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Politico reports: For months and months, Gov. Ron DeSantis touted his brand of Florida exceptionalism when it comes to how the state responded to Covid-19. Now a surge in cases — primarily among those who remain unvaccinated — is creating an inconvenient interruption to that narrative. Cases in the state more than doubled in the past week and now hospitals …

CNN reports: Twitter on Monday evening temporarily suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after she shared misinformation about Covid-19 and vaccines, a company spokesperson told CNN. The Georgia Republican, who has a track record of incendiary rhetoric, will not be able to tweet for 12 hours due to Twitter’s policy against people who repeatedly share misinformation. The social media platform had …

Politico reports: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has homed in on five Republicans whom he’s looking to tap for the Democrat-led select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. McCarthy’s picks, all talked about as likely, are led by Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), chair of the Republican Study Committee, as the ranking member of the panel. Banks, who oversees the …

NPR reports: In 2021, Ben Shapiro rules Facebook. The conservative podcast host and author’s personal Facebook page has more followers than The Washington Post, and he drives an engagement machine unparalleled by anything else on the world’s biggest social networking site. An NPR analysis of social media data found that over the past year, stories published by the site Shapiro …

The Hill reports: A majority of Arizona Republicans in a new poll said that a partisan election audit there will show that former President Trump won the state’s 11 Electoral College votes instead of President Biden. Sixty-two percent of Arizona Republicans said in a new OH Predictive Insights poll that Trump will receive more votes in the state after the …

“Let’s stop being nice about these people. These are not good people. They’re not good people. They’re evil, and they’re wicked, and they want us dead. “Let’s meet at Gettysburg and get this over with. That bunch of sissified lefties would never come out and meet real men. Never. They’re cowards. “They’re a bunch of cowards that never would come …

ABC News reports: A lawyer for Paul Hodgkins, who pleaded guilty last month to one count of obstructing an official proceeding, asked U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss not to impose a prison sentence, saying the shame that will attach to Hodgkins for the rest of his life should be factored in as punishment. “Whatever punishment this court may provide will …

The Tampa Bay Times reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis took the stage Sunday to the sounds of fireworks and a bumping bass as he was introduced to thousands of screaming young conservatives at the Tampa Convention Center. The event, called the Student Action Summit, featured prominent national figures like Donald Trump Jr. and former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. It …

The Associated Press reports: A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag is scheduled to become the first Jan. 6 rioter sentenced for a felony, in a hearing that will help set a benchmark for punishment in similar cases. Prosecutors want Paul Allard Hodgkins to serve 18 months behind bars, saying in a recent …

Gallup reports: When Gallup asked Americans how much confidence they had in science in 1975, the party groups varied little in their responses. At that time, Republicans (72%) were slightly more likely than Democrats (67%) to say they had “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in science. Compared with that earlier survey, Republican confidence in science has …

Mediaite reports: Conservative porn star Brandi Love was looking forward to the Turning Point USA conference in Tampa, Florida this weekend, purchasing a VIP ticket and posting updates on her Twitter account. Love told The Daily Caller that getting kicked out of the TPUSA conference was “one of the more egregious examples” of cancel culture. “Charlie Kirk literally talked about …

“This is what the federal government is working on. They’re not working on securing your border. They’re not working on arresting the criminals and making sure they don’t come to our country. “They’re working on very quickly and secretly, this is the bad part about it, the worst part about it, is that it’s being done without the American people’s …

The Insider reports: California gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner said she “would support” Donald Trump if the former president runs for election in 2024 in an interview on Fox News’ “Justice with Judge Jeanine” Saturday. “If I was governor of the state of California.. obviously, I would support him,” Jenner said. Jenner, a transgender woman, announced her run for governor of …

“The president has taken the shot himself. He leads by example. I don’t know what more he can do. It’s not exactly like the Biden administration is asking the president to come out and sit down at the White House. “Even if he did, I don’t know if President Trump would do that. Howie, he’s led by example! He got …

Salon reports: Turning Point USA, the right-wing youth student organization led by Charlie Kirk, found itself in an unusual controversy Friday night after “conservative pornstar” Brandi Love was allowed into a Florida conference and welcomed as an “Adult VIP,” sparking backlash. The drama began early in the night when the adult entertainer’s presence in Tampa was first discovered by a …

Sacramento’s ABC News affiliate reports: Less than 60 days before Californians decide if they want to remove Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, the secretary of state released the final list of who is qualified to make the ballot. California’s Secretary of State released a list of 41 names who will be on the September 14 ballot on Saturday. About 70 …

“To my Republican colleagues, we may learn something from our Democratic friends in Texas when it comes to avoiding a $3.5 trillion tax and spend package. “Hell yeah, I would leave. I would use everything in my toolbox. It’s got nothing to do with infrastructure. It’s a tax and spend dream of the socialist left. “If it takes me not …

“This is the party of Donald Trump, if you think otherwise you’re in for a rude awakening. I think he’s going to lead us to victory in 2022 in the House and the Senate. “And I will be shocked — after spending two days with him — if he doesn’t run again for president, because he believes he has unfinished …

Axios reports: In speeches, Bolsonaro, a former military captain, has been questioning the integrity of an electronic ballot system that’s been in place since 1996 and suggesting he might not even allow elections to happen. Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is currently the runaway favorite heading into the October 2022 contest. Driving the news: The Supreme Court opened …

NBC News reports: A coalition of more than 20 prominent progressive groups and unions are launching a new ad campaign slamming Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., for his response to the Jan. 6 riot and his vote against federal voting rights legislation. They are spending $800,000 on a 30-second television spot and print ad campaign, which kicks off Sunday. The coalition …