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After Rep. Kevin McCarthy finally prevailed in his uphill battle to become House speaker, the new Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives was officially seated. House Republicans, on Monday, January 9, voted in favor of cutting Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding — a vote that the Charlotte Observer’s editorial board lambasts in an editorial published the following day. All U.S. House Republicans serving via districts in North Carolina, the board notes, voted in favor of cutting the funding. Читать дальше...

On Wednesday, incoming Raw Story editor-in-chief Dave Levinthal flagged a previously-unreported statistic in Federal Election Commission campaign filings for Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Trump-backed celebrity TV host who ran unsuccessfully for Senate in Pennsylvania last year.

A Republican operative who briefly worked with Rep. George Santos' (R-NY) campaign tells Talking Points Memo reporters Hunter Walker and Josh Kovensky that he doesn't believe the scandal-plagued congressman will be able to escape the long arm of the law.

PHILADELPHIA — The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday voted to indefinitely postpone the impeachment trial of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, and the future of the effort to remove the progressive prosecutor is now unclear. The trial had been scheduled to begin Jan. 18 after the Republican-led House voted largely along party lines last fall to impeach Krasner, a Democrat, for what they called his dereliction of duty. But following a Commonwealth Court decision last month to dismiss... Читать дальше...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Agape Boarding School, the embattled unlicensed Christian facility in southwest Missouri that has been dogged by abuse allegations for years, is closing its doors. The action comes as the Missouri attorney general’s office said it planned to continue its petition for a court injunction to close the school, which opened near Stockton in 1996. “For the past 30 years Agape Boarding School has provided over 6,000 boys with an opportunity to get their life back on track and toward a bright future,” the school’s former director... Читать дальше...

The debt ceiling problem wasn't always something that mattered. The country wasn't always crippled by partisan rancor and demands to cap any further debt not matter how close the budget is to balance. Both sides have raised the debt ceiling without an issue, but when Congress is held by one party and the White House is another it can lead to government shutdowns .

Adam Nichols is Raw Story's Executive Editor. He has more than 25 years of journalism experience, which includes working for the New York Daily News, the New York Post and DNAinfo, a startup site that covered NYC's neighborhoods. He was most recently Managing Editor at the hyperlocal website Patch. Originally from the U.K., Adam moved to the U.S. in 2003.

A Houston-based prosecutor who is also a popular TikTok chef is being accused of harassing and disparaging Black women, Click2Houston reports.

Scandal-plagued Rep. George Santos (R-NY) has now faced calls to step down from the Nassau County Republican Party -- but it seems that he still has House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

A Florida man was violently arrested after he was accused of stalking and harassing a gay couple who live next door.

Conservative host Charlie Kirk lashed out at "black culture" following an FAA outage that left over 8,500 flights canceled or delayed.

NEW YORK — Al Roker feels “blessed to be alive” following multiple hospitalizations to treat a life-threatening condition, he said in a new interview. The “Today” show meteorologist was treated for blood clots in November and later readmitted after experiencing complications. He returned to the NBC morning show last Friday. “I was more scared about the blood clots than anything else,” the Queens-born Roker told People in a piece published Wednesday. Roker, 68, revealed his initial hospitalization... Читать дальше...

Former President Donald Trump posted a new video to his personal social media site on Tuesday to proclaim he's been framed by the FBI and Twitter CEO Elon Musk somehow has the proof.

A federal judge ruled this Wednesday that prosecutors can use video of former President Donald Trump telling the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by” in a trial involving seditious conspiracy charges against members of the right-wing group, CNN reports.

By Dietrich Knauth and Tom Hals

NEW YORK/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) -Crypto exchange FTX has recovered more than $5 billion in liquid assets but the extent of customer losses in its collapse is still unknown, an attorney for the bankrupt company founded by Sam Bankman-Fried said on Wednesday.

The company, which was valued a year ago at $32 billion, filed for bankruptcy protection in November and U.S. prosecutors accused Bankman-Fried of orchestrating an "epic" fraud that may have cost investors... Читать дальше...

Former Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., has officially moved to Florida without handing over the required constituent casework to Rep. Chuck Edwards, the new Republican representing the state's 11th District.

WASHINGTON — Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) revealed in his financial disclosure report for December 2022 that he's been trading stocks for some of the companies that he's supposed to be regulating.

Rep. George Santos (R-NY) said on Wednesday that he would not resign after a group of local Republican leaders in Nassau County called for him to step down.

Donald Trump deserves the ultimate blame for the Jan. 6 insurrection, but the House select committee's investigation found a cascading series of failures that nearly allowed the attack to succeed.

Nassau County Republican leaders held a press conference this Wednesday calling on GOP Rep. George Santos (NY) to resign for lying about his biography to win his congressional seat.

Republican leaders in New York's Nassau County will reportedly call on freshman Rep. George Santos (R) to resign after he admitted lying about his religious background and education.

Speaking to Republican Bill Kristol, Democratic strategist James Carville made it clear that Donald Trump's time has come and gone. But when it comes to the alternative, he thinks that the pundit class is overestimating Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).

A series of three speed dating studies with later follow-ups investigated whether different aspects of initial romantic impressions predicted later romantic outcomes and whether a romantic relationship would be initiated. Results showed that the desirability of the potential partner and assessment of how compatible the person is as a partner strongly predicted whether a date would result in a romantic relationship or not. The new findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Читать дальше...

Republicans have a new rhetorical arrow to add to their quiver after it was revealed that classified materials were discovered in a private office belonging to President Joe Biden, just months after a bombshell report detailing classified materials that were seized by the FBI at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.

Question: How many legs does a dog have if you count the tail as a leg? Answer: Four — calling the tail a leg doesn't make it one.