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Weaponization of Government Panel Will Investigate ‘Signature Abuse of Our Time,’ Say GOP Members

January 26, 2023
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Operating with a broad mandate, Republican members of the new Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government told The Epoch Times that they will investigate any area where the federal government has abused its power and violated the rights of citizens. The GOP members of the subcommittee, which is under the House Judiciary…

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Democrats Seek to Turn Deep-Red Mississippi Blue by Flipping Governor’s Seat

January 26, 2023
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Democratic organizations, activists, and lawmakers believe they can defeat the Republican incumbent in the 2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election due to multiple controversies haunting the governor. “Governor Tate Reeves has failed the people of Mississippi. Under his watch, cronyism is running rampant and taxpayers are facing the largest public corruption scandal in state history, while good…

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Senate Intel Chair: ‘All Things Will Be on the Table’ to Get Access to Biden and Trump Classified Documents

January 26, 2023
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Both Democratic and Republican senators on the Intelligence Committee have issued demands to see purportedly classified documents that were in the possession of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) said that senators may have to take dramatic action to obtain the documents. “All things will be on the table”…

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Biden Classified Docs ‘Very Different Qualitatively From Mike Pence’: Gingrich

January 26, 2023
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The nature of the classified document revelation at the home of former Vice President Mike Pence is “very different qualitatively” when compared to the documents connected to President Joe Biden, according to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Lawyers for Pence found a “small number of documents” marked classified in his Indiana home on Jan. 16…

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Oversight Committee Asks Gallery About Hunter Biden Art Sales

January 25, 2023
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The House Oversight Committee on Jan. 25 requested information pertaining to several high-profile art sales made by President Joe Biden’s son. The request to George Bergès, the owner of a New York City art gallery where Hunter Biden has sold his art, was sent in a Jan. 25 letter from Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer…

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GOP Lawmakers Hawley, Buck Introduce Bills to Ban TikTok From All US Devices

January 25, 2023
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on Jan. 25 introduced the “No TikTok on United States Devices Act” to prohibit the Chinese-based app from being downloaded on all U.S. devices and ban commercial transactions with ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company. Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) has introduced a companion legislation in the House. In recent months, more than half…

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West Virginia Targets Proxy Voting in Fight Over ESG

January 25, 2023
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In a Jan. 25 interview with The Epoch Times, West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore outlined a new state bill intended to ensure that proxy voting for shareholders isn’t a vehicle for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles that undercut the interest of those shareholders. “ESG is obviously a nonsensical investment strategy that has been distorting…

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Gingrich Questions DirecTV’s Motive in Canceling Newsmax: ‘A Lot More About Ideology’

January 25, 2023
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is the latest to express alarm over broadcaster DirecTV’s decision to drop conservative channel Newsmax, a move he criticized as an “arbitrary use of power.” DirecTV removed the network overnight on Jan. 24 after its contract with Newsmax expired, blocking an estimated more than 13 million customer base from seeing…

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Mississippi Doctor Fired for Prescribing Ivermectin Is Running for Governor

January 25, 2023
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A Mississippi physician fired for treating COVID-19 patients with ivermectin is running for governor. “The biggest reason I’m running is because I want to bring about medical transparency,” Dr. John Witcher told The Epoch Times. Witcher, a Republican and former president and co-founder of the medical freedom advocacy organization MS Against Mandates, said he wants to…

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‘Best and Brightest’: Gallagher Praises 13 Republicans Named to US-CCP Select Committee

January 25, 2023
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Thirteen Republican lawmakers have been named to the new House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced the postings on Jan. 24, saying that the committee would “stay laser-focused on getting ahead of our national threats.” Rep. Mike Gallagher (Wis.),…

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