#Trump directs rage at DC judge handling his Jan. 6 case

#Trump directs rage at DC judge handling his Jan. 6 case

From the attorneys prosecuting his cases to his allies-turned-foes, few who have gone up against former President Trump have been spared his wrath. Now, in the days after his indictment over efforts to subvert the 2020 election results, Trump is directing his anger at a new target: U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing that…

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#Trump ratchets up attacks on Pence after Jan. 6 indictment

#Trump ratchets up attacks on Pence after Jan. 6 indictment

Former President Trump’s indictment over his actions after the 2020 election and around Jan. 6 has poured gasoline on a long-simmering dispute between the former president and his old running mate, former Vice President Mike Pence.  Trump had been restrained over the past year even as Pence grew increasingly vocal about differing accounts of the…

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#Senate Democrats press Roberts on Alito recusals

#Senate Democrats press Roberts on Alito recusals

Ten Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, led by chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), implored Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts in a letter Thursday to ensure Justice Samuel Alito will recuse himself from future cases pertaining to legislation regulating the high court. The senators’ request hinged on an interview Alito gave to the Wall Street…

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#Devon Archer to Tucker Carlson: Hunter Biden speakerphone calls with father were ‘abuse of soft power’

#Devon Archer to Tucker Carlson: Hunter Biden speakerphone calls with father were ‘abuse of soft power’

Devon Archer said in an interview with Tucker Carlson that his former business associate Hunter Biden’s moves to put his father, then the vice president, on speakerphone in front of foreign business associates was an “abuse of soft power.” The first installment of Archer’s interview with the former Fox News host was released Wednesday, two…

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#DOJ raises conflict of interest issues with Walt Nauta’s attorney in Mar-a-Lago case

#DOJ raises conflict of interest issues with Walt Nauta’s attorney in Mar-a-Lago case

The Justice Department (DOJ) is teeing up the possible disqualification of the attorney representing Walt Nauta, one of former President Trump’s alleged co-conspirators in the Mar-a-Lago case, warning the lawyer may have conflicts of interest after representing numerous witnesses in the probe. Stanley Woodward has represented “at least seven other individuals who have been questioned…

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#Pentagon pulling 1,100 troops from border with Mexico

#Pentagon pulling 1,100 troops from border with Mexico

The Pentagon is calling back 1,100 active-duty troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border earlier this year, with forces beginning to return to their home bases this week, a defense official confirmed Wednesday.  The Biden administration in May approved the temporary deployment of up to 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern border for 90 days, a decision made…

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#Scary moment for McConnell raises questions for GOP

#Scary moment for McConnell raises questions for GOP

Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is helped by Senators and staff after McConnell unexpectedly pauses while speaking to reporters after the weekly policy luncheon on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. (Greg Nash) Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) froze in front of television cameras for about 20 seconds Wednesday as he battled a bout of lightheadedness…

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