Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett argued on Saturday that fiery “clapbacks” are more important than accuracy in this current political environment. After recalling a verbal scuffle when she had said then-Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene had a “’bleach blonde, bad built butch body,’” Vox interviewer Amistead Herndon asked, “As much as the phrase blew up, should […]
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Phone records of sitting members of Congress were secretly obtained in a way that blocked lawmakers from invoking constitutional protections, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, alleged Tuesday during a hearing. Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., who is leading the hearing, signaled that their panel planned to grill hearing witnesses, […]
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The top two congressional Democrats have, for now, rejected President Donald Trump and Republicans’ offer to avert a shutdown as the deadline rapidly approaches. For several hours Monday night, both Republicans and Democrats were near-radio silent about the nature of the counter-offer from the White House. That was, in part, because some lawmakers had no […]
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As the search for Nancy Guthrie stretches into a second week, her alleged captors are reportedly seeking a $6 million Bitcoin ransom, illustrating how cryptocurrency has reshaped the business of extortion. Guthrie, 84, the mother of NBC News anchor Savannah Guthrie, was abducted from her home in Arizona, with investigators later confirming only limited details […]
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Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., called the deposition of convicted Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell “very disturbing” after she repeatedly pleaded the Fifth Amendment rather than answer any questions. House Oversight Committee members attempted to press Maxwell about her involvement in the recruitment, grooming and trafficking of young women and girls as well as co-conspirators in those […]
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