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Nevada Republicans’ caucus adds chaos and confusion to the state’s presidential primary

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When Sarah Lee Hooper’s mail-in ballot for Nevada’s presidential primary arrived last month, the Las Vegas Republican was utterly confused.

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DeSantis and Florida GOP targeting kids with cuts to food, healthcare, work protections

A central theme of Ron DeSantis' reign as Florida's culture war GOP governor and in his now-defunct presidential campaign has been "parental rights," a far-right movement that began by empowering right-wing parents' political and social grievances at the expense of children's rights to a complete and well-rounded education, while ignoring the rights and needs of children.

Governor DeSantis' infamous "Don't Say Gay" law, first launched to include just children up to third grade, then expanded to all public school grades, was just the beginning.

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'New way of cheating!' Trump rages against legal woes in all-caps late-night rant

Donald Trump has another big week coming up in courtrooms around the country, and was up past midnight venting his frustration.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday to determine whether the former president should be disqualified from the 2024 ballot under the Constitution's insurrection clause, and he's still awaiting an appeals court decision on his immunity claims in the federal election subversion case and a judge's decision on penalties in the New York fraud case.

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Bankrupt Rudy Giuliani says 'nope' to taking job as Trump's VP

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who recently filed for bankruptcy, said he would refuse a job as Donald Trump's next vice president.

Giuliani made the remarks on his Sunday radio show after co-host Maria Ryan claimed listeners wanted him to take the VP job.

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'Such a fraud': Republican who vowed not to support Trump ridiculed for endorsing him

One of Donald Trump's staunchest conservative opponents said Saturday he's had a change of heart.

Bill Mitchell, an influencer with a large social media following, previously endorsed Ron DeSantis for the nomination. In fact, Mitchell went a step further, suggesting he would delete his account if Trump ends up being the nominee for the GOP.

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Moms for Liberty on the ropes as 'lone' supporter attends book ban meeting: report

Conservative group Moms for Liberty is reportedly struggling, and a good example of that was a recent school board meeting about a potential book ban, according to CNN.

Moms for Liberty saw a lot of early successes, but there is growing "pushback" about the group's conservative education agenda, according to the outlet's news report. This is reportedly occurring even on the group's home turf.

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Ex-Florida GOP chair asserts Crime Victim’s law shields him amid 3-way sex scandal

Christian Ziegler, the former Republican Party of Florida chairman ousted after an accusation of rape by the woman he and his wife engaged in a three-way sexual relationship with, is invoking a law meant to protect victims of crimes.

Ziegler's wife Bridget is the co-founder of the far-right anti-LGBTQ organization Moms for Liberty, reportedly a best friend of Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis, a county school board member, and an author of Gov. Ron DeSantis' "Don't Say Gay" law.

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'Fake elector' slammed for calling his part in Trump's plot 'civic engagement'

A “fake elector” who backed former President Donald Trump’s failed plan to reclaim the White House in 2020 is being ridiculed for calling his part in the plot “civic engagement.”

Arizonan conservative activist Tyler Bowyer took to X Thursday to ask the Republican National Committee to pay the legal fees of people prosecuted for following Trump’s “contingent elector plan.”

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Not even 'some crazy hypothetical' can now stop Trump winning GOP nomination: insiders

Party leaders don't expect any last-minute efforts to deprive Donald Trump of the nomination at the Republican National Convention, even in the event of "some crazy hypothetical."

A group of delegates attempted to keep him from securing the nomination at the 2016 convention, but party leaders say there's little opposition to the former president this time after he rolled to easy primary wins in Iowa and New Hampshire, reported NBC News.

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Disney gets DeSantis warning not to reignite fight with him: 'Move on'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is warning the Disney corporation not to appeal the ruling dismissing their free speech lawsuit against his administration, the Washington Post reported Thursday.

“They should move on,” DeSantis told reporters in Jacksonville, adding that Disney's decision to file the appeal was a "mistake."

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'He's losing it': Morning Joe analysts point to startling new signs of Trump's decline

As part of a panel discussion on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," one political analyst pointed out that Donald Trump is taking on damage now that former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) is making her case that he is growing "senile," while another added there does seem to be evidence "he is losing it."

Reflecting on Haley ramping up her much more personal attacks on the former president, analyst Elise Jordan told co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, "She has been able to make headway with that message. That, no, Donald Trump is not just crazy, he actually is senile too."

"She's been making headway with that message, and she's gotten in some pretty good hits," she added. "Over the past — you know, since New Hampshire happened — what good hits has Donald Trump gotten in on Nikki Haley? He hasn't been able to attack her effectively. He hasn't been able to define her in the way he was with Ron DeSantis."

That led co-host Scarborough to contribute, "He's in a position he's not usually in where he is not striking back as aggressively. He's got two women that have just, let's face it, they pounded him in the pocketbook, pounded him politically. So he's keeping his mouth shut on E. Jean Carroll who just won $83 million from him. Really, for the most part, not going after Nikki Haley as aggressively as he would want to because he's got his campaign people going, 'Please, please, the less you say, like the easier our job is, Donald. Just keep your mouth shut.'"

"I think that it is certainly that," replied MSNBC host Rev. Al Sharpton. "But I also think that it goes with the fact that he's losing it. Because let's not forget, he ran against a woman in '16 named Hillary Clinton, and he had no problem. He's losing it."

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"I mean, you've known him for a long time. So when you say he's losing it, like, you know it," Scarborough interjected.

"He's losing it. His instinct is to fight back, punch back, and he would think, back in those days, that he was thinking clearer, if you want to ever call what he thought was clear," Sharpton continued. "But he'd fight back and say, 'They hit me. I can hit back.'"

"It reminded me, I was blessed in my younger days to know Muhammad Ali. Ali told me one day toward the end of his career, 'I saw the openings, and I just couldn't get the punch there. I couldn't,' he said, 'I knew where to go, Sharpton, but I couldn't get the punch there,'" he continued before adding, "The openings are there for Trump. He can't get there, his mind is not there anymore. They need to take him out of the ring before he gets knocked out."

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Disney's lawsuit against Ron DeSantis tossed by Florida judge

A federal lawsuit filed by Disney that claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis retaliated against the company for criticizing the state's "Don't Say Gay" law was thrown out by a judge Wednesday, NBC News reported.

The judge ruled that the lawsuit's legal standing was without merit.

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'Don't unite': Trump ally tells fellow supporters to reject Ron DeSantis

Donald Trump is having Ron DeSantis speak at events as they both encourage all Republicans to rally around the former president, but one of the ex-president's allies is telling a different story.

Laura Loomer, who has been floated as a press secretary hire in Trump's potential future administration, already spilled the beans on her dispute with fellow Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene, who many say is seeking to be V.P. Now, she's apparently encouraging ongoing infighting between Trump world and team DeSantis.

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