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GOP's James Comer: I felt like my constituents were 'rooting for the rioters' on January 6th

In an interview with the New York Times, Rep. James Comer (R-KY) reveals how much he struggled with his vote to certify the 2020 presidential election.

In particular, Comer called the vote to certify the election as the hardest he has ever taken, and he says he was taken aback by the anger his constituents expressed against him for doing so.

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GOP committee chair says he can't control Marjorie Taylor Greene

Rep. James Comer (R-KY), who's leading Republican investigations into President Joe Biden and his family, compared firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to NBA superstar Lebron James.

The Kentucky Republican chairs the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, where he's been tasked by GOP leadership and his constituents to investigate wild claims about the president, his son Hunter Biden and other Democrats, reported the New York Times.

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Biden picks his 2024 path — right down the middle

When President Joe Biden motorcades from the White House to an environmental protection event on Tuesday he will hear grumbling on the left and grumbling on the right. And the 80-year-old Washington veteran will be perfectly happy.

The country is still waiting for Biden to announce officially that he will seek a second term next year. But already the Democrat has made clear what path he intends to use to get there: down the center.

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Fox, Dominion seek pretrial wins in $1.6 billion defamation case

By Jack Queen

(Reuters) - Lawyers for Dominion Voting Systems are set on Tuesday to ask a Delaware judge to find Fox Corp liable for defamation over airing debunked vote-rigging claims, while Fox lawyers fighting a $1.6 billion lawsuit counter that the network's 2020 election coverage was constitutionally protected speech.

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Biden signs bill to declassify intelligence on COVID-19 origins

President Joe Biden on Monday signed a bill to declassify intelligence information about the origins of COVID-19. Congress approved the legislation unanimously. Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, introduced the bill March 1 after the Department of Energy said with “low confidence” it believed the virus leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China. How the pandemic began has led to competing theories. Some scientists have advanced the idea that the virus emerged as an accidental lab leak, while others say the evidence available favors the idea that an animal first infected a human. A team of virus e...

North Carolina urges US Supreme Court to toss major elections case

By Andrew Chung

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court should dismiss a major case from North Carolina that could give more power over federal elections to state politicians because the matter is being reconsidered by a lower court, North Carolina said in a filing on Monday, while the Republican lawmakers at the center of the dispute disagreed.

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It doesn't matter what Trump says — an indictment is really bad for him: columnist

Politico magazine reported on Monday that folks are overthinking things when they say indictments will help Donald Trump more than hurt him. While Trump will likely raise a lot of money off of playing the victim of a conspiracy, he's still being indicted personally, and he'll be the first president in history to have been indicted and booked.

"For all his unusual strengths, Trump is defined these days more by his weaknesses — personal and political deficiencies that have grown with time and now figure to undermine any attempt to exploit the criminal case against him," the column argued. "His base of support is too small, his political imagination too depleted and his instinct for self-absorption too overwhelming for him to marshal a broad, lasting backlash. His determination to look inward and backward has been a problem for his campaign, even without the indictment. It will be a bigger one if and when he’s indicted."

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'Ted Lasso' actors visit White House to promote mental health

The cast of hit comedy series "Ted Lasso" was meeting President Joe Biden on Monday to promote mental health awareness, but the actors' message was briefly eclipsed by a disgruntled journalist's live-television outburst in the White House briefing room.

Jason Sudeikis, who stars as Ted Lasso, a baffled American football coach at a dysfunctional English soccer club, led fellow actors onto the daily briefing room podium alongside Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.

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Jury convicts four far-right Oath Keeper associates in US Capitol attack

By Sarah N. Lynch

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Four associates of the far-right Oath Keepers group were found guilty on Monday for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, but the Washington jury remained deadlocked on some serious charges for two other defendants who did not enter the building during the chaos.

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'Oh, please, that's horrible': Nancy Pelosi cringes at the possibility of Trump winning in 2024

After the 2022 midterms gave Republicans a narrow single-digit majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, the reelected Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-California) made a major announcement: She would be remaining in Congress but stepping down as Democratic House leader. Pelosi, now 82, was ready to pass the torch, and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) was chosen as House minority leader. Jeffries now finds himself frequently butting heads with conservative House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California).

Journalist Nolan D. McCaskill takes a look at Pelosi's post-speaker life in an article published by the Los Angeles Times on March 20. Pelosi still has the duties of a congresswoman, but Jeffries now handles the Democratic House leadership responsibilities.

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'Ted Lasso' cast to visit White House to promote mental health

Actors from the smash-hit comedy series "Ted Lasso" will meet President Joe Biden at the White House on Monday to discuss the importance of mental health, the administration said Sunday.

The Apple TV+ series, whose third season premiered March 15, delves into various characters' mental health, with storylines tackling issues with bullying, anger, relationships and self-esteem, as well as panic attacks.

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Georgia weighs slapping Trump with racketeering charges: CNN

CNN's Don Lemon reported on Monday that prosecutors in Fulton County, Georgia are weighing slapping former President Donald Trump with racketeering charges over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

According to Lemon, a source familiar with the case said that "prosecutors are considering bringing racketeering and conspiracy charges" against Trump after he tried to pressure Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to "find" the nearly 12,000 votes he'd need to overtake President Joe Biden's lead.

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Trump's lead over DeSantis is coming from a surprising source: analyst

According to CNN polling analyst Harry Enten, Donald Trump is maintaining a healthy lead over Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) in polling for the 2024 Republican party presidential nomination - and then pointed to what could be a problem for the Florida governor.

Based on a survey of polling from CNN's own polls and those of Quinnipiac University, the CNN analyst notes that the former president is maintaining a double-digit lead over the DeSantis who has yet to announce his own bid, then added Trump is getting a "surprising" boost from voters of color.

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