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2+ hour, 21+ min ago  (491+ words) Florida Gov. Ron De Santis has proposed a new map for US House districts that appears to show Republicans gaining an advantage in four seats now held by Democrats. Posted by Corky at 10: 31 PM | 9 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry…...

1+ hour, 22+ min ago  (275+ words) Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is being sued for failing to release the full Jeffrey Epstein files as required by law. Posted by qcp at 11: 30 PM | 6 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | The DOJ violates the Epstein Files Transparency Act…...

3+ hour, 19+ min ago  (508+ words) Posted by qcp at 09: 33 PM | 12 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | More: The new case represents another twist in the department's tortured efforts to satisfy the demands of Mr. Trump to pursue criminal charges against Mr. Comey, a longtime target…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago  (592+ words) Rep. Brandon Gill, Texas Republican, didn't pull any punches at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing Tuesday on the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. He asked the lone Democratic witness, American University law professor Jessica Waters, about her "favorite…...

1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (322+ words) Fox News legal analyst Andy Mc Carthy wrote a scathing takedown of the Department of Justice after a grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey. Comey was charged in the Eastern District of North Carolina over an Instagram post…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (270+ words) President'Donald Trump'told his inner circle to prepare for a prolonged blockade of Iran to force the regime to comply with his demands, according to U. S. officials. Trump's two-month conflict with Iran quieted in recent weeks after the ceasefire deal brokered in…...

8+ hour, 7+ min ago  (327+ words) Bloomberg: "Key congressional Republicans are poised to break with Donald Trump on his proposed 44% raise for the Pentagon, a rare act of defiance that signals the president's weakening grip on Washington as the midterm elections near and he quickly approaches…...

4+ hour, 12+ min ago  (125+ words) Politico: "House infighting is threatening to sink the GOP agenda on Capitol Hill. Now Republicans are hoping their most effective whip " President Donald Trump " is ready to come off the sidelines." "The push for the White House to take a…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago  (149+ words) Politico: "House GOP leaders managed to finally clear a rule for the farm bill, a three-year FISA extension and a budget resolution for immigration enforcement spending, after a lengthy Rules Committee hearing Tuesday." "But some Republicans are already threatening to…...

4+ hour, 5+ min ago  (165+ words) Bloomberg: "King Charles III called on the U. S. to maintain its leadership role in the world, and to support Ukraine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, in a remarkably pointed speech for a monarch that urged Americans to resist the pull…...