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The White House announced on Friday that President Joe Biden had picked Ketanji Brown Jackson of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court, creating history by appointing a Black woman to this important role. Jackson, 51, has long been considered a front-runner for the position, especially after …
According to a recent poll, 62% of people questioned believe that Russia’s Vladimir Putin would not have attacked if Donald Trump were still president. The report stated that “a new Harvard Center for American Political Studies (CAPS)-Harris Poll survey released Friday found that 62 percent of those polled believed Putin would not be moving against …
Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian President announced that he would give weapons to anyone who wanted to defend the country from the full-scale Russian invasion. The invasion launched at approximately the same time that Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that a “special military operation” was underway. While Putin told Ukrainian soldiers to give up and go …
For almost a year and a half, John Durham has been a special prosecutor, which is not a long time, but enough for a drumbeat to begin that he was showing small progress against his orders to examine the origins of the debunked Trump-Russia collusion narrative that convulsed a presidency. His few indictments so far …
Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois teenager, cleared of all charges in the deadly shooting of two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin, appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight on Monday. He announced plans to sue individuals and the media for spreading lies about him. In the summer of 2020, Rittenhouse traveled to Kenosha with an assault weapon and killed …
One of Morning Consult’s newest polls showed that the majority of rural voters disapproved of the Democratic Party ahead of the midterm elections. Poll results showed that 65% of rural voters had a bad opinion of the Democratic Party, while only 29% had a positive opinion. 1,525 self-identified rural voters were polled between the 14th …
Abby Broyles, an Oklahoma Democratic Congressional candidate is facing serious allegations involving a party, alcohol and middle school girls being verbally assaulted. KFOR was contacted by multiple parents about a Valentine’s party for pre-teen girls in the metro. Broyles, who made a name for herself as a journalist in Oklahoma City, was invited by her …
The White House doctor who worked under former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump made a prediction that current President Joe Biden could possibly resign due to his limited cognitive abilities. The doctor, Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) stated his opinion of Joe Biden and his cognitive state during an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox …
The Emergencies Act that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently invoked to quell the trucker convoy protests is “very, very dangerous,” said Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., while also warning against similar legislation that exists in the United States. “I think statutes that allow presidents or heads of state to invoke emergencies are very, very dangerous. …
Kyle Rittenhouse, a teen man who was found not guilty of deadly shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has revealed plans to sue news organizations and people who spread lies about him. On Nov. 19, Rittenhouse was cleared of all charges in the Kenosha shootings that resulted in the deaths of two men. One man was injured. …
As part of their extensive review of the 2020 presidential election, Assembly Republicans sought to imprison the chairwoman of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, Racine’s mayor, and other officials on Friday. The court filing influenced Michael J. Gableman, a lawyer and former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice. Three days ago, he withdrew subpoenas issued to the immigrant …
Michael Sussmann’s attorneys have asked the court to “strike” the “factual background” part of Durham’s filing, claiming it would “taint the jury pool.” Sussmann, an ex-lawyer in charge of Clinton’s campaign, was a part of the scheme trying to link Trump with Russia, according to Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation. On Feb. 11, Durham revealed …
House Democrats who will not be running for reelection this year have reached the highest number in the last 30 years. The situation clearly reflects discontent with the standoff on Capitol Hill, the bad relationship between the parties, and the problems facing Democrats as they battle to maintain their slight majority. Rep. Kathleen Rice announced …
Former CNN president Jeff Zucker and former chief marketing officer Allison Gollust are two new big names that are embroiled in controversy and are working with a well-known public relations and crisis management pro in D.C. who has represented a slew of controversial and high-profile clients. Internal investigations are being conducted for months already by …
Nearly $20,000 was paid to a cybersecurity firm from the Biden campaign, at the center of Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe. In 2020, according to Federal Election Commission records, the campaign paid Neustar Information Services for accounting and compliance work. In order to collect “derogatory” information about Donald …
Controversial former Trump National Security Council, Alexander Vindman, has claimed that Republicans have “blood on their hands” and accused them of enticing Vladimir Putin. Vindman also suggested that the United States could get pulled into the mess going on between Russia and Ukraine “regardless of what we do at this point.” This was said during …
After model agent Jean-Luc Brunel was found hanging in his Paris prison cell on Saturday, Ghislaine Maxwell’s family expressed concern for her safety. Brunel was allegedly introduced to Jeffrey Epstein by Maxwell, who was convicted of s-x trafficking last year. Epstein, the pedophile, and billionaire, was found dead in his cell in August 2019. Brunel, …
Representative Jim Jordan, a Republican of Ohio, criticized the House select committee investigating the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, calling it a “political operation” to prevent ex-President Donald Trump from running for President again. Jordan was called to speak before a House select committee about the events of January 6, …
Former President of the U.S. Donald Trump claimed that the National Archives found nothing in documents taken from his Florida home. He stated that allegations that, while in the White House, he was working in a filing room were false. On Friday, Trump’s spokesperson Liz Harrington issued a statement calling the retrieval of approximately 15 …
Former President Donald Trump and two of his children will need to answer questions under oath about the Trump Organization’s business practices in the state attorney general’s civil probe of the company, a New York judge ordered. Lawyers for Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump demanded that they cancel the court summons from Attorney …
Political personality Candace Owens suggested that Americans stop talking about Russia and start sending troops to invade Canada. Owens posted the following message on Twitter that said: “STOP talking about Russia. Send American troops to Canada to deal with the tyrannical reign of Justin Trudeau Castro. He has fundamentally declared himself dictator and is waging …
Republican Ted Cruz didn’t waste anytime asking a crucial question about Hillary Clinton after an associate of Jeffrey Epstein was found hanged in a prison cell. Cruz said it in jest when he posted the following question about Hillary Clinton and her whereabouts after Jean-Luc Brunel was found deceased. Cruz posted, in a joking manner: …
Special counsel John Durham is now stating in a new court filing that “members of the media” could have “misinterpreted” claims he made in a filing before that, which could have lead to the spark of theories swirling about Hillary Clinton’s campaign being accused of spying on Donald Trump by trying to infiltrate servers. As …
Hunter Biden could be sitting in hot lava if the testimony from his baby’s mother indicates him in any wrong doing amid an investigation. Lunden Roberts, 30, testified in front of a federal grand jury as part of an investigation into Hunter Biden’s finances. It’s unclear how much of an impact this will have on …
Chris Cuomo’s former colleague from another network came out with new details about exit from CNN last year and an accusation, claiming that he had s-xually assaulted her in his office, which he denies. Attorney Debra S. Katz, who said she was representing an anonymous client who worked with Cuomo at ABC News, shared these …
A group of Canadian premiers and U.S. governors has urged U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to abandon a vaccine mandate for truckers traveling across borders. On Wednesday, a coalition of 16 governors and two premiers sent a letter to Canadian and U.S. governments requesting that truckers crossing between the two …
Alec Baldwin, a movie star, fatally shot Halyna Hutchins, a cinematographer, during a practice scene in the film last October. The film “Rust” was being made near Santa Fe, New Mexico. Joel Souza, a director, was also wounded during a tragic accident that happened when Baldwin practiced a pull with a revolver and accidentally fired …