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Politico: “The meetings are off the record — a chance for the group’s members, many of whom are formally or loosely affiliated with different media outlets, to grapple with a seemingly endless array of novel legal issues before they hit the airwaves or take to print or digital outlets to weigh in with their thoughts.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) told conspiracy theorist Alex Jones that Donald Trump’s opponents don’t just want to see him jailed for his alleged crimes, they actually want him “murdered somewhere in jail,” the Daily Beast reports. Said Greene: “This is how serious they are.”

“Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) is making more enemies ahead of his primary runoff next month against conservative social media influencer Brandon Herrera,” Punchbowl News reports. “Hardline House GOP conservatives tell us they’re feeling a renewed sense of motivation to go after Gonzales after he called out Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good (R-VA) on CNN this weekend.

“The Senate is poised to vote Tuesday to advance the $95 billion aid package to provide critical aid to Ukraine and a provision that could lead to a nationwide ban on TikTok,” NBC News reports.

“One of the most prominent regional leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, on trial for using a Nazi slogan, said in court on Tuesday he did nothing wrong and never violated any laws,” Bloomberg reports. “Bjoern Hoecke, the head of the AfD in the eastern state of Thuringia, was charged for using the catchphrase ‘Alles für Deutschland’ — everything for Germany — in a speech at a party rally in May 2021.