#Trump’s role in GOP Senate primaries underscores his strength

#Trump’s role in GOP Senate primaries underscores his strength

Former President Trump’s outsized influence is already being felt in GOP Senate primaries, underscoring his grip on the party even as he faces numerous primary challengers in the 2024 White House race. Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, who’s running to replace Sen. Sherrod Brown (D), endorsed Trump’s presidential bid earlier this week. West Virginia…

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#Democrat mocks Greene after call for decorum: ‘She showed us a d‑‑‑ pic last week’

#Democrat mocks Greene after call for decorum: ‘She showed us a d‑‑‑ pic last week’

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) mocked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) call for decorum at a House subcommittee hearing Thursday, pointing to the congresswoman’s presentation of sexually explicit posters on a separate panel last week. “Marjorie needs to remember she showed us a d‑‑‑ pic last week,” Garcia tweeted Thursday after Greene interrupted his remarks at…

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#Does Ukraine have a second summer push up its sleeve?

#Does Ukraine have a second summer push up its sleeve?

Ukraine is trying to breathe fresh life into a largely stalled campaign to push back Russia’s forces, launching a major push in the southern Zaporizhzhia region this week.  After six weeks of slow gains, Kyiv and Washington insist a second phase of the counteroffensive could unleash intensified attacks on Moscow’s forces and hasten Ukrainian gains…

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#Feinstein told ‘just say aye’ at vote

#Feinstein told ‘just say aye’ at vote

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) had what appeared to be a moment of confusion on Thursday as she began delivering a speech instead of voting during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing.  During a roll call vote on the defense appropriations bill on Thursday morning, Feinstein started to give a speech in support of the measure. Shortly…

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#Gaetz introduces legislation to end ‘unqualified’ birthright citizenship  

#Gaetz introduces legislation to end ‘unqualified’ birthright citizenship  

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) introduced a bill Tuesday that would end “unqualified” birthright citizenship for children whose parents are not themselves U.S. citizens. The legislation, titled the “End Birthright Citizenship Fraud Act of 2023,” would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act “to reflect the original intent of the 14th Amendment’s ‘subject to the jurisdiction thereof,’…

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#UFOs: Frustrated lawmakers demand answers

#UFOs: Frustrated lawmakers demand answers

Senior lawmakers are increasingly demanding that military and other government officials provide them with information about intelligence on unidentified flying objects (UFOs) or unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs). The demands reflect frustrations on the part of some lawmakers that they are being kept in the dark about what’s known about UFOs and UAPs. The lawmakers do…

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#Trump classified documents trial date set for May 2024

#Trump classified documents trial date set for May 2024

Judge Aileen Cannon has set a trial date of May 2024 for former President Trump in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. Although Cannon rejected Trump’s legal team’s request to indefinitely delay the matter, she largely agreed with his arguments that the complexities of the case required setting a trial well after prosecutors requested trial date…

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