Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) accused Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) of misconduct on Thursday, which Gallego denied, CBS News reports. Luna did not give much detail about the allegations, but she said some of them are “sexual in nature” and some of them involve alleged campaign finance violations.
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President Trump on Thursday said that “the war in Iran is going along swimmingly,” CNBC reports. Said Trump: “It should be ending pretty soon.” He added: “It was perfect. It’s perfect. It was the power we have. We had the most powerful military anywhere in the world.”
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“Cameron Hamilton, who was ousted in May for publicly testifying against then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s desire to dismantle the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is being considered to again lead the agency as its top official,” the Washington Post reports. “Hamilton’s potential return reflects the direction that Noem’s successor, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), wants to […]
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Analilia Mejia (D) has won a special election for New Jersey’s 11th congressional district, the New Jersey Globe projects, keeping Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s (D) old seat under Democratic control and handing a huge win to the insurgent progressive movement that powered Mejia’s campaign.
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“President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran has agreed to hand over ‘nuclear dust’ that was buried by last year’s U.S. airstrikes on key Iranian nuclear facilities, a claim that, if accurate, would be a significant step in U.S. efforts to reduce Tehran’s ability to produce a nuclear weapon,” the Washington Post reports.
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CNN: “With Vice President JD Vance, a one-time Iran war skeptic, now tasked with brokering a deal to end it, President Donald Trump has been monitoring his progress closely and inquiring with various friends and advisers how they’d rank his performance…” “The president has wondered aloud how they think Vance compares to Secretary of State […]
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Washington Post: “House Republicans on Thursday threw their support behind Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and lamented the recent ouster of the service’s top general, making a rare public break with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after his repeated clashes with senior Army leaders.” “House Democrats offered some similar sentiments, but the plaudits from conservative lawmakers at […]
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“He’s a sleazebag. Always has been. He’s a long-timer, and he’s a bad guy. I don’t know anything about the charges, but he’s a bad guy.” — President Trump, quoted by the Daily Mail, about former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA).
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New York Times: “In November, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California rolled out an intriguing offer to his formidable email list of supporters: Donate anything to his political group, and he would send them a copy of his forthcoming book: Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery.” “It turned out about 67,000 supporters did […]
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Wall Street Journal: “President Trump said Thursday he will nominate Dr. Erica Schwartz to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.” “The CDC has been without a permanent director since Susan Monarez was ousted last year after clashing with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policy.”
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The Economist: “Vice-President J.D. Vance loves big ideas, or at least the idea of big ideas. Unlike President Donald Trump, he reads books and even writes his own, and he talks, authentically, like a diploma-carrying member of the elite they both ostentatiously disdain. He aligns himself with the ‘post-liberal right’, a term so highfalutin one […]
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NOTUS: “The Department of Justice is investigating allegations of sexual assault against former Rep. Eric Swalwell…” “Swalwell has been accused by at least five women of sexual assault and harassment and is already under investigation in both Los Angeles and New York those respective district attorneys.”
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