The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection has voted to hold former White House strategist Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress for defying its subpoena. The measure was determined in a unanimous vote on Tuesday. The committee’s chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) said on Tuesday that Bannon “stands …
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Prominent QAnon figure Ron Watkins has announced his plans to run for Congress in Arizona via a dramatic video on Thursday. Earlier in the day he filed a “statement of interest” to run in Arizona’s first congressional district against Democratic Rep. Tom O’Halleran, an initial step to petition for signatures …
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Donald Trump, the man who has described himself repeatedly as “the least racist person there is,” reportedly made an incredibly racist joke right before meeting the prime minister of Vietnam, Nguyen Xuân Phúc, who is now president of the country. The account of the incident comes from a new book …
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The Trump administration failed to properly handle foreign gifts, several of which were unaccounted for at the end of Trump’s term, The New York Times reported on Monday. The White House is understandably required to report anything gifted from foreign dignitaries in order to avoid suspicion of under-the-table dealing or …
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A group of Republican lawmakers in North Carolina who call themselves the House Freedom Caucus are conducting their own investigation into election fraud, saying they will do “whatever it takes” to inspect voting machines in Durham County, even if they have to use police to force the inspections. State Rep. …
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Although federal prosecutors recommended home confinement for Capitol rioter Matthew Mazzocco, a judge went with a harsher sentence and is sending him to prison instead. “There have to be consequences for participating in an attempted violent overthrow of the government, beyond sitting at home,” U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said …
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The Drug Enforcement Administration issued a public safety alert Monday warning Americans of an alarming increase in fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl and methamphetamine that are often sold on social media and the web. DEA Administrator Anne Milgram told The Washington Post that counterfeit drugs are contributing to an …
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Some of the most disturbing allegations from New York Attorney General Letitia James’ investigation into Andrew Cuomo‘s alleged sexual misconduct came from an anonymous assistant working for the governor, who detailed multiple occasions when she says Cuomo groped her. “Executive Assistant #1,” as she’s referred to in James’ report, identified …
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The United States became a net oil exporter in 2020 — marking the first time in the 70 years the government has tracked the trade in petroleum that America shipped more oil abroad than it imported. This sea change, highlighted this week by the Department of Energy, marks America’s emergence …
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Republicans in the Texas Senate have passed legislation that would dramatically decrease the number of polling places in heavily Democratic counties, which would disproportionately disenfranchise voters of color in the state. The provision is now under discussion as the state Senate and House attempt to reconcile each chamber’s bill into …
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