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Atlanta’s Fox affiliate reports: The man caught on camera shouting offensive remarks at a group of Muslim women in Alpharetta issued a public apology Friday afternoon during a press conference organized by the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), following backlash over the now-viral video. Perry Greene, the ex-husband of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, publicly apologized …

NBC News reports: The Montana Republican Party announced Friday it is censuring nine state senators after “repeated alignment with Senate Democrats” this legislative session. A press release claims the senators “undermined the Republican majority leadership and disregarded the will of Montana Republican voters.” The censure alleges State Sens. Jason Ellsworth, Wendy McKamey, Gayle Lammers, Josh Kassmier, Butch Gillespie, Gregg Hunter, …

The New York Times reports: The Senate approved Republicans’ budget blueprint just after 2:30 a.m. on Saturday to clear the way for passing President Trump’s domestic agenda, after Democrats forced an overnight session to protest the G.O.P. push to deliver what the president has called “one big beautiful bill” of spending and tax cuts. The 51-to-48 vote, mostly along party …

The Associated Press reports: Prosecutors are seeking more than seven years in prison for disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos after he pleaded guilty to federal fraud and identity theft charges. The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York argued in a court filing Friday that a significant sentence was warranted because the New York Republican’s “unparalleled crimes” …

Politico reports: Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz is warning about major risks for the American economy and its automotive industry thanks to President Donald Trump’s trade war, saying it could result in the biggest tax hike in a “long, long time.” “I’m seeing a lot of Republican cheerleaders reflexively defending what the White House is doing,” Cruz said on his …

Miami’s NBC affiliate reports: A former New York City councilman who once did time in federal prison in a bribery scheme has been arrested on child pornography charges in Miami. Daniel James Halloran, 53, was arrested at Miami International Airport on Saturday on charges of possession of child pornography and transportation of child pornography. U.S. Customs agents searched Halloran’s iPhone as …

USA Today reports: Television host and surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed on Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on a 53-45 vote that split the U.S. Senate along party lines. During his confirmation hearing last month, Oz vowed to empower patients to take charge of their health care and crack down on fraud, waste and …

Florida Politics reports: Capping a nearly two-month debate with no shortage of conspiracy theorizing from the public, the Senate has passed legislation to crack down on suspected weather modification and bioengineering in Florida. The bill (SB 56) passed after a back-and-forth on the chamber floor between its sponsor, Miami Republican Sen. Ileana Garcia, and Boca Raton Democratic Sen. Tina Scott …

The Arkansas Times reports: A bill allowing for discrimination against LGBTQ Arkansans in housing, employment, education and other areas passed out of committee Tuesday and will be heard next by the full Arkansas House of Representatives. Rep. Robin Lundstrum (R-Springdale), the bill’s lead sponsor and a longtime crusader against LGBTQ rights, said it’s “designed to restrict government’s ability to burden …

SEN. JOHN KENNEDY: “The truth is that we don’t know what the impact will be short term on the American economy. I’ve heard a bunch of economists over the last month, some say that it will cause the economy to grow exponentially, others say the tariffs will tank the economy. My experience with Washington economists is that they make those …

“The Democrats and the left-wing media have lost their minds because I told a left-wing activist in the halls of the Senate office building yesterday what I really thought. A clown is a clown who’s chasing Senators through the halls with a cell phone complaining about losing a left-wing, woke job in the federal government that should have never been …

Newsweek reports: President Donald Trump’s sweeping new global tariffs will cost the average American family more than $3,500 per year, according to an analysis from a group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence. Advancing American Freedom, a conservative advocacy group, said the additional costs associated with the president’s proposed international tariffs will make the “American Dream unaffordable.” Pence posting …

Investigate West reports: Trump’s second term was only in its second day when Ryan Spoon — vice chair of the local Republican Party apparatus in Idaho’s Ada County — turned the force of the federal government against a political enemy. “Could you please send some illegal immigration raids to the businesses owned by Idaho state Rep. Stephanie Mickelson?” he wrote …

Indianapolis’s CW affiliate reports: A U.S. senator from Indiana had a message for a former HHS employee, among up to 10,000 to be fired or laid off. Some of the laid-off employees were gathered in the basement of Senate chamber of the U.S. Capitol building when they encountered Sen. Jim Banks on his way to an elevator. A former HHS …

THOM TILLIS: “Anyone who says there may be a little bit of pain before we get things right, need to talk to my farmers who are one crop away from bankruptcy. They don’t have time. So we’ve got to be crisp on this implementation. Otherwise, we could do damage that is irreparable to farmers.” RON JOHNSON: “As the president has …

Politico reports: Republicans emerged from Tuesday’s elections on shaky footing. Over the past 10 weeks, President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have worked to hobble the federal government, pummel into submission the country’s most powerful independent institutions and enact a sweeping nationalist agenda with little regard — and often disdain — for political norms and the Constitution itself. And they’ve …

“I can’t believe that Congress was hijacked this week over Luna’s resolution to allow members to skip work and vote from home. As a mom, I know all about seasons of life. If you aren’t capable of doing the job your constituents sent you to do, then you should step aside and let someone else do it. “We have critical …

The Pensacola News-Journal reports: Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis will be Northwest Florida’s next Congress representative. The Associated Press called the race for Patronis at 7:20 p.m. as Patronis was leading Democrat Gay Valimont by about 9 points. Patronis had 96,717 votes, 56.97%, and Valimont had 71668 votes, 42.22%, as of 8:50 p.m. Non-party affiliated candidate Stephen Broden took …

NBC News reports: Republican state Sen. Randy Fine has prevailed in a special congressional election in Florida on Tuesday, NBC News projects, though the race is shaping up to be closer than November’s results in the deeply Republican district. The 6th District race was giving some Republicans heartburn, with Weil vastly outraising Fine and Fine slow to launch TV ads. …

Raw Story reports: Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) confused director Oliver Stone with longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone at a hearing about JFK’s death. “Mr. Stone, you wrote a book accusing LBJ of being involved in the killing of President Kennedy,” Boebert told the filmmaker. “Did these most recent releases confirm or negate your initial charge?” “Being involved in the assassination …