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“I just received word that Speaker Pelosi intends to hold a censure vote against me soon, maybe as early as this afternoon at three and strip me of my committee assignments over a cartoon my staff posted last week depicting the real life battle taking place along the southern border — resulting from Mr. Biden’s open border policy. “The left …

Penn Live reports: Congressman Scott Perry has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced on Tuesday. The office of the 10th congressional district Republican said in a statement that the lawmaker’s symptoms are mild. “Like so many of our friends and neighbors, Congressman Perry has tested positive for COVID-19. As directed by the House Physician, he will continue working while …

Las Vegas’s CBS News affiliate reports: A Las Vegas man charged with forging his dead wife’s signature on her ballot, mailing it in and then claiming it had been stolen, has agreed to plead guilty. As part of the plea deal, Donald “Kirk” Hartle, 55, will avoid prison time and will have to serve probation. If he stays out of …

The Guardian reports: The Fox News host Laura Ingraham sparked mockery on social media after becoming confused when she believed a guest discussing the Netflix television show You was actually referring to her. Ingraham opened her show on Monday night by slamming what she called a “Team of Incompetents” in the Biden White House, and questioning the capabilities of the …

Politico Playbook reports: Senior Democrats privately discussed censuring Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) over a video seemingly promoting violence against political opponents during a private leadership meeting Monday night, according to multiple sources. Democratic leaders have not made a final call about what to do with the far-fight Arizona congressman and want to discuss their options with rank-and-file Tuesday. However, there …

The Des Moines Register reports: A state audit report on government spending released Monday accused Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds of using nearly $450,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds to pay salaries for 21 staff members for three months last year and concealing the spending by passing it through the state Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. State Auditor Rob …

CNN reports: The jury in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse will begin deliberations on Tuesday, Judge Bruce Schroeder told the court Monday evening, following a full day of instructions and closing arguments in the case. The panel of 18 jurors — 8 men and 10 women — will be narrowed down to the 12 who will deliberate the case by …

The Casper Star-Tribune reports: Wyoming Republican leaders voted this weekend to no longer recognize Rep. Liz Cheney as a member of their party. The resolution, which does not strip Cheney of any tangible power, passed the Wyoming GOP Central Committee by a narrow vote of 31-29. The symbolic vote came after roughly nine county Republican parties voted to no longer …

Politico reports: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy says he called Rep. Paul Gosar after learning about an anime video the Arizona Republican posted last week that depicted violence against two prominent Democrats. After the call, Gosar put out a statement dismissing that the video was intended to encourage violence. The GOP leader wouldn’t say whether he directly urged Gosar to …

The Hill reports: Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said the Jan. 6 Capitol riots were a result of former President Trump’s lies about the 2020 election being stolen, CNN reports. “I think everything that he was saying from election night forward incited people to that level of anger,” Christie told CNN in the “Being… Chris Christie” series, as …

“You know, I learned about this 20 minutes before I went on air. And quite frankly, I’ve got all this incredible news that needs to be covered, and I just — I really think that what’s happening to me and to Infowars. “I mean, I know it’s a symptom of the disease of globalism and the disease of corruption and …

CNBC reports: Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon was released without bail Monday after surrendering to federal authorities in Washington, D.C., where he faces criminal charges after defying a subpoena from the lawmakers investigating the deadly Capitol invasion. Bannon will be subject to general supervision requirements as part of the conditions of his release, magistrate Judge Robin Meriweather said during Bannon’s …

The New York Times reports: A superior court in Connecticut granted a sweeping victory to the parents of eight people killed in a 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., suing the far-right broadcaster and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his Infowars media outlet for defamation. The judge in Connecticut ruled on Monday that because Mr. …

Forbes reports: Steve Bannon has hired one of former President Donald Trump’s attorneys, David Schoen, in his second impeachment trial to defend him in court, records show, as the ex-Trump advisor heads to court Monday after being indicted for contempt of Congress after refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House’s January 6 committee. Schoen, an accomplished criminal defense …

Politico Playbook reports: In August, former Trump Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and his wife Hilary Geary Ross sold their 10,000-square-foot home in Woodland-Normanstone for $13 million, according to D.C. tax records. It is the most expensive D.C. home sale of the last 12 months. The August deal was shrouded in mystery. The purchaser used an LLC called Salona Village Holdings …

CNN Business reports: Former attorney general Bill Barr says Fox News host Maria Bartiromo called him up “screaming” about imaginary voter fraud, according to his account in a new book. Betrayal,” by ABC’s chief Washington correspondent Jon Karl, highlights Bartiromo’s damaging role as a promoter of reckless lies about the election. Bartiromo comes up several times in “Betrayal.” In mid-November, …

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Newsweek reports: A crowd at a church in Texas hosting a QAnon-linked event erupted in a “let’s go Brandon” chant that had been encouraged from the stage. Video has emerged showing the crowd at pastor and televangelists’ John Hagee’s Cornerstone Church in San Antonio singing the thinly veiled attack on President Joe Biden during the controversial “ReAwaken America” conference. Another …

“I’ve told them that to my knowledge no one in the West Wing had any advanced knowledge of what was going to happen on January 6 in terms of a breach in security. “Additionally, a number of things that took place actually would not go towards supporting that narrative. The fact of the matter is we’ve worked real hard to …

Forbes reports: “Live free or die” has given way to “shut up or else.” New Hampshire has set up a system for letting the public turn in public school teachers for violation of its new anti-divisive subject matter law, and Moms for Liberty have offered a cash reward to parents who use it. New Hampshire’s GOP-controlled legislature inserted its “anti” …