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Former GOP official: House Speaker 'scared' of Jan. 6 plaque

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (272+ words) Former Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger previously sat on the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol. He returned on Tuesday, the fifth anniversary of the attack, as a witness to answer questions about Jan. 6. He was asked…...

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Pro-Trump 'failed inventor' fundraising to illegally preserve photos of 2020 AZ ballots

Pro-Trump 'failed inventor' fundraising to illegally preserve photos of 2020 AZ ballots2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1039+ words) His technology was deployed at the "audit" but was ultimately left out of the Senate's final report and his claims were called "utter rubbish" by a fellow "audit" researcher who was hired by the Senate to double check his work....

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Johnson slammed for plan to quickly swear in GOP rep while making Democrat wait 50 days

Johnson slammed for plan to quickly swear in GOP rep while making Democrat wait 50 days1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (306+ words) U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to members of the media following the passage of a funding bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to bring the longest U.S. government shutdown in history to a close, which now requires U.S. President Donald Trump's…...

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Case against Arizona's fake electors plows ahead— despite Trump's intervention

Case against Arizona's fake electors plows ahead— despite Trump's intervention1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (570+ words) President Donald Trump pardoned Arizona's "fake electors" over the weekend along with a number of other high-profile supporters who spread election misinformation and attempted to help the President overturn the results of the 2020 election. Last year, the fake electors were…...

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'Inroads in tough territory': Dems break GOP supermajority in deep red state

'Inroads in tough territory': Dems break GOP supermajority in deep red state2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (327+ words) The Democratic party's sweeping Tuesday night victories included many high profile ones, but over in deep red Mississippi, for the first time in years, the party broke the Republican supermajority by flipping two seats, Newsweek reports. The wins come after…...

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Turning Point unrepentant after 'really harmful' false attacks on high school

Turning Point unrepentant after 'really harmful' false attacks on high school2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (312+ words) These shirts were part of a math-themed Halloween costume meant to represent solving tough math problems," Vail School District Superintendent John Carruth said in a letter to the school community. The shirts were never intended to target any person, event,…...

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'Why can't you seat her?': CNBC host confronts speaker over refusal to swear in Democrat

'Why can't you seat her?': CNBC host confronts speaker over refusal to swear in Democrat2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (241+ words) U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) holds a press conference weeks into the continuing U.S. government shutdown in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 15, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz During Johnson's Thursday morning, October 16 appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box," host Rebecca Quick wanted to know why Grijalva hasn't…...

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'Final Epstein vote secured': Here are 3 crucial election takeaways

'Final Epstein vote secured': Here are 3 crucial election takeaways3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (220+ words) On Tuesday, September 23, some special elections were held in the United States " including a U.S. House of Representatives race in Arizona's 7th Congressional District and a Georgia State Senate race. Meanwhile, in Georgia's 21st Senate District, MAGA Republican Jason Dickerson defeated Democratic attorney…...

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House Republican declares victory on Epstein files after Democratic special election win

House Republican declares victory on Epstein files after Democratic special election win3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (398+ words) A huge Democratic win in an Arizona special election Tuesday has been hailed as a major tipping point to releasing the Epstein files by one of President Donald Trump's biggest Republican nemeses.Democrat Adelita Grijalva's projected win, ABC reports, will…...

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Trump's future could depend on Arizona's special election — here's why

Trump's future could depend on Arizona's special election — here's why3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (191+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Marine One in the background, as he departs for New York City to attend the 80th United Nations General Assembly, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., September 22, 2025. Reuters/Al Drago In an article published on Tuesday, September…...