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According to Axios, one of the first actions of the new Republican-controlled House of Representatives was to remove metal detectors outside of the House chambers.

NEW YORK — FTX founder Sam-Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty in the multibillion-dollar fraud case against him in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday. The 30-year-old entered a plea of not guilty to two counts of wire fraud and six counts of conspiracy, including conspiring to launder money and violating campaign finance laws. Bankman-Fried is accused of steering billions of dollars that flowed through his cryptocurrency exchange platform, FTX, where users could trade currencies, to his crypto trading firm, Alameda Research. Читать дальше...

Respected economist Paul Krugman recently shared a critical assessment of the current Republican Party and its lawmakers in an op-ed published by The New York Times.

On CNN Tuesday, Capitol Hill reporter Melanie Zanona reported that Republican lawmakers are enraged over the chaos surrounding GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy's vote for Speaker — and so are their donors.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Tuesday took a shot at House Republicans who are refusing to back Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and he said it justified his vote in favor of a bill to fund the government at the end of last year.

After Donald Trump blamed Republicans and the abortion issue for a poor midterm election performance, a Trump insider who spoke under confidence shared a message with The Guardian and stated: "Trump has no political skills left. His team is a joke. The ship is sinking."

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was dealt a major setback on Tuesday when he lost the first vote in his quest to become Speaker of the House of Representatives, and a Republican source told CNN's Jamie Gangel that they don't see how he recovers.

Fox News host John Roberts reacted to Rep. Kevin McCarthy's loss on the first vote for House Speaker by suggesting it was nearly an "unmitigated disaster."

Washington and Seoul are planning an "effective coordinated" response if North Korea uses nuclear weapons, the White House warned on Tuesday.

With a new Congress being seated on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, the lame duck period on Capitol Hill is officially coming to an end. And the January 6 Select Committee is now a thing of the past. But the Committee went out with a bang in late 2022, delivering an in-depth 850-page report on the January 6, 2021 insurrection and four federal criminal referrals for former President Donald Trump.

According to a report from the Pinal Central, famed attorney Alan Dershowitz has petitioned an Arizona judge to not be sanctioned for providing legal advice to Kari Lake for her lawsuit claiming the 2022 election was stolen from her.

Six years of Donald Trump’s tax returns were released by a House committee on Friday after a years-long legal battle by the former president to keep them sealed. Early revelations include the finding that Trump paid just $750 in federal income tax during his first year in office in 2017, and he paid no tax in 2020. The newly released tax records give a long-overdue glimpse of Trump’s personal and business finances, which he refused to disclose during the 2016 presidential election, breaking with decades of precedent. Читать дальше...

The Alex Jones Show's guest host, Owen Shroyer, on Tuesday denounced a conspiracy theory that NFL player Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest was caused by the Covid-19 vaccine and not a violent collision on the playing field.

In a newly released book, former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund blames both the military and intelligence officials for a lack of planning that led to the severity of the Jan. 6 attacks.

As Republican infighting over Rep. Kevin McCarthy's bid for House Speaker continues, Colorado GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert allegedly declared "bullsh**" in response to McCarthy's reported proclamation that he has "earned this job."

Following a GOP House caucus meeting that turned into an obscenity-filled shoutfest that then led to MAGA Re. Scott Perry (R-PA) laying al the blame on him, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) fired back at the House members opposing his speakership and called them out for their outrageous demands.

During his presidency, Donald Trump reportedly feared only one person -- his wife Melania.

NEW YORK — Al Roker is finally heading back to “Today” after health issues kept him away from some of the NBC staple’s most iconic holiday traditions. The Daytime Emmy winner, 68, “is coming back to the show,” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie announced during Tuesday’s broadcast. “We have our day. He’ll be here Friday,” continued Hoda Kotb. “He’ll be right here in Studio 1A. This is his place. He’ll be in his seat, right where he belongs. We cannot wait for that.” “And we’ll be back together,” said Craig Melvin. Читать дальше...

The upcoming vote for Speaker of the House is another public display of the split intentions and motivations of the Republican party, Democrats are telling the public via social media.

Following what has been reported as a contentious and obscenity-filled House Republican caucus meeting over a vote on the speakership, Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) a leader of the members who are leading a revolt against Rep. Kevin McCarthy trashed the California Republican for not giving into his factions demands.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) blasted members of the House Freedom Caucus and her "friend" Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for ongoing opposition to Rep. Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) campaign to become House Speaker.

A former Democratic lawmaker blasted his successor George Santos as a "con man" and blight on democracy in a blistering op-ed.

On Tuesday, writing for The Nation, Sasha Abramsky explored how Arizona Democrats managed to fight off a crop of extremist candidates, led by election deniers like Blake Masters and Kari Lake.

According to a report from CNN's Manu Raju, current House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy can be overheard yelling and cursing at caucus members in a closed-door meeting before they are supposed to head to the floor to vote on a new speaker.

Kevin McCarthy may yet survive his challenge for becoming House speaker, a title he's coveted for years, but conservative Charlie Sykes said he may never recover from his political wounds.