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Biden WH Reminds GOP Leaders: You Don’t Have Oversight Powers Until Next Week
The GOP plans to aggressively investigate the Biden administration once the party takes the House.
January 6 Committee Withdraws Trump Subpoena
The former president falsely claimed the subpoena withdrawal was proof he “did nothing wrong.”
New York Prosecutors Open Investigation Into Representative-Elect George Santos
The investigation comes as top Republicans have remained silent about his numerous lies.
Jan. 6 Transcripts Show Trump Wanted “Blanket Pardon” for Capitol Attackers
Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone rejected the idea, according to testimony from Trump's former aides.
Groups Connected With Leonard Leo Have Funneled $31 Million to State Court Races
Leonard Leo has spent decades influencing courts at the federal and state levels to advance far right politics.
Jamie Raskin Says It’s Time to End the Electoral College
“We should elect the president the way we elect governors, senators, mayors, [and] representatives,” Raskin said.
Former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Routinely Burned White House Documents
Meadows burned documents once or twice a week, his former aide Cassidy Hutchinson told the January 6 committee.
Incoming GOP House Majority Could End Big Oil Investigation, Advocates Warn
The incoming chair of the House Oversight Committee, Republican Rep. James Comer, has openly bashed the investigation.
While Trump Floundered in 2022, His Far Right Acolytes Built a Movement
Whether the far right's political influence starts to fade, or turns to more violent means, remains to be seen.
Poll Finds Sinema Gets Only 13 Percent Support in 3-Way Race With Gallego, Lake
However, she would still sap enough support from the Democratic candidate to hand the race to a Republican if she ran.