Trump cultists

Reuters reports: SpaceX is building launch facilities, office buildings and even a shopping center in rural Texas, as billionaire Elon Musk’s space venture rapidly expands its rocket and satellite business across the Lone Star state. But a Reuters review of Texas property records shows that SpaceX and its contractors can be far slower to pay builders and suppliers than they …

Axios reports: Arizona Republican Kari Lake is making her first major advertising move in her 2024 Senate campaign, Axios has learned. Lake’s campaign plans to reserve $10 million in ads for the fall, a source familiar with the plans told Axios. That spending will start with a statewide $675,000 ad buy for May, which will focus on immigration and the …

“For over a decade, Rick Scott has made it clear that there is no plan too extreme for him to support, or favor for the wealthy corporate elite too shameful for him to do, at the expense of Florida’s working families and seniors. Whether it is ending Social Security and Medicare as we know it, slashing funding for public education, …

The Washington Post reports: Nebraska holds its primary election tomorrow. While all five Republicans in the state’s delegation — two senators and three House members – are on the ballot, the state party is endorsing none of them. It’s the latest state Republican party in which far-right activists are taking control and attempting to root out traditional or centrist Republicans …

“Joe Biden, you better damn well hope that you lose that Supreme Court decision. You better damn well hope that immunity for your so-called official acts after you leave office protects you when you leave office, because I’m making a long list of the crimes that you’ve committed and the constitutional violations. “Whether it’s the border and the deaths and …

The New York Post reports: Billionaire WABC radio owner John Catsimatidis on Sunday unloaded on ex-Mayor Rudy Giuliani again, saying the suspended radio host’s behavior left him little choice but to can him. The radio boss said the ex-mayor had “three strikes” against him after hearing Giuliani’s criticism on other media platforms over the weekend about his initial suspension. References …

“So I always keep this fake Hollywood money in my car so when a homeless person asks for money, then I give him like a fake $5 bill, so I feel good about myself, they feel good. And then, when they go to use it, they get arrested so I’m actually like helping clean up the community. You know, getting …

The New York Times reports: In a statement to The New York Times on Friday, Taylor Haulsee, a spokesman for House Speaker Mike Johnson, said the speaker would “adhere to the rule of law” when it came to accepting election results in 2024. In past interviews, including one this week with Politico, Mr. Johnson has indicated that he believes adhering …

“Oh, absolutely, 1,000%. What they want is to have a line in the voter rolls so that somebody can vote for that person. And that’s why they’re asking them to register to vote when they get set up for Medicare and Medicaid, because they’re giving them all of these services. They’re asking them to sign up to vote. Then they …

The Hill reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) clashed with NBC News anchor Kristen Welker while comparing Israel’s wartime conduct to the U.S. dropping atomic bombs in World War II. “Here’s what I would say about fighting an enemy who wants to kill you and your family. Why did we drop two bombs, nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end …

Mediaite has the transcript: DANA BASH: Historically, the notion of saying to Jews, you should put Israel first and what happens in Israel first, and not sort of consider them American citizens first, has been used as an anti-Semitic trope. Do you do recognize that there and perhaps that language isn’t exactly on point when you’re talking about something that …

The Daily Mail reports: French officials are disputing a passage of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s controversial new book that claimed she cancelled a meeting with Emmanuel Macron over his comments on the Israel-Hamas war. “While in Paris, I was slated to meet with French president Emmanuel Macron. However, the day before we were to meet he made what I …

NBC News reports: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum spoke before a large crowd of Donald Trump supporters Saturday in the latest sign that the competition to be the former president’s running mate is heating up among vice presidential hopefuls. Burgum, who was among Trump’s opponents in the Republican primary before dropping out, praised the presumptive nominee and bashed President Joe …

The Texas Tribune report: Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Richmond, is being investigated by his peers over allegations that he used campaign funds for his personal use, according to an Office of Congressional Ethics report released Friday. The Ethics Committee announced it was investigating Nehls in March, but the details of the investigation were confidential. Nehls acknowledged in a statement at the …

The Associated Press reports: Georgia’s Republican Party has removed one of its officers after an administrative law judge found he voted illegally nine times after moving to the state. The state Republican Committee voted 146-24 on Friday to remove Brian K. Pritchard, its first vice chairman, state Chairman Josh McKoon said after the closed meeting. In March, Administrative Law Judge …

The Birmingham News reports: U.S. Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama introduced a bill today that would require child support throughout pregnancy and create a clearinghouse of adoption and anti-abortion pregnancy crisis centers to combat decreasing birth rates. Britt introduced the More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed Act (MOMS Act) alongside co-sponsors Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) and Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.). …

Politico reports: Kari Lake has not managed a clean pivot from her hard-right roots. In the past month alone, she publicly waffled on her opposition to Arizona’s near-total abortion ban and returned to the flamethrowing rhetoric of her last run when she urged voters to “strap on a Glock” to prepare for 2024. That’s all given the GOP some pause. …

Fox News reports: Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., formally filed articles of impeachment against President Biden on Friday over his recent comments about withholding offensive weapons aid to Israel, drawing parallels to House Democrats’ first impeachment of former President Donald Trump. The first-term House Republican told Fox News Digital it was his “constitutional duty” to do so. His legislative text, first …

The Texas Gazette reports: The House Ethics Committee revealed ongoing investigations Thursday of U.S. Reps. Ronny Jackson, R-Amarillo, and Wesley Hunt, R-Houston. The committee included no details of allegations against the Texans, and it was unclear whether their cases are related. The committee said in May 2022 that Jackson was the subject of a probe into whether he used campaign …

“So you got to remember Fox News literally fired Tucker Carlson, the number one cable TV news host in the nation. Tucker, who was basically the voice of everyone, that’s the Fox News that refused to cover me calling the motion to vacate. “The Five never switched gears, they never changed, never went to anything different. Fox News wants to …