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NBC News reports: The Supreme Court on Monday waded into the culture-war debate over gender-affirming care for transgender minors by agreeing to resolve challenges to a law in Tennessee that seeks to restrict it. The justices will review an appeals court ruling that upheld the measure. The case marks the first time the court will issue a ruling in the …

Phoenix’s ABC affiliate reports: The Navajo County Republican Committee is calling on a candidate to drop out of the race for state office. Steve Slaton is running for a seat in Arizona’s House of Representatives to represent Legislative District 7. He’s accused of misrepresenting his military record by claiming to be a Cobra helicopter pilot. A veteran group says he …

The Associated Press reports: Tom Jones and his American Accountability Foundation are digging into the backgrounds, social media posts and commentary of key high-ranking government employees, starting with the Department of Homeland Security. They are relying in part on tips from his network of conservative contacts, including even workers themselves. In a move that alarms some, they are preparing to …

The Hill reports: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) said those facing Jan. 6 charges should be evaluated for pardons on a case-by-case basis, adding that she does not want to see attacks like that happen again. NBC’s Peter Alexander asked Noem on “Meet the Press” whether she thinks that all of those facing charges related to the Jan. 6, …

“It’s embarrassing that I have to do this, and it’s really embarrassing as a former White House physician to have to do something like this, but we don’t have any choice based on what’s going on. “But I’m gonna be demanding on behalf of many millions of concerned Americans right now that he submit to a drug test before and …

Axios reports: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said Sunday that Trump doesn’t need to pick a vice presidential candidate to cater to certain voter blocs, as he’s polling so well. Burgum is reportedly on the short-list of potential vice presidential picks for Trump. The former president said Saturday that he’s made his pick and that person will attend Thursday’s presidential …

The Tallahassee Democrat reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Friday signed into law a measure prohibiting ethics investigations from being launched until they are prompted by a complaint from someone with personal knowledge of the alleged wrongdoing. The measure (SB 7014) was widely opposed by government watchdog organizations who warned it will undermine state ethics laws at both the state and …

The Hill reports: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) declared a disaster in Sioux County after the area was slammed with record-breaking flooding. “I have issued a Disaster Proclamation for Sioux County and directed all available state resources to assist Rock Valley and other communities in northwest Iowa in response to catastrophic flooding,” she wrote on social media platform X. She …

The Christian Post reports: U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake called for the return of God in American culture Friday as she claimed at a Christian conservative summit that it was God’s plan, not her own, that she run for public office. She proclaimed, “I want to bring Him back,” as she pointed to Heaven, indicating that she was referring to …

Axios reports: A House Republican is introducing a resolution urging the Supreme Court to intervene in former President Trump’s New York hush money case before the 2024 election. The measure, which puts on paper what many House Republicans have been saying for weeks, is a non-binding alternative to the more actionable Trump defense some conservatives have pushed. Rep. William Timmons …

Axios reports: Guns will be allowed within walking distance of the Republican National Convention next month but not inside the event’s inner perimeter, per a security plan the U.S. Secret Service shared at a press conference Friday. More than 50,000 people are expected to attend the RNC, including the delegates who will formally nominate Donald Trump for president. While some …

The Guardian reports: Dan Patrick, Texas’s lieutenant governor, said on Friday he would pass Bill 1515 mandating the biblical stricture in all classrooms, in the next session of the state senate, the upper legislative chamber over which he presides. “SB 1515 will bring back this historical tradition of recognizing America’s heritage, and remind students all across Texas of the importance …

Lynchburg’s ABC affiliate reports: Virginia Congressman Bob Good (5th-Distrcit) claimed on X that there were three fires at polling locations on primary day, causing evacuations. Good tweeted that the three fires were at precincts in Albermarle County, Hanover County, and Lynchburg. The Lynchburg Registrar said an alarm was triggered by cleaning equipment.The Hanover County Registrar said they believe their fire …

Military.com reports: More than a month after a news report revealed that the Combat Infantryman Badge Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, wears on his lapel was revoked since he was never eligible for the award to begin with, the congressman refuses to take the pin off. Nehls’ stubbornness has garnered growing criticism from veterans and others in the community of stolen …

Tampa’s NBC affiliate reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Friday that makes it legal for people to kill “crack bears” in self-defense. The bill was dubbed “the cocaine bear bill” on social media after its sponsor said Floridians have the right to protect themselves against “the ones that are on crack.” “They break your door down and they’re …

The Associated Press reports: The president of the Teamsters Union is set to speak at next month’s Republican National Convention, as Donald Trump angles to chip away at President Joe Biden’s support among the blue-collar workers who are expected to play a major role in the general election, particularly in crucial Midwestern swing states like Wisconsin and Michigan. In a …

“Look, when the Supreme Court meets, the doors of the Supreme Court on the backside have the Ten Commandments. Moses faces the U.S. Speaker of the House in the House chamber. “He is the original giver of law. Most of our laws in this country are founded on the Ten Commandments. What’s the big problem? And that’s the part I …

The Associated Press reports: A Nevada state court judge dismissed a criminal indictment Friday against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election, potentially killing the case with a ruling that state prosecutors chose the wrong venue to file the case. Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford stood in …

“We hear all the time that religion divides this country. The left says it constantly. Have you heard it? All the they time, they’re like, ‘Oh, religion is so divisive. Religion divides America.’ “I’m here to tell you today that religion doesn’t divide America, religion unites America. We are a religious people! I’ll tell you what divides America is the …

Axios reports: A profane, pro-Trump political ad in the Miami New Times features several uncensored uses of the N-word and displays a misleading quote from President Biden using the slur in 1985. The full-page “advertorial” does not disclose who bought it, but directs readers to a conspiracy-laden website affiliated with Blacks for Trump, a local fringe political group whose signs …