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Turning Point USA (TPUSA) — a youth-focused group led by far-right activist Charlie Kirk — isn't just hoping to elect more Republicans to office. The group is specifically hoping to replace the public employees in charge with overseeing elections in hotly contested battleground states with MAGA acolytes.

The Guardian reported Saturday that Kirk's group, which is based in the swing state of Arizona, is aiming to raise $108 million in its campaign to "clean house" of election officials. TPUSA has already hired hundreds of employees in Arizona, Georgia and Wisconsin to supplant its "Chase the Vote" campaign infrastructure. Those three states' combined 37 electoral votes are notably what made the difference in President Joe Biden winning the Electoral College in 2020 by just over 42,000 total votes.

America's two biggest pharmacy chains said Friday they will begin dispensing prescription abortion pills in a limited number of states where it's legal.

The move greatly broadens availability of mifepristone, even as a legal case over whether the drug was properly approved two decades ago now rests before the Supreme Court.

President Joe Biden hailed Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's "unwavering" support for Ukraine Friday, as they held talks overshadowed by worries about the future of US aid for Kyiv.

Despite their political differences, the far-right Italian leader and the veteran Democrat have had warm relations, particularly because of Meloni's strong stance on Ukraine as it battles Russia's invasion.

Over the past several days, members of Congress who have said they plan to retire in 2024 have backtracked on their decisions — and an analyst sees something odd about that.

Most recently, Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), who said in January he was retiring at the end of his term, decided he will run for reelection after all. He said he'd been urged to reconsider by Republicans including Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and former President Donald Trump.

Lawmakers rejected a plan to commission a statue of Arizona icon Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, and display it in the U.S. Capitol building, with conservatives saying that the idea of honoring O’Connor, a moderate Republican, was offensive.

“We cannot allow the distinguished members of this body to have to suffer walking by such an undistinguished jurist when they enter here in the morning,” Rep. Alexander Kolodin, R-Scottsdale, said.

In an attempt to counter the tactics of pro-Palestinian protesters, President Joe Biden’s team is keeping his movements secret, avoiding college campuses, keeping public events small, and even hiring people to vet attendees at his events.

The efforts have been largely successful and have spared Biden any uncomfortable encounters for the most part. As NBC News points out, around five weeks ago Biden was interrupted repeatedly by protesters in Virginia during an abortion rights speech.

Republicans in Congress sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray seeking information on the vetting of a former informant who has been accused of making false statements in regards to the Biden family and their business dealings.

Republicans want to know how Alexander Smirnov was vetted and how much he was paid. According to HuffPost, they also suggested that Smirnov's recent arrest was designed to protect President Joe Biden.