Trump cultists

“You know how you make America great again? Tell Donald Trump to go to hell. He’s a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot. He doesn’t represent my party. He doesn’t represents the values that the men and women who wear the uniform are fighting for. He’s the ISIL man of the year.” – GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, when he was running against …

The New Republic reports: Republican lawmakers were met with fire and fury over the weekend as their constituents hounded them for failing to intervene in a budget resolution that will result in billions in cuts to Medicaid. One Republican has decided the best option is to threaten criminal charges for Americans who dare to dissent against Trump’s agenda. Wisconsin Rep. Derrick …

Mediaite reports: Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) held up a small sign as a protest Tuesday evening as President Donald Trump entered the joint session of Congress until a Republican colleague snatched it from her hands. The cameras showed Stansbury, dressed in bright pink, holding up a small handwritten sign that said “This is NOT Normal.” She did not appear to …

First, a reminder about Ross Ulbricht: President Donald Trump says he has signed a full and unconditional pardon for Ross Ulbricht, who operated Silk Road, the dark web marketplace where illegal drugs were sold. Ulbricht was convicted in 2015 in New York in a narcotics and money-laundering conspiracy and sentenced to life in prison. Ulbricht was found guilty of charges …

“Canada and Mexico, they are not only covered by us from a military standpoint, but they’re covered by us economically just by virtue of being on the North American continent with the most powerful country in the entire world. “So I really have no tolerance for the for for Canada talking about, you know, entering a trade war with the …

NBC News reports: White House adviser Alina Habba said Tuesday that military veterans affected by the DOGE-led layoffs of federal workers may not be “fit to have a job at this moment.” Speaking to reporters on the White House lawn, Habba was asked about fired workers whom Democrats have invited to President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress on Tuesday night. …

The Daily Beast reports: A Republican lawmaker says he is nominating President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. “No one deserves it more,” wrote House Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), in a social media post. The million-dollar Peace Prize, which has been awarded 105 times since 1901, is to be given to the person “who shall have done the most …

The Hill reports: House Republicans are being encouraged to avoid in-person town halls in favor of phone and live-streamed versions, advice that comes after constituents and activists rocked recent GOP events by expressing outrage about the Trump administration’s dramatic moves to reshape the federal government. National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) told House Republicans at a closed-door conference …

Fox News reports: Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday personally stripped the Justice Department’s walls of portraits of former President Joe Biden, former Vice President Kamala Harris, and her own predecessor, former Attorney General Merrick Garland, saying it was “ridiculous” for the portraits to still be hanging. Bondi’s role in personally removing the portraits, first shared on X by the …

The Meidas Touch reports: This afternoon, Florida Republican Senator Rick Scott has now come out on Benny Johnson’s show to call for the DOJ to prosecute New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez for aiding and abetting undocumented migrants to avoid ICE detention. When appearing on Johnson’s show, Scott stated: “She violated the law. Need to have equal protection and equal …

Washington DC’s CBS affiliate reports: The D.C. Attorney General’s Office (OAG) moved to dismiss a years-old civil case Friday against members of the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys and other individuals involved in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol – saying the city was unlikely to ever recover enough even from a successful verdict to justify expending more resources. …

Fox News reports: A House GOP lawmaker is unveiling legislation on Monday to memorialize President Donald Trump on U.S. currency. Rep. Brandon Gill, R-TX, told Fox News Digital he would be introducing a bill to put Trump’s likeness on the $100 note after his current term. “President Trump could be enjoying his golden years golfing and spending time with his …

The Hill reports: “Shouldn’t we all be happy that we have a president who’s trying to stop wars and prevent them instead of start them?” Rubio said in an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” amid a tense exchange with George Stephanopoulos over Trump’s peace-deal efforts. “I just don’t get it. I really don’t, other than the fact that it’s …

NBC News reports: House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Sunday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “needs to come to his senses and come back to the table in gratitude or someone else needs to lead the country” in order for Ukraine to continue pursuing a peace deal negotiated by the U.S. “President Trump is trying to get these two parties …

The Texas Tribune reports: The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on Friday passed a resolution banning all drag performances from taking place on its 11 university campuses. This means that Draggieland, a beloved annual event scheduled for March 27 at the Rudder Theatre on the College Station campus, will have to find a new venue. The resolution also …

Wichita’s ABC affiliate reports: A town hall meeting hosted by Senator Roger Marshall in rural northwest Kansas Saturday morning included questions and answers, shouting, applause, boos and Senator Marshall leaving the event early. The meeting started at 9 a.m. and lasted around 40 minutes. A video shared with KSN by one of the people at the event, showed that the …

Reuters reports: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday he had signed a declaration to expedite delivery of approximately $4 billion in military assistance to Israel. The Trump administration, which took office on January 20, has approved nearly $12 billion in major foreign military sales to Israel, Rubio said in a statement, adding that it “will continue to …

“To the hand-wringing Europeans who felt offended by President Trump rejecting being lectured by President Zelensky: Be my guest to defend Ukraine from Putin. “It is long past time for the Europeans to show they are capable of defending their own continent. “They’ve allowed their militaries to be hollowed out and when Europe speaks, no bad guy listens. “I say …

“The Catholic Church teaches that human life is sacred, and all people have inherent dignity and worth. As Catholic bishops and organizations that provide health care and social services on behalf of the Church, we firmly believe that all people have the right to those necessities needed to live, found a family and flourish. As you address reconciliation priorities, we …

Oliver Darcy reports at Substack: Inside the Pentagon on Thursday afternoon, new chief spokesperson Sean Parnell convened a few dozen journalists for an off-the-record meeting to introduce himself to the press corps. Parnell then asked the room full of assembled journalists whether they were ‘rooting’ for the president to succeed. When he was not given the answer he had hoped …