Republicans

Santos To Run For House As “Ultra MAGA” Independent

The Daily Beast reports: George Santos is taking on yet another identity. On Friday, the deposed congressman, serial liar and alleged fraudster announced that he would run for Congress again not as a Republican, but as an independent. “I will take my Ultra MAGA/Trump supporting values to the ballot in November as an Independent,” Santos boasted. Earlier in March, Santos …

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Hawley Blasts House GOP Call To Raise Social Security Age: “Republicans Are So Stupid, What A Terrible Idea”

“What a terrible idea. If Republicans want to be in the minority party forever, then go ahead and endorse that. Republicans are so stupid. If they want to go to working people and say, ‘Congratulations, you have paid into this your whole life — your payroll taxes — and now we’re going to take part of it away from you. …

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Another GOP Rep Screws Johnson By Resigning Early

CNN reports: GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin will resign from Congress early, handing another blow to Speaker Mike Johnson and his razor thin Republican majority. In a statement, Gallagher confirmed he will resign effective April 19. Gallagher did not include a reason for stepping down but said he came to the decision after “conversations with my family.” The House …

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Gaetz: Ousting Johnson Will Give Us Speaker Jeffries

“If we vacated this speaker, we’d end up with a Democrat. When I vacated the last one, I made a promise to the country that we would not end up with the Democrat speaker. And I was right. I couldn’t make that promise again. “We’d have Republicans cross over. I worry that we’ve got Republicans who would vote for Hakeem …

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Comer Now Wants “Criminal Referrals” Against Biden Because “Impeachment Is Not The Best Path” [VIDEO]

The Hill reports: House Oversight and Accountability Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) suggested the impeachment vote against President Biden may not be the “best path” and said he instead thinks criminal referrals will be the way to go. “I believe that the best path to accountability is criminal referrals,” Comer told Newsmax hosts Thursday. Comer argued in the interview that “real …

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MTG Introduces Motion To Oust Johnson As Speaker

The Washington Examiner reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is set to face his own possible ouster after expediting a bipartisan spending package through the lower chamber on Friday just hours before a scheduled government shutdown. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) filed a motion to vacate against the speaker on Friday, accusing the speaker of failing to do more to …

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NBC News Hires Ronna McDaniel As On-Air Contributor

The New York Times reports: Ronna McDaniel, who stepped down as chairwoman of the RNC this month, is joining NBC News as an on-air contributor, the network said on Friday. The hire adds a reliably conservative voice to NBC’s stable of political analysts. Ms. McDaniel is also expected to provide commentary on MSNBC, NBC’s left-leaning cable cousin and a network …

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Buck Signs Dems’ Discharge Petition On Ukraine Aid

Axios reports: Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) on Thursday dealt one final blow to House Republican leadership one day before leaving Congress by signing Democrats’ foreign aid discharge petition. Buck is the first Republican to sign onto that discharge petition – or any Democratic discharge petition this Congress – amid GOP concerns about surrendering the House floor to Democrats. Driving the …

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DeSantis Denies Having Criminalized Homelessness

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis is defending legislation he signed this week that bans people from sleeping in public, saying it doesn’t punish the unhoused, but helps them. “It’s not criminalizing homelessness. What they’re saying is you don’t have a right to just sleep in front of somebody’s business or you don’t have a right to just take over …

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Rubio Bill Would Ban “Woke Flags” At US Embassies

Via press release from Sen. Marco Rubio: The radical left’s woke agenda has been relentless in pushing their destructive ideology. Under the Biden Administration, socially progressive and divisive flags have become the focal point of diplomatic messaging. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced legislation to ensure the American flag remains the primary symbol of our nation at diplomatic posts. This …

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REPORT: Johnson’s Religiosity Is Hurting Fundraising

Bloomberg reports: House Republicans are falling further behind on campaign cash with little-known House Speaker Mike Johnson at the helm. Unlike his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, Johnson is struggling to build a donor network. His difficulties come just months before the November election with Republicans’ narrow majority at risk. The gap echoes a trend at the presidential level in which President …

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MTG: “Our Republican Majority Is A Complete Failure”

Mediaite reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) called the Republican majority in the House “a complete failure” on Thursday in a social media post attacking House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). She continued, “We have the power of the purse, which means we can control what the entire government does. Tomorrow Speaker Johnson is funding the government that has created this …

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MO GOP Sues To Block KKK-Linked Man From Ballot

The Daily Beast reports: Missouri’s Republican Party filed suit Thursday to stop an honorary member of the Ku Klux Klan from running for governor under its banner. The petition says the GOP did not have a chance to vet Darrell McClanahan III and didn’t learn of his views and associations until after he filed a declaration of candidacy. “MSRC does …

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Republicans Object To IVF Services For LGBTQ Veterans

The Independent reports: A quartet of Republicans want the Department of Veterans Affairs to explain a recent decision to offer In Vitro Fertilisation services to veterans who are unmarried or in same-sex relationships, citing “a plethora of ethical concerns and questions” raised by the announcement. In a letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough, Representatives Matt Rosendale, Bob Good, Mary Miller …

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Ryan Walters: Leftists Are Lying About Death Of Nex Benedict In Order To Demonize Conservatives And Me

“Since the beginning, Trace, we saw these groups lie and say that this student died because of a fight in a bathroom. That’s not true. We also heard them lie and say that this student was bullied into the situation. That’s turned out not to be true. We’ve heard President Biden. We’ve heard his press secretary. We’ve heard Kamala Harris …

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Christie Won’t Rule Out Running On No Labels Ticket

The Hill reports: Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is not ruling out running on a potential No Labels ticket in the 2024 presidential election. The former GOP presidential candidate, who dropped his White House bid in January, seemingly left the door open to a third-party run during an interview released Thursday with former Obama adviser David Axelrod on …

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Rubio: I’d Be “Honored” To Be Trump’s Running Mate

“I think anybody who would be offered that should be honored, but I have never spoken either to President Trump or anybody on his campaign about this or anybody else that they’re considering for vice president. What I do know is that unlike the Democrats, the [former] president will have a lot of good options available to him and I’m …

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Cultists Melt Down Over Pride Flag At NC School

The Charlotte Observer reports: The original post includes a photo of an LGBTQ progress pride flag hanging on a wall at Crown Point Elementary in Matthews. “Charlotte elementary school has THIS hanging in its hallway!!” Sloan Rachmuth [photo] captioned the photo on X. “Yet another example of the socialist indoctrination camps @MicheleMorrowNC talks about.” Rachmuth, along with Mecklenburg County Moms …

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Noem: Chinese Spies Are Stealing Our “Crop Genetics”

“I’ve watched China come in and buy up our fertilizer companies. They bought up our crop care companies, like our chemical companies. They bought up our, stole our genetics. They’ve bought up our processing facilities, now they’re coming after our land. “And when they do that, Sean, they will control the food supply, and the country that can’t feed themselves …

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Alabama Advances Expanding “Don’t Say Gay” To K-12

The Associated Press reports: Teacher-led discussions on sexual orientation and gender identity would be banned in public schools and displaying Pride flags in classrooms would be prohibited under legislation lawmakers advanced in Alabama on Wednesday. The measure is part of a wave of laws across the country that critics have dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.” It would expand current Alabama law, …

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