Chris Christie announced his presidential campaign on Tuesday, which is notable mostly because he’s the only Republican candidate who has actually made a point of attacking Donald Trump. He certainly did so last night, to which the former president responded with characteristic childishness. “How many times did Chris Christie use …
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Jay Johnston, the comedic character actor who popped up not only in Mr. Show and Bob’s Burgers but at the 2021 Capitol insurrection, was arrested Wednesday and charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack. Per NBC News, Johnston was hit with a felony charge of obstructing a law enforcement …
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The smoke and haze from raging wildfires in Canada covered the eastern United States this week, prompting air quality warnings across the eastern seaboard. New York City’s skyline is barely visible in pictures from the St. George Tower in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon. Orange skies in New Jersey on Tuesday …
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On Tuesday night, former Fox host Tucker Carlson launched the first installment of his new social media “show” Tucker on Twitter. According to a letter obtained by Axios, the network sent Carlson a letter claiming the show put him “in breach” of his contract with Fox. “In connection with such …
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Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) has submitteda court filingrequesting that the identities of individuals guaranteeing his $500,000 bail bond be kept under seal. According toABC News, the request submitted on Monday, entered on behalf of Santos by his attorneys, is a response to a petition from multiple media outlets for the …
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Since Russia‘s Nord Stream pipelines exploded last year amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the question of who was behind the attack has largely been a mystery. But new information from the Discord leaks has provided what could be an important clue. The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that the United …
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Chris Christie is running for president. The former New Jersey governor on Tuesday filed paperwork to run with the Federal Election Commission, despite every external factor indicating he has absolutely no chance to even sniff the Republican nomination. Christie has charted a familiar, humiliating path through Republican politics since his …
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On Tuesday, a cohort of House Republicans blocked a rules package that would allow debate on four pieces of legislation, including two bills that would prohibit regulation on gas-powered stoves. The move is surprising not only because procedural rule votes rarely fail to pass muster, but because for months Republicans …
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Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature introduced a package of bills this week to “clarify” the state’s abortion ban, 174 years after it became law. The 1849 ban, which criminalizes abortionin every circumstance, except to save the pregnant person’s life, went back into effect last June after 50 years of obsolescence. …
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Kandiss Taylor — the former Georgia gubernatorial candidate and a current GOP district chair in the state —was widely mocked late last month for wondering on her podcast why “everywhere there’s globes.” The comments came while she was interviewing two prominent Flat Earthers. “For me if it’s not a conspiracy, …
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