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WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) denied that a spy balloon from China flew over the United States at least three times during President Donald Trump's administration. Greene isn't on the intelligence committee or part of the "Gang of 8," but she's certain that the Pentagon is lying about the U.S. Air Force's report on the 2019 balloon.

More Memphis police officers could be disciplined over the death of Tyre Nichols, the city’s chief legal officer said. Speaking during a Memphis City Council meeting on Tuesday, Jennifer Sink said seven additional officers will soon receive a “statement of charges” for policy violations. The announcement follows an internal employment investigation by the Memphis Police Department, local television WREG-TV reported. It means that a total of 13 police employees are or have been under investigation. Читать дальше...

Rep. George Santos (R-NY) declined on Tuesday to speak to constituents who are angry about lies he told to win the 2022 election.

During a House hearing on Tuesday, the grandstanding antics practiced by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) came back to bite her when she was reminded of a voting position the GOP took during the omnibus bill.

This Tuesday, Raw Story reporter Matt Laslo asked Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene her thoughts on the Chinese spy balloon and reports that similar balloon incidents took place during Donald Trump's time in the White House.

When conservative Republican John Boehner was House speaker during the Barack Obama years, he had nothing but disdain for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). Boehner, in fact, has used the words “legislative terrorist” to describe the far-right congressman.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday night is expected in his State of the Union address to call on Congress to work with the administration to address in a bipartisan manner the fentanyl crisis, administration officials said on a call with reporters.

A group of Rep. George Santos' constituents traveled from New York to Washington, D.C., to call for his resignation.

It is a time-honored tradition that U.S. presidents offer the American people a long list of promises and platitudes that cannot be converted to reality.

Police responded Tuesday to false reports of school shootings at multiple schools across Michigan.

A newly elected North Carolina Republican is active in a white nationalist church where Olympic bomber Eric Rudolph was radicalized.

Research published Monday shows that Google is targeting lower-income users with advertisements for so-called crisis pregnancy centers, anti-choice organizations known to steer people away from accessing abortion care.

Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) on Tuesday turned the tables on Republicans during a hearing of the House Oversight Committee.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said that a security fence protecting the U.S. Capitol was proof that a wall on the U.S. border would stop the flow of undocumented immigrants.

During a House Rules Committee hearing this Monday, Jamie Raskin (D-MD) took an opportunity to call out Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) for saying that the "major civil rights issue" of the day was Trump supporters who are being charged for partaking in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

It's a truth that should be self-evident: If you are emasculated by a balloon, you weren't so tough to begin with. Last week, a balloon that U.S. officials believe to be a Chinese surveillance device was spotted floating over Montana, likely to take pictures of military assets. In the grown-up world where President Joe Biden and Democrats live, this was a situation that called for a thoughtful, careful response. While displeased with the predicament, adults recognized that freaking out was not the answer. Читать дальше...

Many doctors treat depression with SSRIs, but could psychedelic medication be more effective? A study published in BJ Psych Open suggests that psilocybin, a psychedelic substance found in “magic” mushrooms, may be more beneficial than certain antidepressants for helping improve depressive symptoms related to thought suppression and rumination. Depression is a challenging and debilitating mental illness that affects many people worldwide. Depression is characterized by many difficult symptoms and maladaptive coping mechanisms... Читать дальше...

An attorney representing former President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched what Law & Crime News reporter Adam Klasfeld described as a "charm offensive" on a judge who had previously shown little patience for the Trump legal team's arguments.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — The 5,000 mph reentry was a rough one and one of the four astronauts who just spent a week orbiting the moon has a spinal injury. “Backboard!” screams one of the rescue crew venturing into the Orion capsule floating in the water. That was the scenario being practiced by NASA’s Landing and Recovery team for Artemis II, which plans to fly humans beyond low-Earth orbit for the first time in more than 50 years as the first crewed mission of the Artemis program, an orbital trip around the moon and back. Читать дальше...

The Biden White House made clear on Monday that it opposes the creation of commissions to devise changes—and possible cuts—to Social Security and other U.S. trust funds, rejecting an idea embraced by Republicans and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin amid a dangerous standoff over the nation's debt ceiling.

"The View" host Whoopi Goldberg wants President Joe Biden to push back against Republicans who she accuses of trying to limit the scope of history instruction.

Republican supporters hope there will be "balloons in the audience" when President Joe Biden gives his State of the Union speech Tuesday night.

Montana GOP Sen. Steve Daines was locked out of his Twitter account this Monday after he posted a photo showing an animal he killed during a hunting outing with his wife Cindy, Fox News reports.

Scandal-plagued Rep. George Santos (R-NY) is now facing yet another investigation.

Two Black ranchers from Colorado were arrested recently on alleged stalking charges -- but they say they're actually the victims of a years-long intimidation campaign by their white neighbors and local police.