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New Mexico GOP threatens Democratic governor with impeachment: ‘You’re acting like a dictator’

Republican state lawmakers launched a resolution Wednesday to impeach Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) for violating the Second Amendment after she banned carrying firearms in some public places.  New Mexico state House Reps. Stefani Lord and John Block initiated the resolution, alleging the governor’s emergency public health order banning concealed-carry in Albuquerque playgrounds and parks […]

Green Day performs ‘American Idiot’ in NYC subway with anti-Trump lyrics

Green Day surprised subway riders in New York City as they filmed a performance for an upcoming episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Commuters captured the moment on a platform while waiting for a train. Fallon, along with the band members, entered the subway station in disguise and with security guards with them. […]

California wild card: Republican pulls ahead of big-name Democrat in high-stakes Senate race

Former baseball star Steve Garvey is gaining traction in California’s Senate race, surpassing a prominent House Democrat in recent polling.  A new Emerson College Polling-Inside California Politics poll released Thursday found that 18% of voters support Garvey, while 13% support Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA). Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) is the clear front-runner for the California […]

Shipping companies traversing Red Sea use creative solutions to avoid Houthi attacks

To avoid Houthi attacks while traversing the Red Sea, some shipping companies have resorted to putting messages indicating their neutrality or willingness to fight as their destination. The Houthis began their attack against maritime shipping in the Red Sea on Nov. 19 after declaring war on Israel, the first major expansion of the Israel-Hamas war. […]

Judge spares Jack Smith from contempt despite filing in paused Trump case

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan declined on Thursday to hold special counsel Jack Smith in contempt of court on Thursday, though she affirmed that he and former President Donald Trump “shall not” file motions to her while the 2020 election subversion case is on hold. Chutkan had temporarily halted proceedings in the case while Trump […]

Haley on tenterhooks with billionaire donor Ken Langone: ‘You don’t throw money down a rat hole’

Ken Langone, a co-founder of Home Depot, said further donations to former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley hinge on the results of the primary election in New Hampshire next week. The billionaire told the Financial Times on Thursday that he’s waiting for the results of the first-in-the-nation primary before giving a “major […]

Judge sets hearing on Fani Willis scandal

A judge overseeing the case against former President Donald Trump in Georgia scheduled a hearing for mid-February to examine recent allegations that Fani Willis, the lead prosecutor in the case, has a conflict of interest in it. Judge Scott McAfee set the hearing in Atlanta for Feb. 15, and he ordered Willis to submit to […]

Mayorkas impeachment hearings conclude as House eyes next steps

The House Homeland Security Committee held its second and final impeachment hearing into Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Thursday, with lawmakers looking to move forward with an impeachment resolution as early as this month.  The four-hour hearing comes just one week after the committee held its first impeachment proceeding against Mayorkas, detailing the findings […]

McConnell joins 45 GOP senators backing Trump in Colorado ballot fight

The fate of former President Donald Trump‘s primary ballot access in Colorado got a boost Thursday from 46 Republican senators, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), calling on the Supreme Court to keep him on the ballot. More than two dozen amicus briefs have been filed to the public docket for the Supreme Court […]

Senate passes funding bill to stave off government shutdown

The Senate voted to extend government funding into March on Thursday as lawmakers prepared to leave town in anticipation of another D.C. snowstorm. The continuing resolution, which passed 77-18, is the third short-term extension the Senate has approved since September. Before the final vote, the Senate rejected a handful of amendments that Senate Majority Leader […]
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