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Richard Burr asks Senate Ethics Committee to review stock sales amid allegations of insider trading

Mar 20, 2020 | ,

Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 in Washington. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., encouraged the Senate Ethics Committee on Friday to investigate stock sales that triggered allegations of insider trading after their public disclosure. 

“I relied solely on public news reports to guide my decision regarding the sale of stocks on February 13,” Burr said Friday in a statement....

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Tulsi Gabbard endorses Joe Biden as she drops out of the Democratic presidential race

Mar 19, 2020 | ,

Tulsi Gabbard and Joe Biden AP Photo/Salon

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, offered her “full support” to former Vice President Joe Biden as she suspended her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday. 

After mentioning how Americans need to unite during the coronavirus pandemic, Gabbard concluded that “I feel that the best way that I can be of service at this time is to continue to work for the health and well-being of the people of Hawaii and our country in Congress, and to stand ready to serve in uniform should the Hawaii National Guard be activated.”...

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Colleagues demand GOP leader Kevin McCarthy apologize for racist coronavirus tweet: “It’s dangerous”

Mar 11, 2020 | ,

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. AP Photo/Susan Walsh

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has so far resisted calls to apologize for a racist tweet that referred to COVID-19 as the “Chinese coronavirus.”

Monday’s tweet promoted a link about the virus from the Centers for Disease Control’s website alongside this comment: “Everything you need to know about the Chinese coronavirus can be found on one, regularly-updated website.”...

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Bernie Sanders dodges Rachel Maddow’s questions about struggles with black voters in the South

Mar 5, 2020 | ,

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., dodged questions from MSNBC host Rachel Maddow about his struggles with black voters in the South by asserting that he performs well with “people of color” overall. 

Sanders also claimed that his rival for the Democratic nomination, former Vice President Joe Biden, owes his overwhelming support from black voters to the fact that he worked for the first black president, Barack Obama....

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Accused pedophile Roy Moore flames out in Alabama GOP Senate primary

Mar 4, 2020 | ,

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Roy Moore, the disgraced judge who lost the 2017 special election for Jeff Session’s former seat in Alabama amid multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, went down in flames on Tuesday in his effort to once again earn the GOP nomination.

After resigning from his position as attorney general for President Donald Trump in the heat of the Russia probe, Sessions competed in Tuesday’s Republican primary against Moore....

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Republican Rep. Devin Nunes sues The Washington Post and one of its reporters for defamation

Mar 4, 2020 | ,

US Congressman Devin Nunes Getty Images/JIM WATSON/AFP

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., has filed a defamation lawsuit against The Washington Post and journalist Shane Harris, continuing a trend of litigation against a free press.

The suit accuses the outlet of fabricating a report that Nunes told President Donald Trump about an intelligence briefing about Russia and the 2020 election for members of Congress....

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Lawyers for Barack Obama demand pro-Trump super PAC pull misleading anti-Biden ad in South Carolina

Feb 27, 2020 | ,

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Barack Obama blasted a pro-Trump super PAC for running an ad in South Carolina this week which misleadingly uses the former president’s words to suggest that former Vice President Joe Biden practices “plantation politics.”

The ad — which was created by a pro-Trump group called the Committee to Defend the President — opens by saying, “Joe Biden promised to help our community....

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“Fox & Friends Weekend” co-host says Democrats and the media are “the agents of Russia” — not Trump

Feb 22, 2020 | ,

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“Fox & Friends Weekend” co-host Pete Hegseth falsely claimed Friday that the media and Democrats are agents of Russia, because they are allegedly attempting to delegitimize President Donald Trump.

“Every single media member in that clip, every single Democrat that parrots what they are saying — they’re working together....

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Former CNBC anchor to challenge Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Democratic primary

Feb 12, 2020 | ,

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Michelle Caruso-Cabrera Getty Images/Salon

A former CNBC anchor has mounted a primary challenge against one of the Democratic Party’s most prominent progressives: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.

“I am the daughter and granddaughter of working class Italian and Cuban immigrants,” Michelle Caruso-Cabrera said in a statement announcing her campaign Monday. ...

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James Carville: Democratic Party would turn into a “cult” if it nominates Sanders for president

Feb 11, 2020 | ,

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Former Clinton adviser James Carville, suggested that the Democratic Party would convert into a Trump-like cult if it nominated the self-described democratic socialist Bernie Sanders to be its nominee for president. 

“There’s a certain part of the Democratic Party that wants us to be a cult,” Carville told the hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Monday....

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