Trump cultists

“It is a clown show, it is a clown show. And it’s just like, every day the media attacks me. I live in a little town, 2,500 people, and I’m the biggest tourist attraction because of all the reporters and the opposition research. “They stand out like a sore thumb. You can tell when they get out of the car …

The Washington Post reports: Those seeking employment at the Republican National Committee after a Trump-backed purge of the committee this month have been asked in job interviews if they believe the 2020 election was stolen, according to people familiar with the interviews, making the false claim a litmus test of sorts for hiring. In recent days, Trump advisers have quizzed …

“From the beginning, we asserted our innocence. Our family was attacked by a left-wing media that is focused on the destruction of conservatives regardless of the truth and the facts. “But we emerge from this ordeal stronger as husband and wife, stronger as parents to our five daughters, stronger as friends to those who stood by us. “Our faith in …

CNN Business reports: NBC News on Tuesday ousted former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel, just days after her hiring as a paid political analyst sparked intense backlash from the network’s top television anchors over McDaniel’s role in subverting the 2020 election and attacks on the press. “There is no doubt that the last several days have been difficult for …

The New York Times reports: A lawsuit has been dropped against Matt Schlapp, the head of one of the nation’s largest conservative advocacy groups, after his accuser said the allegations were the result of a misunderstanding. Carlton Huffman, 40, had accused Mr. Schlapp, 56, the head of the American Conservative Union and an adviser to former President Donald J. Trump, …

From the Justice Department: A Colorado man was sentenced to prison today after he was convicted of three felonies related to his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the …

“Welcome to the world of cyber terrorism. Acc to intel sources: The Baltimore bridge collapse was a 9/11 style attack but they won’t admit it and we cannot see it because it was a CYBER ATTACK. All the SCADA systems that run our critical infrastructure like sewage, electric grid, shipping etc are all wide open systems with no encryption because …

USA Today reports: The House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, the committee confirmed in a Tuesday statement. The circumstances and scope of the move are still unclear. USA TODAY has reached out to Nehls’ office for comment. Ethics Committee Chair Michael Guest, R-Miss., and Ranking Member Susan Wild, D-Penn., decided to “extend the matter regarding” the Texas …

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports: A landlord for one of MyPillow’s manufacturing facilities has asked a judge to evict the Minnesota-based pillow giant from the premises, saying the company has failed to pay more than $200,000 in rent over the past two months MyPillow, headquartered in Chaska, has received at least four default notices since September at the Shakopee warehouse, according …

The Washington Post reports: A member of the Qatari royal family invested roughly $50 million in Newsmax, according to documents and representatives for the media company and the royal, in a moment of acute Middle East tensions during the Trump administration. The investment bolstered a key conservative media outlet at a time when Qatar was facing intense diplomatic pressure from …

“Look at the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that was done a couple of years ago that the left hails as this massive success, but it was mostly Green New Deal. Actually, in that bill, $110 billion went to surface transportation, which is roads and bridges, and, of that $110 billion, $70 billion went to public transportation, leaving only $40 billion …

“You’d think that would be the number one story in the world. Because what’s happened in our country – and I told our real president this – here’s a bucket. Call this the bucket of common sense. Everybody is jumping into this bucket of common sense. “They look for Jesus when things are going bad. They’re praying and they’re jumping …

The Tennessee Lookout reports: Denton “Denny” Loudermill, the Kansas City-area man who was erroneously accused of being a shooter in the Chiefs rally mass shooting, has filed a defamation suit against U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee over his social media posts naming Loudermill. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Kansas, alleges Burchett shared photos of Loudermill on …

The New York Post reports: Rudy Giuliani is trapped in a living “nightmare,” and the former New York City Mayor can’t believe it’s real, he was overheard telling pals at Donald Trump’s private club, Mar-a-Lago last week. Source exclusively tell Page Six that Giuliani was spotted at the Palm Beach club as he’s facing bankruptcy stemming from a spate of …

The Associated Press reports: An Ohio man who acknowledged making death threats in voicemails left for then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs during the 2022 election season was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison. Joshua Russell of Bucyrus, Ohio, had pleaded guilty in late August to a federal charge of making an interstate threat against Hobbs, a Democrat …

“If this judgment had not been lowered, if Trump couldn’t meet it, if you want to make sure Donald Trump is elected president of the United States, go let Letitia James walk up to Trump Tower and stamp an eviction notice on the side of that building and seize it. Even the people who don’t support Donald Trump would see …

Via press release from Missouri AG Andrew Bailey: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed suit against Media Matters to force the nonprofit to turn over documents related to his investigation into its fraudulent business practices. General Bailey launched his investigation in November 2023 after evidence came to light that Media Matters solicited donations from Missourians under false pretenses to …

The New York Times reports: On Feb. 8, Brazil’s federal police confiscated former President Jair Bolsonaro’s passport and arrested a pair of his former aides on accusations that they had plotted a coup after Mr. Bolsonaro lost the 2022 presidential election. Four days later, Mr. Bolsonaro was at the entrance to the Hungarian Embassy in Brazil, waiting to be let …

Politico reports: Former President Donald Trump wants a Republican to mount a primary challenge to Rep. Laurel Lee, the lone member of Florida’s congressional delegation to endorse Gov. Ron DeSantis in his unsuccessful bid for president. Lee, who won a crowded GOP primary two years ago in a safe red district, served as Florida’s top election official under DeSantis and …

The Hill reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) called on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday to push for Rep. Mike Gallagher’s (R-Wis.) expulsion from Congress ahead of his scheduled departure next month to allow his district time to select a new representative. Gallagher, the chair of the House Select Committee on China, announced last month that he would not …