantis administration is pushing back aggressively against the notion that its …

Mediaite reports: Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) was roundly booed Friday by conservatives as he delivered remarks at the Republican Party of Texas Convention. Cornyn was speaking before a crowd in Houston at the biennial conference. Cornyn is under fire from Republicans in the Senate, and apparently across Texas, over his negotiations with Democrats on a bipartisan gun bill. Read the …

Miami’s ABC News affiliate reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke at the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office in Pensacola, discussing immigration issues. Signage at the event read “Biden’s Border Crisis.” The governor was in Pensacola to sign legislation, Senate Bill 1808, an immigration law passed in the legislature this year. Flanked by a variety of law enforcement officers, DeSantis discussed issues at …

CNN reports: New York Republican congressional candidate Carl Paladino told a radio host in late 2016 that Black Americans were kept “dumb and hungry” so they could be conditioned to only vote for the Democratic Party, saying, “You can’t teach them differently.” In a statement to CNN, Paladino said CNN had taken his words out of context. “It is not …

From the Miami Herald editorial board: In the same week that the Jan. 6 committee unveiled its findings on the attack against American democracy, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and others were more preoccupied with children attending a drag show in Dallas, Texas. Republicans used the “parents know best” line to pass …

The Missoula Current reports: While the Governor’s Office has declined to reveal the location of Gov. Greg Gianforte during Montana’s unprecedented flooding disaster, the national news outlet Newsy reported that the state’s top elected official and his wife were vacationing in Tuscany. On Thursday, Newsy was the first to report Gianforte’s location, achieving what Montana’s numerous news outlets couldn’t despite …

Politico reports: Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday railed against providing Covid-19 vaccines to young children, saying Florida will not provide state programs to administer vaccinations for toddlers or infants. DeSantis, speaking at a press conference in Miami, said that Covid-19 vaccines have not gone through enough testing and clinical trials to determine that they are effective. “I would …

The Washington Post reports: For the most part, Americans have a shared view of the attack at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021: It was an unwarranted attack for which Donald Trump and his supporters in Washington that day bear blame. But a substantial subset of Americans — including a large chunk of Trump’s party — disagree. The question of …

The Los Angeles Times reports: A new House bill seeks to revoke federally authorized “no-fly zones” over Walt Disney Co. theme parks in the United States, including Disneyland in Anaheim. Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) introduced the bill Monday with six GOP co-sponsors, including Doug LaMalfa of Northern California and Lauren Boebert of Colorado. The bill also marks the GOP’s latest …