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Spotlight PA reports: An appellate court has ruled that Pennsylvania’s mail voting law is unconstitutional, but the decision is not likely to have an immediate impact as the Wolf administration plans to appeal to the state’s highest court. The ruling by Commonwealth Court comes in response to suits filed by Bradford County Commissioner Doug McLinko and a group of Republican …

Mother Jones reports: A few days ago, Cruz sent out a fundraising email embracing the right-wing crackpot notion that the insurrectionist January 6 attack on the US Capitol was orchestrated by the FBI or another government agency. Hardcore Trumpists, most notably Fox host Tucker Carlson, have pushed the fact-free idea that the Deep State engineered the assault on Congress to …

Raw Story reports: The former vice president told Fox News host Jesse Watters that he and the twice-impeached one-term president haven’t talked since last summer, after Trump supporters threatened to hang him for refusing to go along with a plot to overturn the 2020 election. “You know, we talked last summer,” Pence said, “and you know I’ve said many times, …

“I’m sorry to say this, but many people are saying this—I am not saying this, but many are saying—this sounds like a typical female problem. I’m not saying that! I’m saying this is what people are telling me! “They say the first female vice president comes in there, and every single article is about her feelings.” – Fox News host …

The Washington Post reports: D.C. officials said Thursday they are suspending the liquor license of an H Street bar for violating of the city’s vaccine and mask regulations. Conservatives rallied to defend the Big Board earlier this month after it received two $1,000 citations as well as written and verbal warnings for unmasked employees and not checking customers’ vaccine status. …

The Kansas City Star reports: A former Missouri Christian school teacher and her husband who said former President Donald Trump and the crowd contributed to the environment that led to the Capitol riot were sentenced Thursday to home detention and two years’ probation. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta sentenced Zachary Wilson to 45 days of home detention and Kelsey Wilson …

Mediaite reports: Tucker Carlson brutally mocked Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg as an unqualified “kid” who “breastfeeds,” and has no business running the agency. The crack was part of a broader monologue the ridiculed the idea that social and racial equity has a critical role to play in rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure. After presenting the sorry state of public infrastructure …

From the Justice Department: A Nevada man made his initial appearance in federal court today for allegedly making multiple threatening phone calls to an election worker in the Nevada Secretary of State’s Office. Gjergi Luke Juncaj, aka Gjergj Juncaj, aka Gjurgi Juncaj, aka George Juncaj, 50, of Las Vegas, was arrested by the FBI yesterday in Las Vegas. According to …

Phoenix’s Fox News affiliate reports: A bill proposed to the Arizona State Legislature seeks to ban ‘sexually explicit materials’ from school classrooms, but LGBTQ advocates believe the bill is taking it a step further by targeting their community. “There is nothing more sacred than the innocence of a child,” said Rep. Jake Hoffman, the bill’s sponsor. The bill would ban …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: The Georgians who joined a false slate of GOP electors to aid Donald Trump’s campaign to overturn the 2020 presidential election could face criminal charges, legal experts say, as federal officials launch a new inquiry into efforts to undermine the vote and local prosecutors ramp up their investigation. The alternative slate, which met behind closed doors …

The Hill reports: Former Trump White House counselor Kellyanne Conway’s memoir is set to be released in May, a book her publisher labeled as an “open and vulnerable account” that details the top aide’s “journey all the way to the White House and beyond.” The book, titled “Here’s the Deal,” will be released on May 24, according to publisher Threshold …

CNN reports: Ben Williamson, a top aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, met on Tuesday with the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, according to several sources familiar with the meeting. Williamson was in the West Wing of the White House while the attack on the US Capitol was underway. One source says his …

Yahoo News reports: Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson argued against government efforts to make child care cheaper for parents during a visit on Tuesday to Kwik Trip’s headquarters in La Crosse. “People decide to have families and become parents. That’s something they need to consider when they make that choice,” Johnson told local Wisconsin TV station WKBT. “I’ve never really felt …

The Daily Beast reports: On Sept. 4, 2017, according to his confession letter, Joel Greenberg called his friend Rep. Matt Gaetz with some bad news. A teenager both men had paid to have sex with was underage, Greenberg claimed. Now, two sources tell The Daily Beast, a cooperating witness can confirm details of that call for one damning reason: He …

The Roanoke Times reports: Markus Maly of Fincastle was arrested at his home Wednesday morning and charged with assaulting police officers and other offenses as authorities continue an investigation more than a year after the uprising occurred. According to court documents, Maly pointed and sprayed a chemical irritant at a line of police officers who were attempting the secure the …

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports: Assembly leaders for the second time have rejected a proposal from a Republican lawmaker to pull back Wisconsin’s electoral votes cast in the 2020 election, which is illegal. Rep. Timothy Ramthun, a Republican from Campbellsport, introduced a resolution during a floor session Tuesday to take the impossible step of retracting the state’s 10 electoral votes cast …

The Hill reports: YouTube on Wednesday permanently banned conservative commentator Dan Bongino from the platform, saying he attempted to evade a previous suspension. The Fox host uploaded a video to his main channel while his secondary channel, which primarily hosted short clips from his digital radio show, was actively suspended for violating YouTube’s COVID-19 misinformation policy. “When a channel receives …

Law & Crime reports: The Virginia man who wore a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. Robert Keith Packer, 57, was photographed wearing the black hoodie, which also bore an image of a human skull and the words “Work Brings Freedom,” as he joined the mob of Donald …

Florida Politics reports: Urging supporters to “chip in now,” Gov. Ron DeSantis turned his fury over the FDA’s decision to cease monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19 into a fundraising appeal for his re-election campaign Wednesday. “Floridians are now at the whims of a floundering, failing President’s edicts,” DeSantis thundered, claiming as he did at a news conference earlier this week …

The Orlando Sentinel reports: Joe Ellicott — a close friend of disgraced Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg and a former radio talk show host — agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and distribution of a controlled substance, according to court documents filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Each charge carries a maximum prison sentence of …