This Texan bends a knee to dictatorial Donald Trump:  [x] Abbott “has certainly been very loyal to former President Trump, so he has that going for him”. [x] “[T]here is very little chance that Abbott would try to outshine Trump.” [x] “[H]e has acted like someone positioning himself for national office.” [x] “He has almost…

Rubio dismisses Trump’s NATO comments: ‘Zero concern’ Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) attempted to defend Trump’s comments at a rally on Saturday, where the former president said he warned a foreign leader that if that country didn’t contribute enough to the alliance, then Russia can “do whatever the hell they want.”

“And if there’s one thing we’ve learned about Tommy Tuberville, it’s that he’ll never let what’s good for Americans, including his constituents, stand in the way of what’s good for him and his political party.”

Attorney Habba is also a senior advisor for MAGA Inc, the political action committee supporting Mr Trump’s re-election. According to ABC News, she has been paid over $3.5m for her work for the group. The one great principle of English law is to make business for itself. – Charles Dickens

If there is a madness, slight or otherwise, in Kennedy’s bid, it is not confined to his hubris. He is roiling with conspiracy theories: S.S.R.I.s like Prozac might be the reason for school shootings, vaccines cause autism. There are many. To prepare for the conversation, I listened to some of Kennedy’s podcast sessions with the likes of…

“There’s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump,” McCarthy, Republican-California, said, according to a recording of the 15 June 2016, exchange, which was listened to and verified by The Washington Post. Representative Dana Rohrabacher is a Californian Republican known in Congress as a fervent defender of Putin and Russia.

The New York Young Republican’s Club? A combative young Republican group in the state, firmly on the right and Trump-friendly, the club’s 29-year-old president, presiding. Mr. Wax’s kindred spirit? Vish Burra, the director of operations for Representative George Santos, the New York Republican whose long history of lies has been festooned with a nascent embrace…

Ken Cuccinelli, again Emerging as Public Face, and Irritant, of Homeland Security 2025? If the White House adviser Stephen Miller is the architect of Mr. Trump’s effort to restrict both legal and illegal immigration, Mr. Cuccinelli has emerged as its public face. As a state senator, Cuccinelli introduced a proposal that would have sheltered employers who fired…

CPI: “Breeding ground for the next generation of Trump loyalists,” an engine of voter suppression Funded by?  The Council for National Policy (CNP), also known as the “Secret Hub of the Radical Christian Right.”  Founded/directed by?  Jim DeMint, CNP member & former president of The Heritage Foundation. Led by? Trump enabler & co-conspirator Mark Meadows,…