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George Santos Accused of Sexual Harassment
“A prospective congressional aide has accused Representative George Santos of ethics violations and sexual harassment, according to a letter the man sent to the House Committee on Ethics and posted…
U.S. Shoots Down Chinese Balloon
“The United States shot down a Chinese spy balloon on Saturday that had spent the last week traversing the country, American officials said, an explosive end to a drama that…
Republicans Suddenly Embrace Mainstream Media
Washington Post: “On any given day now, the new GOP majority posts a half-dozen or more members on CNN and MSNBC — two networks that increasingly became no-go zones for…
Jim Jordan Tries to Rebrand
CNN: “Jordan allies have gone out of their way in recent weeks to claim the usually hyper-partisan attack dog wants to take a more methodical approach in turning up the…
North Carolina Court to Rehear Redistricting Case
“The North Carolina Supreme Court, which flipped to a Republican majority with last year’s elections, said Friday it would rehear a redistricting case and a voter ID case – cases…
The White House’s New Medicare Salvo
“President Joe Biden and the White House are launching a new offensive against House Republicans, blasting the party for eyeing Medicare cuts in a bid to paint the GOP as…
Democrats Are Preparing Ways to Beat DeSantis
“Democrats are unfazed, even giddy about a possible 2024 rematch between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. But the prospect of facing upstart Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis is prompting…
WinRed Lost Millions In Midterm Elections
“The GOP’s much-touted, small-dollar fundraising platform WinRed, created in response to the Democratic-aligned ActBlue, lost millions of dollars during the midterm election cycle, according to top Republicans,” the HuffPost reports….
Dianne Feinstein’s Awkward, Uncomfortable Exit
“Several of her House colleagues are already running for her Senate seat. She isn’t raising real money. And it’s so widely assumed that Sen. Dianne Feinstein is on her way…
Supreme Court Security Was Lax Before Leak
“Long before the leak of a draft opinion reversing Roe v. Wade, some Supreme Court justices often used personal email accounts for sensitive transmissions instead of secure servers set up…
The Tricks Used by Trump to Avoid Justice
Scott Turow: “This engaging book demonstrates how those who can exert substantial power of some kind — through public office, great wealth, control of a crime family — have consistently…
China Rushes to Cap Damage Over Suspected Spy Balloon
“Beijing on Saturday offered a subdued rebuttal to Washington’s decision to delay a high-level visit after a suspected Chinese spy balloon was discovered hovering over the United States, derailing China’s…
South Carolina to Go First on Democrats’ 2024 Calendar
“The Democratic National Committee is expected Saturday to approve the most significant changes in the party’s presidential nominating process in nearly two decades, ending the tradition of starting in Iowa…
Biden to Take Aim at Silicon Valley
“President Biden plans to call for tougher regulation of Silicon Valley in Tuesday’s State of the Union, leveraging the prime-time spotlight to galvanize Republicans and Democrats against industry abuses and…
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Jim Jordan Subpoenas Merrick Garland
“The House Judiciary Committee fired off its first subpoenas under the leadership of Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), targeting a trio of Biden administration officials including Attorney General Merrick Garland over…
George Santos Claimed He Was a Broadway Producer
“Add Broadway producer to the long list of George Santos’s fabrications,” Bloomberg reports. “While running for Congress in 2021, Santos told some potential donors he was a producer on the…
Prosecutors Wondered Whether Trump Was Insane
“As they prepared to potentially indict Donald Trump for relentlessly lying to banks about his wealth, Manhattan prosecutors were forced to consider whether the former American president was a criminal…
‘The Stupidest Vote in the World’
Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) was overheard in an elevator on Capitol Hill calling the vote to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from the Foreign Affairs Committee the “stupidest vote in…
ChatGPT Refuses to Talk About Trump
“Even ChatGPT’s creators can’t figure out why it won’t answer certain questions — including queries about former President Donald Trump,” Semafor reports. “When asked to ‘write a poem about the…
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