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The Hill reports: House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has issued a subpoena to FBI Director Christopher Wray in connection with a now-withdrawn memo that explored avenues for gaining information on white supremacists’ interaction with local Catholic churches. The memo, a product of the Richmond, Va., FBI field office, discussed meeting with church leaders to review “the warning signs of …

NBC News reports: Democratic lawmakers are mobilizing in the wake of the decision in Texas that threw access to the so-called abortion pill into flux Friday, introducing legislation Monday to protect access to the most widely used form of abortion in the U.S. Reps. Pat Ryan of New York and Lizzie Fletcher of Texas will introduce the Protecting Reproductive Freedom …

Axios reports Some angry GOP lawmakers warn that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s position could be on rocky ground after a report he blamed members of his leadership team for Republicans’ chaos over the budget. Multiple House Republicans argued McCarthy’s criticism of Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Budget Chair Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) undermines their messaging and opens the floodgates for …

Via press release from Rep. Jim Jordan: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to Matthew Colangelo, Senior Counsel to New York County District Attorney’s Office, requesting testimony and documents in furtherance of the Committee’s oversight of Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s unprecedented prosecutorial conduct. Colangelo, a former Biden Department of Justice official and senior attorney at the …

The Washington Post reports: House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has teased to television audiences over the past month that four different people have appeared before committee investigators to provide information regarding his inquiry into whether President Biden and members of his family were involved in an influence-peddling scheme. On Fox News in March, Comer said he had even met …

From the office of Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg: The House GOP continues to attempt to undermine an active investigation and ongoing New York criminal case with an unprecedented campaign of harassment and intimidation. Repeated efforts to weaken state and local law enforcement actions are an abuse of power and will not deter us from our duty to uphold the law. …

The Hill reports: House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Thursday subpoenaed a former Manhattan District Attorney’s Office prosecutor who had worked on the office’s investigation into hush money payments from former President Trump. The move escalates a fledgling investigation into Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s (D) office that began shortly after Trump predicted his arrest in connection with the …

Bloomberg News reports: Representative Thomas Massie became the first congressional Republican since Donald Trump’s arraignment to formally endorse Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for president. The Kentucky libertarian didn’t mention the former president in his Wednesday endorsement but said the US needs a leader “who respects the Constitution.” Massie is often considered a contrarian who courts controversy, including within his party. …

“I’ll tell you, one of the things that I don’t think it’s been picked up a lot that’s going to be a problem. And I had two calls yesterday, one from a county attorney in Kentucky and one from a county attorney in Tennessee. They were Republican, obviously, both states are heavily Republican. They want to know if there are …

Bloomberg News reports: US Representative George Santos, who embellished his resume by claiming to have worked on Wall Street, will face a Republican primary challenge from someone who actually did — a former JPMorgan Chase & Co. vice president. Kellen Curry, a major in the Air Force Reserves, said he quit his job as a vice president in JPMorgan’s corporate …

Congress Minutes reports: A phrase coined in the New York courts in the ’80s inspired a GOP stunt today by Rep. Barry Moore, in another Republican show of support to former President Donald Trump following his indictment. After the news of Trump’s indictment broke Thursday, the Alabama Republican claimed that New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg “could indict a ham …

The Washington Post reports: The office of New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Friday urged House Republicans to withdraw a demand for information on its case against Trump, again rebuffing what it characterized as “unlawful political interference” in an ongoing criminal case. In a letter to the three committee chairmen who are pressing for documents and testimony about …

Florida Politics reports: The bombing of a Kabul airport during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 drew instant condemnation. Now a Florida Congressman is suggesting Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin should be impeached as a consequence. U.S. Rep. Cory Mills, a Winter Park Republican, drafted the impeachment papers. At a House Armed Services Committee hearing, Mills presented the papers to …

Politico reports: House Republicans passed a sprawling energy bill Thursday, delivering their biggest legislative win since they took control of the chamber in January and setting up a clash with Democrats by pitting fossil fuels against President Joe Biden’s climate change agenda. The bill passed by a 225-204 vote, with four Democrats joining Republicans to pass the bill and one …

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports: A Democratic lawmaker who was screaming about Republicans’ approach to gun violence just off the House floor on Wednesday soon got into a tense altercation with one of his conservative colleagues. An animated Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., a former principal, came off the floor and began telling reporters to continue to press GOP members …

Mediaite reports: Rep. George Santos (R-NY) appeared on Fox Business Network on Wednesday night where for some reason he was asked if he has an OnlyFans account and can peel bananas with his feet. Host Kennedy welcomed Santos for a very friendly interview with the serial liar who was elected to Congress in November. “Have you apologized for some of …

The Daily Beast reports: Before he was a military policy aide to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Derrick Miller was court-martialed and convicted of murdering an Afghan civilian in 2010, The Intercept reported on Wednesday. Miller, a former U.S. Army National Guard sergeant, was on a combat mission in Afghanistan when he shot the 27-year-old victim in the head during an …

Florida Politics reports: Following extended scrutiny over his sex life, U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz said he appreciates those publicly defending him. He’s now asking for love the way politicians often do, by soliciting political contributions. The Fort Walton Beach Republican is urging supporters to give to his principal campaign committee, Friends of Matt Gaetz. He said donations to the campaign …

The Houston Chronicle reports: U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee announced she will be running for mayor of Houston on Monday, March 27. Lee’s run for Mayor of Houston brings the longtime politician back to where she initially started her career in local politics as an at-large Houston City Council member from 1990 to 1994. Her federal political career began in …

Politico reports: Elizabeth Warren is running for reelection. The state’s senior senator made her third-term bid official in a two-plus-minute video posted to social media this morning. In it, Warren touts her accomplishments — a corporate minimum tax, over-the-counter hearing aids and canceling student loan debt (which remains stalled in court) among them. And she sets the tone for a …