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DOGE To Examine Congress Members Who Became ‘Strangely Wealthy’
Getty Images The world’s richest man wants answers about how members of Congress have become “strangely wealthy” despite their relatively modest government salaries. During a town hall in Wisconsin on Sunday night, Tesla, Starlink, and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said his team at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) would look into how certain lawmakers…
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Pelosi Urged Biden Not To Debate Trump In A ‘Play To His Ego’: Book
Getty Images A new book about the 2024 election says that House Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., secretly told President Joe Biden not to debate Donald Trump last year. Reporters Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes talked to Tara Palmeri, who used to work for Politico, about some of the things they learned while writing their book “Fight:…
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Four Senate Republicans Join All Dems In Rejecting Trump’s Canada Tariffs
Getty Images Four Senate Republicans joined Democrats in delivering a rare bipartisan rebuke to President Donald Trump over trade policy. The Senate passed a resolution by a vote of 51 to 48, aimed at blocking the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs on Canadian imports. The four Republicans who voted with Democrats were Sens. Rand Paul, who…
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Judge Holds ICE Agent In Contempt For Detaining Illegal Migrant During Trial
Creative Commons A judge in Boston has found a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in contempt after he detained a suspect while the man was on trial. ICE agent Brian Sullivan apprehended Wilson Martell-Lebron last week as he was leaving the courthouse. However, a Boston Municipal Court judge ruled on Monday that Sullivan…
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WI Voters Enshrine Voter ID Law In State Constitution: ‘Big Win For Republicans’
Getty Images Wisconsin voted on Tuesday night to enshrine the state’s voter ID law in the state constitution. Not only did the Badger State already require voters to have a photo ID to go to the polls, but that law has now been made a constitutional amendment. The measure was put on the ballot by…
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