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Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., received pushback from Democrats after asking at a House hearing why Hunter Biden had not been charged with allegedly lying on an ATF gun form.
- HuffPost
'Daily Show' Guest Host Al Franken Gives Susan Collins A Blunt Reminder Of Her Failure
The former senator from Minnesota roasted his onetime colleague from Maine.
- AFP
Posts revive US Capitol riot, Pelosi conspiracy theory
Social media posts claim documents released under a law requiring public access to information show former House speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke by phone with Ray Epps, a man frequently mentioned in conspiracies surrounding the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. This is false; there is no evidence such records exist and only the executive branch is legally required to comply with freedom of information requests.
- The Hill
Newsom gets big win: California Senate approves first-of-its-kind ‘price gouging’ bill
California lawmakers voted on Thursday to advance a bill that would penalize oil companies for “price gouging” — a first-of-its-kind legislation pushed forward in recent months by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). The SBX1-2 bill, sponsored by state Sen. Nancy Skinner (D), received the approval of the California State Senate in an Extraordinary Session convened to fast-track…
- INSIDER
Supreme Court justices privately said the abortion leak locked in their votes on overturning Roe v. Wade: report
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- Fox News
Colorado fishermen ordered to pay over $1K each after catching 463 pounds of Michigan fish
Officers from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources recovered 463 pounds of illegally poached salmon that were caught by a group of Colorado fishermen who have been fined.
- Associated Press
South Carolina's top accountant to resign after $3.5B error
South Carolina's embattled top accountant will step down next month after a $3.5 billion error in the year-end financial report he oversaw, according to a resignation letter written Thursday that was obtained by The Associated Press. Republican Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom's decision to leave the post he has held for 20 years came after intense scrutiny of his performance following the blunder and amid rising calls for him to either quit or be removed. The Senate panel investigating the financial misstatement issued a damning report last week accusing Eckstrom of "willful neglect of duty.”
- Business Insider
The TikTok CEO's day in Congress was a 'disaster' that means the app will still likely get banned or sold, Wall Street says
US lawmakers grilled TikTok's CEO about the company's ties to China and its content moderation policies, but it did little to change their views.
- The Oklahoman
Guest: Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is misusing eminent domain. Legislators need to act.
In 1999, guest columnist got a crash course in 'eminent domain' as practiced by Oklahoma's Turnpike Authority and Department of Transportation.
- Belleville News-Democrat
Bill sponsored by metro-east rep allowing all-gender bathrooms passes Illinois House
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- The Hill
Texas ‘preemption’ bills escalate war between liberal cities, conservative legislature
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- The Courier Journal
Group urges James Comer investigation over remarks about 2015 email leak
The Congressional Integrity Project has asked a Kentucky prosecutor to investigate Jamie Comer's admission that he leaked emails to discredit a rival
- CoinMarketCap
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- The New Voice of Ukraine
ICC reacts to Russia’s retaliation over Putin’s arrest warrant
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- WFXT
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- Fox News
Karine Jean-Pierre refuses to answer question about Biden family's reported Chinese payments: 'Lies, and lies'
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to respond to questioning about payments House Republicans say the Biden received from a Chinese company.
- Associated Press
3 people die in Arizona after being caught in floodwaters
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- Associated Press
Senate Ethics admonishes Graham for campaign solicitations
The Senate Ethics Committee is admonishing South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham for soliciting campaign contributions inside a federal building after a Nov. 2022 Fox News interview in which he asked viewers to donate to a GOP candidate. Graham violated Senate rules and standards of conduct because he was in a Senate office building when he did the interview, the leaders of the ethics panel said in a rare public letter released on Thursday. “The public must feel confident that Members use public resources only for official actions in the best interests of the United States, not for partisan political activity,” wrote Senate Ethics Committee Chairman Chris Coons, D-Del., and Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford, the panel's Republican vice chairman.
- CBS News
Mother of Ashli Babbitt meets with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
She met Thursday with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, in his Capitol office suite — steps away from where her daughter was shot.