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Sen. Graham Has No Perjury Concerns Over Georgia Grand Jury Testimony

February 20, 2023
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is not worried about his testimony to a special grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, after the jury suggested last week that at least one witness in the state’s 2020 election investigation may have committed perjury. Speaking Sunday, Feb. 19, on ABC News’ “This Week,” Graham said he had “no concerns”…

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DeSantis Visits NYC, Speaks at Pro-Law Enforcement Rally Amid Potential Presidential Run

February 20, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke at a pro-law enforcement event held in a catering hall in Staten Island, New York, this morning, amid speculations he would run for President. DeSantis’s President’s Day appearance in the New York state comes months after his last trip in October 2022, when he was there to campaign for Republican…

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DeSantis Suggests Moving Federal Agencies Outside of Washington to End ‘Accumulation of Power’

February 20, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suggested that many federal government departments should be moved outside of their current location in Washington, D.C., in an effort to put an end to what he called the “accumulation of power” in the nation’s capital. DeSantis made the comment in an interview with The New York Post published on Feb. 18. “Too…

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North Carolina Congressman, Briefly Senator Broyhill Dies at 95

February 18, 2023
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Raleigh, N.C.—Jim Broyhill, a longtime North Carolina Republican congressman who served briefly in the U.S. Senate to fill a vacancy before losing a bid to keep the job, died early Saturday at age 95, his family said. Broyhill, a scion of the Broyhill Furniture business in the North Carolina foothills that brought jobs and prestige…

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Biden Administration Facing Criticism for Ohio Toxic Train Derailment Response

February 18, 2023
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Facing scrutiny from Republicans and Democrats for what critics are calling a slow response to the Feb. 3 toxic train derailment in East Palestine, the Biden administration on Feb. 17 announced it would send more help to the eastern Ohio village after pleas from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Sen. J.D.Vance (R-Ohio), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)…

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United by China Threat, Democrats and Republicans Seek TikTok Ban

February 17, 2023
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Democrats and Republicans have found common cause in an otherwise historically polarized Congress: Combating the threat from communist China, starting with an effort to ban social media giant TikTok from the United States. Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), who chair and co-chair the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP),…

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New Republican Bill to Revive Trump-Era Restrictions on Transgender Military Service

February 17, 2023
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Republican members of Congress are proposing a bill that would bar people with gender dysphoria from serving in the military, with few exceptions. The bill, called Ensuring Military Readiness Act of 2023, is largely built on policies during President Donald Trump’s first term. President Joe Biden overturned those policies with an executive order shortly after…

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Sen. Rick Scott Clarifies Exemption of Social Security, Medicare in ‘Rescue America’ Plan

February 17, 2023
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Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) updated his 12-point “Rescue America” policy agenda on Friday, clarifying that the plan would exempt social security or medicare from the plan’s federal legislation renewal requirements. Scott’s Rescue America plan included a proposal to “sunset” federal legislation every five years, subjecting all federal legislation to review before renewal. “All federal legislation…

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Tuberville Decries ‘Radical’ DOD Abortion Policy, Vows to Place Nominees on Hold

February 17, 2023
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Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said he will place a hold on civilian and military Defense Department nominees that come before the Senate in response to the department’s “radical” new policy to provide transportation and paid leave for service members seeking abortions. “The Secretary of Defense is following through with his radical plan to…

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Sen. Tuberville Vows to Place Hold on DoD Nominees in Protest Against New Abortion Policy

February 17, 2023
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Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said he will place a hold on civilian and military Defense Department nominees that come before the Senate in response to the department’s “radical” new policy to provide transportation and paid leave for service members seeking abortions. “The Secretary of Defense is following through with his radical plan to…

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