The town clerk of Shelby Township, in Michigan, will be prohibited from running elections after he was charged earlier this week by the state attorney general for acting as a fake elector in 2020 for then-President Donald Trump. On Thursday, the Michigan Bureau of Elections notified Republican Stan Grot, who …
Read More »Washington — The Biden administration announced Friday that it will wipe out $39 billion in student debt for more than 800,000 borrowers, relief that comes weeks after the Supreme Court invalidated a separate, broader effort by President Biden to address student loan debt. Unlike the broad forgiveness Mr. Biden originally …
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President Biden on Friday rolled out a new set of initiatives to reduce health care costs: a crackdown on scam insurance plans, new guidance to prevent surprise medical bills and an effort to reduce medical debt tied to credit cards. Mr. Biden’s remarks will build on previous initiatives to limit …
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Two IRS whistleblowers allege sweeping misconduct, including interference in the Hunter Biden tax investigation, according to the GOP House Ways and Means Committee chairman and newly released transcripts of congressional interviews with the whistleblowers. Whistleblower #1 transcriptWhistleblower #2 transcript Earlier this week, Biden agreed to enter guilty pleas for two …
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House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, Republican of Kentucky, says he’ll move forward with proceedings to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress over a document he has subpoenaed and that the FBI has declined to turn over to the committee. However, FBI officials went to the Capitol …
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Washington — The House voted late Wednesday to approve legislation to suspend the debt ceiling and limit government spending, sending the measure to the Senate in a strong bipartisan vote that allayed fears of an unprecedented government default. A majority of Democrats and a majority of Republicans voted “yes” on the …
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Washington — John Durham, the Trump-era special counsel tasked with scrutinizing the origins of the FBI’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, has concluded his sweeping examination into the bureau’s conduct, finding the Justice Department and FBI “failed to uphold their important mission of strict fidelity to …
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Washington — Three weeks after abruptly parting ways with Fox News, controversial TV anchor Tucker Carlson said he is launching a new show on Twitter, claiming the Elon Musk-owned social media platform is one of the few platforms that supports free speech. “There aren’t many platforms left that allow free speech,” …
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Raleigh, N.C. — The North Carolina House on Wednesday approved a Republican package of abortion restrictions that would tighten the state’s ban on the procedure from after 20 weeks to after 12 weeks, while creating new exceptions but also more requirements for pregnant women and physicians. The fast-tracked legislation, which …
Read More »Washington — The White House said Tuesday that it “strongly opposes” House Republicans’ bill that would lift the debt ceiling into 2024 but slash federal spending, and warned that President Biden would veto the proposal if it were to land on his desk. The White House’s Office of Management and …
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