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'Famously fractious' House Freedom Caucus members jockey for leadership roles: report

In June, members of the House Freedom Caucus voted to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) from the group — and not for being a far-right conspiracy theorist.

One factor was reportedly the animosity between Greene and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado). Another was Greene's alliance with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California), who Freedom Caucus members view as not being MAGA enough.

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Twitter 'ghosted' Africa employees without severance pay or benefits: report

Employees of Twitter Africa who were laid off after cost-cutting measures went into effect after Elon Musk took over the platform have not received any severance pay, CNN reported.

“They literally ghosted us,” one former Twitter Africa employee said. “Although Twitter has eventually settled former staff in other locations, Africa staff have still been left in the lurch despite us eventually agreeing to specific negotiated terms.”

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Elton John takes the stand to give information at Kevin Spacey's assault trial

Legendary singer-songwriter Elton John took the stand on Monday, along with his husband David Furnish, to give details at the London sexual assault trial of actor Kevin Spacey, reported The Daily Beast.

The pair conferenced in from Monaco to the trial, where Spacey stands accused of 12 charges of assaulting four men in the United Kingdom over a span of 12 years starting in 2001.

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Lauren Boebert must 'take credit for stuff she had absolutely nothing to do with' to win again: GOP lawmaker

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) squeaked out a razor-thin victory during the 2022 midterm elections, but that hasn't led her to reconsider he brash and confrontational approach to politics.

NBC News reports that some Republicans are concerned about Boebert heading into 2024, with Democratic rival Adam Frisch seeking a rematch after losing last year by fewer than 600 votes.

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Bitter feud between MTG and Boebert could erupt into 'a fistfight at any moment': report

The relationship between Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is even worse than it appears.

Their feud triggered the expulsion of Greene from the right-wing Freedom Caucus after she called Boebert a "little b*tch" to her face, but other GOP lawmakers say the acrimony is palpable, reported The Daily Beast.

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Lauren Boebert blames America's 'moral decay' on leaders who 'traded truth for a lie'

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) said there is "moral decay" in America because the country's leaders "traded truth for a lie."

While speaking to the Turning Point Action Conference on Sunday, Boebert told the group of activists that their work had helped to pass a bill to rescind restrictions on pistol braces. President Joe Biden has vowed to veto the bill.

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'I enjoy being a free agent': Marjorie Taylor Greene defiant after expulsion from Freedom Caucus

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has been thrown out of the far-right House Freedom Caucus. But according to the Wall Street Journal, she is defiant — and even publicly saying it's a good thing for her.

“I think I enjoy being a free agent a lot better,” Greene told reporters, adding that while she agreed with the Freedom Caucus ideologically, she is “interested in getting accomplishments done, not doing things just to disrupt and fight leadership. And that’s a major difference.”

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Secret Service confirms marijuana found in White House in 2022: reports

The cocaine recently found at the White House doesn't represent the first drug discovered there.

The Secret Service found small amounts of marijuana on the White House grounds on two separate occasions in recent years, NBC News reports.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked for saying she hates drama: 'It’s her stock in trade'

MSNBC host Chris Jansing took a swipe at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) Thursday for her recent removal from the House Freedom Caucus.

Speaking to both Capitol reporter Garrett Haake and former GOP Speaker aide Branden Buck, Jansing said that the feud hasn't yet made it to the celebrity gossip pages.

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'They're attracting con men!' Jamie Raskin roasts GOP colleagues for being alleged Chinese agent's 'dupes'

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) on Thursday torched his Republican colleagues on the House Oversight Committee for potentially letting themselves be used by an alleged agent for the Chinese government.

While appearing on CNN, Raskin said that House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and his colleagues were all too willing to believe allegations leveled by Gal Luft, the man who was indicted last year for being an unregistered agent for China among other crimes.

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Trump’s forgotten inquisitor: How the Jan. 6 committee ‘forced’ DOJ to investigate former president

WASHINGTON — Since December, when the U.S. House’s Jan. 6 select committee released its damning final report, its chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), has attempted to resume his usual low profile.

But in an exclusive interview this week with Raw Story, the quiet-tempered lawmaker said his special committee “forced” the Department of Justice to finally investigate the role then-President Donald Trump and his closest associates played in fomenting the failed insurrection.

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'I love freedom because Jesus': Lauren Boebert says being a Christian makes her 'truly' qualified

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) said this week that she is "truly" qualified to preserve U.S. freedoms because she is a Christian.

"My number one job is to secure the rights of Americans and make sure that they remain free. That is exactly why I'm here," Boebert told the Christian program Flashpoint on Tuesday. "I love freedom, not because I'm a Republican, not because I'm a conservative. I love freedom because Jesus set me free because I am a Christian."

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'Doesn't make any sense': Marjorie Taylor Greene makes bizarre request of Freedom Caucus

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has made an unusual demand to a member of the House Freedom Caucus who wants to meet with her.

Earlier this month, Greene was ejected from the far-right group, but Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA) apparently wants to clear the air.

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