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Ten GOP Govs Join To Battle Climate Change Rules

The Hill reports: Ten Republican governors this week announced a coalition aimed at reducing regulations around energy production and opposing renewable energy mandates. The organization, the Governors Coalition for Energy Choice, said in a statement that the coalition aims to “ensure continued energy choice, minimize permitting and other regulatory barriers.” Members of the organization include Louisiana’s Jeff Landry, New Hampshire’s …

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REPORT: Huge Scandal Coming For Porn Shop Patron

The right wing National Review reports: My phone is blowing up today with calls and texts from Republican sources in North Carolina who are waiting with bated breath about a huge story CNN is reportedly about to drop on this year’s this year’s gubernatorial nominee, Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson. If what I’m hearing is correct, this story will nuke Robinson’s …

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Six-Term Former GOP Rep Endorses Harris: Trump Has Been Unfaithful To All Three Wives, “He’s A Sick Puppy”

The Charleston City Paper reports: Former six-term S.C. Republican Congressman Bob Inglis is adding his name to the growing list of Reagan- and Bush-era conservatives who say they plan to vote in November for Democratic presidential candidate and current Vice President Kamala Harris. Inglis is the state’s first prominent Republican to back Harris. “Donald Trump is a clear and present …

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Graham Pushes NE Gov To Change Electoral Allocation

NBC News reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., met Wednesday with Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and about two dozen Republican legislators to discuss how the state allocates its electoral votes, according to a source with direct knowledge of the trip. Graham, acting on behalf of the Trump campaign, was working to encourage Pillen to call a special legislative session at which …

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16 GOP Reps Help Kill Johnson’s Bill To Avert Shutdown

NBC News reports: House Republicans on Wednesday defeated their own plan to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month, with the party divided over the length of a short-term funding bill and what, if anything, should be attached to it. It was an embarrassing blow to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who had yanked the same funding package …

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GOP To Spend Millions On Anti-Trans Ads [VIDEO]

The Texas Tribune reports: Congressional Republicans will spend millions on television ads this fall targeting Texas Democrats for supporting pro-LGBTQ+ legislation — a bet that issue will resonate more than the border or economy. The National Republican Congressional Committee unveiled its first Texas ad of the general election on Tuesday, accusing U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, of pushing “sex changes …

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GOP Rep Blames Dem Challenger For “Shooting Threat”

Florida Politics reports: U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is complaining of “an increasing number of threats and doxxing attacks,” including what she called a “very serious shooting threat” to her office Wednesday. The St. Petersburg Republican has also complained to the St. Petersburg police about doxxing by a neighbor, linking these problems to the apparent assassination attempts recently against Donald …

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111 Republicans Endorse Harris, Say “Trump Is Unfit”

CNBC reports: More than 100 Republican former lawmakers and officials endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in a letter, while warning that their own party’s candidate, former President Donald Trump, is “unfit to serve again.” In the letter, shared by the Harris campaign Wednesday, 111 former national security and foreign policy officials said that despite their disagreements with …

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Musk And MTG Share False Claim Of Trump Rally Bomb

Axios reports: Elon Musk and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Wednesday both took to X to share a rumor that police later called false about an explosive device was discovered near the Long Island site where former President Trump is set to hold a rally Wednesday night. However, police determined the rumor of a bomb threat was not true. …

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Vance Was Told On Sept 9 Pet-Eating Claims Are False

Mediaite reports: Springfield City Manager Bryan Heck recounted to the Wall Street Journal how he received a startling call on September 9 from a staffer of Vance: “He asked point-blank, ‘Are the rumors true of pets being taken and eaten?’” His response was unequivocal: “I told him no. There was no verifiable evidence or reports to show this was true.” …

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DeSantis Opens Own Probe Into Golf Course Incident

The New York Times reports: Usually, after a deadly emergency or an event that could have become one, the governor of the state where it happened somberly pledges to support the agency investigating it however he or she can. This is not quite what happened in Florida after the apparent attempted assassination of Donald Trump on one of his golf …

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Today: Johnson To Hold “Show Vote” On Funding Bill

CNN reports: Speaker Mike Johnson has set up a Wednesday vote on a six-month GOP government funding plan that is expected to fail, as the Louisiana Republican is under pressure to show the bill cannot pass before pivoting to the next step. The plan to put the bill on the floor this week is aimed at demonstrating it will fail, …

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Tuberville Demands Navy SEAL Teams To Guard Trump

“They’re trying to kill the only guy that has a chance to get this fixed. And of course, President Biden – I don’t know who’s running our country but somebody needs to step to the plate and at least act like you care about a Republican candidate but they truly don’t. They could care less. “There needs to be SEAL …

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Sanders Mocks Harris For Not Having Biological Kids

The Independent reports: Arkansas governor and former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders appeared to criticize Vice President Kamala Harris for not having biological children during a town hall event with former President Donald Trump in Michigan on Tuesday night. “My kids keep me humble,” Huckabee Sanders said in Flint. “Unfortunately, Kamala Harris doesn’t have anything keeping her humble.” …

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McConnell Rips Trump’s “Stupid” Call For Shutdown

Mediaite reports: GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) took questions on Capitol Hill on Tuesday and told the press that he would do whatever it takes to avoid a government shutdown, arguing that “It would be politically beyond stupid” for the Republicans to do so ahead of the election. McConnell’s remarks are a sharp break with former President Donald Trump …

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Musk Shared Kremlin’s Anti-Ukraine Disinfo Meme

Radio Free Europe reports: A trove of leaked records from a Russian disinformation campaign reveals how Moscow sought to discredit Ukraine and Western governments that support it while also trying to boost support for far-right political parties in the European Union. The campaign included a diverse mix of memes, falsified videos and government documents, and a network of websites impersonating …

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Vance Links NATO Support To EU Criticism Of Musk

“The leader, I forget exactly which official it was within the European Union, but sent Elon this threatening letter that basically said, ‘We’re going to arrest you if you platform Donald Trump,’ who, by the way, is the likely next president of the United States. “So what America should be saying is, if NATO wants us to continue supporting them …

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Senate Republicans Block Bill On Right To Access IVF

The Hill reports: Republicans on Tuesday blocked a bill that would have created a right to access IVF treatments and mandated that insurance plans cover the practice, deriding the vote as a political ploy. Senators voted against advancing the bill, 51-44, marking the second time Democrats have sought to put Republicans on the record on the contentious issue. Sixty votes …

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Vance Blames Harris For Shooting Death At Trump Rally

“Don’t lecture Donald Trump about softening his rhetoric after two people tried to kill him — it’s ridiculous! “Tell Kamala Harris, tell Joe Biden, tell all of her surrogates who are saying things like ‘Donald Trump needs to be eliminated,’ they need to cut that crap out or they’re going to get somebody hurt. “In fact, they already did get …

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Sen. Foghorn Leghorn Accuses Witness Of Supporting Hamas, Then Tells Her To “Hide Your Head In A Bag”

The Huffington Post reports: Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Tuesday baselessly accused an Arab American witness of supporting terrorists during a Senate hearing, and as she called out his blatant Islamophobia, the GOP senator told her to “hide her head in a bag.” Kennedy lashed out at Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute, a nonpartisan national civil …

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