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At the Supreme Court, Ethics Questions Over a Spouse's Business Ties — The chief justice's wife, Jane Sullivan Roberts, has made millions in her career recruiting lawyers to prominent law firms, some of which have business before the court. Now, a letter sent to Congress claims that may present a conflict of interest.
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Another SCOTUS scandal: Chief justice's spouse makes millions placing attorneys at top law firms that argue before the court — The highly controversial and highly unpopular U.S. Supreme Court isn't just facing a historic loss of confidence, it's now facing yet another ethics scandal …
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The Mahablog

Haley prepares to signal presidential run in video, as GOP race starts slowly — The former U.N. ambassador's move comes as other prospective candidates have slowed their planning — Nikki Haley, a former United Nations ambassador and governor of South Carolina, is preparing to announce …
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Trump's Best Foreign Policy? Not Starting Any Wars — He has my support in 2024 because I know he won't recklessly send Americans to fight overseas. — A few days before America's 2022 midterm elections, Ukraine's President Volodomyr Zelensky accused Russia of firing a rocket into Poland.
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The Gateway Pundit and Washington Times

It's official: Nikki Haley running for president. Formal announcement Feb. 15 — Cementing what has been in the works for months, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will formally announce she is running for president and will seek the Republican nomination for her party's 2024 ticket, The Post and Courier has learned.
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Trump big money machine prepares for battle with DeSantis, other rivals
Trump big money machine prepares for battle with DeSantis, other rivals
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House Votes to End Covid Precautions as G.O.P. Uses Pandemic in Political Attacks — Republicans in Congress are seeking to capitalize on discontent about the federal coronavirus response while the party's presidential contenders are vying to be the biggest foe of restrictions.
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GOP report shows plan to ramp up focus on disproven election fraud claims — The report prepared by the Republican National Committee proposes expanding ‘election integrity’ activities in response to perceptions of a rigged process — A new internal report prepared by the Republican …
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Santos stepping down from committees amid fabrications about his life — Embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is stepping down temporarily from his committee assignments amid multiple investigations into his campaign finances after he lied about key aspects of his biography.
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The historic support for George Santos's resignation
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Will Steakin / ABC News:
Promised green cards, catfishing, threats: How George Santos' ex-boyfriends say they were left feeling trapped, manipulated
Promised green cards, catfishing, threats: How George Santos' ex-boyfriends say they were left feeling trapped, manipulated
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Santos tells colleagues he won't serve on 2 committees
Santos tells colleagues he won't serve on 2 committees
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In Debt Limit Fight, Republicans Won't Say What Spending Cuts They Want — A renewed focus on fiscal restraint in the debt limit standoff with Democrats poses its own political risks. — WASHINGTON — At a news conference this month to showcase how Republicans will handle …
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Getting Serious About Responsible Defense Spending
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Biden's message to McCarthy ahead of critical White House meeting: Show me your plan
Biden's message to McCarthy ahead of critical White House meeting: Show me your plan
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Video of Trump deposition in New York fraud probe shows former president taking the Fifth, repeating “same answer” — Newly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.
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Top Jan. 6 investigator says FBI, other agencies could have stopped Capitol mob had they acted on intel already collected — The House Jan. 6 committee concluded that the FBI and other federal security agencies could have prevented a violent mob from overrunning the Capitol had they acted …
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Republicans have a plan B if the U.S. breaches the debt ceiling. It'd still be a disaster. — Republicans have been talking up an old idea to prevent a catastrophic default should Washington breach the debt ceiling later this year. — If the government suddenly can't cover all of its bills …
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New York Times and Politico

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Set phone up so I can spy on you showering.’ Hunter Biden threatened to withhold cash-strapped assistant's pay if she didn't FaceTime him naked, texts show - as it's revealed she's the FOURTH employee with whom he had a sexual relationship — Texts obtained by DailyMail.com show First Son asked assistant for video sex
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Hide your books to avoid felony charges, Fla. schools tell teachers — Unsure what titles violate new state rules, two school districts tell educators to conceal every book for now — Students arrived in some Florida public school classrooms this month to find their teachers' bookshelves wrapped …
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Four suspects in assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse transferred to U.S., authorities say — Four suspects believed to have been involved in the July 7, 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse have been transferred to the United States from Haiti, federal authorities said Tuesday.
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4 key suspects in Haiti presidential slaying in US custody
4 key suspects in Haiti presidential slaying in US custody
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It'll Cost You $95 to Hear Bernie Sanders Tell You Why Capitalism is Bad — As we've discussed here before, potential presidential candidates often signal an upcoming run by releasing a “leadership” book before officially announcing their candidacy. Republicans like Mike Pence …

FBI searched the Penn Biden Center in mid-November — Washington — The FBI searched the Penn Biden Center offices in mid-November, according to two sources familiar with the investigation, after lawyers for President Biden had found about 10 documents marked classified there on Nov. 2.
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U.S. Company Offers Advanced Drones to Ukraine for One Dollar, With Some Costs — Sale of long-range, high-speed Reaper unmanned aircraft would require Biden administration approval — A U.S. weapons maker is offering to sell the Ukraine government two Reaper MQ-9 drones for a dollar …
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$5 Million Reparations Payment for Black Residents Not Enough, San Francisco Official Says — A San Francisco advisory committee's recommendation that the city pay out hefty reparations to the city's longtime black residents does not go far enough toward making things right …
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16 Hours With George Santos: Dunkin' Donuts, 27,000 Steps and a Scolding — It's 11:05 a.m. on a Tuesday, and none of the 20 or so reporters huddling outside George Santos' congressional office wants to grab the last of twelve donuts he brought to the Longworth House building.

Trump's Well-Worn Legal Playbook Starts to Look Frayed — The former president's familiar tactics of defiance, counterattacks and delays appear less successful than ever as investigations and court proceedings against him grind on. — The expanding legal threats facing former President Donald J. Trump …
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Bill Gates: 'I shouldn't have had dinners with' Jeffrey Epstein — Billionaire Bill Gates said that he regretted having dinners with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a new interview with Australia's ABC 7.30. — “I will say for the over a hundredth time, I shouldn't have had dinners with him,” Gates said in the interview.
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U.S. and India launch high-level defense and tech initiative — Geopolitical concerns about China and Russia form backdrop of partnership — The United States and India on Tuesday formally established a high-level initiative on defense and emerging technologies — what national security …
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Matt Schlapp accuser files a second suit against top conservative operative — The Republican staffer who accused conservative stalwartMatt Schlapp of sexual assault and filed a lawsuit against him for nearly $10 million has filed a separate suit against another top GOP operative alleging defamation.
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Harlem Councilwoman facing heat for government mailer that included campaign info — Harlem Councilwoman Kristin Richardson Jordan could be in hot water for using government resources to send out a mailer that included an address for her campaign website. — The mailer, which includes …

James Dolan enlists former Trump aide Hope Hicks for PR help — James Dolan, who recently re-emerged in the media to fight a PR battle over his use of Facial Recognition Technology, has been consulting Donald Trump's former communications director Hope Hicks, the Daily News has learned.
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U.S. readies $2 bln-plus Ukraine aid package with longer-range weapons -sources — The United States is readying more than $2 billion worth of military aid for Ukraine that is expected to include longer-range rockets for the first time as well as other munitions and weapons …
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The Gateway Pundit

Sen. Kennedy moves to repeal Biden admin's pistol brace rule: ‘Assault on the Second Amendment’ — 'The Biden administration's assault on the Second Amendment isn't going to stop unless we defend this fundamental liberty' — Every time Kamala speaks, she shows how much she doesn't know: Sen. John Kennedy

Conservatives worry GOP will go soft on Big Tech after Jim Jordan's surprise committee decision — Ken Buck says taking antitrust reform ‘off the table’ is a ‘mistake’ — Social media consequences are ‘stunning, harmful’: Rep. Ken Buck — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan's appointment …
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