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Democratic congresswoman accused of bilking COVID money calls charges a ‘sham’

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, the Florida Democrat charged with bilking the government of $5 million in disaster assistance then using it to get elected to Congress, said Thursday that the charges are "baseless" and a "sham."

Trump administration threatens to withhold $75M from Pennsylvania over immigrant truck drivers

The Trump administration threatened Thursday to withhold nearly $75 million in funding if Pennsylvania does not immediately revoke what the administration claims are illegally issued commercial driver's licenses to immigrants.

Rep. Crockett defends herself after saying Republicans landed money from Epstein

Rep. Jasmine Crockett said she wasn't trying to "mislead people" when she said Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and other Republicans received campaign donations from Jeffrey Epstein.

Nevada lawmakers narrowly reject plan to lure movie projects to Vegas

That's a wrap on a pitch to bring more movie productions to Nevada.

CDC changes website to say potential vaccine-autism link is being studied

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage that once ruled out a link between vaccines and autism has been revamped to say studies "have not ruled out" the possibility of a connection.

Who was in attendance –and who wasn’t — at Dick Cheney’s funeral

The scene at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday boasted bipartisanship amid remembrance at the funeral of former Vice President Dick Cheney. In attendance were pews full of former presidents and vice presidents - but neither of the men occupying those offices today.

For Republicans, Harris’ book tour is the gift that keeps on giving

Some of the loudest cheerleaders for former Vice President Kamala Harris' "107 Days" book tour aren't Democrats at all.

Wisconsin clerks refer 46 cases of suspected fraud, irregularities in 2024 presidential election

Wisconsin election clerks referred 46 instances of suspected fraud and voting irregularities to prosecutors related to the November 2024 presidential election, a report released this week showed, representing a tiny fraction of the more than 3.4 million ballots cast.

Thune: ‘I certainly don’t agree’ with Trump suggesting death penalty for Democrats

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said on Thursday that he did not agree with President Trump’s suggestion that a group of Democratic lawmakers be locked up or punished by death after they urged military service members to resist unlawful orders. Thune decried the comments made by the group of Democrats, all of whom served...

GOP rep does ‘6-7’ gesture while presiding over House

Unfortunately, “6-7” has reached the House floor. Rep. Blake Moore (R-Utah) thought it was a good idea Tuesday to use the slang term, which has been increasingly used by teenagers to describe, well, anything. Moore, serving as speaker pro tempore, asked for those in the chamber to vote yea or nay on a measure. Then,...

Trump proposes to open up drilling off California and closer to Florida

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump opens new drilling in Eastern Gulf, off California The Trump administration proposed Thursday to open up new oil and gas drilling off the coast of California and in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. © Alex Brandon and Rich Pedroncelli, Associated Press The administration...

Senate panel advances Trump’s pick to chair key crypto regulator

The Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday voted to advance President Trump’s new pick to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a low-profile agency that is poised to take on a key role regulating cryptocurrency. The panel voted 12-11 along partisan lines to send Mike Selig’s nomination to the Senate floor, just one day after...

Jon Stewart rips Trump, tech leaders over Saudi crown prince visit

Comedian Jon Stewart went after President Trump and tech leaders over a visit this week with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. “Jon, what do you think about all of the CEOs attending the White House dinner for MBS [Mohammed bin Salman]?” Brittany Mehmedovic, Stewart’s producer, asked on his “The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart”...

Fight erupts on Senate floor over provision letting senators reap millions from suing DOJ

Democratic senators clashed with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on the Senate floor Thursday when the GOP leader proposed a resolution to clarify that any damages won by Republican senators from lawsuits against the Department of Justice (DOJ) would go to the U.S. Treasury and not to the senators’ bank accounts. Responding to complaints...

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