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“We were in Washington, D.C. for 10 weeks, and there are about 10-15 moderates. They really worry about what CNN says, or what The Washington Post writes, and they were getting in their head, Maria. “But then, a great thing happened during Thanksgiving: the members went home. Many of ’em for the first time in over 10 weeks, and they …

“He’s so naïve. I mean, I just lost all confidence in this guy. How about focusing on protecting our soldiers, men and women in Syria and Iraq? Strategic defeat would be inflaming the Palestinians? They’re already inflamed. They’re taught from the time they’re born to hate the Jews and to kill them. They’re taught math: If you have 10 Jews …

NBC News reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he would replace Obamacare with a “better plan” — part of an interview in which he criticized former President Donald Trump for failing to deliver on numerous policy promises during his term in the White House, including frequent pledges to replace the health care law. “Obamacare …

“Our willingness to self-mutilate on these things really impairs our ability to get the job done. Let’s do the math here, Charlie. We have a four vote majority, right? Now we’ve kicked out George Santos, we have a three vote majority. “Congressman Bill Johnson of Ohio has taken a college university presidency. That knocks us down to two and I …

The Texas Tribune reports: Two months after a prominent conservative activist and fundraiser was caught hosting white supremacist Nick Fuentes, leaders of the Republican Party of Texas have voted against barring the party from associating with known Nazi sympathizers and Holocaust deniers. In a 32-29 vote on Saturday, members of the Texas GOP’s executive committee stripped a pro-Israel resolution of …

“We have a country to save and I’m not going to let false allegations of a crime put that mission the bench while I wait for this process to wrap up. “From Congressmen, state elected leaders, prominent social conservative leaders and county party leaders, I have been overwhelmed by the amount of support that has been sent my way. It …

Politico reports: The chief super PAC supporting Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, Never Back Down, has fired its interim chief executive officer after less than two weeks. It was the latest in a series of shake-ups as tumult has continued to disrupt the super PAC for weeks. Never Back Down fired Kristin Davison on Friday for unspecified “management and personnel …

Deadline Hollywood reports: The meteoric political rise of George Santos and the web of fabulist tales it was built on are getting a movie treatment. HBO Films has optioned the rights to Mark Chiusano’s new book The Fabulist: The Lying, Hustling, Grifting, Stealing, and Very American Legend of George Santos, which was published on November 28, 2023. The film, now …

Politico reports: Tensions between Ron DeSantis’ struggling presidential campaign and his allied super PAC are boiling over, with the campaign losing confidence in Never Back Down’s leadership and ability to orchestrate a TV advertising campaign, according to two people close to the Florida governor. The criticism comes amid mounting questions about the strength of DeSantis’ campaign, and that of Never …

Former GOP Rep. George Santos writes: Let’s talk about hypocrisy. Can someone ask Nicole MalioStockTips when did she become a savant in stock trading? The signature bank trades she did REEKS of insider trading much like Paul Pelosi’s every trade! Nicole is in it for herself! Just look at her record and it speaks for itself. Nicole MalioStockTips is a …

Tampa’s ABC affiliate reports: Ziegler and his wife — Sarasota School Board Member Bridget Ziegler who helped found Moms of Liberty — had made plans to have sex with the woman two days before, according to the affidavit. But when Ziegler’s wife could not make it at last minute, the other woman canceled responding in text message, “Sorry I was …

The Florida Trident reports: The sexual battery investigation of Florida GOP chairman Christian Ziegler began with a 911 call from a friend of the alleged victim who was worried about her well-being, according to a recording of the call obtained by the Florida Trident. The 911 call, made on October 4 at 2:46 p.m., reveals the caller was concerned about …

NBC News reports: On Jan. 8, 2019, DeSantis stood onstage at Florida’s historic Capitol next to his wife, Casey, who had in her hand a King James Bible. He was set to officially become Florida’s 46th governor. Many elected officials choose to be sworn into office on a religious text with some sort of personal meaning. But for DeSantis, this …

NBC News reports: The House voted Friday to expel George Santos from Congress, making the New York Republican just the sixth member of the House ever to be expelled and the first in more than 20 years. Santos was immediately stripped of his position as a member of Congress. The House speaker then directed the clerk to notify the governor …

The Messenger reports: Donald Trump’s presidential campaign managers Friday accused an Oklahoma Republican of misusing the former president’s image and tricking donors in an online fundraising scheme that uses a photo of the Trump family without authorization. “Your appeal goes so far as to mislead those who received the solicitation into thinking their donation would help President Trump and his …

The Dallas News reports: In a blow to Gov. Greg Abbott, a federal appeals court ordered Texas on Friday to remove the border buoys the state installed near Eagle Pass to block migrants. Abbott had turned to the conservative New Orleans-based Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which temporarily blocked a lower court’s order three months ago finding that Texas had …

The New York Times reports: The main super PAC supporting Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign has been rocked by another significant departure, as Adam Laxalt, a friend and former roommate of the Florida governor, has stepped down as chairman of the group. Mr. Laxalt, who unsuccessfully ran to become a Republican senator in Nevada in 2022, lived with Mr. DeSantis when …

“One of the members came forward yesterday at the end of the talk, and then today came forward and put out the email for those who might not have understood where he was coming from, and explained that not only he, but his mother were ripped off by this campaign. And so when you start ripping off other members, if …

“If we have a Democrat that is put forward without a conviction, we need to step forward and have a consistent voting record here. I think that’s critically important because Americans are sick and tired of the double standard. “I felt that it was inappropriate to deny those constituents in his congressional district their right to representation. Elections have consequences, …

Mediaite reports: After being expelled by the House on Friday morning, Rep. George Santos rushed to his car, running away from an onslaught of reporters and cameras. Reporters rushed to confront Santos on the Capitol Hill Friday morning but his longtime aide Vish Burra kept a healthy distance between the expelled Congressman and the cameras as he fled the scene …