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GOP Sen. Ron Johnson says the fake electors he tried to give Pence on January 6 came from GOP Rep. Mike Kelly
Johnson made the remarks in a radio interview Thursday. He's insisted since Tuesday that his attemp…
Madison Hall,Bryan Metzger
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GOP Sen. Ron Johnson tried to give a slate of fake electors from Michigan and Wisconsin to Mike Pence on January 6: 'Do not give that to him'
"Do not give that to him," Pence legislative aide Chris Hodgson replied to a text from Johnson's Ch…
Bryan Metzger
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Ted Cruz once said he would've nominated the conservative judge testifying against Trump before the Jan. 6 committee to the Supreme Court
Cruz has said Luttig, who said that overturning the 2020 election would've caused a "paralyzing con…
Bryan Metzger
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Ted Cruz once said he would've nominated the conservative judge testifying against Trump before the Jan. 6 committee to the Supreme Court
Cruz has said Luttig, who said that Pence overturning the 2020 election would've caused "paralyzing…
Bryan Metzger
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Some of the same members of Congress pushing to restrict cigarettes and vapes are quietly investing in tobacco giants
They've invested in companies such as Philip Morris International, Altria, and British American Tob…
Kimberly Leonard
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20 members of Congress personally invest in top weapons contractors that'll profit from the just-passed $40 billion Ukraine aid package
War is "big business to our leaders," says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of 20 lawmakers Insider…
Kimberly Leonard
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'Lay down your arms, uphold your oath': Former military leaders and lawmakers resoundingly blast Trump's idea of deploying US troops on American streets
"I call on all our proud young men and women in uniform ... to lay down your arms, uphold your oath…
David Choi
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FOCUS GROUP: Trump exceeds expectations during joint address before Congress
In the address, dominated by an "America first" theme, Trump touched on many of the issues he campa…
Oliver Darcy
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Sen. Joe Manchin is insisting on overhauling election laws and keeping the government funded before reconsidering Biden's big spending bill
Manchin told Insider he was open to a spending bill that reduced the deficit. "We have to basically…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Grace Pa…
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3 Democratic senators introduce legislation to prevent another January 6-style coup attempt
The bill aims to reform the Electoral Count Act to make it harder for presidential candidates and s…
Grace Panetta
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Trump predicts that the GOP will retake Congress in 2022 and the White House in 2024
Trump did not say if he would be a presidential candidate in 2024, but teased a possible run, accor…
John L. Dorman
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Rep. Adam Schiff joked during the Capitol insurrection that 'someone really should have impeached that son of a bitch'
Rep. Adam Schiff famously led Trump's first impeachment inquiry centering around his dealings with …
Oma Seddiq,Sonam Sheth
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Rep. Paul Gosar learned the hard way: supporting the insurrection has consequences in Congress
Representative Paul Gosar helped incite the insurrection on January 6. Now it's harder for him to g…
Raúl Grijalva
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North Korea warns US of 'very grave situation' after Biden's 'big blunder' in speech to Congress
A top North Korean official has offered a stark warning to the US following comments made by Presid…
Joshua Zitser
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Official describes the president as a 'total monster' who refused to act as Congress was stormed
As pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol, the president told aides, "My people are peaceful. My peo…
Ashley Collman
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WATCH: Pro-Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol and forced Congress into a recess
Armed Trump supporters stormed into the US Capitol on Wednesday to disrupt the confirmation of Joe …
Samara Abramson,Kaitlyn Wang,…
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Historic photo marks the first time 2 women flanked the US president at a speech to Congress
The occasion marked the first time in US history that the Speaker of the House and president of the…
Azmi Haroun
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Biden said US adversaries see the images from the Capitol riot 'as proof that the sun is setting on American democracy'
"They are wrong. And we have to prove them wrong," the president said. "We have to prove democracy …
Kelsey Vlamis
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In GOP response to Biden's address, Sen. Tim Scott said US' future won't come from 'Washington schemes or socialist dreams'
Sen. Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, delivered the GOP response to President Bi…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Biden is betting big with plans to remake America. Here are 6 takeaways from Biden's speech.
President Joe Biden called for an ambitious pandemic economic recovery plan focused on jobs, infras…