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Omar Shares Audio of Chilling Death Threat She Received After Boebert’s Attacks
The voicemail, which Omar played at a press conference, was laced with racist slurs and profanities.
Georgia Rejects Record Number of Absentee Ballot Requests Under New Voting Laws
Four times as many applications were denied under the restrictive voting laws passed by the GOP after Biden's victory.
Trump’s Former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Is Cooperating With Jan. 6 Committee
Meadows's decision to cooperate comes on the same day an appeals court hears arguments over Trump's privilege claims.
Tennessee Rejects “Moms for Liberty” Complaint Over Lessons on MLK
The Tennessee Department of Education only rejected the complaint on a technicality, and said it could be resubmitted.
Omar Slams Boebert After “Unproductive” Call on Islamophobic Comments
Rep. Ilhan Omar criticized Republican leaders for enabling “mainstreamed bigotry and hatred” within the party.
Trump Org Made $1.7 Billion While Trump Was President, Much of It From Taxpayers
Trump infamously refused to divest his financial interests when he entered office in 2017.
DOJ Accuses Steve Bannon’s Lawyers of “Frivolous” Complaints in Contempt Trial
Bannon and his defense team want to “try this case in the media rather than in court,” the DOJ alleges.
Josh Gottheimer, Worth Nearly $9 Million, Is Seeking Unpaid Interns
Since 2018, Congress has specifically allocated funding to pay interns on Capitol Hill.
Medical Experts Decry Omicron Travel Bans That Unfairly Target African Countries
Travel bans impose punishments on countries that properly alert the world to new coronavirus variants, experts say.
Democrats Push to Remove Boebert From Committees After Islamophobic Comments
A video posted on social media showed Rep. Lauren Boebert implying that Rep. Ilhan Omar is a terrorist.