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The New York Times reports: Federal investigators in Manhattan executed a search warrant on Wednesday at the Upper East Side apartment of Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who became President Donald J. Trump’s personal lawyer, stepping up a criminal investigation into Mr. Giuliani’s dealings in Ukraine. One of the people said the investigators had seized Mr. …

The Orange County Register reports: After dozens of residents on Tuesday – for the second meeting in a row – urged supervisors to cancel the county’s contract with Composite Apps and alleged that any requirement to show proof of vaccination would infringe on their rights, OC Health Care Agency Director Dr. Clayton Chau a said changes to the Composite Apps’ …

The Hill reports: “President Biden pledged he would be ‘A president for all Americans’ with plans to repair, restore and heal,” McConnell said on the Senate floor Wednesday morning, noting that Congress remains closely divided with a 50-50 Senate and a slim Democratic majority in the House. “But the first hundred days have left much to be desired,” McConnell said. …

Politico reports: Rep. Ted Budd entered the already crowded North Carolina Senate race on Wednesday, in what is likely to be one of the top battleground races in the country next year. Budd, who was first elected to the House in 2016, had been widely expected to launch a bid to replace retiring GOP Sen. Richard Burr. A video announcing …

Law & Crime reports: Hawley took to Twitter on Tuesday morning to advertise the slim, 200-page treatise and to launch a broadside attack on some of his critics. “The corporate media and the woke mob don’t want you to read this book,” Missouri’s junior senator tweeted. “They tried to cancel it. They failed. One week until publication – order here.” …

The Hill reports: Democrats are voicing frustration with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) over the special election for the late Rep. Alcee Hastings’s (D-Fla.) seat. Hastings, who represented a majority Black district in South Florida for nearly three decades, died early this month after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Florida law gives DeSantis broad authority to set a date for …

Media Matters has the transcript: They’re only going to have 200 people in the entire room. Now, this is a room which can easily hold virtually 1,000 or more people. But they have decided for COVID reasons — and this is a president whose pathological concern about COVID is almost bizarre — for COVID reasons, that each party, 50 House …

“I wanna stop all this garbage. How do you stop it? You take back the House, you take back the Senate. “So I’m doing a golf tournament with President Trump this Sunday, May the 2nd. And my campaign is going to auction a slot off to play in this tournament. “You have lunch, you have breakfast with President Trump, you …

The New York Times reports: After the House chamber was evacuated on Jan. 6, Mr. McCarthy retreated to his Capitol office with a colleague, Representative Bruce Westerman, Republican of Arkansas. When it became evident the rioters were breaking in, Mr. McCarthy’s security detail insisted he leave. But Mr. Westerman was left behind in Mr. McCarthy’s inner work area, he said …

Raw Story reports: Pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood was caught on camera this week threatening South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick to “get out of the race.” Wood has said that he plans to run against McKissick to become the next Republican Party chairman in South Carolina. A video clip obtained by PatriotTakes shows Wood confronting McKissick at a meeting …

The Washington Post reports: With demand for the coronavirus vaccine beginning to wane, a group of Republican lawmakers with medical degrees have released a two-minute ad seeking to assure skeptical Americans that the vaccines are safe and necessary. The GOP lawmakers, some of them wearing white lab coats, use language directed at Republicans who are more likely to say they’re …

CNN reports: Kelly Tshibaka, a Republican Senate candidate seeking to challenge Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski in 2022, once wrote in support of an “ex-gay” Christian organization that promoted discredited “conversion therapy” and said that homosexuality was caused by “sexual molestation during childhood.” In an article unearthed by CNN’s KFile, Tshibaka wrote that gay people can “work through the process of …

Peter D’Abrosca writes for American Greatness: I’m not really avoiding the vaccine due to potential medical complications, or because of the speed with which it was produced. Personal liberty is not the reason I’m avoiding it, either. I’m not a member of the “don’t tread on me” club. Though I don’t think mandated “vaccine passports” are a brilliant idea, my …

Via email from syndicated columnist Erick Erickson: The census numbers are out. Texas is going to gain two seats. Florida will gain a seat. So too will North Carolina. New York will lose one. California will stay the same. But the overall number in the United States House of Representatives will remain at 435. The House has been fixed at …

Via press release from West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice: During Monday’s briefing, Gov. Justice announced that as part of his ongoing initiative to get more younger residents vaccinated, West Virginia will begin offering a $100 savings bond to each person from 16 to 35 years old who chooses to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. “We have vetted this in every way …

“I’m not a huge fan of the Republican Party getting behind Caitlyn Jenner. I represent a viewpoint held by half the country that biological standards matter. “Let me say, I’ve met Jenner. Very nice person, and I think that Jenner really believes in conservative values to an extent. “However, I represent a viewpoint that millions of other Americans hold, which …

CBS News reports: In one of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ top priorities of the legislative session, the Florida Senate on Monday passed a measure to crackdown on social media companies that remove users from their platforms. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 22-17, along almost straight party lines, to approve the proposal, which now will go to the House. The bill, in part, …

The Associated Press reports: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed three anti-abortion bills into law on Monday, including ones to criminalize the procedure in certain cases and cost providers their medical licenses for performing them. The Republican-controlled Senate passed measures requiring physicians who perform abortions to be certified in obstetrics and gynecology, adding performing an abortion to the list of unprofessional …

“On Friday, we told you about a study from the University of Michigan to give some perspective on President Biden’s ambitious climate change goals. “That research from 2020 found that cutting back how much red meat people eat would have a drastic impact on harmful greenhouse gas emissions. “The data was accurate, but a graphic and the script incorrectly implied …

USA Today reports: CNN political commentator Rick Santorum is in hot water after making comments about Native American culture and the lack of it in America. Last week, Santorum gave a speech about “birthing a nation from nothing” at the Standing Up For Faith & Freedom Conference for the Young America’s Foundation, a conservative youth organization. A video clip from …