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"There are few better liberty machines than an AR-15," Paul Broun said.

"The bottom line is that I have an obligation to keep people safe, and that's why I signed this executive order today," Governor Evers said Monday.

Governor Kim Reynolds argued that perhaps federal health care officials like Dr. Anthony Fauci "can't just look at a map" and make such demands.

"We've got messaging coming out saying that things are OK, and you should get back to normal," Larry Hogan said. "It does conflict and it hurts with the message."

Texas Republican congressional candidate Kathaleen Wall thanked Governor Greg Abbott for signing an executive order last week that deemed abortions "medically unnecessary."

"We're just trying to take the best advice we can from the scientists and all the experts," Maryland's Governor Larry Hogan explained.

"Every part of government has to start telling people: 'Take some personal responsibility here. Don't infect other people,'" Rick Scott warned.

"We need to get a handle on the spread otherwise we're going to be in the same situation as Italy, and that's not so far off," Dr. Nicole Saphier cautioned.

The Democratic challenger is now ahead of the GOP senator by 7 points.

Among Democratic contenders, Bernie Sanders led in February with a record-breaking $46.5 million fundraising haul from small donors.

The annual Conservative Political Action Conference is set for a busy second day on Thursday, with prominent speakers including Vice President Mike Pence and GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel scheduled to take part.

Anti-liberal Harvard Law professor Adrian Vermuele sparked controversy Thursday on Twitter by saying a group of principled conservatives would comprise the "first group for the camps."

"There are parallels between the Never-Trump concerns and the growing concerns of Never-Sanders Democrats," S.E. Cupp said.

In a rare Republican rebuke of President Donald Trump, Vermont Governor Phil Scott endorsed challenger Bill Weld in the upcoming March 3 state primary.

"How dare he!" Jeanine Pirro complained. "How could he? And why would he?"

Gregory Timm, 27, was charged with aggravated assault after the incident at the Kernan Village shopping center in Jacksonville, Florida.

In going against his party, the Utah senator followed lonely acts of courage that he witnessed decades ago.

"Most of his colleagues are not going to be particularly happy with him," said the former Republican senator.

"Romney just could not avert his eyes from the fact that this president had...abused his power as commander in chief," The Salt Lake Tribune's editorial board wrote.

"The president has taken an oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution," former judge Andrew Napolitano wrote. "Instead, he has trashed it."

Today's vote will drive further concerns about the Senate's disproportionality and ability to adequately represent a fast-changing America.

News that Romney would split his votes to convict Trump for one of the articles of impeachment quickly riled the world of conservative politics. But the Republican senators' colleagues had his back.

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, niece of Utah Senator Mitt Romney who voted to convict President Donald Trump during Wednesday's impeachment trial, tweeted that "President Trump did nothing wrong and the Republican Party is more united behind him than ever."

In a Wednesday tweet, Donald Trump Jr. called for the removal of Utah Senator Mitt Romney from the GOP after Romney announced he would vote to convict President Donald Trump on the abuse of power charge leveled against him in his impeachment trial.

Martha McSally argued that a vote to remove Trump would be an effort to "decapitate" the government ahead of the 2020 election.

"There will never, ever have been an American president with the power that Donald Trump possesses right now in this moment," Steve Schmidt argued.

Ed Adams, a precinct committeeman in Marion County, Indianapolis, said president's impeachment shows "nothing remains of the party I knew."

"I think Susan Collins probably got in more of a jam than anybody else," conservative radio host Howie Carr told 'Fox & Friends.'

"Hey hey, ho ho, Susan Collins has to go," the best-selling author tweeted.

Senate Chaplain Barry Black opened Friday's impeachment trial against President Donald Trump with a plea to God that senators remember "that they alone are accountable to you for their conduct."