#Grassley faces criticism over release of FBI document

#Grassley faces criticism over release of FBI document

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is in the political spotlight as Democrats and critics attack him for releasing a lightly-redacted document detailing unfounded allegations of Biden family corruption and bribery and conservatives praise his move in the name of transparency.  The eight-term senator has had a storied career, particularly on investigative matters, where he has long…

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#DeSantis cuts one-third of campaign staff amid effort to reset

#DeSantis cuts one-third of campaign staff amid effort to reset

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign laid off 38 staff members as the campaign seeks to revamp itself amid stagnant poll numbers.  “Following a top-to-bottom review of our organization, we have taken additional, aggressive steps to streamline operations and put Ron DeSantis in the strongest position to win this primary and defeat Joe Biden. Governor…

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#Trump blasts Senate GOP for lack of action on Biden

#Trump blasts Senate GOP for lack of action on Biden

Former President Trump on Monday criticized Senate Republican leaders for not being as critical as House Republicans have been of President Biden. House Republicans have made a concerted effort to paint Biden and the Department of Justice as corrupt, using the DOJ prosecution of Hunter Biden for ammunition. They argue that Hunter Biden received too…

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#US seeks to crack Putin power with high-level Russian spies

#US seeks to crack Putin power with high-level Russian spies

The U.S. and its allies are looking to exploit cracks in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s power base by recruiting high-level Russian officials to spy for the West.  The effort is taking on new urgency following the shocking but short-lived rebellion by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former Putin ally who turned his private military Wagner group against…

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#Trump blasts Senate GOP for lack of action on Biden

#Trump holds wide leads in Iowa, South Carolina: polls

Former President Trump holds wide leads over other 2024 GOP White House candidates in Iowa and South Carolina, according to new polling. The Fox Business polls, released Sunday, found that Trump has the support of 46 percent of Republican primary voters surveyed in Iowa, 30 percentage points more than Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s 16 percent….

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#FBI ‘expressly’ opposed GOP release of unverified Biden tip

#FBI ‘expressly’ opposed GOP release of unverified Biden tip

House Oversight Committee Republicans were admonished by the FBI several times ahead of taking the action the bureau warned against — publicly releasing unverified information gained through a confidential informant. The tip from the source — memorialized in an FD-1023 form — was never corroborated by the FBI, but it was nonetheless put into the public…

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#Senate takes up controversial defense bill after House brawl

#Senate takes up controversial defense bill after House brawl

Senate lawmakers are taking up their version of the annual defense policy bill, less than a week after their colleagues in the House pushed through a highly controversial and partisan version of the must-pass legislation. The Senate must reconcile its fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with the House’s by the end of September…

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