Republicans

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis has quibbled about whether the Jan. 6 2021 Capitol Riots constituted an insurrection, but he has no such qualms about making a similar declaration about Black Lives Matter protests and how he would have handled them. “You as the president, you absolutely have the right to prevent this type of rioting. You know, Bush …

Raw Story reports: The internet broke into hysterics on Sunday when Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) told a crowd of Iowa supporters of Donald Trump that the Republican front-runner would give anything to people out of his overwhelming generosity. Speaking in Indianola, Van Orden explained to the audience, “They don’t understand that Trump will stand for you in a time …

The Houston Chronicle reports: Ever since the grid failed during Winter Storm Uri in 2021, leaving many across the state without power for days, Texans have felt on edge whenever ERCOT issues a grid condition notice and a freeze or extreme heat is on the way. But H-E-B remained open during 2021’s storm, acting as a balm for Texans stressed …

“I will tell you. You know why that’s important? Y’all know these illegals coming across the border? I have been there twice. You know when they’re doing? They get a cardboard with a number. What they are doing is registering to vote. You have to win by a big enough margin that you can counteract all the illegals.” – GOP …

Mediaite reports: Former President Donald Trump continued to attack political frenemy Vivek Ramaswamy in an ALL CAPS social media post on the morning of the Iowa Caucus. Ramaswamy is aggressively running in an outsider campaign with a curious strategy that praises Trump as the “greatest president in modern history” but brings baggage in the form of 91 indictments. Ramaswamy calls …

Newsweek reports: The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates 90 percent of the state’s electric load, has issued a warning for residents to conserve energy ahead of “tight conditions” as bitterly cold conditions hit the Lone Star State. The dangerous cold and wintry precipitation expected to hit Texas on Monday, January 15 and Tuesday, January 16 is likely …

“So if you go to Bethlehem, I mean, it’s honestly, I was really upset. It’s a pigsty, trash everywhere. It was nasty. They have a church – I think it’s where they think Christ was born. They built this beautiful church so they have it there and everything and you go in, then you walk out and they built this …

The New York Post reports: Some Donald Trump supporters said Sunday they would support his 2024 presidential rival Vivek Ramaswamy as his veep pick, but Trump’s top adviser all but nixed the notion. Trump aide Jason Miller told The Post that voters could “probably” rule out Ramaswamy as the ex-president’s running mate, given that Trump unleashed his biggest attack on …

CBS News reports: North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum endorsed Donald Trump for president on the eve of the Iowa caucuses after dropping his own bid for the presidency last month. Burgum, who became the first of Trump’s former GOP rivals to endorse him for president, joined Trump on stage at a campaign rally Sunday. “Four years ago, I was …

“When Trump was in WH I achieved major policies I had worked on for years (like expanded Child Tax Credit & tough sanctions on regime in Cuba & Venezuela) because we had a President who didn’t cave to special interests or let bureaucrats block us. I support Trump because that kind of leadership is the ONLY way we will get …

Mediaite reports: Last month, Trump took his anti-immigrant vitriol to a new level in a campaign speech where he said immigrants from Africa and Asia are “poisoning the blood of our country” and inundating America with crime and mental illness. The remarks were fiercely condemned by Trump’s critics, many of whom noted the parallels between his words and those of …

Crooks & Liars reports: In a Sunday interview on Meet the Press, host Kristen Welker asked Sen. Joni Ernst about the possibility of pardons for crimes committed on Jan. 6. “I am not opposed to that,” Ernst replied. “That is a president’s prerogative. And so if former President Donald Trump is elected as our next president, he does have the …

The Texas Tribune reports: A woman and two children drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande, near the Eagle Pass park that Texas troopers have taken control over, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed on Saturday. State officers and National Guard members have been denying federal Border Patrol agents entry to the 47-acre …

“If he passes that Senate border deal, that so-called border deal – it’s really an amnesty deal where Democrats are going to bring in millions and millions of illegals and turn them into Democrat voters. That’s their plan is to replace Americans with millions and millions of illegal aliens. “And it upset me so much that this is the deal …

The Messenger reports: Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan endorsed GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley on Sunday, calling the former U.N. ambassador the Republican party’s “strongest chance” to win the 2024 presidential election. During an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union,” the moderate Republican said he thinks Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is “headed in the wrong direction,” while Haley has …

The Hill reports: A new NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll released just one day before the Iowa caucus found that 43 percent of Haley backers in the state said they would vote for Biden if Trump is the GOP nominee while 23 percent say they would vote for the former president. Nineteen percent said they would vote for Independent candidate …

“This campaign is built for the long-haul. We intend to compete for every single available delegate in New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina and then into March. That begins on Monday’s Iowa Caucus, and the next day we will kick our campaign into overdrive in both South Carolina and New Hampshire. We hope Donald Trump is ready for a long, scrappy …

The Des Moines Register reports: Nikki Haley has overtaken Ron DeSantis in Iowa just days before a high-stakes Republican caucus that could help determine whether either candidate has a viable shot at upending Donald Trump, the race’s far-and-away front-runner. The Iowa Poll shows 48% of likely Republican caucusgoers pick Trump as their first choice for president — a slight dip …

The Texas Tribune reports: For more than three months, Republican Party of Texas Chair Matt Rinaldi has vigorously attacked critics of Defend Texas Liberty, and rebuffed calls to distance the state party from the powerful group over its ties to white supremacists. As he did so, Rinaldi was also working as an attorney for one of the group’s two billionaire …

The Hill reports: Climate protestors interrupted GOP Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy during his event in Iowa Friday night, screaming in his face and calling the biotech entrepreneur “a liar.” Ramaswamy, who has called climate change “a hoax” in the past, was targeted by climate activists during his West Des Moines, Iowa event. Some protestors held yellow signs that said “Vivek: …