“Spend more time on your knees than on the Internet.”
— Vice president Mike Pence, quoted by the Washington Times, on how he deals with political criticism.
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Minnesota Protects Abortion Rights
“Minnesota became the first state since the midterm elections to add substantial legal protections guaranteeing the right to an abortion when Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Tuesday signed a bill…
Nazi Homeschool Network Under Investigation
“The Department of Education in Ohio is investigating the openly antisemitic and racist Nazi homeschooling group with thousands of members being operated by a couple from Upper Sandusky, Ohio,” Vice…
Adam Schiff Gets Another High Profile Role
“House Democrats are placing Rep. Adam Schiff on a high-profile committee at the center of combating Republican investigations for the next two years, fresh off Speaker Kevin McCarthy booting him…
Matt Schlapp Accuser Files Second Suit
“The Republican staffer who accused conservative stalwart Matt Schlapp of sexual assault and filed a lawsuit against him for nearly $10 million has filed a separate suit against another top…
Hunter Biden’s Allies Weigh Legal Defense Fund
“Hunter Biden’s allies have held initial discussions about creating a legal-defense fund to pay for a growing team of attorneys that is helping him confront both a years-long federal tax…
U.S. Says Russia Has Violated Nuclear-Arms Treaty
Wall Street Journal: “Russia has violated the New START treaty cutting long-range nuclear arms by refusing to allow on-site inspections and rebuffing Washington’s requests to meet to discuss its compliance…
Video Shows Trump Invoking the Fifth Repeatedly
Newly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at Donald Trump’s deposition last summer in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil fraud investigation. “Wearing a dark…
Another Resident of The Villages Admitted to Voting Twice
The fourth resident of The Villages in Florida admitted to voting twice in the 2020 election, WKMG reports. Save to Favorites
Putin’s War Pushes Ex-Soviet States Toward New Allies
“Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine partly to assert Russia’s regional dominance once and for all,” Bloomberg reports. “Nearly a year on, the Russian president has achieved the opposite — and not…
Would Trump Go Third Party?
Jonathan Last: “I don’t know that Trump would run a third-party campaign if he lost the Republican nomination. But I do know that if Trump were to lose the Republican…
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FBI Searched Penn Biden Center in November
“The FBI searched the Penn Biden Center offices in mid-November, according to two sources familiar with the investigation, after lawyers for President Biden had found about 10 documents marked classified…
Quote of the Day
“I am for Donald Trump because I know what I’m going to get. We need somebody that on Day 1 can get this country back on track, that can secure…
Black Americans Much More Likely to Face Tax Audits
“Black taxpayers are at least three times as likely to be audited by the Internal Revenue Service as other taxpayers, even after accounting for the differences in the types of…
George Santos Decision Tied to Ilhan Omar Push
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) told the New York Times that Rep. George Santos’ move to step down from committee “was not permanent and said it was made in part…
Political Turmoil Is Tearing Peru Apart
The Economist: “Peru is suffering an explosion of conflict on the streets of the kind experienced in Chile in 2019, in Colombia in 2021 and in Ecuador last year. Peru’s…
Russia Can’t Replace Energy Market Putin Broke
“Russia spent almost 50 years building its energy market in Europe. President Vladimir Putin destroyed it in under 50 weeks,” Bloomberg reports. “Finding a replacement will be almost impossible. While…
Republicans Are Coming for the Democratic Bench
Tara Palmeri: “With all their new oversight power, House Republicans are ready to commence the season for Democratic public humiliation. After months of lip-licking, we know the obvious frontline target:…
Raskin Asks Secret Service for Trump and Pence Logs
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) is asking the Secret Service for “all documents and communications related to visitor information” related to former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence and former Vice President…
Xi Jinping Expected to Visit Moscow
“Chinese President Xi Jinping’s expected trip to Russia may defy the impression of a widening gap between Beijing and Moscow in the face of the Ukraine War, and is set…
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