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Lauren Boebert to face primary challenge from Republican who thinks she is 'puerile' and 'not terribly informed'

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert is facing yet another challenger, and this time it's from a fellow Republican who considers himself to "the left" of the controversial figure serving her second term as the Representative for Colorado's Third Congressional District.

Russ Andrews, a financial adviser and resident of Roaring Fork Valley in Western Colorado, is confident in his ability to separate himself from Boebert, his fellow conservative, according to Aspen Daily News. The news comes after reports that polls were showing a tough road for her reelection.

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'Nothing else to brag about': Boebert accused of wasting taxpayers' money with 'showboating'

Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert is wasting taxpayers’ money by “showboating” about the number of committee hearings the House GOP is holding, according to experts who spoke to Newsweek.

The member of Congress has boasted that her party has “set a new record for the amount of hearings in a single day,” and claimed no group has “worked harder to get this country back on track,” the news site reported.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene believes Liz Cheney should face 'serious criminal charges' over role on J6 committee

Liz Cheney should face criminal charges for her role on the Jan. 6 House select committee, Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted Tuesday.

The far-right congresswoman from Georgia alleges that Cheney influenced the testimony of a witness who presented damaging evidence against former President Donald Trump.

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Lauren Boebert cites made-up 'version' of the Declaration of Independence

United States Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) quoted a non-existent alternative "version" of the Declaration of Independence during an appearance on Tuesday's edition of The Charlie Kirk Show.

Boebert's rewriting of history occurred during a discussion about Americans' Second Amendment rights with Daily Wire host Charlie Kirk.

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Polls point to big trouble for Lauren Boebert in 2024

An early poll shows incumbent U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and Adam Frisch, the Democrat who came close to unseating the Republican in 2022, in a tie for the seat amid current political conditions.

If the 2024 election were held today with the two candidates, 45% of voters would choose Frisch and 45% would choose Boebert, according to findings from a poll released Tuesday.

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Jimmy Kimmel explains how Trump still fails up against Obama

Another holiday has come and gone in which Donald Trump failed to issue a professional message that conveys the right emotion for the moment, according to ABC's Jimmy Kimmel.

Taking to Twitter on Easter, former President Barack Obama posted a message saying, "I want to wish all who celebrate a happy and blessed Easter. With everything going on in the world right now, it's a chance to hug our loved ones tight and give thanks for new beginnings and the blessings we all enjoy."

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Matt Schlapp's mother leaps to his defense in sexual assault allegations

The mother of scandal-plagued Republican lobbyist and American Conservative Union director Matt Schlapp is coming to his impassioned defense in a speech entitled, “Future of the Republican Party: A Mother’s Perspective,” The Daily Beast reported on Monday.

"Sue Schlapp, the mother of Matt Schlapp, who heads one of the nation’s largest Republican advocacy groups, took to a Republican Women United gathering on Saturday to denounce the allegations of groping leveled at her son by strategist Carlton Huffman, according to The Wichita Eagle," reported A.J. McDougall. "'There’s nothing that’s more devastating than being the mother of somebody who’s falsely accused,' said the 82-year-old, who herself was once a Wichita City Council member."

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Trump expected to return to NYC this week for deposition in $250 million state civil case

Donald Trump is expected to return to New York City this week to be deposed in a case over financial records, but this time he isn't facing criminal charges.

The former president will be back in the Big Apple on Thursday to be deposed in a $250 million New York State civil lawsuit Attorney General Letitia James filed last year, CNN reports.

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Disgraced ex-lawmaker in underage sext scandal finally dissolving committee: report

Remember Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL), who in 2006 resigned in disgrace following a sexting scandal with an underage congressional page?

He had technically kept open his campaign committee, which once had a seven-figure surplus. Today, in a letter to the Federal Election Commission obtained by Raw Story, Friends of Mark Foley reported donating almost all of its remaining cash to charity — including $1,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Palm Beach County in Florida.

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Pentagon Papers leaker fears America is dangerously close to nuclear war

The Pentagon Papers revealed secrets and lies about the Vietnam War that infuriated a public that was already turning against the war at the time. The man who copied the papers, Daniel Ellsberg, spoke to The New York Times just as a fresh leak from the Pentagon was being posted online.

A slate of documents was released on the social platform Discord before the press ultimately picked it up. They reveal the Pentagon's plans for Ukraine after the invasion by Russia. Some of the documents have been "heavily doctored," according to one defense official that spoke to Politico.

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Lauren Boebert accused of 'coverup' after son's car accident

Noble D'Amato, a 19-year-old friend of Rep. Lauren Boebert's son Tyler, has accused the Republican congresswoman of covering up details of a vehicle crash that left him injured.

D'Amato told Denver news site Westword that he was riding shotgun with Boebert's son on September 17 when Tyler flipped the SUV he was driving. D'Amato suffered "multiple concussions and a severely lacerated hand."

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Pressure already mounting on Lauren Boebert ahead of 2024 rematch with Adam Frisch

A far-right Colorado congresswoman who narrowly won reelection last year is being targeted by at least two outside groups, KDVR reports.

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) won reelection in November over Democrat Adam Frisch by just 546 votes in a race that was not expected to be competitive.

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Trump faces 'brutal' mockery on Russian state TV over indictment: report

Russian state TV is "brutally" mocking former President Donald Trump, following his indictment on 34 counts of felony business record fraud for his alleged $130,000 hush payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, The Daily Beast reported on Wednesday.

"During Friday’s broadcast of [Russian TV program] 60 Minutes, an AI-generated image of Trump in court donning an orange outfit was broadcast while panelists excitedly discussed the spectacle his arrest would cause," reported Julia Davis. "On Sunday, host Vladimir Solovyov and the panelists of Sunday Evening With Vladimir Solovyov wondered out loud if the former U.S. president would be elected in 2024 and joked about Trump sitting in the Oval Office sporting orange coveralls and handcuffs. Or maybe, Solovyov said, he would end up seeking asylum in Russia."

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