Republicans

Raw Story reports: Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX) has a warning for veterans: you’ll have to “contribute” to society if you need food assistance. Speaking to Fox Business on Wednesday, Fallon, a Trump loyalist who has been accused of illegally failing to disclose millions in stock trades, laid down his case for the new restrictions on SNAP. “We have a message for …

The Texas Tribune reports: A top Texas senator filed legislation Monday that would extend the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to K-12 public schools. Sen. Brandon Creighton, the Conroe Republican who chairs the Senate Committee on Education K-16, introduced both Senate Bill 12 and Senate Bill 1565 after Gov. Greg Abbott expressed support in his State of …

The Detroit Free Press reports: In a brief news conference after the House session, state Rep. Josh Schriver, R-Oxford, said the high court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, “defaced the definition of marriage, undermined our God-given rights, increased persecution of Christians and confused the American family structure.” He also said that children raised by same-sex couples face more challenges in …

The Daily Beast reports: Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s apparent threat to Tucker Carlson drew backlash from the right on Monday, especially after the Texas Republican was caught out denying it ever happened. In a hot mic moment after an interview with British journalist and GB News correspondent Steven Edginton, Crenshaw was asked if he had ever met the former Fox News host. …

NBC News reports: House Republicans are becoming weary and wary of in-person town hall meetings after a number of lawmakers have faced hometown crowds angry about the Trump administration’s push to slash government programs and staffing. Party leaders suggest that if lawmakers feel the need to hold such events, they do tele-town halls or at least vet attendees to avoid …

The Oklahoma Voice reports: A bill that would ban schools from using corporal punishment on students with disabilities passed the Senate on Tuesday despite concerns it removes local control and could go against parental wishes. The state Department of Education has already prohibited the practice, but Senate Bill 364 seeks to codify into state law a ban against deliberately causing …

Florida Politics reports: U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds officially announced that he will run for Florida Governor. “I’m here to announce my candidacy to be the next Governor of the great state of Florida,” Donalds said in a prime-time interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity. “I think now is the time to now take the mantle and lead our state into …

Politico reports: GOP leaders successfully flipped Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.), who had been a holdout on their budget plan. Republicans pulled their first vote after three Republicans, including Spartz, indicated they would vote against the budget resolution. They called for a second vote after flipping Spartz. Earlier in the day Trump had placed a call to one of the GOP …

“You can protest all you want, but the American people disagree with you. The bureaucracy is not a business. Those are not real jobs producing federal revenue. By the way, they’re consuming taxpayer dollars. Those jobs are paid for by the American tax people who work real jobs, earn real income, pay federal taxes, and then pay these federal employees. …

The Daily Beast reports: The U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C. declined to sign an arrest warrant sent to them by local police for a Republican congressman who happens to be an ally of President Donald Trump, according to a new report. Florida Rep. Cory Mills is under investigation for an alleged assault against a 27-year-old woman in D.C.—though questions have …

Mediaite reports: A House hearing Tuesday descended into chaos when Chairman James Comer (R-KY) threatened to have Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) forcibly removed for calling President Donald Trump a “grifter.” During his speaking time, Frost called Trump the “grifter-in-chief” and accused both him and Elon Musk of using their positions to “enrich themselves to the tune of billions of dollars.” …

The Hill reports: House Republicans advanced their budget resolution to enact President Trump’s legislative agenda on Tuesday, teeing the measure up for a final vote even as GOP opponents of the measure appeared to hold firm. The chamber voted 217-211 along party lines to adopt the rule — which governs debate on legislation — for the House GOP’s budget resolution. …

Axios reports: Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) said he’d kill Tucker Carlson if he ever met him, in an apparent hot mic moment captured on Monday. The threat, which a Crenshaw spokesperson downplayed after it came to light, is the latest incident in a spat between the two Republicans. Carlson has called Crenshaw one of the “dumbest, most liberal” Republicans. Crenshaw …

Detroit’s CBS affiliate reports: Michigan state Rep. Josh Schriver, R-Oxford, says he plans to introduce a resolution urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, which protects same-sex marriages. According to a news release from Schriver’s office, the resolution has 12 co-sponsors, and similar resolutions have been introduced in other states, including Idaho, Iowa, Montana, North …

NBC News reports: President Donald Trump was incorrect when he said that Russia will accept European peacekeeping troops in Ukraine, the Kremlin signaled Tuesday. While Trump said Monday during a White House meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron that he had “specifically asked” Russian President Vladimir Putin about peacekeepers and that Putin “has no problem with it,” the Kremlin contradicted …

Florida Politics reports: Florida’s First Lady sounded like a candidate for her husband’s job during a speech to the Global Liberty Institute. Casey DeSantis delivered a dire warning about how Florida could become a “purple state” sooner than later, mirroring rhetoric from Gov. Ron DeSantis. “While we are leading here in the state of Florida, I would say, and this …

The Daily Beast reports: Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles, largely known for his attempts to hand President Donald Trump a third term and to impeach Former Vice President Kamala Harris, filed an impeachment resolution on Monday against a federal judge who countered Trump’s efforts to censor information on gender. U.S. District Judge John Bates, originally appointed by former President George Bush, …

The New York Times reports: Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate who briefly aided President Trump’s government-restructuring efforts, announced his candidacy for governor of Ohio on Monday, vowing to place the state at the forefront of a “second industrial revolution” in the United States. Several hours after his announcement, Mr. Trump offered his endorsement in a …

The North Dakota Monitor reports: The North Dakota House of Representatives passed a resolution Monday proclaiming the interpretation of marriage as between one man and one woman. The measure passed on a 52-40 vote and will advance to the Senate for its consideration. House Concurrent Resolution 3013, sponsored by Rep. Bill Tveit, R-Hazen, urges the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn …

The New York Times reports: Speaker Mike Johnson revealed on Monday why Representative Elise Stefanik of New York has yet to have her confirmation vote to serve as ambassador to the United Nations: He cannot afford to lose another Republican vote in the House. Mr. Johnson is under pressure this week to hold his fractious conference together to pass a …