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The richest man in the world accused a member of Congress of hitting on him after she suggested that his leadership of social media app Twitter would lead to a future "explosion of hate crimes."

"Tired of having to collectively stress about what explosion of hate crimes is happening [because] some billionaire with an ego problem unilaterally controls a massive communication platform and skews it because Tucker Carlson or Peter Thiel took him to dinner and made him feel special," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) tweeted about Musk's buying of Twitter.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) lashed out at the Republican Party in a profane rant after GOP strategist Karl Rove suggested that she did not have the power to cause a "significant blip" in Washington, D.C.

Greene joined Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on his Firebrand to discuss an effort to remove her from the ballot.

Democratic strategist Donna Brazile pushed back against former Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) on Sunday after he insisted that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy would not be held accountable for his lies about Jan. 6, 2021.

During a panel discussion on ABC's This Week program, host Martha Raddatz asked Christie if McCarthy would be damaged by tapes that prove he lied when he denied saying that former President Donald Trump acknowledged some responsibility for the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) explained on Sunday that he did not vote to convict former President Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 riot because it wasn't his "job."

During an interview on Meet the Press, guest host Kristen Welker asked Blunt if he could confirm reports that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) called Trump's actions "impeachable."

CNN will shut down its new streaming service next week, just one month after launching it with much fanfare, the US network announced Thursday.

CNN+ was billed as one of the most significant developments in the television channel's history but will close on April 30.

According to inside sources speaking to Axios, Warner Bros. Discovery has halted all advertising for CNN's struggling streaming service, CNN+. It has also fired CNN's longtime financial adviser. While CNN executives think the launch of CNN+ has been successful, Discovery executives reportedly disagree.

Discovery's current CFO for streaming and international, Neil Chugani, has replaced CNN CFO Brad Ferrer. "Other high-level positions at WarnerMedia across different business functions are likely to be eliminated to cut costs and streamline leadership in coming weeks," Axios reports.

Fox News host Harris Faulkner on Tuesday insisted that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) must provide examples to defend his claim that math books are teaching critical race theory (CRT).

Last week, the Florida Department of Education revealed that it had rejected many math books due to the "indoctrination" of students. But DeSantis and other state officials have been unable to provide any examples of CRT in math books.

Tucker Carlson, star Fox News anchor and bow-tied darling of the American right, has become a laughingstock among Twitter users for his new series on masculinity, which according to him is under growing threat.

In the trailer for "The End of Men," Carlson worries about "the total collapse of testosterone levels in American men," which he says is "a huge story that no one covers."

At least three major advertising exchanges have made it more difficult for Steve Bannon to monetize his War Room: Pandemic podcast.

The non-profit group Check My Ads Institute confirmed on Monday that Yahoo had become the latest exchange to cut off Bannon's access to advertising revenue.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Sunday refused to rebuke 63 Republicans who voted against a resolution in support of NATO.

During an interview on Fox News, guest host Mike Emmanuel asked McCarthy if his colleagues were wrong to vote against a House resolution affirming support for NATO.

Fox News host Harris Faulkner on Wednesday suggested that "ghost hammers" are responsible for crimes on the New York City subway.

A day after 10 people suffered gunshot wounds on the subway, Faulkner accused New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) and New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) of politicizing the shootings.

Fox News hosts on Wednesday sympathized with a man who may have opened fire on the Brooklyn subway because he was angry about homelessness.

During a segment on Fox & Friends, hosts discussed reports that Frank James, a person of interest in the subway shooting case, had posted complaints about homelessness.

Fox Business host Stuart Varney interrupted a breaking news "alert" about a shooting in Brooklyn to spend several minutes complaining about President Joe Biden's gun control efforts.

As a manhunt was underway for a gunman who injured at least 16 people on the subway, the Fox Business host changed the subject.