We usually say “Happy Friday, News Viewers” to begin today’s free chat, but today it doesn’t feel happy–better words for today might be sad Friday? tragic, baffling, horrifying Friday? SSDD Friday, WTF Friday? The possibilities—wow. MORE
Johnson insists there was nothing in the Constitution barring the government from supporting religious beliefs. “The Founders wanted to protect the church from an encroaching state, not the other way around,” Johnson said. Mike Johnson, MORE
Maine State Police Col. William Ross said an arrest warrant had been issued for 40-year-old Robert R. Card, of Bowdoin, after he opened fire at a bowling alley and then a bar in Lewiston. Card was MORE
Insurrectionist beats officer with flagpole A Colorado judge has rejected another attempt by former President Donald Trump to throw out a lawsuit seeking to block him from the 2024 presidential ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s MORE
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22 killed, dozens wounded across several locations in Lewiston, Maine: Live updates As many as 60 people were injured after a man shot at several locations, including a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, according to MORE
The $267,230 RV Clarence Thomas said he ‘scrimped and saved to afford’ was financed by wealthy friend The Senate committee found that Thomas made some interest payments on the loan from businessman Anthony Welters that MORE
Judge Forces Trump to Testify for Insult Then Fines Him $10K In a shocking turn of events, the New York judge presiding over Donald Trump’s bank fraud trial ordered the former president to testify Wednesday MORE
Now that you had the opportunity to familiarize yourself with the new johnson, same as the other GQP johnsons that tried and failed to become the next Speaker of the House, it’s time to watch MORE
There are at least two “Students for Justice in Palestine” chapters at Florida universities facing cancellation. From Politico: In a memo to school leaders, the state ordered a “crack down” on campus events led by the MORE
On Tuesday night after 10pm, the Republicans elevated Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson as the next speaker designate to be put to a floor vote on Wednesday at noon. After 22 days without a Speaker of MORE
In the last year, former Chief of Staff and OG Teabagger Mark Meadows spoke with Special Counsel Jack Smith three times, including once before a federal grand jury, which came only after Smith granted Meadows MORE
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LE††UCE PREY The Diocese of Stockton sent out an alert over the weekend to other churches to be on the lookout for people “purporting to be Spanish-speaking Catholic bishops and priests” who charge “exorbitant fees MORE
After nearly three weeks of not having a Speaker of the House of Representatives and Gym Jordan’s THREE failed and embarrassing attempts to land that gig, the GQP will meet behind closed doors and vote MORE
Jenna Ellis, a former lawyer for Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign, pleaded guilty Tuesday to illegally conspiring to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia, making her the third attorney associated with the former president to MORE
In a statement, Alaska Airlines said the off-duty pilot was travelling in the flight deck jump seat, when he “unsuccessfully attempted to disrupt the operation of the engines”.i An off-duty pilot has been charged with MORE
NU††ER WA†CH Former President Donald Trump spoke at a campaign rally in Derry, New Hampshire on Monday and at one point told his supporters they didn’t need to go vote. Trump has long pushed roundly MORE
AG Calls it a Waste of Our Tax Dollars Oklahoma’s Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Friday sued to stop a state board from establishing and funding what would be the nation’s first religious public MORE
Welcome to another edition of Head-to-Head, where News Views demonstrates how conservative media can be so easily dismantled with facts. The Head-to-Head theme gives readers the chance to let their Jessica Tarlov flags fly. Enjoy! MORE
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Republican infighting showed no sign of abating over the weekend as Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) issued a blistering letter to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and seven others in the conference who voted to oust former House Speaker Kevin MORE
A leaked audio aired on 60 Minutes Australia, which revealed Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt talking about his experiences and relationship with TFG. According to the NYT: In his interviews with prosecutors, Mr. Pratt recounted how Mr. Trump once MORE
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LE††UCE PREY DATELINE: MORGANTON, N.C. — A toddler is in stable condition after being accidentally shot by his sibling in a Burke County church parking lot Sunday night. Rev. Adam Vines, the 2-year-old’s father and MORE