So much for Republicans believing in 'states' rights', or anything else.

Montana GOP Has a Ploy to Sink Sen. Jon Tester: A New Election Law

After three Senate elections in which Democrat Jon Tester narrowly beat the Republican candidates by—collectively—40,000 votes, Montana Republicans are striking back.

The GOP-controlled state legislature is considering a radical change in election law—a change that is nakedly targeted at taking down Tester and could, in effect, flip one of the most vulnerable Senate seats well before November 2024.

Montana Republicans are trying to take a page out of California’s playbook and switch their primary election to the controversial top-two primary system, otherwise known as a “jungle primary.”

But it’s only for next year, when Tester, Montana’s last statewide Democrat, is up for re-election. After that, the change would expire.

It’s a move that would obviously benefit the GOP—with suspiciously convenient timing.

Sarah Sanders asks state board applicants to name what they admire about her most while applying for job

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is asking applicants to serve on state boards and commissions to write explanations of what they admire about her leadership most, reported the Arkansas Times on Tuesday.

"Looking to serve your state in some official capacity? First, kiss the ring," wrote Austin Bailey. "The application form you must fill out to be considered for a post on state boards and commissions includes this question: 'What is an accomplishment of the Governor’s that you admire the most?'"

As Bailey noted, this portion of the questionnaire allows a full 500 words — which is twice the length of the question.

Sanders, who previously served as former President Donald Trump's White House Press Secretary and emerged back onto the national stage with a response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address described by one analyst as "dystopian," has been a frequent source of controversy.

She recently signed a measure in Arkansas to turbocharge school privatization while imposing a version of Florida's infamous "Don't Say Gay" law in classrooms.

Marjorie Taylor Greene believes Liz Cheney should face 'serious criminal charges' over role on J6 committee

Liz Cheney should face criminal charges for her role on the Jan. 6 House select committee, Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted Tuesday.

The far-right congresswoman from Georgia alleges that Cheney influenced the testimony of a witness who presented damaging evidence against former President Donald Trump.

Cheney, a former Wyoming Republican congresswoman, served as co-chair of the committee investigating the former president’s role in fomenting the insurrection, and Greene said Cheney was “part of the act.”

.An article published in The Federalist is what Greene’s tweet links to.

“Cassidy Hutchinson was part of the act and Liz Cheney should face serious criminal charges,” Greene tweeted.

“The J6 Witch Hunt Committee and their propagandists in the media peddled the huge myth that Cassidy Hutchinson was being 'pressured' by her attorney Stefan Passantino to support Trump. This was a lie.”

Greene didn’t specify which laws she believes Cheney may have broken, but said her actions were “illegal.”

“Liz Cheney, Adam Schiff, and others should be dragged in front of Congress and be made to answer.”

Jim Jordan plays the victim after targeting Alvin Bragg

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) may have taken the first shot but he is now portraying himself as the real victim.

"First, they indict a president for no crime. Then, they sue to block congressional oversight when we ask questions about the federal funds they say they used to do it," Jordan wrote in response to the lawsuit.

The "they" Jordan refers to wasn't called to testify before his committee. The grand jury voted on the indictment, not Bragg. At the same time, because the case involves a secret grand jury, Bragg couldn't tell Jordan anything anyway.

By law, no information can be revealed about the grand jury by lawyers or jurors. Jordan went to law school at the Capital University Law School, but has never actually practiced law.

The "federal funds" that Jordan is referring to is the cash that the state government gets as a whole and what is spent by the D.A.s office.

Bragg's general counsel, Leslie Dubeck, said last week that just $5,000 in federal funds was spent on the case involving the Trump Org. and Donald Trump between Oct. 2019 and Aug. 2021. Most of that, they said, went to Supreme Court litigation, the right-leaning Washington Times quoted. None of the money used in the Trump case came from the federal grants probe and the 2023 fiscal year budget shows just $2 million from Washington.

Fired Fox producer: Network has secret tapes of Rudy Giuliani

Abby Grossberg, the former Tucker Carlson producer who was fired by Fox News, is alleging the network has secret tapes of Rudy Giuliani admitting that there is no proof of the 2020 presidential election being stolen, reported The Daily Beast on Tuesday.

"Grossberg, who is suing the conservative network for harassment and a toxic work environment, claims that the behind-the-scenes conversations with Giuliani, former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell and Trump campaign officials featured them admitting they had no evidence to support their Dominion election fraud lies," reported Justin Baragona. "Additionally, she says an adviser of former President Donald Trump pointed out the importance of January 6 weeks before the Capitol attacks, noting that the adviser said there were 'no issues' with voting machines and January 6 was now the 'backstop' for determining the election."

One of the core claims in Grossberg's suit is that Fox lawyers tried to advise her to mislead investigators in a Dominion deposition, withholding information by saying she didn't recall things she in fact did.

She has also claimed that the culture behind the scenes at Fox News is flagrantly misogynistic and anti-Semitic, with Carlson's staff making jokes about Jews openly and some employees asking each other if they'd prefer to have sex with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer or her Republican opponent Tudor Dixon.

Fox News initially tried to quash Grossberg's allegations, alleging they violated attorney-client privilege.

Miss Lindsey, ever guided by his religious morals, changes his tune on Saudi Arabia after a $37 billion South Carolina contract with Boeing

After the brutal death and dismemberment of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) proclaimed he would never go to Saudi Arabia as long as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was in charge.

Five years later, Graham met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for what he called a “very productive” meeting on Tuesday.

Graham was still hot two months later, writing a Twitter thread calling MBS "beyond toxic." He complained, “when we lose our moral voice, we lose our strongest asset.”

"One thing I learned during the Obama years is that when you look the other way regarding problems in the Middle East, it seldom works out," he tweeted. "Time and time again President Obama chose to look the other way as Iran took increasingly provocative actions. Each time it led to even worse Iranian behavior and created even larger problems for the future. Likewise, it is not in our national security interests to look the other way when it comes to the brutal murder of Mr. Jamal #Khashoggi."

"I firmly believe there will be strong bipartisan support for serious sanctions against Saudi Arabia, including appropriate members of the royal family, for this barbaric act which defied all civilized norms," the 2018 Graham wrote. "While Saudi Arabia is a strategic ally, the behavior of the Crown Prince – in multiple ways – has shown disrespect for the relationship and made him, in my view, beyond toxic. I fully realize we have to deal with bad actors and imperfect situations on the international stage. However, when we lose our moral voice, we lose our strongest asset."

But Miss Lindsey's price to lose those high morals was only “$37 billion worth of Boeing 787s — which are made in South Carolina — for the new Saudi airline.”

“Investments like this are game changers,” he explained.

Apr 12 The Shambles of the GQP is just getting Comical