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The New Republic reports: A Florida Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill that would make it defamation to accuse someone of racism, sexism, homophobia, or transphobia, a measure that would deal a devastating blow to freedom of speech in the Sunshine State. The bill would make it much easier for someone to sue another person for defamation. The measure states …

From the editorial board of the National Review: Trump feels inevitable, but nothing is settled until Republicans actually caucus and vote. They would be well advised to opt for one of the alternatives who are far and away better on the merits, more likely to win in November, and, if elected, more likely to deliver — free from the wild …

The Hill reports: Republican senators are slapping down President Trump’s claim that people convicted of Jan. 6-related crimes are “hostages” who should be pardoned or set free by President Biden or a future president. “I don’t condone that characterization at all, no,” said Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.). Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), a member of the Senate Republican leadership …

Popular Information reports: The Escambia County School District, located in the Florida panhandle, has removed several dictionaries from its library shelves over concerns that making the dictionaries available to students would violate Florida law. The American Heritage Children’s Dictionary, Webster’s Dictionary for Students, and Merriam-Webster’s Elementary Dictionary are among more than 2800 books that have been pulled from Escambia County …

The Messenger reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene shot down a motion to vacate against Johnson as “the dumbest thing that could happen,” citing the “chaos” that occurred after Rep. Matt Gaetz introduced the same motion against former Speaker Kevin McCarthy last fall. The move ultimately led to McCarthy’s ousting as Speaker. “I mean, look at the results we have now. …

Axios reports: Senate Republicans are publicly acknowledging the need for a short-term spending bill to keep the government funded past January and avoid a government shutdown. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has pledged not to pass another so-called continuing resolution, putting him on a collision course with his increasingly agitated right flank. “Obviously we’re going to have to pass a …

The Daily Beast reports: Jayson Boebert, the former husband of Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), was arrested Tuesday on six charges, including prohibited use of weapons, third-degree assault, and obstructing a peace officer, according to records with the Garfield County jail. The charges come three days after Jayson Boebert called the police on the congresswoman after a physical altercation between the …

Tampa’s Fox affiliate reports: As daylight broke along Florida’s panhandle, residents in Panama City Beach got a glimpse of the damage left behind after a tornado touched down Tuesday morning. Video shot by Chris Keefe showed the path of destruction the tornado left in its wake on the east end of Panama City Beach. The video shows toppled trees, flipped …

Phil Williams reports at Nashville’s NBC affiliate: A nonpartisan watchdog group has asked a federal ethics agency to investigate Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles over $1 million of discrepancies in financial disclosures he was required to file with the U.S. House. The Campaign Legal Center (CLC) repeatedly cites NewsChannel 5’s reporting in the complaint that was filed Tuesday with the Office …

Denver’s Westword reports: An aide for Lauren Boebert tells the Daily Beast that Jayson was “being disrespectful,” “being an asshole” and getting “lewd” during their meeting at Miner’s Claim. According to the Daily Beast, “the alleged behavior revolted Lauren … but that seemed to make her ex more aggressive.” Asked if the aide’s allegations are true, Jayson responds: “That’s her …

The Hill reports: “I do think we’ve seen in the state recently, Donald Trump doing events and I just, I watch some of those events, see snippets of his speeches, and comparing him to 2016 Trump, versus now. You know, this is just a different guy,” DeSantis said Monday during a virtual press conference. “He’s lost the zip on his …

The Washington Examiner reports: Conservative members of the House Freedom Caucus are coming out hard against the top-line spending agreement reached between Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and the Senate, claiming he sold them out and that the agreement doesn’t go far enough. “The speaker’s office and everyone in town are trying to sell everybody a bill of goods. It’s not …

Axios reports: Vivek Ramaswamy won’t be on the Illinois GOP primary ballot, some of his campaign staffers have begun looking for work elsewhere, and he hasn’t qualified for Wednesday’s final televised debate before Iowa’s caucuses. Ramaswamy jumped to political prominence in recent months with an anti-establishment, Trump-friendly message — but now there are signs that his long-shot campaign could be …

The Messenger reports: Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., introduced articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Monday following Austin’s failing to disclose a four day hospital stay to the public and White House officials. Rosendale is targeting Austin over the hospitalization controversy, though he also mentions the Chinese spy balloon spotted in North American airspace earlier this year …

Nashville’s ABC affiliate reports: Republican State Rep. Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood) has filed a bill to ban all flags in schools that aren’t the official Tennessee or United States flag. Bulso said he drafted the bill after hearing concerns from constituents about pride flags being displayed in schools. Bulso said the country used to have a “very strong consensus” on what …

The Arizona Mirror reports: Two staffers who worked previously for Arizona Republican Congressman Paul Gosar in his congressional office since 2021 have expressed deeply racist, homophobic and antisemitic beliefs. The two that the Arizona Mirror confirmed, Alexander Katsnelson and Samuel King, were hired as interns in Gosar’s D.C. office. A third staffer, Wade Searle, a high-ranking member of Nick Fuentes’ …

The Colorado Sun reports: A federal judge Monday dismissed a lawsuit brought by former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters that sought to bar authorities from prosecuting her on charges related to a 2021 security breach of her county’s election system. Peters, who faces trial next month on 10 counts in the alleged breach, filed the lawsuit in November seeking to …

“They’re trying to replace us demographically. They’re trying to make the country less white. They’re trying to make the country more like the third world, the dumping ground of the planet is the United States southern border. “And the secret is out – the rapists, the thugs, the murderers, fighting-age males, they’re coming from across the world, from China, from …

First, a report about this guy from December 2022: In a series of Facebook posts over the past month, Valdamar Archuleta, executive director of the Colorado Log Cabin Republicans, blames people his organization purports to represent for “increasing violence towards the LGBT community.” Just a week after the Club Q shooting in which five Coloradans were murdered and another 18 …

Florida Politics reports: The Republican Party of Florida has formally removed Christian Ziegler as Chairman. The executive committee for the party voted to expel the embattled Chair. Sources in the room say a handful of votes were cast against a motion to remove the Chair. Ziegler, who has been embroiled in a sex scandal for months, did not show up …