Kelly McClure, Salon

Last week, the cable provider DirecTV announced that it will be dropping the conservative news network Newsmax from its channel lineup and a handful of Republican senators, led by Senator Ted Cruz, are up in arms about it.

Per a statement from representatives for DirecTV, the decision was made after the two parties failed to come to an agreement after a back and forth regarding rate increases, but the GOP senators are seeing a different motive there.

On Wednesday, a letter written by Cruz along with Lindsey Graham, Mike Lee and Tom Cotton was reported on by The Hill in which they demand answers from DirecTV's corporate leadership as to why they made the decision to no longer offer the channel as part of their package offerings....

On Saturday, Donald Trump made stops in New Hampshire and South Carolina for the first major campaign events in his 2024 presidential bid, finding opportunities to make remarks against main competitor, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), even before exiting his aircraft and making way to the podium.

In an interview with reporters aboard his plane to South Carolina on Saturday, Trump said "Ron would have not been governor if it wasn't for me, and that's okay . . . then when I hear he might run, I consider that very disloyal."

During the speech he would go on to give in South Carolina, Trump took up a popular talking point among Republicans, protecting children from "perverts" and steering the country away from "woke" gender and sexuality politics....

On Friday, The San Francisco Superior Court released footage of the October 28, 2022 attack at the Pelosi home in San Francisco, California, during which Paul Pelosi was hit with a hammer by a man now known to be David DePape.

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In the graphic footage, DePape can be seen struggling to gain entry to the home and then, later, bashing Pelosi in the head in front of police officers who had arrived at the scene....

On Wednesday, The Oak Room at the Venetian casino's Grand Canal Shoppes in Las Vegas had an event sponsored by the National Association for Gun Rights on the books, but chose to wipe it from their itinerary after it was promoted by Rittenhouse, according to Huffpost.

During an interview with Sebastian Gorka on the America First podcast, Rittenhouse discussed the Vegas cancellation saying "The Oak Room room at the Venetian canceled us and bent to the woke mob saying we aren't going to host you guys anymore."

In their coverage of the now canceled event, local network Fox 5 described it as a "first come, first serve" event with an open bar and food that was to be a "private reception" to coincide with the Shot Show convention....

A 2019 video clip of Republican congressman from New York, George Santos, has been making the rounds over the weekend as it introduces further questions regarding his credibility.

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In the clip, shared by @PatriotTakes on Twitter, Santos takes the mic during a question and answer session at a pro-Trump LGBTQ event and introduces himself as Anthony Devolder, leaving many to wonder, who the hell is Anthony Devolder?...