#Trump ‘successfully chilled’ FBI from being willing to investigate anything related to him: Peter Strzok

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Trump ‘successfully chilled’ FBI from being willing to investigate anything related to him: Peter Strzok FBI agent Peter Strzok on Wednesday said former President Trump and others “successfully chilled the FBI’s willingness to investigate anything” Trump-related, complicating later inquiries into the former president’s handling of classified document. Strzok took to Twitter to comment on new reporting from…

#House Republicans advance TikTok ban along party lines

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House Republicans advance TikTok ban along party lines House Republicans advanced a bill Wednesday that would give President Biden the ability to ban TikTok after a contentious Tuesday meeting, where Democrats slammed the GOP over accusations of trying to rush through text that opponents said is flawed. The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 24-16 in…

#DeSantis revs up shadow campaign

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DeSantis revs up shadow campaign Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is kicking his 2024 campaign-in-waiting into higher gear as a handful of his would-be Republican rivals gather this week for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Over the weekend, the likely 2024 hopeful held a retreat for Republican donors and elected officials in West Palm…

#Biden to nominate Julie Su for Labor secretary post

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Biden to nominate Julie Su for Labor secretary post President Biden on Tuesday nominated Deputy Labor Secretary Julie Su to be his next secretary of Labor, potentially making her the first Asian American member of his Cabinet. Su would replace Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, who left the administration to lead the National Hockey League Players’…

#Tucker Carlson Jan. 6 tapes subject to security review, Republicans say

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Tucker Carlson Jan. 6 tapes subject to security review, Republicans say Footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol will be subject to a security review before clips are handed to Fox News host Tucker Carlson to broadcast, according to Rep. Barry Lourdermilk (R-Ga.), chair of the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight….

#Five takeaways from the big COVID-19 ‘lab leak’ story

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Five takeaways from the big COVID-19 ‘lab leak’ story The tangled story of the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a new twist. On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal revealed that the Department of Energy had shifted its position, now holding that the most likely source of the virus was a laboratory mishap, presumably…

#COVID origin report reignites firestorm over ‘lab leak’ theory

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COVID origin report reignites firestorm over ‘lab leak’ theory A new federal assessment saying a lab leak was the likely origin of COVID-19 is feeding new oxygen into Republican calls for further investigations, even as scientists and the intelligence community say the issue is still far from resolved. In the wake of a Wall Street…

#White House: No government consensus on COVID lab leak theory

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White House: No government consensus on COVID lab leak theory The White House on Monday downplayed and would not confirm a report that the Department of Energy determined a lab leak was the most likely cause of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying there is no government consensus yet about what caused the outbreak. “The intelligence community…

#Paul calls for declassifying documents showing that COVID came from Chinese lab

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Paul calls for declassifying documents showing that COVID came from Chinese lab Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, says the Biden administration should declassify classified documents showing that scientists at the Department of Energy believe COVID-19 leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China. “Classified documents leaked (they…

#Slotkin announces Senate campaign in Michigan

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Slotkin announces Senate campaign in Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) on Monday announced she’s running to represent Michigan in the U.S. Senate. “Today, I’m announcing my run to be Michigan’s next U.S. Senator. We need a new generation of leaders that thinks differently, works harder, and never forgets that we are *public servants,*” Slotkin wrote…