Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) joked that he had been “sandbagged” hours after freezing during the start of a weekly Republican leadership press briefing and needing to be guided out of the room. McConnell returned to the press conference a few minutes later, and told reporters that he was …
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Three people who were interviewed in theanti-trans filmWhat Is a Woman?say the filmmakers used deceptive recruiting tactics that contradicted the doc’s promise to be a “fearless” examination of the modern gender debate. The participants told NBC News that they felt they’d been “tricked” by producers who hid behind the facade …
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Donald Trump‘s lawyers are meeting with Special Counsel Jack Smith‘s team on Thursday ahead of a potential indictment in the Justice Department’s investigation into the effort to overturn the 2020 election. The meeting comes as the grand jury hearing evidence in the case has reportedly convened at a federal courthouse …
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Rudy Giuliani admitted in a court filing Tuesday night that his claims about Ruby Freeman and Shaye Mosswere false. The concession came as Giuliani tries to settle a defamation lawsuit from Freeman and Moss, whom he falsely accused of participating in a scheme to rig Georgia’s 2020 presidential election in …
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Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor charges after a wild day in federal court that ended with U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika putting the case on hold. The president’s son was expected to plead guilty to the two charges, which are related to failing to pay his …
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Ron DeSantis once again floated a potential pardon for his 2024 rival Donald Trump should the Florida governor win the presidency. During a Tuesday interview with right-wing podcaster Clay Travis, DeSantis justified the idea by citing President Gerald Ford’s pardoning of his predecessor Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal as …
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Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is talking up the prospect of Democrat and Joe Biden rival Robert Kennedy, Jr., serving in his administration. In a new interview with right-wing commentator Clay Travis, DeSantis was asked whether he’d consider the anti-vax conspiracy theorist Kennedy as a running mate. DeSantis, who has …
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On Wednesday, Michigan became the 22nd state to ban conversion therapy, a form of unproven pseudoscientific “therapy” aimed at “curing” LGBTQ+ individuals of their sexual or gender identity. “As a mom of a member of the community and a proud, lifelong ally, I’m grateful that today we’re banning the horrific …
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ campaign is firing 38 staffers, about one-third of its total roster, in an effort to cut back on spending as the Florida governor’s presidential bid stumbles. According to a report from Politico, which confirmed the layoffs with advisors from the campaign, the cuts to staff revealed …
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Harvard‘s legacy admissions — also known asaffirmative action for privileged white kids—has been challenged by the U.S. Department of Education. The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights has opened an investigation into Harvard University’s preferential treatment for the relatives of donors and alumni during the admissions process, according to lawyers …
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