#Manchin ‘considering’ leaving Democratic party

#Manchin ‘considering’ leaving Democratic party

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) suggested Wednesday that he is “considering” leaving the Democratic party in comments made just one week after he announced that he would not seek reelection to the Senate.  During an interview on CNN, anchor Kaitlan Collins pressed the West Virginia senator on whether he was thinking about leaving the party after…

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#Lawmakers evacuated from DNC after protesters clash with police  

#Lawmakers evacuated from DNC after protesters clash with police  

Lawmakers were evacuated from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters Wednesday night after protesters clashed with police outside the building.  A handful of Democrats revealed on social media that they were among the lawmakers evacuated from the building on Wednesday night after protests erupted outside. Capitol Police said that its officers were responding to about 150 people…

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#Trump files motion for mistrial in NY fraud case

#Trump files motion for mistrial in NY fraud case

Former President Trump’s legal team on Wednesday requested a mistrial in his New York fraud case, claiming that the trial judge and his principal law clerk’s purported bias against Trump has “tainted” the case. “This appearance of bias threatens both Defendants’ rights and the integrity of thejudiciary as an institution,” Trump’s counsel wrote in the…

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#The true price of Hamas’s hostage endgame

#The true price of Hamas’s hostage endgame

In the world of kidnapping, there are generally two types of motivation: ransom and politics.  Kidnap-for-ransom is more common and more conducive to a positive resolution because it is about money — a paid ransom brings the abductee home. Kidnapping for political reasons is more difficult and often leads to a more protracted situation. The…

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