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CNN's national security reporter, Zachary Cohen, spoke to former President Donald Trump's legal team after the news broke that Mike Pence had classified documents in his Indiana home. According to the lawyers, it changes everything.

Justin Bieber is selling his entire music catalog to Hipgnosis Songs Capital for more than $200 million. According to Billboard, the sale includes all 290 songs Bieber’s released through Dec. 31, 2021, including his most recent album “Justice,” which came out that year. “The impact of Justin Bieber on global culture over the last 14 years has truly been remarkable,” Hipgnosis founder and chief executive MerckMercuriadis said in a statement. “At only 28 years of age, he is one of a handful of defining... Читать дальше...

Embattled Rep. George Santos (R-NY) is not happy with Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) after the Louisiana Republican this week compared him to Glenn Close's deranged stalker character in the movie "Fatal Attraction."

Former FBI agent Peter Strzok penned a post to his Substack this week explaining to Americans that accidentally misplacing classified information is more frequent than one might assume.

Yes, Virginia, amid the clouds over Washington, D.C., silver linings sometimes do appear. One shone through brightly last Thursday. A federal court held former President Donald Trump to account — serious account — for filing legally frivolous "revenge" lawsuits and congenitally abusing the judicial system.

Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro is set to go on trial soon on criminal contempt of Congress charges for his refusal to cooperate with the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riots.

The US Justice Department sued Google on Tuesday for its dominance of the online advertising market, launching a fresh legal battle against the California-based tech giant.

This Monday night was the premier of Donald Trump Jr.'s new Rumble show, "Triggered With Don Jr.," which he described as platform for "free speech and diversity of thought."

Leaders in Georgia are ready for action after protests over an Atlanta police public safety training facility erupted into violence and vandalism last week, including thrown Molotov cocktails, a patrol car set ablaze, a 26-year-old protester killed and a state trooper shot.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis argued on Tuesday not to release the full report from the special grand jury, saying that she doesn't want people who might be defendants to get an unfair trial by publishing the report. She told the judge that potential prosecutions were "imminent."

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Mike Pence was found to have classified documents at his home after leaving the White House in 2021.

A Fox News host wants to know why former Vice President Mike Pence declined to search his home for classified documents immediately after the FBI served a warrant on former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Google has sketched out plans to cut about 1,600 jobs in the Bay Area, staffing reductions that are a fresh reminder that the pain from local tech layoffs has yet to ease, new state government files show. The search giant’s layoffs are slated to affect workers in Mountain View, Palo Alto and San Bruno, according to official filings that Google sent to the state Employment Development Department. All told, Google intends to cut more than 1,600 jobs in the three Bay Area cities, the WARN notices to the EDD show. Читать дальше...

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) reintroduced a bill that would ban members of Congress from trading stocks, and he took a shot at former House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) with the measure's name.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley said Tuesday he will introduce a bill to ban the app TikTok in the United States. “(TikTok) is China’s backdoor into Americans’ lives,” Hawley, R-Mo., said. “It threatens our children’s privacy as well as their mental health. Last month Congress banned it on all government devices.” The bill would be part of Hawley’s larger messaging campaign in opposition to the Chinese Communist Party and large social media companies. While he has also signed on to anti-trust... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — Democratic Senators speaking to Raw Story made it clear that they're on board with President Joe Biden's refusal to negotiate with Republicans on the debt ceiling.

By David Lawder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen activated another extraordinary cash management measure on Tuesday to avoid breaching the federal debt limit, suspending daily reinvestments in a large government retirement fund that holds Treasury debt, the department said.

In a letter notifying Congress of the move to access the Government Securities Investment Fund (G Fund), Yellen did not alter a projected early June deadline for when the Treasury may... Читать дальше...

Responding to an extensive column by political gadfly Andrew Sullivan on how the Republican Party can bring young people back into the fold, conservative Charlie Sykes stated that he made some good points -- then thoroughly buried Sullivan's suggested remedy.

Former President Donald Trump has dropped his effort to revive a federal lawsuit challenging a civil investigation in New York into alleged fraudulent asset valuations at his real estate company, Bloomberg reports.

A lawyer for Mike Pence found about a dozen documents with classified markings at the former vice president's private residence.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was in court on Tuesday to announce the official findings of the special grand jury and submit the final report.

Former candidate Kari Lake (R) lashed out at Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel for reportedly accusing some failed GOP candidates in Arizona of being poor choices for office.

At least three people were killed in an overnight shooting in Washington state, according to police.

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a top Trump ally who has defended the Republican ex-president at almost every turn, is speaking up to defend President Joe Biden in the face of the DOJ's probe into his handling of classified documents.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) urged Republicans to back off from impeaching President Joe Biden because the Florida lawmaker believes Democrats will "take out the trash" using a classified documents scandal.