House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is floating a last-minute deal to bring conservative holdouts in line and clinch the speakership. The embattled California Republican is offering a congressional rule change that would make it easier…
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The mother of Hunter Biden’s 4-year-old daughter requested in court to change the last name of her child so she can ‘benefit from carrying the Biden family name.’ Lunden Roberts, a former exotic dancer, made…
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Former Trump White House aide Alyssa Farah Griffen defied orders to keep Fauci, Birx off TV
Alyssa Farah Griffen admitted in congressional testimony that during her time as a White House aide she would ‘work around’ orders from President Trump and others who wanted to limit television and media appearances of…
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Mayor of Washington, D.C., Muriel Bowser told the House select committee investigating the Capitol riots that police had suffered ‘intelligence failures’ due to believing the rioters would be sympathetic to law enforcement. Bowser’s reflections on…
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Arkansas Gov.-elect Sarah Sanders taps Florida official to be state’s next education secretary
Incoming Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday named a top Florida schools official as her pick to lead the state’s education agency, the latest signal of the direction of the Republican’s nascent administration. Sanders…
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The House Ways and Means Committee released a partially redacted version of former President Trump’s tax returns Friday, completing a longtime objective of Democrats to make Trump’s finances public after the former president unsuccessfully tried…
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A vote recount has confirmed Democrat Kris Mayes won the race for Arizona attorney general, narrowly defeating Republican Abe Hamadeh in one of the closest elections in state history. The results were announced Thursday in…
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‘Somewhat evasive’: Karine Jean-Pierre accused of hiding behind obscure law to avoid tough questions
‘As you know, I’m covered by the Hatch Act’ is a phrase many in the White House Briefing Room are used to hearing from White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. In fact, Jean-Pierre has invoked…
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John Fetterman hasn’t given a single interview since election, amid questions about fitness
Pennsylvania Democrat Senator-elect John Fetterman has not given a single interview since the 2022 midterm elections amid questions about his fitness for office. Fetterman has become a media darling since his election victory, with liberal…
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Dem Rep. Katie Porter under fire for treatment of veteran fellow as former staffer decries culture of fear
The office of Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., is taking heat for how she treated a veteran and former staffer in July for allegedly violating ‘office protocols’ by catching COVID-19. Screenshots of text messages between Porter…