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Robert Hur's Box-Checking — In the middle of his explanation for why he believed that Joe Biden had willfully retained classified records pertaining to Afghanistan but that he couldn't prove that beyond a reasonable doubt, Special Counsel Robert Hur admitted that jurors …
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White House Calls Special Counsel Report on Biden Politically Motivated — The White House and some Democrats tried to discredit a document that characterized the president as elderly and forgetful. — White House officials on Friday called the special counsel's report into President Biden's handling …
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Biden: “I am an elderly man ... I know what the hell I'm doing” … - Biden's hastily arranged nighttime remarks came after the special counsel's report said he wouldn't be charged for having classified documents, but blistered him as “an elderly man with a poor memory” …
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GOP Rep. Tenney calls to invoke 25th Amendment to remove Biden from office after ‘alarming’ Hur report — Hur described Biden as an ‘elderly man with a poor memory’ who didn't remember when he was vice president — EXCLUSIVE: Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney is calling for the Cabinet to …
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White House frustration with Garland grows — The president believes the special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents went beyond his remit. And part of the blame is being placed on the AG. — Joe Biden has told aides and outside advisers that Attorney General Merrick Garland …
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Age isn't just a number. It's a profound and growing problem for Biden. — The new blunders have sparked fresh concern about the president's mental fitness. — Special counsel Robert Hur jolted the presidential campaign Thursday with a withering assessment of Joe Biden's mental acuity …
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Matthew Xiao / Washington Free Beacon:
WATCH: ‘This Is Terrible,’ Democratic Strategist Says of Biden's Press Conference
WATCH: ‘This Is Terrible,’ Democratic Strategist Says of Biden's Press Conference
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Could Democrats replace Biden as their nominee?
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Kierra Frazier / Politico:
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough trashes special counsel's report
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough trashes special counsel's report
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Biden faces his ‘Comey moment’
Biden faces his ‘Comey moment’
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Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
What Biden's Critics Get Wrong About His Gaffes
What Biden's Critics Get Wrong About His Gaffes
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Brianna Herlihy / Fox News:
Hawley says Garland should invoke 25th Amendment if DOJ declines to charge Biden: ‘One or the other’
Hawley says Garland should invoke 25th Amendment if DOJ declines to charge Biden: ‘One or the other’
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
White House goes on attack against special counsel over Biden age, memory
White House goes on attack against special counsel over Biden age, memory
Shan Wu / The Daily Beast:
Special Counsel Robert Hur's Report on Biden's Classified Documents Is Partisan and Unprofessional
Special Counsel Robert Hur's Report on Biden's Classified Documents Is Partisan and Unprofessional
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Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Obama AG Eric Holder blasts special counsel's report
Obama AG Eric Holder blasts special counsel's report
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Jeffrey Blehar / National Review:
I'm Finally Beginning to Believe It's Possible Joe Biden Steps Down
I'm Finally Beginning to Believe It's Possible Joe Biden Steps Down
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Chief Witness Against Gaetz Is Cooperating With House Ethics Investigation — A year after the Justice Department decided not to bring charges against Representative Matt Gaetz in a sex-trafficking investigation, the House Ethics Committee is moving forward with an inquiry into him.
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McCarthy confident in McDaniel and bristles at Gaetz suggestion of leading RNC — LAS VEGAS — Former House Speaker and California GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy said Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is equipped to continue leading the party.
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Kirby Wilson / Tampa Bay Times:
Matt Gaetz stopped at airport security for having a Taser, report says
Matt Gaetz stopped at airport security for having a Taser, report says
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Leading GOP hardliner spurned by Trump in tough Senate fight — Former President Trump is kneecapping the Senate hopes of right-wing Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) before they can even get off the ground. … - “I also respect Matt Rosendale, and was very happy to Endorse him in the past …
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Larry Hogan launches surprise Maryland Senate bid — Former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced on Friday that he's launching a surprise bid for the open Maryland Senate seat, despite speculation that he was considering a third-party presidential bid. — “We desperately need leaders willing …
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Hogan running for Senate
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Liz Skalka / HuffPost:
Republican Larry Hogan Is Running For Senate In Maryland
Republican Larry Hogan Is Running For Senate In Maryland
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S&P 500 closes above 5,000 for first time ever, notches fifth straight winning week — A solid earnings season, easing inflation and resilient economy have charged 2024′s market rally, pushing the S&P 500 to a fifth consecutive week of gains. — Stocks rose on Friday …
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Inflation in December was even lower than first reported, the government says — The prices consumers pay in the marketplace rose at an even slower pace than originally reported, according to closely watched revisions the government released Friday. — Updates to the consumer price index showed …
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‘Relentless and misleading’: Jack Smith shreds new Trump motion as proof he will ‘stop at nothing’ to delay Mar-a-Lago documents case — In a new motion, special counsel Jack Smith shredded Donald Trump's latest attempt to indefinitely delay the classified documents case in Florida …
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Democrats file FEC complaint against Robert Kennedy Jr. and allied super PAC — The Democratic National Committee accused third-party candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday of violating federal election law by unlawfully coordinating with a supportive super PAC in a $15 million effort to collect signatures for state ballot access.
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DNC accuses RFK Jr. campaign and super PAC of illegal coordination
DNC accuses RFK Jr. campaign and super PAC of illegal coordination
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Critical Atlantic Ocean current system is showing early signs of collapse, prompting warning from scientists — A crucial system of ocean currents may already be on course to collapse, according to a new report, with alarming implications for sea level rise and global weather …
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Palestinians fear time is running out in ‘last stop’ Rafah as Israel orders evacuation ahead of ground assault — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested that civilians would be able to flee the city in southern Gaza before an expected ground operation that has raised U.S. fears of a “disaster.”
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Israel-Hamas war: Netanyahu orders Gaza's crowded Rafah evacuated ahead of an expected ground invasion
Israel-Hamas war: Netanyahu orders Gaza's crowded Rafah evacuated ahead of an expected ground invasion
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Elite lawyer brain is killing us — It's difficult to overstate what an absolutely astonishing own goal Merrick Garland scored by appointing Robert Hur to lead the Biden documents case. — Hur was nominated by Donald Trump to be the US Attorney for the District of Maryland.
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Big Pharma spends billions more on executives and stockholders than on R&D — Senate report points to greed and “patent thickets” as key reasons for high prices. — When big pharmaceutical companies are confronted over their exorbitant pricing of prescription drugs in the US …
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First look: Meta won't recommend political content on Threads — Meta will not “proactively recommend political content from accounts you don't follow” on Threads, the company said in a statement provided to Axios. — Why it matters: The policies, which are the same it currently uses …
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