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Another 'star' GOP impeachment witness may have lied under oath: Cassidy Hutchinson lawyer

House Republicans' impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, which was already on shaky ground, may have just suffered another blow.

At issue is the testimony of Tony Bobulinski, a former business associate of Hunter Biden who has made allegations of corruption against President Joe Biden.

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'Oh my God': Morning Joe panel stunned by Tommy Tuberville's latest display of ignorance

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski were stunned by Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-AL) utter ignorance about an Alabama Supreme Court decision that could end IVF services.

The Alabama Republican was asked about the ruling Thursday at CPAC, and he was unable to comment on the most basic elements of the case, which he confused with a legislative bill that deals with abortion, and seemed to believe it would encourage the births of more children.

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'Red alarms starting to flash' as Trump runs low on cash and enthusiasm sags: analysis

Nikki Haley quite likely will lose her home state of South Carolina to Donald Trump in the Republican primary race, but she has one advantage over him besides not currently being under criminal indictment.

The state's former governor and Trump's former UN ambassador has vowed to remain in the race to provide an alternative to the quadruple-indicted, twice-impeached ex-president who's on the hook for more than a half billion dollars in penalties for fraud and defaming his sex abuse victim, and MSNBC's Jonathan Lemire said Haley's got plenty of cash on hand.

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Mary Trump says her uncle's 'untreated psychiatric condition' is worsening

Former President Donald Trump's niece, a professional psychologist, believes her uncle is suffering from "untreated psychiatric disorders" that have been exacerbated by the "extraordinary amount of stress he's under."

Mary Trump, who holds a PhD from the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, made virtual diagnoses while appearing on MSNBC's "The Last Word" with Lawrence O'Donnell.

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CNN anchor throws Matt Gaetz's words back in his face on Biden impeachment

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was reminded of his own words from only months ago when he tried to push for impeaching President Joe Biden.

During an appearance on CNN's "News Night" with Abby Phillip, the Florida pol responded to words he had expressed casting doubt on pursuing impeachment as a successful strategy.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked for slip that 'disrobed' Trump judge

In an attack on Judge Arthur Engoron for his judgment in Donald Trump's New York fraud trial, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) argued that he should be fired from the judicial system entirely.

But the term she used is turning heads.

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Trump cheers possible retirement of foe Jimmy Kimmel

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel might be on his last contract, he said in an interview this week. It is something Donald Trump is excited to hear.

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Kimmel explained, "I think this is my final contract. I hate to even say it, because everyone's laughing at me now — each time I think that, and then it turns out to not be the case."

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Watch: Conservative lawyer whacks MAGA C-SPAN caller for comparing Trump to Navalny

Conservative attorney Heath Mayo on Thursday took exception to a MAGA caller on C-SPAN who compared former President Donald Trump's legal travails to those suffered by the late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny.

Toward the end of the call, the Trump supporter said that indicting Trump for trying to illegally remain in power after the 2020 election and for refusing to return top-secret government documents was much like what Russian President Vladimir Putin did to his political opponents.

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MTG's fashion advice for conservative women blows up in her face

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) took a break Thursday from propping up former President Donald Trump's reelection bid to offer up an "unpopular opinion" about women's fashion.

On her X social media account, the always controversial lawmaker suggested conservative Christian woman need to do a better job of dressing and acting modestly.

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Trump smoked for turning once-rowdy rallies into 'pity parties'

Los Angeles Times columnist Jackie Calmes recently tuned into one of former President Donald Trump's campaign rallies and found something had changed significantly since the first time he hit the campaign trail back in 2015.

In fact, Calmes said that much of the brash rowdiness that had characterized old Trump rallies had been replaced by something else: self-pity.

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Crowd 'groans' as governor hopeful unleashes rigged election rant: 'It's really sad'

West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner, who is now running to be his state's governor, has recently taken to embracing MAGA conspiracy theories about the 2020 election that are leaving some of his fellow state elections officials ill at ease.

NBC News reports that Warner recently went off on a conspiratorial rant at the National Association of Secretaries of State Winter Conference that "drew rare groans" from a crowd that is used to cordial, nonpartisan affairs.

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Top Republican gives brutal assessment of GOP's 'fifth choice' Mike Johnson

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) on Thursday delivered a brutal assessment of House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) tenure so far.

In an interview with CBS News' Major Garrett flagged by Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman, McHenry essentially argued that Johnson is only House Speaker because the GOP conference couldn't agree on anyone else to take the job, and not because anyone really wanted him there.

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'I hate being here': GOP's 'brain trust' getting chased off by Matt Gaetz

Lawmakers are sick of serving in the 118th Congress halfway through their term, and many Republicans are heading for the exits.

Five GOP committee chairs – Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Mike Gallagher, Mark Green, Patrick McHenry and Kay Granger – are retiring, and 10 other Republicans and 11 Democrats are leaving Congress.

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