NOTUS: “The group of roughly three dozen far-right lawmakers rose to prominence by derailing legislation and helping to force out GOP speakers. Their relationship with Trump has been complicated over the years, but their power has waned significantly as Trump’s power has grown.”

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) is coping with his primary loss last week by vacationing in Costa Rica with former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), TMZ reports.

Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE) “was jeered and backpedaled from several of President Donald Trump’s signature policies at a town hall Tuesday evening — his second contentious encounter with constituents within the past year,” NOTUS reports.

“These nonsense polls that are out there telling us how the the president has never had a lower approval rating — what last week showed everybody once again is Donald Trump is the leader of the Republican Party. Donald Trump still holds the strength. There’s never been anybody like him.”

— House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), on CNBC.

NOTUS: “Rep. Tom Kean Jr. appears to have taken at least two official actions during his weekslong and largely unexplained absence from Congress — both to the benefit of his staff.”

“Despite not casting a vote since early March, the New Jersey Republican signed a pair of congressional “gift travel” disclosures affirming that his chief of staff, Dan Scharfenberger, was authorized to take trips paid for by special interest groups.”

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) took questions from reporters:

NORMAN: January 6th was an issue that was made up in the first place.

REPORTER: Made up?

NORMAN: That was a staged thing from day one.

REPORTER: The riot was staged? Your Republican colleagues barricaded themselves in their chamber. You think they were acting?

Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (R-NJ) told the New Jersey Globe that he is nearing a return to work and intends to discuss publicly the health issue that has sidelined him since March.

He also confirmed that he will seek re-election to a third term this year.

Wall Street Journal: “House Republican leaders yanked a planned vote to restrict President Trump’s ability to conduct military strikes against Iran, after it became clear that the resolution, forced to the floor by Democrats, would likely pass.”

Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) said he supports the Department of Justice’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund — and isn’t ruling out seeking money from the account for himself, Politico reports. 

“You don’t have to be a rubber stamp for the president to support him and to align with him and also follow his agenda.”

— Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), quoted by NewsNation.

Politico: “A bipartisan House effort is afoot to kill the $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund created by the Justice Department that could pay allies of President Donald Trump, according to three people granted anonymity to discuss the effort ahead of a formal announcement.”

“House Republican moderates aren’t mourning after Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie — a frequent thorn in President Donald Trump’s side — lost his primary, and they say his defeat won’t make them any less likely to break with the White House,” NOTUS reports.

“Republican centrists insist the intraparty revenge campaign against Massie won’t stop them from speaking out, and potentially voting against, the president’s agenda — even ahead of midterm elections.”

Politico: “House GOP leaders are canceling a vote on an Iran war powers resolution they had previously scheduled tor Wednesday, according to three people granted anonymity to share private scheduling updates.”

“Due to GOP absences and defections, the measure likely would have been approved if the vote were held today. Rather than take that risk, Republicans are now expected to hold the vote Thursday.”

“Speaker Mike Johnson refused to rule out whether individuals convicted as part of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol would be eligible to receive money from the Trump administration’s new ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ — or say whether he would oppose a scenario where they would qualify,” Politico reports.

Meanwhile the New York Times reports two police officers “who defended the Capitol against a pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6, 2021, sued the Trump administration to try to block the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion fund that they say will be used to reward the rioters and right-wing militia groups who tried to stop Congress from certifying the election results that day.”

“This is Donald Trump’s Republican Party. The rest of us get the privilege of living in it.”

— Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL), on X.