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Merrick Garland · United StatesHouse Oversight Republicans held a contempt of Congress hearing for Attorney General Merrick Garland while lawmakers allegedly were drinking alcohol and acting “pretty ugly” during Thursday night’s proceedings. Now, they are the ones accused of behavior “embarrassing to our institution” by Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD), who wants an investigation.“Members of the panel ultimately advanced a contempt of Congress resolution against Attorney Ge…See the Story
Dem wants probe into allegations of Congress members drinking during contempt hearing
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Donald Trump · Las VegasPresident Joe Biden's campaign pulled a fast one on former President Donald Trump's team, according to the co-founder and co-chair of the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD).In a recent interview with Politico, Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr. — the former chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) who has helmed the CPD for several decades — insisted the CPD was still alive and well despite the two campaigns going around his organization to h…See the Story
Debates chief says Biden 'did a spectacular job' getting Trump to agree to unfavorable terms
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Donald Trump · New YorkThis week, former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan brought out over a dozen high-profile Republicans who both spoke in support of the ex-president and bashed the proceedings as illegitimate. One columnist is arguing that there's a dangerous undertone to those Republicans' posturing that should be discussed in-depth.In a Friday article for the New Republic, staff writer Greg Sargent observed that the slew of Republican elected…See the Story
Republicans prove their 'ultimate fealty' is to Trump, not the rule of law: columnist
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Senate · AlexandriaAfter the New York Times reported on Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito flying an upside-down flag following the January 6 insurrection, one top Senate Democrat is calling his ability to fairly adjudicate January 6 cases into question.The Hill reported Friday that Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman...See the Story
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair calls for Samuel Alito’s recusal from January 6 cases
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Sarah Sanders · Little RockRepublican Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the second of former White House press secretaries in the Trump Administration, made the transition from federal to state government when she was elected governor of Arkansas in the 2022 midterms.Huckabee is a major name in that state: her father, Mike Huckabee, served as Arkansas governor before hosting a show on Fox News. But according to Politico reporter Dana Liebelson, some of Sanders' local critics belie…See the Story
'Weird position': Sarah Sanders ripped for having 'not much interest in governing Arkansas'
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Fox News · PennsylvaniaJustice Samuel Alito on Friday appeared to compound concerns over the bombshell New York Times report revealing a flag associated with the January 6 insurrection and the "Stop the Steal" movement was flying at his house just before President Joe Biden was inaugurated and while the Supreme Court was reviewing a 2020 election case.Alito, whose far-right positions including writing the majority opinion in the Supreme Court case overturning Roe v. W…See the Story
Alito fails to convince critics with Fox News story on ‘Stop the Steal’ flag
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Hush money isn’t a crime. Slush money is
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Civil War · AlexandriaThe U.S. Supreme Court suffered yet another controversy following a bombshell report published by the New York Times on May 16. According to Times reporter Jodi Kantor, an upside-down flag was hanging outside Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's home in Alexandria, Virginia on January 17, 2021 — which was only 11 days after a mob of Donald Trump supporters violently attacked the U.S. Capitol Building. At the time, an inverted flag was a symbol o…See the Story
Thom Hartmann: How 'billionaire oligarchs' are pushing America to 'fascism' and 'civil war'
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