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'Taylor Swift is allowed to have a boyfriend': Nikki Haley roasts latest MAGA freakout

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley dismissed the latest right-wing conspiracy theories about Taylor Swift as completely bonkers, when pressed by CNN's Jake Tapper on Thursday.

Many commentators and activists in the Trump universe have suddenly become terrified of pop star Taylor Swift and her new beau, NFL player Travis Kelce, amid speculation that she might get involved campaigning for Democrats in the 2024 presidential election as she did four years prior. Some have called the relationship a psyop to brainwash voters, and one host at the far-right One America News even suggested that organized sports in general are a plot to turn children away from Jesus.

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Republican Elise Stefanik races away from a Jan. 6 'hostage' question

WASHINGTON — Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) literally ran away from Raw Story's reporter, who was asking her about the comments she made about Jan. 6 attackers.

In a lighthearted conversation with a reporter, Stefanik was asked about being a possible Donald Trump running mate. Her response was silence. The two walked together "awkwardly" through the Capitol tunnel, Raw Story's Matt Laslo relayed.

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Presidential candidate RFK Jr. blames junior staffer for comment to OnlyFans model: report

In trying to bat away accusations of using his official TikTok account to engage with an OnlyFans model — presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. blamed an unnamed subordinate social media campaign staffer.

Kennedy, kin to the most esteemed Democratic families in American politics, has denied he was the one that posted the comment: “Wow,” plus heart-eyes emojis reacting to an OnlyFans model's video from the fall of 2022.

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Infowars host doomed his own Jan. 6 appeal by pleading guilty: report

The Infowars host who tried to fight his two-month Jan. 6 riots sentence forgot one important thing: he waived his right to appeal when he pleaded guilty.

That’s the message from a three-panel appeals court that Thursday denied Alex Jones associate Owen Shroyer’s challenge to his 60-day sentence, court records show.

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GOP governor slammed for celebrating Black History Month after banning diversity programs

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox was on the receiving end of backlash after he made a post on social media celebrating Black History Month just two days after signing a bill to ban diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs across the state, The Salt Lake Tribune reported.

In a post to his official account, Cox wrote: “We honor the resilience, courage and contributions African Americans have made to our state and nation. We celebrate Black communities and remain committed to improving access to opportunity.”

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Judge bans 10 GOP lawmakers from reelection after walking out to block Dem vote

Oregon's highest court has ruled that 10 Republican state senators who staged a weeks-long walkout in protest of the Democratic majority's policy agenda will not be allowed to run for another term.

According to the Oregonian, the ruling stemmed from the application of a statewide ballot initiative dubbed Measure 113, which voters approved in the 2022 elections. Measure 113 stipulates that any state legislator who misses 10 floor sessions without permission or excuse will be banned from serving a subsequent term.

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Republican lawmaker suggests immigrants should be thrown out of helicopters

Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) appeared to suggest migrants should be extrajudicially murdered in a social media post on Thursday.

Collins made the post on X in response to another post by Rep. Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY), who was reacting to a Fox News clip of an arrested immigrant in a Lakers jersey, giving a double middle-finger salute to the cameras as he was being led away.

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'Horrifying': RNC official blasts 'worst fundraising year' in 3 decades

The Republican National Committee’s finances and fundraising efforts are in a “horrifying” state, according to a Republican National Committeeman. Several Democratic National Committee officials and at least one analyst also point to data that says the RNC just had the worst fundraising year in three decades.

“This is horrifying,” declared Tyler Bowyer, an RNC National Committeeman and official at Charlie Kirk’s right-wing Turning Point USA. “Worst fundraising year for RNC in 30 years. They’re asking for a $10 million bailout. Anyone defending this is insane.”

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'His Biden investigation has collapsed': James Comer ridiculed after begging for cash

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) is being ridiculed for a recent fundraising appeal claiming that they "hit a brick wall" with campaign cash.

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) trolled the House Oversight and Reform Committee chair on Thursday by posting a screen capture of the email and pointing out Comer's continued failure to find information so he can impeach President Joe Biden.

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Republican bills suggest New Hampshire should secede from union: report

There's a growing conservative push to have the state of New Hampshire secede from the union, Newsweek reported.

Two bills calling for the state to secede will soon be considered by the New Hampshire House.

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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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'Hunterian slip': MTG skewered for bawdy fumbling of the word 'indictable'

A single word spoken by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Thursday has Americans wondering if it was a Freudian slip, a Hunter Biden obsession or if the Georgia Republican doesn’t know how to read.

Greene’s oratory oopsie occurred on the House floor as she made stern demands for the impeachment of Department of Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

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MAGA reps scribble off angry letter to Jack Smith over 'grave constitutional concerns'

A group of Republican lawmakers want Jack Smith to hand over a pile of documents linked to his two criminal cases against Donald Trump — whom he accuses of storing classified documents across Mar-a-Lago and trying to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power — over “grave constitutional concerns.”

Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Eric Burlison (R-MO) and Michael Cloud (R-TX) scribbled off Thursday an angry missive directed at the special counsel, whose authority to prosecute Trump they question.

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