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How the ex-FBI informant charged with lying is tied to the Biden impeachment inquiry

Alexander Smirnov has been accused of making false statements to the FBI — claims that House Republicans have used in their probe of President Biden.

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Republicans' Biden "informant" busted

The FBI just charged the GOP's so-called whistleblower. So will right-wing media cover the story they blew up?

Salon

House passes tax bill, uncertain future in Senate

The House has passed a billion tax bill, but its prospects in the Senate are uncertain due to concerns about its political implications and some Republ...

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Ramaswamy insists he’s still in the game as he fails to qualify for last debate

Republican candidate’s poll numbers are not high enough to take part in Iowa debate as campaign says not to write him off

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Senior GOP senator sends Christmas message with a 36-year-old vacuum named Beth

If Mr Grassley is caught singing ‘O Come All Ye Faithful,’ he might be referring to his vacuum, dubbed ‘faithful Beth’

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Sentencing Commission Again Proposes Restricting Judges' Use of Acquitted Conduct

Judges can sentence defendants for charges they were acquitted of by a jury, a practice that troubles criminal justice advocates, civil liberties groups, and several Supreme Court justices.

Reason

Trump prepared for Iowa caucus blowout as DeSantis lags in new poll

New poll shows DeSantis’s ground game failing to yield results

The Independent UK

A season of speculation

Will he or won’t he?

Salon

Lawmakers push for federal prison oversight after reports of inadequate medical care

Lawmakers are urging the federal Bureau of Prisons to address prisoner health care after an NPR investigation detailed the stories of prisoners nationwide going without needed medical care.

WEKU

Trump hits new high in Iowa poll weeks before caucuses

Donald Trump holds a wide lead against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley

The Independent UK

Rand Paul successfully used the Heimlich maneuver on Joni Ernst at a GOP lunch

Ernst, who has served in the Senate since 2015, hosted the closed-door luncheon for GOP senators Thursday when the incident occurred.

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Rand Paul performs Heimlich maneuver on Senator Joni Ernst during lunch

‘Can’t help but choke on the woke policies Dems are forcing down our throats,’ Sen Joni Ernst writes after incident

The Independent UK

Senator Chuck Grassley celebrates marriage of 20th couple to meet in his office: ‘A true matchmaker!’

‘What kind of job openings you got?’ asks one user

The Independent UK

Former GOP aide goes on racist rants about ‘violent Black underclass’

Incident is latest example of racist rhetoric’s growing acceptance within GOP circles

The Guardian - US

Senate to vote on stopgap bill on Saturday after House Republican measure fails – as it happened

House leadership announces votes expected for Saturday after McCarthy suffers another blog when lawmakers rejected short-term funding bill

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GOP senator calls fellow Republicans ‘stupid’ for trying to defund the FBI

Far-right has embraced calls for removal of career FBI, DoJ officials and budget cuts after Trump prosecutions

The Guardian - US

Biden impeachment effort ‘eight months of abject failure’, watchdog report says

Congressional Integrity Project reports on several inconsistencies and untruths in James Comer’s House investigation

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Senior US Republican endorses Labour's economic plans as 'very Reaganesque'

ONE of the most senior Republicans in the United States Senate has praised UK Labour’s economic plans, likening them to the approach of former US…

The Independent UK

GOP senators who condemned Trump on Jan 6 but voted against impeachment remain silent on indictment

Twelve GOP senators voted not to impeach Donald Trump for Jan 6 but still spoke out against the former president for his conduct

The Guardian - US

US Congress is a cozy club of multimillionaire boomer lawmakers hoarding power

There’s a word for this sort of oligarchical rule by the elderly, of course: gerontocracy

The Guardian - US

Mitch McConnell should step down as Senate minority leader after freezing, GOP senator says

Questions remain around mental fitness of Republican Senate leader, 81, after health scare in public earlier this week

The Independent UK

Mitch McConnell’s abrupt silence at press conference spurs fresh calls for term limits

Congressional term limits have long been debated but there have been no solutions

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