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John Cornyn taunts critic Ken Paxton’s legal troubles: ‘Hard to run from prison’

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton‘s Texas rivalry continued on Wednesday, with Cornyn taunting the embattled attorney over his legal troubles. The feud between the two began in earnest earlier this month when Paxton called Cornyn out over his support for an extensive foreign aid bill, prompting a rebuke. Cornyn hit […]

Democrats furious over Supreme Court’s Trump announcement: ‘Fundamentally corrupt’

Several Democrats expressed outrage over the Supreme Court’s decision to hear out former President Donald Trump’s claims of immunity. Democratic politicians and commentators denounced the Supreme Court’s decision to take up the presidential immunity dispute, with their responses suggesting they believe it is likely the high court sides with Trump. “The Supreme Court is placing […]

Trump may have ‘inside straight’ to beat all cases, Megyn Kelly says after Supreme Court and Fani Willis developments

Megyn Kelly marveled at the latest “incredible” developments in the several legal cases former President Donald Trump is facing. The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to consider an emergency petition by Trump in which he claims he is immune from charges over actions taken while in office. The high court’s move thus delays criminal proceedings in his […]

Andrea Bocelli writes song for latest Angel Studios film depicting ‘light and hope’

Legendary musician Andrea Bocelli teamed up with Angel Studios to create an original song for the upcoming film Cabrini. The iconic tenor and his daughter Virginia Bocelli together released the duet “Dare To Be” that will play during the end credits of the film. Cabrini, which features Virginia Bocelli’s acting debut, depicts the life of […]

McConnell ‘surprised’ Senate Republicans with retirement announcement timing

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) decision to step down may have been months in the making, but the news took a number of his Republican members by surprise.  McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader of all time, announced on Wednesday that this Congress would be his last as head of the GOP conference. The outgoing […]

Lauren Boebert’s son arrested on multiple felony charges, police say

Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-CO) son was arrested on multiple felony counts in connection with a string of thefts, police said. Tyler Jay Boebert, 18, the oldest of Lauren Boebert’s four children, was arrested by the Rifle Police Department on Tuesday, it announced in a Facebook post. He is facing four felony counts of criminal possession […]

Trump removed from Illinois ballot after judge cites ‘insurrectionist ban’

An Illinois judge has removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s ballot. Citing the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban” and relying on the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision as precedent, Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie Porter ruled that Trump was ineligible for office and could not appear on the state’s ballot. However, the decision is paused, […]

RFK stadium bill passes House in first step to wooing Washington Commanders back to DC

The House passed a bill on Wednesday that will transfer ownership of the Robert F. Kennedy Stadium land to the District of Columbia to revitalize the area, paving the way for district leaders to draw the Washington Commanders NFL team back to the district. The D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act, co-sponsored […]

Comer announces ‘next phase’ of impeachment inquiry to address Hunter Biden’s ‘contradictory statements’

House Republicans revealed on Wednesday that they plan to hold a public hearing on their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, an announcement that came just as a closed-door deposition with their most high-profile witness, Hunter Biden, concluded. The first son made “some contradictory statements that I think need further review,” House Oversight Committee Chairman […]

Tom Suozzi sworn in to New York House seat and challenges Congress to ‘wake up’

The House gained its newest Democratic member on Wednesday, bringing the party’s caucus back to 213 members and narrowing Republicans’ slim majority to just two votes amid a tense government spending showdown.  Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) was sworn into the lower chamber after winning a special election to fill the seat once held by former […]
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