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INGRAHAM: “Kamala’s book 107 Days, man, that was a long 107 days for everyone. But look, of course she was gonna write a book. She says she’s gonna give a ‘behind the scenes inside account.’ Well, she was the candidate. I should hope it’s an inside account. Whatever other kind of account could there be?” MCCARTHY: “The only thing I …

LAURA INGRAHAM: “Where would this administration be – obviously without President Trump – but also without Elon Musk?” KEVIN MCCARTHY: “It’s an amazing team. You gotta have a great disruptor in President Trump and he has the will to go through with it. And I’ll tell you, when I travel the world, they’re jealous of what’s happening here.” LAURA INGRAHAM: …

The Associated Press reports: A Montana man was convicted Wednesday of threatening to assault former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy after becoming upset that the government had not shot down a Chinese spy balloon that floated over his home city. Richard Rogers, 45, of Billings, delivered the threat to a McCarthy staffer during a series of more than 100 calls to …

“If there’s anybody who should go to trial, Gaetz is the one who should be convicted in a trial. You can’t sleep with underage women and thing you can get away with it. “I’m not making any claims, I’m just saying somebody is sitting in jail for 11 years that was with him. ‘They just had depositions that came out …

The New York Post reports: Former President Barack Obama is secretly running Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, using his people to direct her bid, ex-Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy claimed Sunday. “If you’re watching the campaign now, some of Obama’s [key people such as] David Plouffe and others are now working on the campaign,” McCarthy said on 770 WABC’s “The Cats …

“Two attacks I’ve heard Republicans give that are totally stupid and dumb to do is the DEI attack, OK? The other attack that I would not do is saying that the president has to resign. That would be an advantage for Kamala. “Air Force One is very powerful when it lands somewhere. And you know what? Something will happen between …

The Hill reports: Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) took his latest swipe at Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), stating the Florida lawmaker “looks very unhinged” after he taunted the former Speaker on the floor of the Republican National Convention this week. “He looks very unhinged. I mean, a lot of people have concerns about it. And I’m not sure if he …

Mediaite reports: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) crashed an interview by Kevin McCarthy at the Republican National Convention to taunt the former House Speaker. “What night are you speaking? Are you speaking tonight?” Gaetz said, getting in McCarthy’s face. As the California Republican, who is at the RNC but not slated to speak, seemed to ignore his former colleague in the …

The Hill reports: Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) sidestepped the rumored frontrunners in former President Trump’s veepstakes, urging Trump to put forward a different candidate: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R). “Rubio would be excellent. Tim Scott would be excellent,” McCarthy said in a panel interview on “Real Time with Bill Maher” Friday evening. “If you really want to play the …

“I worked with four different presidents. That Oval Office is always usually humming. Things are moving and going around at all times. And Biden’s Oval Office, it is the quietest place. No one’s around. The only thing, there are cookies. He offers you cookies every time you’re in there. And he goes and gets them. I mean, it is a …

The Associated Press reports: Rep. Nancy Mace has won the Republican nomination after a tumultuous second term in South Carolina that saw her go from a critic to an ally of former President Donald Trump. Trump’s endorsement — after he called her crazy and terrible in 2022 — is just one of many ways Mace has attracted a spotlight far …

“I just don’t think Gaetz is a conservative. I mean, if you think about it, if there’s anybody who should go to trial, I mean, Gaetz is one who should be convicted at a trial. You can’t sleep with underage women and think you can get away with it. The women don’t deny it and so there’s people in jail …

Politico reports: Kevin McCarthy is escalating his revenge campaign against Rep. Matt Gaetz. In an interview with POLITICO, McCarthy backed Gaetz’s new Florida GOP primary challenger; a top McCarthy adviser also acknowledged playing a role in vetting that opponent, Aaron Dimmock. And McCarthy delivered a slashing attack on Gaetz, who led the effort to overthrow him as speaker last fall. …

Los Angeles Magazine reports: Zack Scrivner, the Kern County Supervisor, is under investigation for allegedly sexually assaulting his pre-teen daughter, as stated by Sheriff Donny Youngblood during a press conference on Thursday. Scrivner, a Republican, is currently the Supervisor of Kern County and a long-time friend of former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy. Sheriff Youngblood recounted the incident where …

Mediaite reports: Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy plainly explained why he was ousted from House Leadership during an hour-long chat with Georgetown University Students on Monday. And it’s not good news for his rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz. “Let me give you the truth about that. And I’ll give you the truth why I’m not speaker: because one person, a member of …

“What she’s doing is much different than what Matt Gaetz is doing. She didn’t make it privileged, so it’s not up for a vote. And the one thing I’ve always found about Marjorie is she’s a very serious legislator that deals with policy. “And the best way to deal with anyone like that is sit down and talk to them. …

“The difficulty here is when you allow eight Republicans to join with all the Democrats to determine who can run the House when 96% percent decide one way — it creates some chaos. They’ve got to move through this, put the country first and be able to move on. I think they’re able to do this. “Speaker Johnson is doing …

“He wasn’t speaking to the nation. What he was really doing was speaking to his party. This was more about a convention. I think he was worried about Democrats removing him for the nominee. “That’s why he came out, he tried to show every Democrat, ‘You know, you gotta be tougher, you gotta be stronger.’ And all he did was …

The Daily Beast reports: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) railed against former Kevin McCarthy on Monday after the former House speaker mocked her inability to keep her D.C. office staffed, saying she needs “help to straighten out her life.” Mace, one of the eight House Republicans who helped oust McCarthy from the speakership, responded by posting a video on social media …

“I think people see now how far Matt Gaetz will go and the fear he has of what’s in the ethics complaint. He’s trying to protect himself, and that harms our caucus, that harms our majority. In the end, people will see why Gaetz would want to do that. And I think in the end, Gaetz would have a hard …