WRDW: “Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene fired back on Wednesday after a religious and civil rights group called for her censure over an online post that followed the death of Pope Francis. The tweet, which was posted right before 10:45 a.m. Monday and does not name Pope Francis, was made just hours after the Vatican…
“Three U.S. citizens, ages 2, 4 and 7, swiftly deported from Louisiana”
WaPo: “Three U.S. citizen children from two different families were deported with their mothers by Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the early hours of Friday morning. One of them is a 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer who was deported without medication or the ability to contact their doctors, the family’s lawyer said. According to their…
“Scandal Upends Dreams of a DeSantis Dynasty in Florida”
Political Wire: “A year after his presidential ambitions collapsed, Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife Casey can no longer lay claim to the future of the Republican Party. And in Florida, even their present is in jeopardy,” CNN reports. “Once firmly in his corner, many Sunshine State Republicans have lately turned on DeSantis, stymying his agenda and…
“[MS] House Speaker Jason White, staff treated to Super Bowl by gambling giant pushing for legalized betting”
MS Today: “The sports gambling lobby, as it has done in other states, has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on Mississippi politicians trying to convince them to legalize mobile sports betting. Part of that effort was an unreported trip to the Super Bowl in New Orleans this year for House Speaker Jason White, his…
VA Gov Asks Gay GOP Nominee to Quit Race, Nominee Says Victim of Fabricated Smear
WaPo: “Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Friday asked John Reid, the Republican nominee for Virginia lieutenant governor, to drop out of the race over nude photos of men posted to a social media account that the governor’s team says is linked to the candidate but Reid says was fabricated to smear him for being openly gay.”
“Federal Appeals Court Halts Ballot Curing in North Carolina Supreme Court Election”
Democracy Docket: “A federal appeals court blocked North Carolina from beginning ballot curing as part of Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin’s effort to overturn the results of the state’s 2024 Supreme Court race. A three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals voted Tuesday 2-1 to order the state not to mail any notices to the roughly 1,400 voters whose ballots…
“David Jolly registers as a Democrat, making moves toward Florida governor bid”
Politico: “Democrats may get a second shot at running a party convert for Florida governor in their ongoing effort to claw back the state’s battleground status. Former Republican Rep. David Jolly, who has made a national name for himself as a vocal opponent of President Donald Trump, took a step Thursday toward a possible run…
“Tommy Tuberville to Run for Governor”
Political Wire: “Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) is running for governor of Alabama in 2026, Yellowhammer News reports. “Back in state while Congress is in recess, Tuberville told a group of donors at a private event on Wednesday night that his mind is officially made up.””
“Florida Democratic Party Is ‘Dead,’ State Senator Says as He Leaves It”
NY Times: “The highest-ranking Democrat in the Florida Senate announced in dramatic fashion on Thursday that he was leaving the party, the latest setback for Democrats whose influence in the state has rapidly diminished. State Senator Jason W.B. Pizzo, whose district includes parts of Miami-Dade and Broward Counties in South Florida, said in a speech on…
“Yellowhammer Fund reopens abortion access hotline [in AL]”
AL Political Reporter: “A lawsuit between Attorney General Steve Marshall and Yellowhammer Fund, an Alabama-based abortion fund, came to an end on March 31. Marshall attempted to hold that the State of Alabama could prosecute groups or individuals who help Alabama women travel to get a legal abortion out of state. Kelsea McLain, Healthcare Access…