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Marjorie Taylor Greene: House Republicans 'plan to punish' FBI and DOJ

United States Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) told right-wing Real America's Voice host Steve Bannon on Monday that Republicans in Congress plan to "punish" the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice for supposedly covering up corruption committed by President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

Rep. Tim Burchett, R-TN "confirmed GOP officials still could not 'track down' the key witness as of Monday morning, telling FOX Business' Maria Bartiromo that the federal agencies such as the FBI and DOJ have 'turned a blind eye' to both the missing informant and the Biden family's alleged corruption," Fox News reported on Monday.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene blames U.S. Attorney for J6er’s suicide

Marjorie Taylor Greene blames a U.S. attorney for a Jan. 6 rioter’s suicide, and the far-right congresswoman from Georgia said Monday she plans to grill Matthew Graves when he appears before the Committee on Oversight and Accountability on Tuesday.

Greene (R-Ga.) during a telephone interview on the conservative Real America’s Voice news channel downplayed Matthew Perna’s culpability in the insurrection, saying he “walked in and walked out. Never assaulted a police officer, never caused any damage. He just made the mistake of walking inside the capitol for 20 minutes.”

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Marjorie Taylor Greene links Tucker Carlson's firing to Fox News' 'pro-Ukraine war stance'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) took a sharp right turn during a rant about President Joe Biden Monday to attack Fox News for firing Tucker Carlson because of what she termed the network's “pro-Ukraine war” stance.

Greene used part of her time on Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast to respond to Fox News host Steve Doocy’s criticism of the House Oversight Committee. Greene, a member of that committee, has been using it as a platform for some of her recent conspiracy theories.

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Woman accused of weaponizing 'white woman tears' after viral video shows scuffle with Black man over Citibike

UPDATE: Woman accused of weaponizing 'white woman tears' was really the victim and has the receipts to prove it: lawyer

A Bellevue Hospital employee has come under fire after people accused her of utilizing her "white woman tears" to take a CitiBike away from a young black man who had already paid for it, the New York Post reported.

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Supreme Court Trump hotel case could have major implications for Congress

On Monday the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case involving Donald Trump's previous ownership of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. that could create far-reaching new powers for the political party not in power.

According to a report from Politico, the challenge to the so-called "seven-member rule" would lower the threshold for investigating the Executive branch.

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Watch: Ron DeSantis dodges when asked directly whether Trump lost in 2020

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has accused the Republican Party of developing a "culture of losing" -- but he's still refusing to say exactly who is responsible for developing that culture.

During a news conference on Monday, DeSantis was asked whether he believed former President Donald Trump really lost the 2020 election, and he refused to give a direct answer.

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'They are missing': Marjorie Taylor Greene confirms GOP has lost several Biden 'whistleblowers'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) confirmed on Monday that Republicans were out of contact with all but one "whistleblower" in their investigation of President Joe Biden and his family.

Greene spoke to War Room host Steve Bannon after Rep. James Comer (R-KY) revealed on Fox News that at least one informant had been lost.

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'Calendar-challenged' Republicans busted for blaming Biden for Trump's policies

GOP lawmakers attempting to dent President Joe Biden's re-election prospects have been increasing their attacks on him by blaming him for an assortment of ills that will inflame their followers, MSNBC political analyst Steve Benen pointed out Monday.

The only problem, he said, is that the sins they claim Biden has been committing were actually policies that occurred on Donald Trump's watch.

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The threat of a third Trump nomination is painting Mitch McConnell into a corner

The very real threat that Donald Trump could be at the top of the 2024 election ticket as the Republican Party's presidential nominee is causing headaches for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as he tries to plot a path to retaking control of the Senate.

According to a report from Axios, the 81-year-old McConnell likely has one more shot at leading the Senate as he enters the twilight years of his career, and a Trump nomination could leave him wanting.

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'Absurd' Marjorie Taylor Greene leveled for providing cover for violent Trump followers

An expert of extremism who appeared before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee last week where she battled with Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene took the controversial Georgia lawmaker to task for assertions she made in a way that she couldn't when providing testimony.

Taking to MSNBC, Cynthia Miller-Idriss, who runs the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab (PERIL) at American University, called out Taylor Greene for stating she has seen no evidence that some supporters of Donald Trump are violent.

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New resolution pushes back against Marjorie Taylor Greene’s homophobia

A California congressman on Friday pushed back against a colleague’s recent homophobic remark by introducing a new resolution that recognizes the contributions of LGBTQ+ parents, The Advocate reports.

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) introduced the Honoring All Families resolution in response to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s assertion last month that a gay person who is the stepmother of two isn’t really a mother.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene denies Trump supporters can be extremists during testy exchange with sociologist

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) insisted she hadn't seen any Donald Trump supporters who could be considered extremists.

During a hearing Thursday of the House Homeland Security Committee, the Georgia Republican questioned sociology professor Cynthia Miller-Idriss, who assured lawmakers that she monitored extremist groups looking for threats of violence and not to censor their views, reported Newsweek.

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Pro-Trump congressman labelled an 'embarrassment' in scathing local news column

Before Tennessee Republicans used their supermajority to gerrymander the state’s 5th congressional district, establishment conservatives such as former state House Speaker Beth Harwell, or Kurt Winstead, a retired National Guard brigadier general, likely would have been heavy favorites to win their party’s nomination for an open congressional seat.

No more.

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