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“Earlier today, when they did have the censure of Al Green, the Democratic Party’s reaction, we’ll play it for you, was to sing, ‘We Can Overcome.’ This is their answer. So, you have, basically, you know, this woke, angry, visionless mob of angry Democrats hijacking the official proceeding of censure of Al Green. They refused to obey the Speaker of …

The Guardian reports: The Texas governor, Greg Abbott, and, later, Elon Musk showed support on Wednesday for the firing of a state employee who refused to remove his pronouns from his work email signature. Frank Zamora, 31, was let go from his job as a program manager at the Texas real estate commission (TREC) last month because he refused to …

“Let’s be clear on the facts. [Jeffrey] Seller and Lin Manuel first went to the New York Times before they came to the Kennedy Center with their announcement that they can’t be in the same room with Republicans. This is a publicity stunt that will backfire. The Arts are for everyone – not just for the people who Lin likes …

Johnson City’s ABC affiliate reports: A bill to make public school systems require students seeking to enroll to show documentation of U.S. citizenship or legal status passed Tennessee’s Senate Education Committee 5-4 Wednesday. The bill, which is co-sponsored by Rusty Crowe (R-Johnson City) in the Senate, would allow public school systems to charge tuition to students who aren’t documented in …

NBC News reports: Hayden Haynes, the chief of staff to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and one of the most powerful aides on Capitol Hill, was arrested after President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress on suspicion of drunken driving after his car struck a Capitol vehicle, two law enforcement sources told NBC News. One of the sources told NBC …

NBC News reports: The Republican-controlled House on Thursday voted to censure Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, for disrupting President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday. The vote was 224-198, with 10 Democrats joining all Republicans in voting in favor of the censure resolution. Green voted present. As the vote proceeded, Green sat by himself along the center aisle. Following the …

The Washington Post reports: Interim D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin demanded that the dean of Georgetown Law School end all diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the school, asserting in a letter that his office will not consider hiring anyone affiliated with a university that utilizes DEI. The warning was delivered in a letter dated Feb. 17 to William M. …

Axios reports: Florida’s next attorney general could be the ex-congressman who almost became President Trump’s U.S. attorney general: Matt Gaetz. In a hypothetical primary matchup against Attorney General James Uthmeier, Gaetz was favored 39%-21%, according to a recent survey of likely Republican voters by Tony Fabrizio, one of the nation’s top pollsters who works for Donald Trump and several GOP …

“There are a lot of people driven by hatred, which is what I think causes them to become Democrats in the first place. They want a revolution, they want America to permanently change. And out of their anger comes this violence. Right now, the federal government has about 90 programs to discourage people from getting married. Low income housing, food …

“The behavior of Democrats last night was completely disgraceful and demonstrated how severely out of touch they are with the American public. It was the most shameful moment in the history of presidential addresses in that beautiful chamber. “In what was supposed to be a unifying moment for our country, Democrat members of congress instead screamed at the president of …

Fox News reports: Competing resolutions to censure Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, are causing some division within the House GOP on Wednesday. The Texas Democrat was thrown out of President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night after repeatedly attempting to interrupt the speech, minutes after it began. Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-WA, a moderate Republican, announced …

Roll Call reports: After a cycle that delivered them full power in Washington, Republicans are still pushing to change federal election law — and some Democrats are sounding a renewed alarm. A proposal that aims to bar noncitizens from voting could disenfranchise millions of American women and serve a larger strategy, Rep. Delia Ramirez argued Tuesday. “The SAVE act is …

“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 …