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Who will replace George Santos in New York swing district?
Local Democratic and Republican parties will choose their candidates for special election to fill vacant Long Island seat
4 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Republicans say new Georgia voting districts comply with court ruling, but Democrats disagree
Georgia’s Republican lawmakers have approved new voting districts for themselves, but Democrats say the proposals are still racially discriminatory against Black voters. Friday, the state House voted 101-77 to approve a new House map and the Senate voted 32-23 to approve a new Senate map. The House map now goes to the Senate for more work, while the Senate map goes to the House.
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Sparks flew behind the scenes at the Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom debate
The teams for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom accused each other of rule-breaking at the Fox News debate with Sean Hannity.
4 min read - PoliticsCBS News
U.S. appeals court: Trump not immune from civil lawsuits over Jan. 6 attack
A group of congressional Democrats and veteran Capitol Police officers are seeking civil damages for the harms they allege they suffered because of the Capitol riot.
4 min read - PoliticsCNN
Speaker Johnson wrote foreword for book filled with conspiracy theories and homophobic insults
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson wrote the foreword and publicly promoted a 2022 book that spread baseless and discredited conspiracy theories and used derogatory homophobic insults.
5 min read - PoliticsUSA TODAY
Dean Phillips agrees with Joe Biden most of the time. Here's why the Democrat is still challenging him
Dean Phillips agrees with President Biden most of the time. So why is he challenging the incumbent president in the 2024 Democratic primary?
5 min read - PoliticsNBC News
House vote to authorize Biden impeachment inquiry could happen as early as next week
The House could vote to formally authorize the GOP's impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden as early as next week, according to Republicans leaving a closed-door conference meeting focused on the issue on Friday.
4 min read - PoliticsReuters
Trump should not face trial in Georgia if he wins 2024 election, lawyer says
A lawyer for Donald Trump said on Friday that the former U.S. president should not face trial on charges that he sought to overturn the 2020 election results in the state of Georgia if he wins the election next year. The remarks by the lawyer, Steven Sadow, came as the judge overseeing the case wrestled with how to set a trial date given Trump’s other legal entanglements and the looming campaign next year. Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President
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Rep. George Santos expelled from Congress in historic vote
The scandal-plagued New York Republican became the sixth-ever House member to be removed.
5 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
House Republicans reiterate their demand for Hunter Biden to appear for a private deposition
House Republicans demanded Friday that Hunter Biden appear this month for a closed-door deposition, rejecting his offer to testify publicly while pledging to release a transcript of the private interview for transparency. House Oversight Committee chair James Comer and Judiciary Committee chair Jim Jordan reiterated the parameters of the subpoena issued last month to Hunter Biden in a letter — obtained by The Associated Press — to his attorney. “The subpoenas Mr. Biden has received compel him
3 min read - PoliticsReuters
Texas must remove Rio Grande migrant barrier, US appeals court rules
Texas must remove a 1,000-foot-long (305-meter) floating barrier it placed in the Rio Grande river to deter migrants from illegally crossing the border with Mexico, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday in a victory for President Joe Biden's administration. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision declined a request by the Republican-governed state to reverse a federal judge's decision ordering it to move the string of buoys placed in the Rio Grande in July near
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Trump legal news brief: Appeals court rules Trump can be sued for inciting Jan. 6 violence
A federal appeals court rules that civil lawsuits seeking damages against former President Donald Trump for his role in inciting the U.S. Capitol riot carried out by his supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, can proceed.
19 min read - PoliticsThe New York Times
George Santos Is Gone. Two Dozen Candidates Want His Seat.
NEW YORK — The expulsion of George Santos from Congress on Friday swept away one major political headache for Republicans, but it immediately set the stage for another: The party will have to defend his vulnerable seat in a special election early next year. The race in New York is expected to be one of the most high-profile and expensive off-year House contests in decades. It has the potential to further shrink Republicans’ paper-thin majority and offer a preview of the broader battle for House
6 min read - PoliticsReuters
Chair of DeSantis super PAC quits in latest blow to presidential campaign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chairman of the main political action committee supporting the presidential campaign of Ron DeSantis has stepped down, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, in another blow to the Florida governor ahead of the first Republican nominating contests. The resignation of Adam Laxalt from the Never Back Down super PAC, first reported by The New York Times, comes just more than a week after the exit of the super PAC's chief executive, Chris Jankowski, and as De
2 min read - USThe Guardian
How George Santos responded to being fact-checked on 14 of his biggest lies
Republican congressman, who was expelled from Congress, had an ability to evade when called out for factual inaccuracies
6 min read - USAssociated Press
DeSantis says Florida GOP chair should resign amid rape allegation
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said state Republican Party Chairman Christian Ziegler should resign while police investigate a rape allegation against him. Ziegler hasn't been charged, but the investigation comes as the 2024 election heats up. DeSantis is running for president, and the state GOP is working to reelect U.S. Sen. Rick Scott.
2 min read - PoliticsNBC News
Republican congressman says George Santos defrauded him and his mother
GOP congressman says Santos personally defrauded him and his mother
2 min read - PoliticsNBC News
40 bills that didn’t get a single vote: What Rep. George Santos did in Congress
An NBC News analysis of the New York Republican’s legislative record shows few accomplishments and little support from his colleagues.
2 min read - PoliticsYahoo News
The swift rise and fall of Rep. George Santos: A timeline
The House of Representatives voted 311 to 114 to expel Rep. George Santos of New York on Friday. The vote follows the House Ethics Committee report in November that found “substantial evidence” the freshman Republican violated campaign finance and government ethics laws.
6 min read - PoliticsNBC News
Federal appeals court finds Trump not entitled to presidential immunity in Jan. 6 civil cases — for now
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected former President Donald Trump's bid to dismiss civil claims seeking to hold him to account for the Jan. 6 riot, 2021 at the U.S.
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West Virginia places anti-abortion pregnancy center coalition at the helm of $1M grant program
A West Virginia coalition that helps support a network of anti-abortion pregnancy centers in the state is receiving $1 million in taxpayer dollars to distribute to organizations committed to encouraging people not to end their pregnancies. The West Virginia Pregnancy Center Coalition has been selected to manage the new West Virginia Mothers and Babies Support Program, the state department of health and human resources announced this week. Authorized by the GOP-dominated state Legislature and R
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George Santos Accused Of Stealing House Member’s Personal Credit Card Info
GOP Rep. Max Miller of Ohio made the allegation not long before Santos was expelled from Congress.
3 min read - PoliticsBusiness Insider
Nancy Mace flip-flops on George Santos, decrying vote to expel him despite being among the first lawmakers to call for his resignation
"This was about shifting the balance of power in Congress, and I won't play those games," the congresswoman declared after the vote.
2 min read - PoliticsReuters
U.S. Justice Dept, realtors argue over probe into fees, listings
The Justice Department and National Association of Realtors tangled on Friday in an appeals court over the government's decision to close, and then re-open, an antitrust investigation into the way people pay the thousands of dollars in fees when they buy or sell a home. The Justice Department, during the Trump administration, closed an investigation into the realtors organization. The Biden administration re-opened it in 2021 so it could probe how broadly housing listings are available and wha
2 min read - PoliticsPolitico
Out, but not forgotten: New York GOP still may have a George Santos problem
Democrats vow to keep heat on GOP.
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Rep. George Santos Expelled From Congress
The House voted to eject the New York Republican after its ethics panel alleged he spent campaign money on Botox, designer fashion and other personal items.
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US appeals court says Trump must face lawsuits over US Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that Donald Trump must face civil lawsuits over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by his supporters, rejecting the former president's claim that he is immune. A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that Trump was acting "in his personal capacity as a presidential candidate" when he urged his supporters to march to the Capitol on the day of the riot. U.S. presidents are immune f
2 min read - PoliticsCBS News
Liz Cheney: The U.S. is "sleepwalking into a dictatorship"
Preview: In an interview airing December 3, the former Wyoming Congresswoman warns that the election of Donald Trump would mean the end of the republic.
2 min read - USAssociated Press
AP Exclusive: America's Black attorneys general discuss race, politics and the justice system
The American legal system is facing a crisis of trust in communities around the country, with people of all races and across the political spectrum. For many, recent protests against police brutality called attention to longstanding discrepancies in the administration of justice. For others, criticism of perceived conflicts of interest in the judiciary, as well as aspersions cast by former President Donald Trump and others on the independence of judges and law enforcement, have further damaged
12 min read - PoliticsWashington Post
Biden turns up pressure on corporate 'price gouging' as 2024 nears
President Biden blasted corporate "price gouging" more forcefully this week than ever before, reflecting a renewed administration effort to respond to widespread voter discontent over the economy as next year's election looms. After weeks of internal meetings led by White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients, Biden aides recently pitched the president on a plan to sharply rebuke firms for not lowering despite record profits, according to three people with knowledge of the matter who spoke on the con
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Supreme Court to consider hearing Jan. 6 cases that could affect Trump prosecution
Three men charged in connection with the 2021 attack on the Capitol are seeking to dismiss a charge that's also facing former President Donald Trump.
7 min read - BusinessReuters
US to limit Chinese firms, battery parts from winning EV tax credits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Friday issued-long awaited guidance that will limit Chinese content in batteries eligible for electric vehicle tax credits starting next year. In a win for automakers, the U.S. Treasury will temporarily exempt some trace critical minerals from new strict rules barring materials from China and other countries deemed a "Foreign Entity of Concern." The new rules, required under an August 2022 law, are designed to wean the U.S. electric vehicle bat
3 min read - USNBC News
Two federal programs vital to national security may end unless Congress acts, DHS officials say
Federal programs to detect chemical, biological and nuclear weapons and counter illegal drones in U.S. airspace may disappear on Feb. 2 unless Congress acts.
4 min read - WorldAssociated Press
India-US ties could face their biggest test in years after a foiled assassination attempt on a Sikh
Ties between India and the U.S. had never looked better than they did in June, when President Joe Biden honored Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a pomp-filled state visit. The relationship was among the most consequential in the world and “more dynamic than at any time in history,” Biden declared as he stood next to Modi at a press conference.
6 min read - PoliticsNBC News
House poised to expel indicted Rep. George Santos from Congress
If he is ousted, the New York Republican would become just the third lawmaker since the Civil War to be expelled from the House of Representatives.
5 min read - PoliticsThe New York Times
Santos Relishes the Limelight Even as His Show Looks Likely to Close
WASHINGTON — It was likely to be his second-to-last day serving in Congress, and Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., seemed determined to go out the way he came in: as a scandal-plagued curiosity attracting maximum attention. The serial fabulist, indicted on 23 federal felony counts, arrived on the Capitol grounds at 8 a.m. Thursday for a news conference where he railed against the precedent that was being set with the vote to expel him scheduled for the following day. Dressed in navy Ferragamo loafers
6 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Gunfire erupts in Guinea-Bissau's capital during reported clashes between security forces
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Gunfire erupted in Guinea-Bissau’s capital city late Thursday night and continued through Friday morning during what local media reported as clashes between security forces after two senior government officials were improperly released from custody. The shooting in the city of Bissau involved members of the Presidential Palace Battalion and an elite military division known as the National Guard, which illegally freed the two officials under investigation for alleged
2 min read - WorldThe Guardian
‘Aura of credibility’: why Democrats and elites revere Kissinger despite war crimes allegations
The enduring fealty of Democrats to the late Republican has baffled many progressives
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Trump’s campaign thinks it’s getting a surprise assist from Dean Phillips
Joe Biden's primary opponent is making the ex-president's electability argument for him.
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Florida Republicans face a crisis as the state party chair is accused of sexual battery
Florida Republican Party Chairman Christian Ziegler is under investigation for allegations related to sexual battery, including rape, according to a complaint filed with the Sarasota Police Department.
5 min read - USAssociated Press
House expels New York Rep. George Santos. It's just the sixth expulsion in the chamber's history
The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a blistering ethics report on his conduct heightened lawmakers' concerns about the scandal-plagued freshman. Santos became just the sixth member in the chamber's history to be ousted by colleagues, and the third since the Civil War. House Republican leaders opposed removing Santos, whose departure leaves them with a razor-thin majority, but in the end 105 GOP lawmakers sided with nearly all Democrats to expel hi
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'You're Down 41 Points' In Florida: Gavin Newsom Tells Ron DeSantis He'll Never Beat Trump
The two governors — one Democrat, one Republican — had it out in a "debate" on Fox News.
3 min read - USWashington Post
Whistleblower alleges failures in medical care at U.S. border facilities
A senior U.S. Customs and Border Protection official Thursday filed a whistleblower complaint with Congress alleging his supervisors failed to adequately monitor the agency's medical service contractor for staffing shortages, unsafe care and other problems before the May death of an 8-year-old girl in U.S. custody. Attorneys for Troy Hendrickson, a 15-year CBP veteran, told lawmakers in a letter that their client was reassigned by supervisors after raising concerns about the track record of medi
8 min read - PoliticsThe Guardian
DeSantis v Newsom debate: governors clash on crime, abortion, guns and more
‘Slugfest’ moderated by Sean Hannity saw the Democrat and Republican speaking over each other in heated ‘shadow campaign’
5 min read - PoliticsWashington Post
U.S. stops helping Big Tech spot foreign meddling amid GOP legal threats
The U.S. government has stopped warning some social networks about foreign disinformation campaigns on their platforms, reversing a years-long approach to preventing Russia and other actors from interfering in American politics less than a year before the U.S. presidential elections, according to company officials. Meta no longer receives notifications of global influence campaigns from the Biden administration, halting a longtime practice involving the federal government and the world's largest
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Florida Republican Party chair accused of rape
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called on Christian Ziegler to step down as state Republican Party chair, saying, "We just can't have a party chair that is under that type of scrutiny."
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Congressmen ask DOJ to investigate water utility hack, warning it could happen anywhere
Three members of Congress have asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate how foreign hackers breached a water authority near Pittsburgh, prompting the nation's top cyberdefense agency to warn other water and sewage-treatment utilities that they may be vulnerable. In a letter released Thursday, U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Bob Casey and U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio said Americans must know their drinking water and other basic infrastructure is safe from “nation-state adversaries and terroris
3 min read - WorldHuffPost
Democrats Say Talk Of Conditions On Aid Is 'Already' Having Effect On Israel
“We’re doing it already,” Sen. Tim Kaine said, when asked what Congress can realistically do to influence Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
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Senate Judiciary Committee authorizes subpoenas of Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo in Supreme Court ethics probe
Senate Republicans are encouraging Crow and Leo to ignore the subpoenas, arguing the Democrat-led committee vote to issue them was invalid.
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Montana's first-in-the-nation ban on TikTok blocked by judge who says it's unconstitutional
Montana's first-in-the-nation law banning the video-sharing app TikTok in the state was blocked Thursday, one month before it was set to take effect, by a federal judge who called the measure unconstitutional. The ruling delivered a temporary win for the social media company that has argued Montana's Republican-controlled Legislature went “completely overboard” in trying to regulate the app. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy said the ban “oversteps state power and infringes on the Constitution
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