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George Santos Is in Custody After Turning Himself In — The scandal-plagued congressman, who ran on a life story littered with lies, faces federal charges. — Santos had been under investigation for his campaign finances and other activities. — CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Representative George Santos …
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Congressman George Santos Charged with Fraud, Money Laundering, Theft of Public Funds, and False Statements — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York — Santos Allegedly Embezzled Contributions from Supporters, Fraudulently Obtained Unemployment Benefits …
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Rep. George Santos pleads not guilty to 13 counts of financial crimes — Freshman lawmaker accused of money laundering, misleading donors, falsely claiming unemployment benefits — CENTRAL ISLIP, New York — Rep. George Santos, the freshman Republican congressman whose myriad falsehoods became …
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Kevin McCarthy Mocked For ‘Spineless’ Response To George Santos Indictment — “How the hell does he even stand up straight without a backbone?!” one Twitter user remarked. — Wednesday's indictment of Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) gave House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) …
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US Rep. George Santos arrested on federal criminal charges — U.S. Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican infamous for fabricating key parts of his life story, was arrested on federal criminal charges on Wednesday ahead of an expected court appearance.
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Here are the criminal charges George Santos is facing
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Speaker McCarthy is not calling on Santos to resign.
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Santos indicted on 13 counts, including wire fraud, money laundering
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Santos Indictment Leaves Many Lies, Mysteries, and Scandals Unaddressed
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George Santos Charged With Unemployment Fraud As Republicans Push Crackdown On Unemployment Fraud
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George Santos indictment live updates: Congressman arrested in New York
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CNN Is Hosting a Town Hall for a Guy Who Tried to Get Me Killed — Donald Trump tried to end American democracy. Why is CNN throwing him a rehabilitation party? — I WOKE UP last week to a text from my mother. Its contents hit me like a sucker punch. “CNN is hosting a town hall with Trump; Kaitlin Collins is moderating.
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Trump world booked CNN hoping for a big audience. Now, they're in the thick of it. — The former president will fundraise off the E. Jean Carroll verdict. But he also has to get through a televised town hall where it will come up. — Former President Donald Trump's appearance …


Terrible Timing of Trump's Town Hall Has Allies Freaking Out — Trump allies say if the former president feels “attacked” on Wednesday night, expect fireworks to fly—as the ex-prez faces off against CNN, a longtime MAGAworld arch-nemesis. … For Donald Trump, the initial plan seemed simple.
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Dear CNN, giving Trump a town-hall platform is the height of irresponsibility
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Donald Trump ... on CNN? A Live Town Hall Reignites a Debate.
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Stephanie Grisham: I regularly had to keep Trump away from staffer for fear of sexual harassment
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Trump Camp Sees CNN Town Hall as Calculated Risk
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E Jean Carroll won. And Trump can be now portrayed as a sexual abuser
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Mitt Romney Gives Republicans Urgent 2024 Warning About Trump After Verdict
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House Republicans allege Biden family members received millions in payments from foreign entities in new bank records report — House Oversight Chairman James Comer laid out new details to support allegations that members of Joe Biden's family including his son Hunter received millions …
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Biden family received millions from foreign nationals, tried to conceal source of funds: House Oversight — House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer is investigating the Biden family's ‘influence peddling and business schemes’ — The House Oversight and Accountability Committee …


Bidens Used Web of Shell Companies to Conceal Foreign Cash, Bank Records Obtained by House GOP Reveal
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Tuberville on white nationalists in the military: ‘I call them Americans’ — U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said there should be no efforts to block different ideological groups, including white nationalists, from serving in the military and criticized President Joe Biden for taking steps …
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MLK's famous criticism of Malcolm X was a ‘fraud’, author finds — Jonathan Eig was deep in the Duke University archives researching his new biography of Martin Luther King Jr. when he made an alarming discovery: King's harshest and most famous criticism of Malcolm X, in which he accused …
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‘Stop Printing Money.’ How Voters Would Solve the Debt-Ceiling Standoff — Nearly half of Americans oppose raising the borrowing limit, a new Wall Street Journal poll finds — John Houck, a 63-year-old Republican who lives near Phoenix, doesn't want the U.S. to ruin its credit by failing to pay its bills.
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Debt anxiety falls a little on the Hill. It might not be enough.
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How Might the Government Avoid Default? Biden Offers Clues.
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Prosecutors want 25-year sentence in Texas protest killing — A U.S. Army sergeant was sentenced to 25 years in prison Wednesday for fatally shooting an armed man during a Black Lives Matter protest in Texas, even after the state's Republican governor said he wanted to pardon the man.
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Daniel Perry is sentenced to 25 years for killing an Austin protester. Gov. Greg Abbott has pledged to pardon him.
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Clarence Thomas Reversed Position After Gifts And Family Payments — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas changed his position on one of America's most significant regulatory doctrines after his wife reportedly accepted secret payments from a shadowy conservative network pushing for the change.
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A Guilty Ex-President — From the beginning of the #MeToo movement both its advocates and good-faith critics have made a series of powerful, necessary points. The courageous women who blew the whistle on powerful men exposed a culture of impunity that still exists, decades after the development …
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At last, a measure of justice for Donald Trump
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There is reason to believe that George Santos's treasurer does not exist — There is reason to believe that Rep. George Santos's treasurer does not exist and that Santos's committees are violating the law by raising and spending money without a treasurer, according to a complaint filed today …
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New Yahoo News poll shows Biden still leads Trump for 2024 — Despite significant vulnerabilities, the president holds steady against his Republican rival in a rematch of the 2020 election. — As Democrats coalesce around him as their inevitable nominee, President Biden still narrowly …
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FDA experts unanimously endorse over-the-counter birth control pills … - HRA Pharma, part of consumer products giant Perrigo, expects a final decision from the FDA to come at some point this summer. … - “Today's vote to recommend a switch of Opill to OTC is a new, groundbreaking chapter …