Trump cultists

Mediaite reports: Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) has jumped into the far-right fray over Target by claiming the mega retailer has decided to “wage war” on its customers by selling LGBTQ merchandise, and vowing not to shop there again. “Target could have decided to stay out of the culture wars, instead it decided to wage war on a large share of …

NBC News reports: A military veteran who stormed the U.S. Capitol with the Oath Keepers on Jan. 6 was sentenced to 8½ years in federal prison Friday after apologizing for her actions. Jessica Watkins told U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta that her actions were “reprehensible,” and apologized for the impact that her conduct had on the country. “My actions and …

First, a reminder about this guy from last year: Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to allow text messages be used in the case against a Marion County man charged in connection with the Capitol riot. FBI agents arrested Kelly Meggs, of Dunnellon, soon after Jan. 6, 2021. They claim he was the Florida leader of the Oath Keepers group …

CNN reports: A New York state judge has set a trial date for Steve Bannon’s fundraising fraud case for May of next year. In a brief court hearing Thursday, the judge said Bannon’s trial would begin May 27, 2024 – roughly two months after former President Donald Trump will be on trial before the same judge, Juan Merchan, in a …

The Huffington Post reports: Former GOP Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich suggested Wednesday that Donald Trump communicates better than Ron DeSantis ― but it didn’t come off as complimentary to many. “One of Trump’s great advantages is he talks at a level where third, fourth and fifth grade educations can say, ‘Oh yeah, I get that. I understand it.’” …

The Washington Post reports: The Jan. 6 rioter who was photographed with his foot propped on a desk inside then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office and then tried to raise money off the images was sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison Wednesday. The photograph of Richard “Bigo” Barnett in the California Democrat’s suite of offices became one of the defining …

Yahoo News reports: A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to over five years in prison for assaulting police officers and other charges during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol building. Robert Morss was convicted on Aug. 23, 2022 and was sentenced today to 66 months in prison for assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon, obstruction of …

The Nevada Current reports: The Nevada Republicans who signed and submitted fraudulent election certification documents after the 2020 presidential election will not face criminal charges for those actions, but any future fake electors could be looking at up to a decade behind bars. State lawmakers on Tuesday passed Senate Bill 133, which would make creating, conspiring to create, or serving …

Semafor reports: Republicans have often bristled at accusations that they are resorting to hostage tactics by refusing to raise the federal debt ceiling without securing spending cuts. But on Tuesday, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz leaned into the charge as he explained to reporters that he and his fellow hardline conservatives would likely reject any sort of compromise deal that watered …

The New York Times reports: A Texas man who joined other rioters at the U.S. Capitol trying to break into the Speaker’s Lobby, where a woman who was a part of the mob on Jan. 6, 2021, was fatally shot by the police, was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly seven years in prison. The man, Christopher R. Grider, 41, of …

Media Matters has the transcript: STEVE DEACE (HOST): If you are shocked Mike Pence sided against the morality he claims to be so ardently for and with those who are out to eradicate it at every turn, I cannot help you. That’s not sarcasm. Literally, I am telling you I can’t help you. Straight up. You are beyond help, at …

The Associated Press reports: Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers. “Since introducing this year’s collection, we’ve experienced threats impacting our team members’ sense of safety and well-being while at work,” Target said …

The Arizona Republic reports: Former Republican candidate for governor Kari Lake on Tuesday pledged to appeal her latest courtroom loss in her effort to unseat Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. “We’re also going to continue to, not only raise funds, but energy, for our legal team to continue pushing our case to the United States Supreme Court,” Lake said in a …

USA Today reports: According to a USA TODAY review of multiple videos from the day and an interview with a close Republican Party associate, Sandra Atkinson proceeded to the Capitol and through the doors. The same kind of activity has led to criminal charges for many who stormed the Capitol Jan. 6. Two months later, Atkinson’s name emerged in bold …

“Florida is openly hostile toward Socialists, Communists, and those that enable them. Before traveling to Florida, please understand that the state of Florida devalues and marginalizes the contributions of, and the challenges faced by Socialists and others who work in the Biden Administration. “Let me be clear — any attempts to spread the oppression and poverty that Socialism always brings …

First, a reminder on what happened back in March: A Florida judge has tossed Devin Nunes’ lawsuit against CNN and one of its anchors, saying that the former congressman filed it in the wrong state. Nunes, who left Congress in 2022 to become the chief executive of former President Donald Trump’s media company, was suing CNN and Jake Tapper over …

The Arizona Republic reports: A Maricopa County judge has affirmed — again — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ win in November and rejected Republican Kari Lake’s claims that improper signature verification and misconduct affected the outcome. The ruling comes after Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson heard three days of testimony and argument in his Mesa courtroom May 17-19. That …

Congress Minutes reports: Rep. Barry Loudermilk is sending letters to D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department and the National Archives as he ramps up his investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and the previous Democratic-run select committee. In a letter to MPD Chief Robert Contee, Loudermilk asked for a list of officers on duty on Jan. 6 who were …

“There’s no question. You look at the polling, and right now Donald Trump is 7 points ahead of Joe Biden and trending upward, Joe Biden’s trending downward. And I believe that the media is looking around, scratching their head, and they’re realizing that the American people are keeping up with our investigation.” – House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer, admitting …

CBS News reports: Amid growing concerns of security risks to members of Congress, more than 50 senators have been issued satellite phones for emergency communication, people familiar with the measures told CBS News. The devices are part of a series of new security measures being offered to senators by the Senate Sergeant at Arms, who took over shortly after the …