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Garland rips ‘unfounded’ effort to hold him in contempt after Biden asserts executive privilege over Hur audio

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday slammed “unprecedented, frankly unfounded attacks on the Justice Department,” defending President Biden’s decision to assert executive privilege to block subpoenas for audio of Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur regarding classified documents found in his possession.  On his way to an FBI memorial for fallen agents, Garland briefly Read More

Top Democrats praise Republican aiming to flip key Senate seat in deep blue state

Words of praise for former Maryland governor and Republican Senate nominee Larry Hogan from his Democratic rival in a crucial general election showdown that may decide if the GOP wins back the chamber’s majority. “We have had a really wonderful working relationship with the governor and his administration,” Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, who as Prince George’s Read More

NY v Trump: House GOP firebrands flank Trump outside Manhattan courtroom

House firebrands came out in force on Thursday in support of former President Trump as he faces his 18th day in Manhattan court.  Reps. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Eli Crane (R-AZ), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Michael Waltz (R-FL), Andy Ogles (R-TN), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Bob Good (R-VA), Mike Waltz (R-FL), Read More

18 Dems vote in favor of GOP-led bill cracking down on DC crime

A House Republican-led bill aimed at overhauling Washington, D.C.’s criminal policies passed with the support of 18 Democrats on Wednesday evening. It is a sign that crime in the nation’s capital has been an increasingly urgent issue for lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Rep. Byron Donalds’ D.C. Criminal Reform to Immediately Make Everyone Read More