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Washington — After receiving a rare formal rebuke from the House because of an anime video depicting violence against Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and President Biden, Congressman Paul Gosar re-shared to his social media account the offending cartoon that sparked his punishment. The Arizona Republican retweeted a post from a conservative …

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Manchin notes inflation is “getting worse,” as House is poised to vote on social spending package

Senator Joe Manchin has reservations about the $1.75 trillion social spending plan that the House is expected to vote on next week and that still needs Senate approval. Now, another obstacle has landed in the measure’s path to passage: government data released Thursday said that inflation is growing at an …

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2020 saw highest number of reported hate crimes in two decades, updated FBI data shows

The number of hate crimes reported in 2020 was the highest recorded in two decades, according to updated FBI data released Monday. The FBI revealed its amended hate crime statistics for fiscal year 2020 following a technical submission error that had excluded some data from Ohio in the agency’s original release …

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Senate report reveals new details about Trump’s efforts to push Justice Department to overturn election

Washington — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday released a new report shedding further light on former President Donald Trump’s relentless efforts to enlist the Justice Department to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election over baseless claims of election fraud. Drawing from documents and interviews with three Justice …

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France recalls ambassadors from U.S. and Australia over canceled submarine deal

Paris — French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Friday evening that France is immediately recalling its ambassadors to the U.S. and Australia in a backlash over a canceled submarine deal. Le Drian said in a statement that the decision, on request from President Emmanuel Macron, “is justified by the exceptional …

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Missouri governor pardons couple who waved guns at Black Lives Matter protesters

Republican Missouri Governor Mike Parson on Tuesday pardoned Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple who were seen in a viral photograph waving guns at Black Lives Matter protesters in June 2020. The couple pleaded guilty to misdemeanor gun charges in June, although Mark McCloskey announced in May that …

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Arnold Schwarzenegger mocks Trump’s energy policy as outdated in new video

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger turned to his movie star past to attack President Trump’s coal-focused energy policy. In a new Facebook video, he compares coal to objects and companies that have become obsolete. “Coal is the Blockbuster Video of fuel sources,” he declares in a web video message uploaded …

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Omarosa: I wouldn’t vote for Trump again “in a million years, never”

Omarosa Manigault Newman, the former reality show star who went to work in the White House and then went back to reality television after being fired, said on CBS’ “Celebrity Big Brother” on Thursday that she wouldn’t vote for President Trump again “in a million years, never.” Newman said she found …

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