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Jared Kushner ‘privately admitted’ his father-in-law’s election lies were bogus: report

Then-White House advisor Jared Kushner doubted the "big lie" of election fraud his father-in-law, Donald Trump, has been pushing since he lost the 2020 election to President Joe Biden.

Kushner's thoughts were reported in a new Daily Beast deep-dive titled, "These Two Lawyers Breathed Life Into Trump's Big Lie, but Did They Even Believe It?"

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Fox News' Geraldo slams his colleagues for sucking up to 'oil fat cats' making 'record profits'

On Fox News Thursday, co-anchor Geraldo Rivera tore into his colleagues for accusing Democrats of deliberately forcing oil prices higher — and reminded them to look to oil company profits if they want to know where higher gas prices are going.

"I don't care if you blame Putin, the oil companies, or Joe Biden," said Rivera. "What I really don't like is the partisan divide, and I've never particularly heard oil fat cats who are reaping record profits being — their virtue extolled quite as eloquently as it has been here. I think the notion that we want, that the Democrats want intentionally high oil prices to make the country go green is preposterous."

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A group of Republicans is still trying to stop aid to Ukraine

After watching the aftermath of bombs falling on a children's hospital, one would assume that any partisan squabble would have come to an end in Washington. According to one Daily Beast report, there's no such luck.

A small group of Republican lawmakers attempted to tie any Ukraine funding passed by Congress to military action on the U.S.-Mexico border. So, while some are squabbling over the continuing budget resolution adding to the deficit, others want to spend ever more on performative action over immigration. It's just another in a long line of Republicans on the wrong side of the issue.

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‘Are you going to blame Putin for everything?’ Jen Psaki clashes with Peter Doocy over inflation and gas prices

During a tense exchange in the White House Press Room this Thursday, Fox News' Peter Doocy peppered White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki with questions regarding rising prices in the U.S. as Russia's invasion of Ukraine carries on.

At one point, Doocy cited past comments from Psaki where she said record inflation levels would "ease over time" despite warnings from experts.

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'Birds flying everywhere!' Convoy trucker bitterly complains about Beltway drivers giving him the middle finger

A member of the "People's Convoy" that's been circling the Beltway around Washington D.C. is not happy about the reception he's received from local drivers.

In a video posted by The Daily Beast's Zachary Petrizzo, a convoy driver complains that other drivers along the Beltway are giving him obscene gestures as they pass by.

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U.S. Justice Dept taps chief prosecutor to lead COVID fraud probes

By Sarah N. Lynch

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday tapped federal prosecutor Kevin A. Chambers to lead the department's efforts to help investigate fraudsters who used the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to bilk government assistance programs.

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'One more violation': Emails show Trump attorney John Eastman was aware Jan. 6 scheme was unlawful

Right-wing attorney John Eastman appears to be aware his scheme to pressure Mike Pence to overturn Donald Trump's election loss was unlawful.

Email exchanges released last week by the House select committee show that Eastman was aware that interrupting the congressional certification of Joe Biden's election win, so that Trump's attorneys could argue the Electoral Count Act was not followed to the letter of the law, was, in fact, unlawful but pressed forward with the scheme, reported The Guardian.

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D.C. board rules that officer who committed suicide after Jan. 6 died in line of duty

(Reuters) - A District of Columbia retirement board has ruled that a police officer died in the line of duty when he took his own life due to injuries he suffered during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, the Washington Post reported.

Washington's Police and Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Board said in a letter on Monday that Jan. 6 was the "sole and direct cause" of Metropolitan police officer Jeffrey Smith's suicide, the newspaper reported.

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US consumer prices hit new 40-year high as Ukraine shock looms

US consumer prices hit a new 40-year high last month as the world's largest economy continued to be battered by a surge of inflation, which the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine is expected to worsen.

The consumer price index (CPI) was 7.9 percent higher in February compared to the same month last year, its biggest jump since January 1982 as costs for gasoline, food and housing rose, the Labor Department said Thursday.

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The list of ways Republicans have worked to undermine Ukraine

Ukraine is being forced to dig mass graves after the brutality they're facing from Russia. Wednesday, a children's hospital and maternity center was bombed. Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed it was a "military target."

Meanwhile, back in the United States, Republicans are clamoring to figure out how to blame everything on Joe Biden while justifying their cornucopia of positions. It only adds to the timeline of anti-Ukraine actions the GOP made over the past several years that they've turned to support Putin.

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The stunning hypocrisy of Nikki Haley is on full display: conservative columnist

A conservative publication on Thursday portrayed Nikki Haley as a hypocritical opportunist because of her recent statements about Russia and Ukraine.

On Jan. 26, Donald Trump's former United Nations ambassador told Fox News host Brian Kilmeade this about Putin's Ukraine intentions: “Putin knows it’s costly, and he knows he can’t do it. This is him leveraging to see what he can get. He doesn’t want to expand,” she went on, adding, “I don’t think Russia wants to go to war.” On Feb. 8, she told Fox News anchor Bret Baier that Putin’s real plan was to cut a deal: “What Russia’s really trying to do is get us to not allow Ukraine into NATO.”

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South Korea elects conservative outsider as president in tectonic shift

By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin

SEOUL (Reuters) -Conservative South Korean opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol rode to victory in a tight presidential election on a wave of discontent over economic policy, scandals and gender wars, reshaping the political future of Asia's fourth-largest economy.

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House approves Ukraine aid, Russia oil ban, funds averting U.S. gov't shutdown

By Richard Cowan and Makini Brice

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to rush $13.6 billion in aid to Ukraine as it battles invading Russian forces, along with $1.5 trillion to keep U.S. government programs operating through Sept. 30 and avoid agency shutdowns this weekend.

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