#Cassidy Hutchinson transcript details efforts to downplay her Jan. 6 testimony

#Cassidy Hutchinson transcript details efforts to downplay her Jan. 6 testimony

Cassidy Hutchinson transcript details efforts to downplay her Jan. 6 testimony Newly released transcripts from the House Jan. 6 committee’s interviews with star witness Cassidy Hutchinson detail the efforts by what she referred to as “Trump World” to diminish the impact of her testimony and withhold information from investigators.   The transcript details Hutchinson’s fraught…

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#Republican ‘shadow committee’ issues counter-report on Jan. 6

#Republican ‘shadow committee’ issues counter-report on Jan. 6

Republican ‘shadow committee’ issues counter-report on Jan. 6 A “shadow committee” of the five House Republicans who were originally nominated to sit on the House Jan. 6 select committee released a counter-report about security failures on Wednesday, ahead of the official select committee’s final report. The report focuses on changes to Capitol Police intelligence protocols in the…

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#Biden signs short-term bill to keep government open

#Biden signs short-term bill to keep government open

Biden signs short-term bill to keep government open President Biden on Friday signed a short-term funding bill to keep the government open through next week as congressional negotiators haggle over the details of a longer-term spending deal. Biden signed the bill upon returning to the White House from Delaware, where he’d given remarks about legislation…

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#Senate sends 8 billion defense bill to Biden’s desk

#Senate sends $858 billion defense bill to Biden’s desk

Senate sends $858 billion defense bill to Biden’s desk The Senate on Thursday passed the annual defense authorization bill, sending the $858 billion measure to President Biden’s desk for signature just before the year-end deadline. The measure, formally known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), passed with an overwhelming bipartisan majority, 83-11.  It provides…

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#Lawmakers reach deal on framework for omnibus spending package  

#Lawmakers reach deal on framework for omnibus spending package  

Lawmakers reach deal on framework for omnibus spending package   Lawmakers have struck a much-anticipated deal on a framework for an omnibus package to fund the government for fiscal 2023. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Tuesday night said negotiators had “reached a bipartisan, bicameral framework that should allow us to finish an…

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#McDaniel seeks to fend off RNC leadership challenge

#McDaniel seeks to fend off RNC leadership challenge

McDaniel seeks to fend off RNC leadership challenge Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is facing her clearest leadership challenge to date in the wake of her party’s disappointing midterm election results. Much of the finger-pointing has been directed at McDaniel, who as RNC chairwoman has overseen election cycles where the party lost the…

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