Marjorie Taylor Greene

GOP candidate who hurled live tarantula in fight says she got idea from 'Home Alone'

A self-described "unconventional" Minnesota county candidate borrowed a scene from the classic 1990 film "Home Alone" to push an unwelcome renter from a home she reportedly doesn't even own, according to reports and court records.

She tossed a tarantula.

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'Throwing great shade!' MTG gets slapped down by drag queen she tried to shame

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene learned Wednesday that reading is fundamental when a drag queen the Georgia lawmaker publicly shamed slapped back with some shade of her own.

The queen in question was Brigitte Bandit, who lobbied Congress this week on the Equality Act and the Transgender Bill of Rights and spoke to CNN’s Sara Sidner about it on Tuesday.

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'I don't know who my dad is': Lauren Boebert launches victory pity party

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) celebrated her Republican primary win with supporters and some family members, although she noted the lifelong absence of one relative.

The 37-year-old Boebert defeated five GOP contenders after switching to Colorado's 4th congressional district, and she wore a MAGA hat autographed by Donald Trump and knockoff Trump sneakers as she joked about the lack of a father figure in her life, reported The Independent.

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'A stinging rebuke': Jim Jordan under fire after Supreme Court quashes conspiracy theory

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) faced criticism Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the conspiracy theory that states were harmed by social media censorship over COVID-19 misinformation.

In a 6-3 decision, Justice Amy Coney Barrett said that two states lacked legal standing to challenge the government's communication with social media companies.

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'I can't process it': Marjorie Taylor Greene takes Supreme Court ruling as personal blow

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said she was personally harmed by the U.S. Supreme Court after President Joe Biden's administration won a case related to social media censorship.

In a Wednesday 6-3 ruling, the high court reversed a lower court's decision that limited the Biden administration's ability to communicate with social media companies. Two states brought the case, claiming they were harmed by the government's efforts to stop the spread of misinformation about COVID-19 and elections.

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'People want to murder him!' Marjorie Taylor Greene in full hysterics over Trump debate

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) lost her temper while claiming that former President Donald Trump's upcoming debate with President Joe Biden was "rigged."

During a Wednesday interview on convicted criminal Steve Bannon's podcast, Greene said she had faith in Trump's ability to win the debate before throwing a tirade about the rules and CNN's debate moderators.

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Mike Johnson serves up awkward reminder of his shady finances

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) served up a reminder that he hasn't reported a bank account on financial disclosure forms.

The Louisiana Republican hailed Donald Trump's policy suggestion to exempt tipped wages from taxation, saying it would likely be part of the former president's 100-day agenda if re-elected, and he added that anyone who had waited tables or served up drinks from behind a bar could appreciate the additional income servers and bartenders would enjoy.

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'Did you do drugs with him?' Steve Bannon hosts Hunter Biden's baby mama on eve of debate

Conservative podcast host and convicted criminal Steve Bannon hosted an interview with a woman who had a child with Hunter Biden.

In an interview on the eve of the first general election presidential debate of 2024, Bannon invited Lundon Roberts to discuss her experiences with the president's son.

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Lauren Boebert suggests God wanted her to win GOP primary after Beetlejuice escapade

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) suggested that God favored her candidacy in the Republican primary election she won.

The Colorado Republican told supporters in her new congressional district that she would work to make the U.S. a “righteous nation recognized throughout the world again” by bringing back “conservative values” and “Christian morals," reported The Daily Beast.

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'Cocktail of drugs': Trump makes wild new claims in email begging supporters for cash

Former President Donald Trump pushed out a hyperbolic and conspiracy-laden fundraising email to his supporters with just a day to go before the CNN presidential debate between himself and President Joe Biden, headlined, "THE GLOVES ARE COMING OFF!

"I'm bringing out the BIG GUNS before I step into the ring with Crooked Joe Biden tomorrow - THAT MEANS [recipient's name]!" stated the email. "Sleepy Joe is relying on a cocktail of drugs to keep him upright and awake. He's relying on highly-biased moderators like FAKE Tapper to feed him softball questions. And he's relying on his army of so-called fact checkers to spread LIE AFTER LIE on his behalf."

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'Won't happen': Legal reporter dumps on GOP's latest anti-Merrick Garland stunt

House Republicans are preparing for a vote on their latest scheme to try to attack Attorney General Merrick Garland — and, noted Politico's Kyle Cheney, there's no chance it will come to anything.

This comes as Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is announcing a press conference on the action, writing on X, "We will hold Merrick Garland in inherent contempt of Congress. No one is above the law."

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'Fear not Evan': Trump repeats debunked promise as WSJ reporters' trial begins

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is going on trial in Russia for alleged espionage offenses on Wednesday, which prompted former President Donald Trump to once again make an apparently baseless promise about being able to secure his release should he be reelected this fall.

Writing on his Truth Social platform, the former president once again pledged that Gershkovich would go free were he to emerge triumphant in the 2024 election.

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'Scared out of his mind!' Morning Joe shreds Trump for 'whimpering' instead of prepping

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough called out Donald Trump for running a public relations campaign for the first presidential debate instead of preparing.

The former president's campaign spokeswoman bragged to Fox News that he was taking part in campaign rallies and "hostile media interviews," when Trump was over on Newsmax talking to former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, and the "Morning Joe" host mocked his allies' outlandish efforts to manage expectations for his face-off against president Joe Biden.

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