Tag: Politics

Trump Scores Legal Victory on the Same Day He’s Charged by DOJ

June 10, 2023
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Former President Donald Trump scored a legal win in another unrelated case on the same day he was charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ). The lawsuit by the former president against his niece Mary Trump, who is a fiery critic of him, could advance, a New York Supreme Court judge ruled on Friday. Mary…

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Pence Was Required to Answer Most Questions in Special Council’s Trump Probe, Newly-Released Docs Show

June 10, 2023
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A federal judge required Vice President Mike Pence to answer most questions posed to him in Special Council Jack Smith’s investigation into President Donald Trump, newly-unsealed records show. The court records were released on June 9 and showed that Pence’s motion to refuse a subpoena from Smith was effectively denied by D.C. District Court Chief…

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Kari Lake Urges Georgia GOP: Fight for Secure Elections–and for Trump, Despite Federal Indictment

June 10, 2023
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COLUMBUS, Ga. – Kari Lake, a Republican well-known for challenging her 2022 Arizona gubernatorial loss, told a packed house of Georgia Republicans that election integrity–and support of embattled former President Donald Trump–should be top priorities. “The two states that have been fighting the hardest to get our sacred vote back are Arizona and the Peach…

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US Military’s Bronze Star Has Spurred Debate, but No Doubt About DeSantis’s ‘Meritorious Service’

June 10, 2023
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When Florida Gov. and 2024 GOP presidential primary contender Ron DeSantis is stumping on the campaign trail, his standard speech doesn’t delve into the details of what he did as an attorney in the United States Navy’s Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, or in Iraq. Instead, rather than focus on his…

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New Indictment Against Trump Is Political Payback, Legal Experts Say

June 10, 2023
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The new indictment a federal grand jury returned against former President Donald Trump over his allegedly illegal retention of national security documents after he left the White House in January 2021 is politically motivated, legal experts told The Epoch Times. While the filing of federal charges against a former U.S. president is itself unprecedented, the…

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Top Biden Administration Official Admits to Lying to Congress

June 10, 2023
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A top official in President Joe Biden’s administration has admitted to lying to Congress when she claimed not to own individual stocks. Energy Secretary Jennifer Graholm, a Biden appointee, told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on April 20 that she did not own individual stocks, instead owning mutual funds. Granholm said in a letter…

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FBI Arrests Texas Businessman in Wake of Impeachment of State Attorney General Ken Paxton

June 10, 2023
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The FBI on Thursday arrested a businessman in the wake of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment, a move that came amid new questions about the men’s dealings raised by financial records the Republican’s lawyers made public to try to clear him of bribery allegations. Real estate developer Nate Paul, 36, was taken into custody…

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Biden Labor Secretary Pressed by Congress Over Trafficking of Underage Illegal Migrants

June 10, 2023
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Acting Labor Department Secretary Julie Su was grilled by Congress over the trafficking of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) to be used as illegal labor within the United States. Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) was scathing of the Labor Department’s approach to the issue during a House committee hearing on child migrant labor on June 7. Many…

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Democrats Push Bill to Let Government Ignore Debt Limit

June 9, 2023
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Democrats have introduced a bicameral proposal to overhaul the debt ceiling process, leaning heavily into the recent default scare to push a bill that would essentially let Treasury ignore the debt cap and continue writing cheques with no limit. The Debt Ceiling Reform Act, introduced jointly on Friday by Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) and Sen….

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Senators Call on TikTok CEO to Explain ‘Inaccurate’ Statements About How Company Manages US Data

June 9, 2023
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NEW YORK—Two U.S. senators are asking TikTok to explain what they called “misleading or inaccurate” responses about how it stores and provides access to U.S. user data after recent news reports raised questions about how the Chinese-owned social media platform handles some sensitive information. In a letter sent Tuesday to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew,…

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