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Trump’s blessing bolsters Mccarthy with GOP after leaked audio

WASHINGTON — Most House Republicans rallied around Kevin McCarthy during their first meeting since recordings surfaced of the GOP leader considering telling former President Donald Trump to resign after the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, but the support wasn’t unanimous even after Trump’s blessing.

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Joel Greenberg, wife finalize divorce as ex-Seminole tax collector awaits sentencing

ORLANDO, Fla. — Joel Greenberg and his estranged wife, Abby Greenberg, are now officially divorced after a circuit judge on Monday finalized the couple’s break up, according to court documents obtained by the Orlando Sentinel.

Orlando Sentinel

Trump’s $1.3m bonanza: Here’s what Republican candidates spent currying favour at ex-president’s properties

Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert are among the biggest spenders at former president’s properties, analysis by The Independent finds

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New recordings show McCarthy feared GOP colleagues like Gaetz and Boebert would incite violence after Jan 6

Comes after audio revealed he said he told House GOP leadership he wanted to tell Trump to resign.

The Independent UK

McCarthy defends 1/6 audio, House GOP backs 'next speaker'

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy told colleagues he never asked then-President Donald Trump to resign over the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol

The Independent UK

Republicans in Congress give McCarthy standing ovation for defense of leaked audio – as it happened

Kevin McCarthy defends recorded conversations with party leaders about Capitol attack that have threatened his chances of becoming House speaker

The Guardian - US

Carlson calls McCarthy Dem "puppet"

Leaked audio shows McCarthy calling for GOPers to be kicked off Twitter for putting other members "in jeopardy"

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McCarthy accused Republicans of ‘putting people in jeopardy’ after Capitol attack

Leaked recording shows senior House Republican said Florida congressman Matt Gaetz and others put Americans at risk

The Guardian - US

Kevin McCarthy shores up support after leaked audio

Most members of the Republican conference still back him.

Axios

Editorial: Truth doesn’t matter to the GOP

Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s obsequious relationship with Donald Trump was in its nascent stages as Trump prepared to assume the presidency in 2017. At a luncheon that January, Trump called McCarthy, the House Republican leader from Bakersfield, California, “My Kevin.” On inauguration day, McCarthy gave Trump a little pep talk during…

Los Angeles Times

New audio: McCarthy worried GOP members put “people in jeopardy” post-Jan. 6

"Tension is too high, the country is too crazy," McCarthy said.

Axios

Fact check: Rep. Gaetz’s diagnosis of what’s driving insulin costs misses the root cause

At the end of March, after the House passed a bill that would cap the cost of insulin at $35 per month for insured consumers, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., tweeted about why he voted against the legislation.

Tribune News Service

Gaetz slams McCarthy over secret tape

Gaetz tells McCarthy "you should have trusted my instincts, not your own"

Salon

"MAGA goon squad" sees donations dry up

"The sauce hasn't been there for the past few months and it really shows in the money," reporter says

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The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Cawthorn, Gaetz and Boebert raised less cash than ever. Are their seats still safe?

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Madison Cawthorn, Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert all posted less-than-stellar fundraising numbers last quarter

Salon

Gaetz and Greene fund Big Lie defense

Both conservatives are facing an array of legal and financial challenges heading into the midterms

The Independent UK

Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene pay $25k to firm linked to lawyer behind Trump ‘coup memo’

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz paid a combined more than $25,000 in the last two years to a legal group tied to the lawyer

The Independent UK

Matt Gaetz gets his own rap song from ‘MAGA rapper’

Congressman was described as ‘firebrand’, ‘dedicated’ and ‘chosen one’ by ‘MAGA rapper’

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Listen to this hip-hop ode to Matt Gaetz and then pour concrete in your ears

From the guy who brought you previous hits like “Ashli Babbit” and “Let’s Go Brandon” comes … whatever this is.

The Guardian - US

Trevor Noah on Oscars: ‘They should’ve hired Will Smith to replace the wrap-it-up music’

Late-nights hosts discuss the Academy’s 10-year ban for Will Smith, radioactive souvenirs and Trump’s endorsement of Dr Oz for Senate

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel calls Marjorie Taylor Greene a ‘sociopath’ for reporting him to police over Will Smith joke

‘Officer? I would like to report a joke’

The Guardian - US

Stephen Colbert on Russia: ‘We’ll have to start sanctioning them in the multiverse’

Late-night hosts discuss the latest round of sanctions against Russia, Sarah Palin’s congressional run and a rabid fox loose at the US Capitol

The Independent UK

Jimmy Kimmel laughs off Marjorie Taylor Greene calling police after joke

‘Officer? I would like to report a joke’

The Independent UK

Biden news – live: Ketanji Brown Jackson to be confirmed today as US escalates Russia sanctions

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The Independent UK

Matt Gaetz clashes with ex-general as he’s dubbed ‘clownish buffoon’ after shouting at head of US military

Representative Matt Gaetz on Tuesday continued attacking Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin following a contentious exchange at a House Armed Services Committee hearing which ended with the two men shouting at each other after Mr Gaetz criticised the US military for what he described as “woke-ism” at the cost of combat…

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