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GOP Senators Spar With Sen. Durbin Over FBI Document About Alleged Biden Bribery Scheme

Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and John Kennedy (R-La.) sparred with Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) over an unclassified FD-1023 form about the Biden family’s alleged $5 million bribe at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on Thursday. …


Sen. Cruz Accuses Key Biden Counterterrorism Nominee of Aiding Terrorists, Blocks Her Nomination

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) blocked the nomination of Elizabeth Richard, former United States ambassador to Lebanon, to be Department of State Coordinator for Anti-Terrorism put forward by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) on the Senate floor on Wednesday, accusing Richard of appeasing and aiding terrorists. …


Sen. Cruz Confronts Top FBI Official About Bribery Allegations Against Biden

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) grilled FBI deputy director Paul Abbate at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “Oversight of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Related Surveillance Authorities” on Tuesday. He accused the FBI of “stonewalling” on issues regarding President Joe Biden. …


Pence, McCarthy React to Trump Indictment

Former Vice President Mike Pence called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to justify the unprecedented federal indictment of former President Donald Trump while speaking at a convention in Greensboro, North Carolina on Saturday. On the same day, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) accused the Biden administration of weaponizing the federal government. …


Trump Makes First Public Speech After Indictment

Former President Donald Trump spoke at the Georgia Republican Convention on Saturday and called the federal indictment against him regarding the classified documents “ridiculous” and “baseless.” It was his first public appearance since the 37 charges were unsealed. …


‘Almost Everything You Stated There Was Factually Incorrect’: Witness to Rep. Raskin at House Election Integrity Hearing

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) was called out by a witness for misrepresenting facts in a past legal case to make a point during a House Committee hearing on election integrity in Washington. …


Trump Reacts to DOJ Indictment in Video, Vows to ‘Fight This Out’

Former President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social on Thursday that he had been indicted by special counsel Jack Smith in connection with the investigation into his handling of alleged classified documents. Later that night, he posted a video on Truth Social, calling it “a hoax” and saying “I will fight this out.” …


Controversy Unleashed: Sen. Hawley Challenges Biden’s Judicial Nominee Regarding D.C. Church Closures Amid COVID

Sen. Josh Hawley (R- Miss.) questioned Loren L. AliKhan, President Joe Biden’s nominee to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on May 7. Hawley criticized AliKhan’s work as the solicitor general for Washington during the pandemic. …


Controversy Unleashed: Sen. Hawley Challenges Biden’s Judicial Nominee Regarding DC Church Closures Amid COVID

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Miss.) questioned Loren L. AliKhan, President Joe Biden’s nominee to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on May 7. Hawley criticized AliKhan’s work as the solicitor general for Washington during the pandemic. …


Christian Man Arrested While Preaching at Pennsylvania Pride Event

Police in Reading, Pennsylvania, arrested street preacher Damon Atkins for speaking briefly at a pride event at Reading City Hall. The arrest was caught on video June 3 by Matthew Wear of Reading, another street preacher. …