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On Tuesday, a group of conservatives led by Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz ousted House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA) over what they describe as broken promises made during McCarthy’s election as speaker. Later that evening, all three evening news networks pounded their chests in rage and shock over McCarthy’s ouster.  “Tonight, for the first time
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Dianne Feinstein has passed on, leaving a vacant Senate seat in California. Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed Laphonza Butler to fill it. Newsom, who had already openly committed to selecting a black woman for the position, has sparked controversy with this decision. “This isn’t a meritocracy any more,” Sara Gonzales says. “You have to base
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A technology officer from artificial intelligence company OpenAI warned that if AI is improperly programmed, the platforms could become far more addicting than modern social media and, in a sense, enslave humanity. Mira Murati, the 34-year-old chief technology officer at OpenAI, said that artificial intelligence is at risk of being designed the wrong way. During
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Charlotte Sena, a 9-year-old girl from Saratoga County, went missing Saturday while on a camping trip with family in upstate New York. Police suspected that she had been abducted and was “in imminent danger of serious harm and/or death.” Hundreds of first responders, family members, and friends scoured Moreau Lake State Park and the surrounding
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In a letter to President Joe Biden, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker called for the federal government to assist the state as it grapples with a “humanitarian crisis” due to an influx of migrants. “But as the numbers being transported to Chicago are accelerating, the humanitarian crisis is overwhelming our ability to provide aid to the
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Progressive Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York offered a bizarre excuse and apology after his office sent out talking points calling his detractors “Nazi members” over his fire alarm scandal. Republicans and others have called for Bowman to be expelled from Congress and face criminal charges after he admitted to pulling a fire alarm
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Former Dodgers baseball pitcher Trevor Bauer posted a video to social media defending himself from sexual assault accusations after he and his accuser agreed to drop their lawsuits against each other. Bauer had filed a defamation lawsuit against Lindsey Hill, and she filed a lawsuit against him, alleging that he had sexually assaulted her at
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No matter what a presidential candidate like Joe Biden — any candidate, really — might promise during the election, sometimes, smart policies initiated by their predecessor continue even after the new guy is sworn in. Biden’s China policies are remarkably like Donald Trump’s. Trump began the long and difficult process of decoupling our economy from
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Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on the legal travails of Blaze Media contributor Steve Baker and his reporting surrounding the events of January 6, 2021. I’ve been under federal investigation for the better part of two years. Last Wednesday morning, my attorney spoke with FBI Special Agent Craig Noyes, one
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Former Democratic President Bill Clinton stated on Sunday that New York City’s “right-to-shelter” law needs to change due to the migrant crisis overwhelming the city’s shelter system. Clinton told 77 WABC radio’s John Catsimatidis that the city’s right-to-shelter measure needs to be fixed, agreeing with New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul’s sudden calls for change
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Comedian and pundit Bill Maher concluded that Joe Biden must not run for president in 2024 if the Democrats hope to win, stating that anyone in the realm of being a “not stupid,” not “woke” “50-ish-year-old” Democrat would be able to beat Donald Trump. On his podcast “Club Random,” Maher spoke to political analyst James
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​​​​​​Joe Scarborough is a master of false modesty. His typical shtick is to describe himself as “a simple country lawyer.” In a variation on that, last week we caught faux-humble Scarborough saying, “I’m not good at this politics thing.” But given the gaffe Scarborough committed on Wednesday’s Morning Joe, perhaps Joe wasn’t speaking with false
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A new electric vehicle battery factory in Kansas will require so much energy that a coal plant slated for closure will now remain open, plus it will be expanded. Panasonic is building a $4 billion EV battery factory in De Soto, Kansas. The upcoming lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility is expected to start mass production of
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