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“They’ve stolen the election. They burned ballots. They’ve hidden ballots. They’ve thrown them in the river. They even shot down a Black Hawk helicopter. Isn’t this strange? Bringing them from the military that was overseas, they were carrying the ballots! “And that helicopter was shot down so that they could never be counted. And even now they’re finding them in …

Axios reports: Former President Trump urged House Republicans on Thursday to adopt a measured tone on abortion on the 2024 campaign trail and to embrace exceptions to restrictions on the procedure, Axios has learned. In addition to asserting that GOP lawmakers and candidates need to talk about abortion “correctly,” Trump argued the issue should be left to the states and …

Austin’s CBS affiliate reports: For the first time, LGBTQ+ Pride flags are flying outside the Austin Police Department headquarters and other city-owned facilities throughout June. The display of the flags is in compliance with a resolution passed by the Austin City Council in August 2023, which directed the city manager to fly the Pride flag at city facilities each June …

“I wanted to begin by quoting the jury in the Manhattan hush money trial. Guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty guilty. “This was what the jury pronounced. Unanimously on every count. My Republican …

The Hill reports: Legislation to establish a national right to in vitro fertilization (IVF) was blocked by Senate Republicans on Thursday, amid a push by Democrats to put the GOP on defense over reproductive rights ahead of the November elections. The bill needed 60 votes in order to move forward, meaning nine Republicans would have needed to break ranks and …

Vanity Fair reports: Days after being ordered to surrender by July 1 for a four-month prison sentence, longtime Trump adviser Stephen Bannon told Tucker Carlson: “In my 20s I served my country on a Navy destroyer, and in my 70s I’ll serve my country in a federal prison. It doesn’t make any difference to me. It won’t change my life …

Mediaite reports: House Republican lawmakers from Wisconsin scrambled to help clean up remarks made by former President Donald Trump trashing Milwaukee as a “horrible city.” Trump joined House GOP lawmakers for a closed-door meeting on Thursday morning, where he discussed a variety of conservative policy concerns heading into November’s election, including immigration, trade, and abortion. Following Trump’s remarks three Wisconsin …

The Washington Post reports: Republican legislators have introduced a bill that would end all federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and end funding for government agencies, contractors, schools and other organizations that have their own DEI programs. The proposed “Dismantle DEI Act” is the latest in a cascade of challenges that have arisen over the past year to programs that …

Courthouse News reports: Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday asked a federal judge to throw out the Elon Musk-funded wrongful termination lawsuit by actress Gina Carano, who was dropped from “The Mandalorian” television series after comparing the treatment of conservatives in the U.S. to that of Jews in Nazi Germany. In their request to dismiss Carano’s complaint, Disney and its Lucasfilms …

Law & Crime reports: Citing the First Amendment right to “engage in political speech,” a judge has ruled that Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado cannot dodge a defamation lawsuit filed against her by political activists critical of her during her 2022 reelection run. The 55-page ruling handed down by U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathryn Starnella on June 9 breathed new …