An Arizona bill that would allow state lawmakers to reject election results was essentially doomed by a parliamentary procedure that the bill’s lead sponsor compared to a “lynching.” Republican House Speaker Rusty Bowers on Tuesday sunk the bill by assigning it not just to one or two House committees, but …
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Marc Short, the chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence, has testified before the Jan. 6 committee, CNN reported on Monday. It’s unclear what exactly Short told the committee, but he’s seen as a key witness and the testimony he gave last Wednesday was “lengthy,” according to one …
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The House Jan. 6 committee on Thursday released more communications between White House staff and outside figures before, during, and after the deadly Capitol insurrection. In its letter requesting the voluntary cooperation of Ivanka Trump, the committee included new texts from Sean Hannity, adding another dimension to what has already …
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Ted Cruz last week begged for Tucker Carlson’s forgiveness last week after he called the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol a “violent terrorist attack.” Ted Cruz this week grilled the FBI about whether federal agents instigated the riot, an unfounded conspiracy theory Tucker Carlson brought into the mainstream last …
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Ted Cruz committed a mortal sin in the modern Republican Party earlier this week when he implied the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was something other than the thing Democrats have been using to make former President Trump look bad. “We are approaching a solemn anniversary this week,” the …
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Robert Palmer apologized for acting upon a “false narrative about a stolen election” when he attacked police officers with a fire extinguisher during at the Capitol on Jan. 6. It didn’t save him from getting slapped with a a 63-month prison sentence on Friday, the longest to date among those …
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One of the first things Reality Winner did when she was released from federal prison in June was start building a paddock for a horse named Trouble, and a small shed for her gym equipment beside it. Winner, a former NSA contractor, was training for a powerlifting competition when she …
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Oliver Stone once made brilliant movies like Platoon, which won Oscars for best picture and best director. These days, he’s a tinfoil-hatted fabricator. His new documentary — JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass, premiering on Showtime on, you guessed it, Nov. 22 — is rooted in a big lie. It …
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Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-Ohio), one of a handful of Republicans to vote to impeach Donald Trump during his second impeachment trial, said that the former president is an “enormous political loser” who “lied to us” and “led us into a ditch” on Jan. 6. Appearing onState of the Union,Gonzalez told …
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The House Select committee charged with investigating the events of January 6th has subpoenaed eight women and three men who helped coordinate the rally and march that preceded the Capitol attack. Last week, the House subcommittee issued its first round of high-profile subpoenas to members of Trump’s inner circle: former …
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