Trump cultists

Politico reports: GOP leaders successfully flipped Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.), who had been a holdout on their budget plan. Republicans pulled their first vote after three Republicans, including Spartz, indicated they would vote against the budget resolution. They called for a second vote after flipping Spartz. Earlier in the day Trump had placed a call to one of the GOP …

Florida Politics reports: Deputies from the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office executed a court order at Gulf Coast Gun in Milton, confiscating portions of business’ inventory as part of a legal matter between the shop’s owner and another company. Circuit Judge James Duncan ordered inventory from the shop to be seized as collateral for a loan Gulf Coast Gun owner …

Mediaite reports: A House hearing Tuesday descended into chaos when Chairman James Comer (R-KY) threatened to have Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) forcibly removed for calling President Donald Trump a “grifter.” During his speaking time, Frost called Trump the “grifter-in-chief” and accused both him and Elon Musk of using their positions to “enrich themselves to the tune of billions of dollars.” …

TRUMP: Brian, would you like to ask a question? Go ahead. BRIAN GLENN: Yes. Thank you, Mr. President. I just want to touch upon, real quickly, the Harvard poll that came out that had – thank you very much – the Harvard poll that came out had you up nine-plus points. And all of your agenda that you ran on, …

Reuters reports: Apple shareholders voted to keep the tech giant’s diversity, equity and inclusion policies at an annual meeting on Tuesday, a win for management which had opposed efforts by a conservative group to scrap the program. The vote was seen as a test of shareholder views about the value of DEI programs, which many companies added or beefed up …

The Hill reports: House Republicans advanced their budget resolution to enact President Trump’s legislative agenda on Tuesday, teeing the measure up for a final vote even as GOP opponents of the measure appeared to hold firm. The chamber voted 217-211 along party lines to adopt the rule — which governs debate on legislation — for the House GOP’s budget resolution. …

“I’m concerned with this because I want to see President Trump victorious. Distractions are the enemy. Yesterday, it was Edward Martin, the US attorney for the District Of Columbia. “He put out a statement, quote, ‘as President Trump’s lawyers, we are proud to fight to protect his leadership as our president, and we are vigilant in standing against entities like …

The Daily Beast reports: Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles, largely known for his attempts to hand President Donald Trump a third term and to impeach Former Vice President Kamala Harris, filed an impeachment resolution on Monday against a federal judge who countered Trump’s efforts to censor information on gender. U.S. District Judge John Bates, originally appointed by former President George Bush, …

The New York Times reports: Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate who briefly aided President Trump’s government-restructuring efforts, announced his candidacy for governor of Ohio on Monday, vowing to place the state at the forefront of a “second industrial revolution” in the United States. Several hours after his announcement, Mr. Trump offered his endorsement in a …

Politico reports: House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan subpoenaed the FBI for a trove of new materials related to the Biden administration’s activities, including investigations around the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and communications with Big Tech companies. The letter to new FBI Director Kash Patel is the first subpoena request from Jordan this Congress, as the Ohio Republican’s key ally and …

The St. Joseph News-Press reports: During an extraordinarily heated town hall on Monday, Rep. Mark Alford praised Trump and defended Musk as he slashes his way through the federal workforce – including firings in the Kansas City region. At every turn, an angry crowd of dozens shouted their displeasure with the second-term Missouri Republican. “Just because you have a government …

Axios reports: The White House asked a judge Monday to allow it to continue barring the Associated Press from some press events, arguing in a new court filing that access to the president is at his discretion and not a constitutional right. Ed Martin, the interim U.S. attorney for D.C., falsely referred to his office as “President Trump’s lawyers” in …

“As soon as this email was sent, federal workers started to scream and say what do you mean I have to tell you what I do? This is harassment. This is taunting. This is unfair. No one has ever asked a federal worker, what do you do? Now, we do this every single week at Turning Point USA and Turning …

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis is promoting a state version of the Elon Musk-led spending slash in Washington that will reach into all areas of state administration and local governments. “We were DOGE before DOGE was cool,” DeSantis said in Tampa. He praised the DOGE in Washington while noting that Florida has already been on a similar track in terms …

“I’m challenging you to sow $133 for Proverbs 1:33. ‘Whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm.’ If you absolutely cannot join in sowing $133 for Proverbs 1:33, because I believe it’s so important to stand on God’s word, then sow your very best. “As you sow your favor seed today, a …

The Guardian reports: Enrique Tarrio confronted a group of police officers who defended the Capitol during the attack, accusing one of them of being a “coward”. A video shared by Tarrio on social media showed him following the officers, Michael Fanone, Harry Dunn, Daniel Hodges and Aquilino Gonell, through the lobby of a hotel that was hosting the Principles First …

CNN reports: A political conference in Washington, DC, that bills itself as the alternative to the Trump-aligned CPAC was evacuated on Sunday after a death threat made against several of its speakers who have been critical of President Donald Trump. Shortly after noon Sunday, organizers of the Principles First Summit received an email threatening several of its high-profile speakers and …

Axios reports: Elon Musk singled out a Defense Department official who criticized an Office of Personnel Management email demanding workers account for their work, as he escalates DOGE’s efforts to overhaul the federal government. Musk said on X, “Anyone with the attitude of that Pentagon official needs to look for a new job.” The billionaire DOGE leader was apparently responding …

Time Magazine reports: President Donald Trump announced Sunday night that Kash Patel had tapped Dan Bongino to be second-in-command at the FBI, after the Senate confirmed Patel as the bureau’s new director last week. Bongino, like many new leaders across the Trump Administration including Patel, represents a radical departure from tradition for his role. The FBI deputy director, which does …

The Hill reports: Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said Sunday that President Trump was joking when he floated running for a third term, adding he could not seek to change the Constitution without the consent of voters. “First of all, he joked. And so I think we need to take that as a joke, not being literal,” Mullin said when asked …