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Politico Playbook reports: In a sign that Dr. Mehmet Oz seems serious about running for Senate in Pennsylvania, veteran Republican strategist Jon Lerner has been calling around on his behalf to gauge support for the political neophyte. Donald Trump insiders say that this might become an issue for Oz because Lerner is associated with candidates whom Trump dislikes, including the …

“There was never a circumstance in today’s Washington where we were gonna win one and the Democrats were gonna win one. They were gonna win it all, or we were gonna win it all. “And you know what’s so frustrating? We had the ability to block everything. America would not be waking up to this attack on the dollar, attack …

Hope she’s ready for the traditional death threats: Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel on Thursday acknowledged President Biden’s electoral victory over former President Trump, marking the first time she explicitly said Biden won the contest a year ago. “Painfully, Joe Biden won the election and it’s very painful to watch. He’s the President. We know that,” McDaniel …

The Hill reports: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Friday claimed a Soviet-born Biden nominee whose family was nearly eviscerated by Josef Stalin was a communist unfit to serve in the federal government. In a Friday tweet, Rubio accused Saule Omarova, who Biden nominated to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and who has been a U.S. citizen …

The Missoulian reports: The “God, Country, Family” tour is coordinated by the Gideon Knox Group, which publishes the Montana Daily Gazette, and will make six total stops in communities around the state. Speakers at Wednesday’s event included Pastor Jordan “JD” Hall, who founded the Montana Daily Gazette, Senator Theresa Manzella (R-Hamilton), congressional candidate Al Olszewski, Leah Southwell of the John …

The Washington Post reports: Democrats began Thursday hoping to hold a swift vote on the signature spending initiative, putting an end to months of intense, internal wrangling among their own liberal and moderate ranks. The bill’s passage would have notched another major milestone for Biden just days after he signed into law a separate effort to invest $1.2 trillion in …

The Washington Post reports: Saule Omarova, nominated to serve as Comptroller of the Currency, faces a difficult path to confirmation. The Cornell University law professor and Wall Street critic is confronting probable unanimous opposition from Senate Republicans and has drawn skepticism from some moderate Democrats for recent policy positions she has staked out, including in papers exploring structural reforms to …

“I am excited about the growing movement, especially here in the Fourth District of South Carolina, of people who identify themselves as just Christian conservatives. “Right? We gotta take it back to the gospel of Jesus Christ and I believe the people here in the Fourth District of South Carolina are getting that. “It’s not just about being Republicans, it’s …

First, a reminder from earlier this week: Matt Schlapp, the president of the influential Conservative Political Action Conference, called for “Sesame Street” producer PBS to be defunded over the introduction of an Asian-American character to the kids’ show. In a tweet Tuesday, Schlapp criticized the show after it announced that Ji-Young, its first ever Asian-American muppet, would be joining the …

The Washington Examiner reports: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy hinted that a number of Democrats, including Reps. Ilhan Omar, Maxine Waters, and Eric Swalwell, could be stripped from their committees if Republicans win the majority in 2022 as an answer to Democrats censuring Arizona Republican Rep. Paul Gosar and removing him from his committees. As for Greene and Gosar, McCarthy …

The Daily Beast reports: There are tapes. That’s the news from a recent filing in federal court in the case against indicted Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), whose defense team acknowledged that the government made at least two recordings of the sitting congressman over the course of its investigation surrounding illicit campaign contributions from a Nigerian-Lebanese billionaire. But the tapes led …

Florida Politics reports: Florida’s Governor has a pair. That’s the slogan emblazoned on new merchandise — golf balls — that debuted Wednesday as the Legislature made a decisive drive toward passing legislation Gov. Ron DeSantis called for to fortify Florida against those pesky federal vaccine mandates. “Hold the line,” says the box, under the line about the Governor having a …

The New York Times reports: Almost entirely along party lines, Republicans passed four bills on Wednesday to curtail mask and vaccine mandates, the culmination of a three-day special legislative session that Mr. DeSantis called so swiftly it caught even Republican leaders by surprise. The session was urgently needed to combat federal government overreach, Mr. DeSantis argued. The move against vaccination …

Washington DC’s CBS News affiliate reports: A former Republican candidate for the New York State Assembly bragged on social media that he was one of the “key players” in pushing past police lines during the Capitol riot on January 6, according to charging documents unsealed in federal court this week. Arrest warrants for Gregory Purdy, his brother Matthew Purdy and …

Raw Story reports: Doug Logan, the CEO of Cyber Ninjas, finished paying off a $423,000 mortgage on his Florida home on the same day the company’s emergency pandemic relief loan was forgiven by the federal government, according to a report in the Sarasota Daily-Herald. Logan purchased a $445,000 home on four acres in Sarasota in 2017, taking out a loan …

The Washington Post reports: Virginia state Sen. Amanda Chase (Chesterfield), a Republican firebrand who has described herself as “Trump in heels,” will seek to challenge Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) in the 7th Congressional District, she announced Wednesday morning. Chase, who most recently ran a failed bid for the Republican nomination for governor, became at least the seventh Republican seeking to …

The Associated Press reports: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s daughter on Tuesday said she would quit the real estate appraiser business following scrutiny over whether her mother used her influence to aid her application for an appraiser license. Noem’s daughter, Kassidy Peters, slammed a legislative inquiry and news reporting on the episode in a letter to Secretary of Labor Marcia …

CNN reports: As the House voted on the resolution to censure him, GOP Rep. Paul Gosar was standing in a group in the back of the House floor. Those around him included GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who Democrats stripped of her committee assignments earlier this year, GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert and outgoing Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Biggs. The resolution …

Florida Politics reports: The Florida House has approved legislation asking the Governor to develop a state workplace safety plan, handing the issue off to the Senate. The measure (HB 5B), passed Wednesday, would give Gov. Ron DeSantis until Jan. 17 to develop a plan for Florida to seek federal approval for a state counterpart to the federal Occupational Safety and …

Mediaite reports: Sesame Street is introducing a new Asian-American muppet character, and in response Matt Schlapp said PBS should be defunded. The long-running educational children’s series has made diversity and inclusion one of its themes over the years. This week, Ji-Young was added to the repertoire of muppet characters on Sesame Street. There’s been a lot of discourse about Sesame …