Texas Lt Gov Dan Patrick on Tucker Carlson Tonight Fox News

The Republican lieutenant governor of Texas suggested to Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Monday night that the government should prioritizing saving the economy over the lives of senior citizens amid the coronavirus outbreak. 

“No one reached out to me and said, ‘As a senior citizen, are you willing to take a chance on your survival in exchange for keeping the America that all America loves for your children and grandchildren?’...

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

Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., was sued by a shareholder in Wyndham Hotels and Resorts on Monday for allegedly engaging in securities fraud during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic.

The shareholder, Alan Jacobson, filed the federal lawsuit, which accuses Burr of liquidating his assets after receiving confidential information about the impact of the virus through his role as a U.S....

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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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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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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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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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Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Donald Trump AP Photo/Salon

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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Rep. Rodney Garcia of Montana Montana State Legislature

A Montana stage legislator is facing backlash after claiming that the Constitution calls for socialists to be shot and jailed.

State Rep. Rodney Garcia, who represents the Billings area, asked an unprompted question after a speech by former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke at a state Republican Party gathering Saturday, according to the Billings Gazette....

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Jerry Nadler, Linsdey Graham, Donald Trump, and Bill Clinton AP Photo/Getty Images/Salon

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., one of the legislators chosen by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to be an impeachment manager, cited a 1999 speech delivered by Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina to make the case that “high crimes” warranting impeachment are not limited to violations of criminal code — a key Republican talking point. ...

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