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It’s ethically wrong—and terribly unfair—to poke fun at a person’s private medical status. As Democrats, we don’t like it when people ridicule President Joe Biden’s age, and it was definitely out of bounds for right-wing media to baselessly speculate on Hillary Clinton’s health during the 2016 election cycle. That said, independent president-ish candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a dead worm in his brain.

Sure, Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene said she would not pursue her pointless attempt to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson this week. But that was Tuesday. On Wednesday, she decided to go for it after all.

Former Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is endorsing Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz’s primary challenger, former naval pilot Aaron Dimmock. 

Shortly after Donald Trump adopted a states' rights approach to abortion last month, he began wishcasting that the issue be"largely taken off the table."

Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld held a mock interview Tuesday with fellow host Dana Perino playing the part of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem after the governor canceled an appearance on his late-night show. Noem’s calamitous book launch might have been at fault, though she reportedly told Gutfeld she canceled due to “weather.” 

A cartoon by Clay Bennett.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the rump leader of the House, has decided to sit on her threat to try to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson—for the time being. She is not, however, relenting on her demands, while Johnson maintains he is not negotiating with her. 

The results on Indiana’s Republican primary on Tuesday evening showed Donald Trump winning with 78% of the vote and taking all of the state’s 58 delegates. That result may sound good, but Trump is running essentially unopposed. The last serious candidate other than Trump, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, officially dropped out of the race over two months ago. 

Transgender activists have flooded a Utah tip line created to alert state officials to possible violations of a new bathroom law with thousands of hoax reports in an effort to shield trans residents and their allies from any legitimate complaints that could lead to an investigation.

Indicted ”fake elector” and Arizona state Sen. Anthony Kern has been barred from using the Senate video studio at the state Capitol after he used the government facility to appear on Nazi apologist Stew Peters’ internet talk show.