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Jacqueline Sweet / Patch:
Disabled Veteran: George Santos Took $3K From Dying Dog's GoFundMe — QUEENS, NY — In May 2016, Richard Osthoff was living in a tent in an abandoned chicken coop on the side of Route 9 in Howell, New Jersey, with his beloved service dog Sapphire. A veteran's charity gave the pit mix to Osthoff …
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Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
Won't you be my neighbor, George Santos?
Won't you be my neighbor, George Santos?
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George Santos denies swindling a disabled veteran while their dog died of a tumor
George Santos denies swindling a disabled veteran while their dog died of a tumor
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Chris Boyette / CNN:
DeSantis proposes policy permanently banning Covid-19 vaccine and mask requirements and other pandemic mitigation measures in Florida — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced a policy proposal banning many pandemic mitigation efforts involving mask mandates and vaccine requirements in the state.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Top Michigan Republicans move to draft DeSantis for 2024 — A group of prominent Michigan Republicans are encouraging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to jump into the 2024 presidential race — a significant and thinly veiled shot at the only announced Republican candidate: former President Donald Trump.
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
DeSantis inauguration sponsored by companies he loves to bash — Lobbyists for the governor's favorite corporate punching bags, such as Disney and BlackRock, were also co-chairs for his inauguration — Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) has built his national profile, and possibly a future presidential run …
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: How Biden's document controversy could help Ron DeSantis
The Memo: How Biden's document controversy could help Ron DeSantis
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Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Matt Schlapp Is Accused in Lawsuit of Groping Aide to Herschel Walker's Campaign — The aide, who was working for Herschel Walker's campaign for Senate in Georgia, made the allegations in a lawsuit filed anonymously. A lawyer for Mr. Schlapp denied the accusations.
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‘Matt Schlapp Is a Sexual Predator’: Accuser Sues Over Sexual Battery
‘Matt Schlapp Is a Sexual Predator’: Accuser Sues Over Sexual Battery
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Matt Schlapp slapped with lawsuit after allegation of fondling GOP operative
Matt Schlapp slapped with lawsuit after allegation of fondling GOP operative
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Phil Mattingly / CNN:
White House strategy to manage documents fallout takes shape — The White House strategy to manage the special counsel investigation into President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents has taken shape. — Pledge full cooperation. — Attack House Republicans.
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New York Times:
George Santos Lands 2 House Committees: Small Business and Science — House Republican leadership placed Representative George Santos on two committees, even as some G.O.P. congressmen have called for his resignation. — Even as calls grew for investigations into Representative George Santos …
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Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Considered but Rejected Role in Biden Documents Search — Officials opted for hands-off approach to leave special counsel's probe uncompromised — WASHINGTON—The Justice Department considered having FBI agents monitor a search by President Biden's lawyers …
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Daniel Chaitin / The Daily Wire:
Biden Attorney Interviewed By Feds In Docs Review - But No ‘302’ Summary: Report
Biden Attorney Interviewed By Feds In Docs Review - But No ‘302’ Summary: Report
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The Verge:
Extremely Hardcore — Twitter's staff spent years trying to protect the social media site against impulsive billionaires who wanted to use the reach of its platform for their own ends, and then one made himself the CEO. … In April 2022, Elon Musk acquired a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter …
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New York Times:
Pentagon Sends U.S. Arms Stored in Israel to Ukraine — Israeli officials had initially expressed concerns that the move could damage its relations with Russia. — WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is tapping into a vast but little-known stockpile of American ammunition in Israel …
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NBC News:
Donald Trump prepares for his return to Facebook and Twitter — Mounting a comeback for the White House, Donald Trump is looking to regain control over his powerful social media accounts. — With access to his Twitter account back, Trump's campaign is formally petitioning Facebook's parent company …
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David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times:
FTX Executives Expressed Concern Over Use of Customer Funds, Documents Show — Documents obtained by The New York Times provide new details about the discussions among FTX's top leaders before the cryptocurrency exchange collapsed in November. — A few weeks before FTX collapsed …
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Hyunjoo Jin / Reuters:
Tesla video promoting self-driving was staged, engineer testifies — A 2016 video that Tesla (TSLA.O) used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have, according to testimony by a senior engineer.
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Institute for the Study of War:
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 17, 2023 — Click here to see ISW's interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report. — Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced on January 17 …
United States Capitol Police:
USCP Threat Assessment Cases for 2022 — Last year the number of threat investigations by the United States Capitol Police (USCP) decreased, but the caseload remains historically high. — In 2022, the USCP Threat Assessment Section (TAS) investigated a total of 7,501 cases.
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Why does anyone want to re-elect the RNC chair? We asked. — The Republican National Committee will elect its chair in 10 days, after a contentious campaign between three-term incumbent Ronna McDaniel and California RNC member Harmeet Dhillon, with MyPillow founder Mike Lindell shooting from the sidelines.
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Washington Post:
Ukrainian interior minister, top officials killed in helicopter crash — KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky and other top ministry officials were killed Wednesday morning when their government helicopter crashed near a kindergarten just outside Kyiv, in what appeared to be an accident.
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Leo Valdes / The Atlantic:
Take Detransitioners Seriously — When Kristin Beck, a decorated Navy Seal veteran, came out as a transgender woman in 2013, she became a high-profile advocate for the trans community—a role that earned her glowing coverage in left-wing and mainstream center-left media.
Mia Cathell / Townhall:
TAPES: We Investigated a Suburban LGBTQ Pedophile Ring. Here's What We Found. — This is Part 1 of a four-part investigative series. … A months-long Townhall investigation reveals disturbing new details about the affluent LGBTQ-activist couple accused of sodomizing their young adopted sons …
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Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Since Biden Inauguration, Anonymous Chinese Donors Poured Millions Into University That Houses His Think Tank … Since President Joe Biden took office in 2021 anonymous Chinese donors have poured millions of dollars to the university that houses President Joe Biden's think tank, where at least 10 classified documents were identified.
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