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“If you had the stones and the balls, you could shut this thing down right now. The NDAA just passed. It just passed. This is Mike Johnson, and don’t tell me you’re a Christian. “I don’t want to hear you’re Christian. Don’t wear your faith. Don’t give me the bible. I don’t want to hear more Bible verses when you’ve …

Axios reports: House Freedom Caucus members are slamming Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) handling of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), likening him to former Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) in a list of internal talking points obtained by Axios. “This is an obvious play to end-run conservative objections and pass liberal ‘woke’ military policy with the help of House Democrats — …

“So it’s interesting, I heard this and then I was like, well how did it get there? Is that even a religion? And lo and behold, the Trump administration gave them approval to be under the IRS as a religion. So that gave them the legal ability to potentially do it. “So I don’t know what the legislature– what they, …

Politico reports: Former president Donald Trump seized on an apparent blunder by Casey DeSantis, accusing Florida’s first lady of attempting to “commit organized voter fraud” with her invitation to out-of-state voters to participate in next month’s Iowa caucuses. Appearing on Fox News on Friday along side her husband, Florida governor and GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, Casey DeSantis claimed that …

“You’re a loser. A professional Romney infiltrating loser. Is there any difference now between the RNC and the DNC? I have a real question. Is Ronna McRomney there to make sure we lose in 2024? I am telling president Trump privately and publicly that he better remove her. Does Ronna Romney want Donald Trump in prison? That’s a really interesting …

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 …

Axios reports: After Fox News and Fox Business hosted the first two debates, the RNC proposed that Newsmax co-sponsor the third debate as the junior partner to ABC News, four people familiar with the matter told Axios. Newsmax executives were wary of being a junior partner with a mainstream media outlet, and thought the $2 million co-sponsor fee the RNC …

Politico reports: Florida Republicans should have clout in the House. They have the numbers, the pedigree and the recently earned distinction as an epicenter of Republican politics. Despite the numbers, they yield little sway. No members are in leadership. No Florida Republican holds a gavel. And while they often vote together on Florida issues, they’re otherwise a motley crew with …

The Guardian reports: In the heat of the Republican primary of 2016, Donald Trump called evangelical supporters of his rival Ted Cruz “so-called Christians” and “real pieces of shit”, a new book says. The new book, The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism, by Tim Alberta, an influential reporter and staff writer for …

First, this happened a few days ago: Ex–Donald Trump attorney Jenna Ellis lashed out at her former boss, after his allies attacked her for flipping on the former president in the Fulton County case. Noted Islamophobe Laura Loomer, whom Donald Trump Jr. recommended as his father’s next press secretary, took aim at Ellis on X. Loomer called Ellis a “waste …

The New York Times reports: Chris Jankowski, the chief executive of Never Back Down, the main super PAC backing Gov. Ron DeSantis’s presidential bid, resigned on Wednesday, following the creation of a new outside group supporting Mr. DeSantis and publicly aired infighting among his allies. The departure came after days of internal tensions within Never Back Down, which along with …

NBC News reports: Leaders of Ron DeSantis’ Never Back Down super PAC met privately last Tuesday to hash out a strategy for fighting Nikki Haley’s rise in the polls. Instead, two of them nearly came to blows. Jeff Roe, the top consultant for the super PAC, got into a heated argument with longtime DeSantis confidant Scott Wagner while a small …

“Six years ago, the David Horowitz Freedom Center invited the then little-known Candace Owens to its annual Restoration Weekend gathering of conservative movers and shakers, about which she later referred to as ‘the conference where everything started for me.’ “The David Horowitz Freedom Center went on promoting Candace, honored her with an Annie Taylor Award for Courage in 2018, and …

Florida Politics reports: Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy said a House investigation could leave Rep. Matt Gaetz without his current relevancy. During an interview with Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo, the California Republican unprompted added further fuel to his ongoing feud with Gaetz. Bartiromo asked McCarthy about progress in the House since the transition, and the former Speaker suggested dissent within the …

The Wrap reports: The Daily Wire founder Ben Shapiro urged anchor Candace Owens “by all means, quit” on Wednesday after the two feuded on social media about her coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. The quarrel began with a TikTok video that went viral over the weekend in which Shapiro blasted Owens “faux sophistication” about the conflict, adding that her “disreputable” …

“Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison [were anonymous] when they wrote the Federalist Papers. They were not ‘national security threats,’ nor are the many conservative Americans across the country who exercise their Constitutional right to voice their opinions without fear of being harassed or canceled by the school they go to or the company they work for. Haley’s proposal …

Mediaite reports: Candace Owens posted a cryptic tweet on Tuesday hours after Ben Shapiro, the co-founder of the Daily Wire and her boss, went viral online for slamming Owens’s comments about the Israel-Hamas War. “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise …

The Daily Beast reports: In a letter addressed to Ethics Committee Chairman Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS), Rep. Matt Gaetz called for an “immediate and swift investigation” into the “assault” — something Burchett had declined to pursue. “This Congress has seen a substantial increase in breaches of decorum unlike anything we have seen since the pre-Civil War era,” Gatez wrote without …

CNN reports: GOP Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee accused former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of elbowing him in the back Tuesday morning while Burchett was talking to a reporter, the latest sign of how tense the dynamics are in the House GOP conference. McCarthy denied the incident to CNN, saying, “I didn’t shove or elbow him. It’s a tight hallway.” …

Raw Story reports: NPR congressional correspondent Claudia Grisales reports that McCarthy gave Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) a “shove” as he walked past him in the Capitol, which led to Burchett trying to confront McCarthy. “Why’d you elbow me in the back Kevin?!” said Burchett, as reported by Grisales. “Hey Kevin, you got any guts!?” As McCarthy walked away, Burchett referred …