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Chipped off: Lawmakers take $186M in donations from business interests reliant on Chinese chips

While the telecom and defense industries fight to keep buying Chinese-manufactured chips, a host of companies like Boeing, General Dynamics, Cox Communications, and AT&T have doled out more than $123 million in lobbying and contributions to Congress this year.

‘There’s a cost’: Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson asperses value of Trump endorsement

Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) doubled down on his previous criticisms of former President Donald Trump, blaming him for recent Republican electoral disappointments.

Polygamous cult leader had multiple wives who were minors, FBI says

A cult leader and self-proclaimed prophet had 20 wives, most of whom were minors, the FBI revealed.

Florida GOP state representative indicted in fraud involving COVID-19 relief funds

A prominent Florida state representative who authored the controversial Parental Rights in Education Act, also known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill, was indicted by a grand jury on fraud-related charges, mostly relating to the fraudulent use of COVID-19 relief funds.

US seeks to boost jobs, security, and green energy with Central American investment

The Biden administration’s top diplomat overseeing energy policy said broadening critical mineral supply chains away from China is a concern for the United States amid the green energy transition it hopes to spearhead.

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo arrested after coup attempt; vice president sworn in

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo was arrested by security forces shortly after he attempted a coup and dissolved the country's Congress just hours before the country's right-wing Congress was set to vote on its third impeachment of the president.

Inside Heinrich XIII’s plot to restore Germany’s imperial throne

An aging scion of a medieval German principality aspired to reestablish the throne of Kaiser Wilhelm II — only to have the ambition thwarted in a massive raid by Germany's security services.

The winners and losers of Congress’s NDAA fight

After weeks of wrangling, lawmakers finally released a draft of the yearly defense spending bill on Tuesday night as they race to wrap up legislative business by the time Congress breaks for the holidays.

Democrats block potential release of documents on FBI’s secret forms used to strip gun rights

House Democrats vetoed a resolution demanding Attorney General Merrick Garland turn over records related to the FBI's usage of previously secret forms that waived away the gun rights of Americans.

SEE IT: Texas Gov. Abbott joins list of GOP governors banning TikTok on state devices

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) followed the lead Wednesday of Republican governors across the country who are banning the social media app TikTok.
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