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- The Daily Beast
‘Miserable’ Marjorie Taylor Greene Whines That Her Congressional Salary Is Too Low
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China spy balloon shows country is preparing citizens for war that could come at ‘any time’: expert
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- The Daily Beast
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- INSIDER
Over half of the House GOP and nearly all Senate Republicans signed briefs urging the Supreme Court to block Biden's student-loan forgiveness
On Friday, 128 of the 222 House Republicans, and 43 GOP senators, signed amicus briefs urging the Supreme Court to block student-debt cancellation.
- The Hill
Trump splits with McCarthy on Babbitt’s death: ‘I totally disagree’
Former President Trump said Thursday that he “totally” disagrees with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on the death of Ashli Babbitt, a Jan. 6 rioter who was shot and killed by Capitol Police. After Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed on Tuesday that Babbitt had been murdered during the pro-Trump insurrection, McCarthy broke with the Georgia congresswoman,…
- Ukrayinska Pravda
"All Ukraine will burn": Medvedev threatens nuclear strikes for attacking Crimea
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- HuffPost
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- The Daily Beast
Trump Whines After McCarthy Praises Capitol Officer
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- Business Insider
Shooting down a suspected Chinese spy balloon could be a lot harder than it sounds, former Navy pilot says
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- The Daily Beast
Democratic Socialism Isn’t Soviet Communism, You Idiots
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- Palm Beach Daily News
Jan. 6 panel witness Cassidy Hutchinson said Trump assaulted Secret Service agent
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- Politico
Jordan fires off first subpoenas against Biden admin
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- HuffPost
Eric Trump Blames Dad's Beloved Brexit For Millions In Losses At Scottish Golf Courses
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- The Daily Beast
Trump Is Still a Putin Stooge and a Traitor to His Country
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Chinese balloon live updates: Balloon shot down, search for debris underway
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- Fox News
President Biden: 'More than half the women in my administration are women'
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- The New Voice of Ukraine
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- Business Insider
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- Ukrayinska Pravda
Zelenskyy signs documents about people found to have Russian citizenship
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