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Reporter's Notebook: State of the Union 2022, the Super Bowl of politics

CAPITOL HILL – Some members of house-of-representatives” target=”_blank”>Congress< State of the Union speech.  The annual state-of-the-union” target=”_blank”>State of the Union< Hargreaves wasn’t in uniform when the Bengals played the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl. But when the Bengals intercepted a Rams pass in the end zone, Hargreaves – …

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Schumer, Durbin, and Whitehouse voted against vast majority of Trump minority appeals court nominees

Some of the top senate senate” target=”_blank”>senators<‘s appeals court nominees who were not white men. According to an analysis from the right-leaning Article III Project, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., voted against 95% of minority appeals court nominees from Trump.  Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., meanwhile, voted …

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Tennessee bills would expand where some gun owners could carry by designating them as law enforcement

Two controversial judiciary introduced this month in us-regions would expand where enhanced personal-freedoms holders could carry by technically designating them as “crime” in certain situations, according to reports.  It would allow permit holders to carry their weapons where only off-duty law enforcement officers can, such as restaurants or stores that …

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Families of American captives frustrated with Justice Department

When relatives of American oil executives jailed in venezuelan-political-crisis” target=”_blank”>Venezuela < official this month, it didn’t take long for their frustrations to surface. They pressed the official on the prospects of a prisoner exchange that could get their loved ones home but were told that was ultimately a White House …

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Nikki Haley slams Eileen Gu: Olympic athletes must choose to represent 'freedom' or 'human rights abuses'

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations nikki-haley” target=”_blank”>Nikki Haley< athletes choosing to represent certain countries and that “you’re standing for freedom or you’re standing for human rights abuses.” Haley’s remarks, made during an interview with Real Clear Politics published Tuesday, specifically targeted Eileen Gu – a U.S.-born Olympic skier …

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Independent watchdog calls for investigation into Energy Secretary Granholm's stock transactions

A nonpartisan ethics watchdog is calling for an investigation into Biden Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm for improperly reporting stock transactions.  In a Tuesday complaint, The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) called for the inspector general to immediately investigate Granholm for potentially violating federal conflict of interest and transparency …

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Biden, Putin speak on phone about Russia-Ukraine crisis for an hour

joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Biden< Saturday, amid dire warnings from the United States for Americans to evacuate Ukraine over the fears of an imminent Russian invasion.  The secure call began at 11:04 a.m. from Camp David and ended at 12:06 p.m, according to the White House. The Russians proposed holding the call …

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