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Orlando’s NBC News affiliate reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) rolled out legislation Wednesday that would allow parents to sue schools that teach critical race theory. DeSantis announced the Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees (W.O.K.E.) Act, which he said in a statement would be “the strongest legislation of its kind in the nation and will take on …

Politico reports: Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-Ohio) office confirmed that he is the sender of a text message to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, partially revealed this week by the Jan. 6 committee. Here’s the full text: “On January 6, 2021, Vice President Mike Pence, as President of the Senate, should call out all the electoral votes that …

Mediaite reports: Kyle Rittenhouse, who was acquitted in charges related to deadly shootings during violent protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is confirmed as a speaker at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest conference. Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, Pete Hegseth, Greg Gutfeld, Kayleigh McEnany, Jesse Watters, and Judge Jeanine Pirro will join the likes of Donald Trump Jr., Sarah Palin, Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) …

The Hill reports: Former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly said downplaying or diminishing the seriousness of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is something that “could never have happened” during his time at the network. “Fox News is a different place than it was when I was there,” O’Reilly said Tuesday evening while appearing on Dan Abrams’ primetime …

Media Matters has the transcript: What was January 6th? Well, there was destruction of property, which we’re totally opposed to. But what motivated it? Why were all those people there? Well, for the most part, a year later, it’s very clear January 6th was essentially what it appeared to be: Thousands of ordinary American citizens, voters — people who believe …

MSNBC reports: In a press release Monday, Rep. Paul Gosar took credit for airport improvements his district received as a result of the American Rescue Plan, a bill he whined about all the way through its enactment in March. Gosar voted against the relief plan — twice. And in February, as the proposed legislation worked its way through Congress, the …

“Both publicly and privately, I said what I believe, that the breach at the Capitol on January 6th was a terrible thing. “Crimes were committed, some people were unfairly hounded and persecuted and prosecuted, but it was not an insurrection. To say anything different is beyond dishonest and ignores the fact of that day. “People like Liz Cheney will soon …

USA Today reports: The House voted Tuesday night to hold former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt for defying a subpoena from the committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. The House voted 222-208 on the measure, which also urged the Justice Department to prosecute Meadows criminally for contempt. George Terwilliger, a lawyer for Meadows, said in …

Roll Call reports: The Senate unanimously passed a measure Monday evening that would allow the Capitol Police to request assistance from the National Guard without approval from the Capitol Police Board, removing a bureaucratic step that critics say could hinder the police force’s ability to react quickly in an emergency. The bill reflects one of several recommendations made by the …

Vice News reports: Last weekend, Roger Stone, the former Trump and Nixon adviser who has been subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating January 6, visited the QAnon cult that has been holed up in Dallas for the last six weeks waiting for the resurrection of John F. Kennedy and his son. Stone met with the group after he spoke …

Florida Politics reports: “Democrats want non-citizens to vote.” That’s the latest missive from Gov. Ron DeSantis in a fundraising pitch Tuesday claiming “non-citizens” are being allowed to vote in New York City municipal elections. For DeSantis, that’s a non-starter. DeSantis warned that New York is allowing “upwards of 800,000 non-citizens” to cast ballots in elections for Mayor and City Council. …

CNN reports: The House is set to vote on whether former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows should be referred to the DOJ on criminal charges for failing to appear for a deposition with the select committee investigating the January 6 attack. The panel unanimously voted in favor of holding Meadows in contempt of Congress on Monday night, and …

From the Justice Department: A North Carolina man was sentenced today to 28 months in prison after earlier pleading guilty to a felony charge involving a threat he made to shoot House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. According to court documents, Cleveland Grover Meredith, Jr., 53, of Hayesville, N.C., traveled from Colorado to Washington D.C. and arrived late in the evening of …

Click Orlando reports: Three residents of The Villages have recently been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into voter fraud, court records show. Jay Ketcik, Joan Halstead and John Rider are each charged with casting more than one ballot in an election, a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison. Ketcik, 63, is accused of voting …

CNN reports: “I was disappointed in one thing, but it was a big thing. Mike should have sent those crooked votes back to the legislatures and you would have had a different result in the election, in my opinion,” the former President told an audience on Saturday as part of O’Reilly’s “History Tour” in Sunrise, Florida. “I think Mike has …

Mediaite reports: Newsmax host Rob Schmitt asked Meadows about the messages from Hannity, Don Jr., Brian Kilmeade and Laura Ingraham which implored the chief of staff to get former President Donald Trump to act and get control of his supporters during the attack on the Capitol. “We’ve tried very hard, in a very transparent and accommodating way, to share non …

Politico reports: Four organizers of the Jan. 6 rally filed a lawsuit Monday against Verizon, in an attempt to prevent the telecommunications company from releasing cell phone data with the congressional select committee investigating the attack on the Capitol. In their lawsuit, Justin Caporale, Tim Unes, Megan Powers and Maggie Mulvaney argued the committee doesn’t have the proper authority to …

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis continued Monday to float ideas about where he might send undocumented immigrants if the federal government sent them to Florida. The Governor was on the Ingraham Angle Monday, again asserting the state’s position that they should be sent to other places. DeSantis is putting his money where his mouth is: his proposed budget includes …

CNN reports: Donald Trump Jr., Fox News personalities and lawmakers unsuccessfully implored then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on January 6 to get President Donald Trump to stop the violence unfurling at the US Capitol, according to text messages relayed by the House committee investigating the attack. Those texts, as several members of the committee noted, were already turned …

The New York Times reports: Mark Meadows, the last White House chief of staff for President Donald J. Trump, played a far more substantial role in plans to try to overturn the 2020 election than was previously known, and he was involved in failed efforts to get Mr. Trump to order the mob invading the Capitol on Jan. 6 to …