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Lauren Boebert and George Santos in crosshairs as Democrats fight to retake House

Democrats are taking aim at some of Donald Trump's most outspoken defenders to retake the House majority in next year's election.

The Democratic Party has targeted 31 Republican-held districts ahead of the 2024 election as part of an aggressive strategy to regain congressional majorities in a mix of highly competitive and conservative-leaning districts, reported NBC News.

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‘Pure evil!’ Conservatives lose it over Whoopi Goldberg’s shirt

Whoopi Goldberg earlier this week wore a sweatshirt promoting gun safety laws during an appearance on The View, and it’s created an uproar in right-wing circles.

The sweatshirt has “thoughts & prayers” crossed out above a call for “policy & change.”

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Marjorie Taylor Greene credits Kevin McCarthy for QAnon Shaman’s prison release

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) heaped praise on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Thursday, claiming he played a key role in securing the release of a man convicted in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Jacob Chansley, 35 of Phoenix, was sentenced to 41 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to one felony count of obstructing an official proceeding.

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Ted Cruz ripped over 'ham-handed' school shooting bills: 'They're not even fully formed pieces of legislation!'

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was shredded by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) during the Senate proceedings on Thursday.

Cruz, like other Republicans, has focused on making schools more impenetrable as a mechanism for stopping school shootings. The Tennessee shooter fired on the doors to the school, making it possible for her to climb through. An AR-15, however, can penetrate bullet-proof vests used by police officers. So, the doors that would have to be used by a school couldn't merely be particle board.

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Lauren Boebert doesn't want to 'nitpick what the Bible says' after son gets girlfriend pregnant

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) declined to criticize her son with Bible verses after he got his girlfriend pregnant out of wedlock.

In a Thursday podcast, host Dave Rubin asked Boebert about her reaction to becoming a grandmother at the age of 36.

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Watch: Tense moment unfolds as Dem clashes with Marjorie Taylor Greene over Nashville school shooting

A Florida congressman on Wednesday assailed Republicans who oppose gun safety laws in the aftermath of a school shooting in Nashville earlier this week that killed six people including three children.

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) noted that the Nashville shooting suspect used an AR-15, the assault rifle of choice for most mass shooters that was banned from 1994 to 2004.

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'Trump whisperer' calls out his weaponization of justice while he was president

New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman has been criticized for being too close to Donald Trump and holding back information that congressional investigations or impeachment panels could have used to score more news for her book. In her latest report with Michael Schmidt, she takes a hit at her golden goose.

The Wednesday report nails the former president for hypocrisy after he complained that the government was being weaponized against him. "He would know," the title says.

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'It’s like a classic mob case — they're going to get some of these people to flip': Ex-Trump aide

Former Homeland Security chief of staff Miles Taylor predicted Wednesday that former employees of the White House likely want to do whatever they can to ensure they'll still have a career in politics. Thus, he told MSNBC, he doesn't anticipate they're going to be willing to give up their careers for Donald Trump.

Mike Pence was told Tuesday that he must testify before special counsel Jack Smith's grand jury dealing with the Jan. 6 attack and the classified documents scandal. He's not the only Trump associate being forced to come forward, however.

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CNN’s Van Jones bursts out laughing over Trump’s latest ‘witch hunt’ rant

In a Truth Social post this Wednesday, former President Donald Trump slammed "THE HIGHLY PARTISAN & HATEFUL DISTRICT ATTORNEY" Alvin Bragg, accusing him of conducting a "SICK WITCH HUNT" with his investigation into the hush money payment handed over to porn star Stormy Daniels by his then-personal lawyer Michael Cohen in the run up to the 2016 election.

During a segment on CNN the same day, the post was brought up, much to the amusement of network contributor Van Jones.

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Lauren Boebert lashes out at gun bans: 'We're not a democracy so quit with that!'

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) argued that the United States is "not a democracy" in response to teachers union president Randi Weingarten's call to enact gun bans similar to ones in Australia and New Zealand.

At an American Federation of Teachers (AFT) meeting Tuesday morning, Weingarten had addressed the Nashville school shooting by calling for a reaction similar to "other great democracies."

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Manhattan grand jury considering Trump's hush money case will break for a month: report

People anticipating a potential indictment of Donald Trump will have to wait another month thanks to a previously scheduled hiatus for the Manhattan grand jury considering the case, Politico reported.

If any indictment is to come, it would be pushed to late April at the earliest, although it's possible that the schedule could change.

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Lauren Boebert shot down by witness as she obsesses over 'public urination' in Washington, D.C.

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) grilled Washington, D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen over public urination laws in the city.

During a Wednesday House Oversight hearing on D.C., Boebert used her time to focus on proposed changes to the criminal code.

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'What a disgrace!' Jamie Raskin torches Republicans for treating J6 rioters as 'heroes'

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) on Wednesday lit into his Republican colleagues who visited jailed January 6th rioters in prison.

While discussing Republicans' complaints about Washington D.C.'s handling of violent crime, Raskin torched them for their hypocrisy in lauding the same people who launched a violent assault on the United States Capitol in the name of former President Donald Trump.

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