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The Huffington Post reports: A conservative group erected six billboards in House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) home district after he was caught in a lie. “We’ve heard the tapes, Kevin,” the billboards from the Republican Accountability Project (RAP) say. Last week, McCarthy denied a report that he had privately told other Republicans he would urge Donald Trump to resign …

The Colorado Newsline reports: Republican congressional candidate Dave Williams will not have “Let’s Go Brandon” appear as a nickname on the June primary ballot, a Denver District Court judge ruled Wednesday. “Upon consideration of all of this testimony, evidence, briefing, argument and authority the Court held a hearing today by videoconference and entered on the record findings of fact, conclusions …

The Tennessean reports: A last-minute amendment to give a politically appointed textbook commission final approval over books in Tennessee school libraries sparked a Capitol protest and heated debate in the General Assembly on Wednesday. On Wednesday morning, Rep. Jerry Sexton, R-Bean Station, withdrew the controversial amendment requiring the commission to issue its own list of approved materials, but submitted a …

Charlotte’s Fox News affiliate reports:  A North Carolina senator is weighing in on the latest in an avalanche of issues for a fellow congressman from the Tar Heel state. Thom Tillis tweeted Wednesday morning, addressing accusations that Rep. Madison Cawthorn had implicated himself in insider trading. The Washington Examiner wrote that Madison Cawthorn is under fire after posing with hedge …

Florida Politics reports: Many Republicans reveled at the Elon Musk Twitter takeover, eager to see former President Donald Trump back on the medium that fueled his political magic last decade, even as Trump says he won’t return. Yet some Trump allies are quieter in advocating the President’s return to the world of 280-character constructions. Among them: U.S. Sen. Rick Scott. …

Mediaite reports: The right wing super PAC Club For Growth released a new ad bashing former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of J.D. Vance over his rival Republican, Josh Mandel, as they campaign for the U.S. Senate. Club For Growth has endorsed Mandel in the Ohio senate race, and there has been tension between them and Trump for months as the …

Law & Crime reports: Challengers seeking to knock Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) off the ballot asked a judge on Wednesday to review a recently disclosed text message showing her discussing the possibility of former President Donald Trump imposing “Marshall law.” Greene previously claimed under oath that she could not remember whether she asked Trump to impose martial law, and …

Congress Minutes reports: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy doesn’t appear to be facing a significant groundswell of GOP opposition from The New York Times’ leaked tapes of his private comments about fellow Republicans —even after a new tape that found him dissing several pro-Trump conservatives in his own conference. House Republicans met Wednesday, hours after the Times published audio of …

Oklahoma City’s NBC News affiliate reports: Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, has filed two floor bills to mirror Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law and to prevent minors from receiving gender dysphoria treatment. House Bill 1074 is modeled after Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, commonly referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” law. The legislation would prohibit educators or other …

The Hill reports: Fox News host Tucker Carlson is scheduled to speak at an event in Iowa this summer that has historically been used by Republicans with presidential ambitions as an opportunity to raise their public profile and win over social conservatives. Carlson will speak at the July 2022 FAMiLY Leadership Summit, an annual event that has been attended by …

Florida Politics reports: Getting rid of Disney World’s government isn’t likely going to hurt the Mouse, Deutsche Bank analysts wrote in a new research note published Tuesday. “We don’t see a material negative outcome from this situation for Disney; and financially speaking, we think it could end up being a positive development,” analysts Bryan Kraft, Benjamin Soff and Connor Murphy …

Bridge Michigan reports: State Rep. Matt Maddock, a Trump loyalist and husband of a top Michigan Republican Party official, was kicked out of the House GOP caucus on Tuesday, according to two sources familiar with the development. Sources say current House Speaker Jason Wentworth, R-Wentworth, booted Maddock for “violating caucus rules.” He allegedly discussed confidential caucus matters publicly, prompting his …

CBS News reports: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Tuesday explicitly prohibiting the use of nonbinary gender markers on state birth certificates, a ban experts say is the first of its kind in the nation. The bill followed a flap last year over the Oklahoma State Department of Health’s agreement in a civil case allowing a nonbinary option. The …

Fox News reports: Support for author J.D. Vance has doubled in the Ohio Republican senate primary race, catapulting him ahead of earlier frontrunners former Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel and businessman Mike Gibbons — although many voters remain undecided or uncertain about their vote. That’s according to a Fox News survey of Ohio voters participating in the May 3 GOP primary. …

NBC News reports: Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., was cited Tuesday for having a loaded 9mm handgun at a TSA checkpoint at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, the second time he has been stopped with a firearm at an airport since taking office last year. The incident occurred just before 9 a.m., when Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said it was notified that TSA …

The New York Times reports: Representative Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican leader, feared in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack that several far-right members of Congress would incite violence against other lawmakers, identifying several by name as security risks in private conversations with party leaders. Mr. McCarthy talked to other congressional Republicans about wanting to rein in multiple hard-liners …

CNN reports: “From an Intel friend: DNI needs to task NSA to immediately seize and begin looking for international comms related to Dominion,” Rep. Scott Perry wrote to Meadows on November 12, just five days after the election was called for Joe Biden. In the text, which has not been previously reported, Perry appears to be urging Meadows to get …

Atlanta’s ABC News affiliate reports: A new primary election poll released by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows Gov. Brian Kemp is building a strong lead over former U.S. Sen. David Perdue to the earn Republican nomination for Georgia governor. Kemp led Perdue 53%-27% in the poll, which would put Kemp above the majority-vote threshold needed to avoid a runoff. Election security …

The right wing Washington Examiner reports: Rep. Madison Cawthorn may have violated federal insider trading laws as he hyped up an alleged pump-and-dump cryptocurrency scheme, multiple watchdog groups told the Washington Examiner. On Dec. 29, the beleaguered North Carolina congressman posed at a party with James Koutoulas, a hedge fund manager and the ringleader of the Let’s Go Brandon cryptocurrency, …

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: A gathering of far-right conspiracy theorists took place in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, last weekend for an event called “Patriots Arise.” Organized by QAnon conspiracy theorists Alan and Francine Fosdick, the two-day conference featured appearances by several Republican candidates for office, including Pennsylvania GOP state Sen. Doug Mastriano, who is currently running for governor, Teddy …