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McCarthy launched an impeachment inquiry into Biden. Here’s what it means.
The House speaker says the inquiry would center on whether Biden benefited from his son Hunter’s business dealings, among other issues.
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McCarthy’s shaky launch of the Biden impeachment inquiry
McCarthy recently said an impeachment inquiry would feature a vote, but no vote appears forthcoming. By his own professed standards, that delegitimizes the proceedings.
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Assessing the allegations that triggered McCarthy’s impeachment inquiry
Announcing the impeachment inquiry, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy delineated six allegations against President Biden, each of which is significantly flawed.
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Infowars host Owen Shroyer sentenced to 60 days jail in Jan. 6 riot
U.S. prosecutors said ‘War Room’ host ‘helped create January 6′ by using the Alex Jones internet platform to spew election disinformation.
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What Trump’s call for his judge to recuse is really about
Judge Chutkan’s past comments about Trump are somewhat unremarkable next to other judges, and the bar for recusal is high.
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Former Proud Boys leader says prosecutors pushed him to implicate Trump
In an interview with The Post after receiving his 22-year sentence, Tarrio says he never intended for his group to attack the Capitol, which he said was wrong.
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How a Biden impeachment probe compares to Nixon’s, Clinton’s and Trump’s
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) appears to be on the brink of a self-rationalizing impeachment probe.
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Republican hopefuls ramp up war talk over Mexican border
The aggressive proposals anger Mexican officials while analysts doubt they would be effective to stop the flow of drugs.
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Alabama asks Supreme Court to revisit congressional districting map case
The state asked the court to freeze a lower-court ruling that said lawmakers once again drew boundaries that diluted Black voting power.
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George W. Bush recalls dinner served by Wagner’s Prigozhin: ‘I survived’
George W. Bush said former Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin, nicknamed “Putin’s chef,” once served him dinner at a G-8 summit in St. Petersburg.
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House lawmakers return to looming budget and impeachment decisions
Funding the government will mark the greatest hurdle to date for the fragile House Republican majority and Kevin McCarthy’s chances of keeping his speaker’s gavel.
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Cassidy Hutchinson’s book joins many by Trump insiders. Here’s what sells.
John Bolton and James Comey top the list, while three lesser-known aides sold fewer than 10,000 copies.
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Trump demands recusal by Judge Chutkan in D.C. Jan. 6 trial
Attorneys for Donald Trump said U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan’s statements at trials of Jan. 6 riot defendants show she is biased against Trump.
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Newsom’s Senate caretaker plan is ‘insulting’ to Black women, Rep. Lee says
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) spoke out after California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) ruled out appointing her if Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) leaves office before her term ends.
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Biden marks 9/11 attacks by denouncing division, urging unity
President references his relationship with Sen. John McCain, whose memorial in Hanoi he visited earlier
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How Americans feel about Kamala Harris becoming president
They’re less persuaded than they were regarding our last two VPs — and than they were regarding Harris herself in 2020.
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The media-elite narrative about Hunter Biden sits on the right
There is an effort to police a frame around the president’s son. The effort is on the right.
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Senators push for unredacted 9/11 documents on Saudi Arabia
The Senate intelligence subcommittee is asking the Justice Department and FBI to provide “complete, unredacted records” this week about Saudi Arabia’s role in the 9/11 attacks.
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Musk refused to allow Ukraine’s military to use Starlink to attack Russian fleet
New details of the previously reported incident underscore how dependent the U.S. government has become on a company that once had to fight in court to become part of the Washington establishment.
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New Mexico’s dicey gun restriction draws detractors even from the left
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) sought to temporarily ban carrying firearms in part of her state. And Republicans aren’t the only ones crying foul.
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