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El-Sayed responds to Trump: ‘The man can’t stay on focus’
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee in Michigan’s Senate race, hit back at President Trump after the president criticized the progressive’s victory in the state’s Democratic primary this week. Trump called El-Sayed a “man of hate” and claimed that he “hates Jews and he hates Israel” at a Las Vegas speech touting his administration’s “no tax…
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Dr Fauci held in contempt of Congress and could be PROSECUTED after refusing to answer any COVID questions under Fifth Amendment
Dr Anthony Fauci has reportedly been held in contempt of Congress and could face prosecution after invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and declining to answer questions on Covid-19 during a congressional appearance. The move marks a significant escalation in the long-running political dispute over the origins of the pandemic and the government’s handling…
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Federal regulations on firearm silencers, some guns cannot stand, judge rules
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that some federal gun restrictions can no longer stand after Republicans last year zeroed out the taxes that justified their constitutionality. Congress relied on its taxing authority to pass the 1934 National Firearms Act (NFA), which established a $200 fee to transfer or make certain firearms. But last year’s…
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Fauci held in contempt as COVID cellphone lands in hands of Senate investigators
Sen. Rand Paul's committee voted to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times at his hearing.
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Wes Moore: ‘We need to have national redistricting reform’
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Wednesday said the U.S. needs “national redistricting reform,” the same day that he signed a bill passed by state lawmakers redrawing the Old Line State’s congressional map ahead of the midterms. The measure will be on the ballot in November and could potentially eliminate Rep. Andy Harris’s (R-Md.) district…
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Trump never in ‘harm’s way’ during Marine One incident: White House
President Trump was never in “harm’s way” when his Marine One helicopter came within a mile of a passenger jet on Tuesday, according to the White House. “Marine One flights are piloted by some of the best aviators in the world, and at no point was the President in harm’s way,” White House spokesperson Kush…
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No joke: Britain might be about to elect ‘novelty’ candidate Count Binface
If you had the choice between voting for your current member of Congress and a guy in a trashcan costume, who would you vote for? In Britain, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is facing off against a “joke” candidate who goes by the moniker Count Binface.
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Live updates: Rand Paul sets up Senate panel’s contempt vote on Fauci
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is set to vote Thursday on a resolution to hold former top health official Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress, a week after he pleaded the Fifth Amendment in refusing to answer questions during a committee hearing. Here’s what to know about it. The meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. EDT. Senate Republicans are…
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UK gives effective green light to Paramount Warner Bros mega deal after assurances provided
The UK will now not intervene in one of the biggest media deals in history after assurances were provided to the government.
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Ukraine hits two oil refineries deep in Russian territory
Ukraine has struck two oil refineries deep inside Russia in a fresh escalation of its campaign against Moscow’s energy revenues, alongside attacks on Russian patrol boats and “shadow fleet” tankers in the Black Sea. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strikes on the Bashneft-Novoil and Slavneft-Yanos refineries were intended to curb the oil income Russia uses…