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Marjorie Taylor Greene complains suspected intel secrets leaker is ‘being treated like a traitor and criminal’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is questioning the treatment of the suspect who was arrested Thursday in connection with the leak of highly sensitive classified documents.

Jack Douglas Teixeira, a 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard member, was arrested by federal agents Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a news release.

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Tim Scott’s 'weird' presidential committee got off to a 'grossly dishonest' start: conservative

On Wednesday, April 12, Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) announced that he had launched a presidential exploratory committee. Scott's admirers welcomed the announcement; they see him as a conservative Republican with a positive vision and a less divisive, less combative figure than former President Donald Trump or Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (who appears to be gearing up for a presidential run).

But Never Trump conservative Amanda Carpenter has a very different view of the South Carolina Republican. In a biting article published by The Bulwark on April 13, Carpenter argues that Scott is much more MAGA than his cheerleaders would have us believe.

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Bud Light's partnership with a trans influencer sparked a right-wing boycott

Following in the footsteps of Hershey chocolate, Coke, M&M's and others, Bud Light is the latest major food or drink product to get caught in the conservatives' culture war. Prominent right-wing figures, including politicians and celebrities, are boycotting the beer line. Their reasoning? A partnership between the beer and 26-year-old trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney. The boycotting effort has become a messy spectacle, with Anheuser-Busch — Bud Light's parent company — holding firm on the collab even as Kid Rock shoots 12-packs with a submachine gun and U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georg...

Judge slaps Fox News with special master to determine if it withheld critical Dominion evidence

A judge on Wednesday said that he would appoint a special master tasked with determining whether Fox News withheld crucial evidence in the defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems.

CNN reports that Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis on Wednesday repeatedly expressed "exasperation and frustration" with Fox News' attorneys while lawyers representing Dominion delivered a presentation alleging that they did not receive all of the information they should have during the discovery process.

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Complaint filed by Stormy Daniels' lawyer alleges Trump's attorney has a massive conflict of interest

Donald Trump's lawyer, Joe Tacopina, may run into some problems with his work on the hush money case brought by the Manhattan District Attorney, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.

Stormy Daniels's lawyer, Clark Brewster, has filed a complaint to a New York attorney grievance committee, revealing communications between the adult film star and Tacopina in Feb. 2018. She had approached him about being her attorney in matters related to Donald Trump.

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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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Trump would likely run in 2028 if he is defeated yet again: reporter

If former President Donald Trump loses yet again in 2024, that would effectively end his political career -- or would it?

Semafor's Benjy Sarlin said that Trump is very likely to run in 2028 even if he loses next year and there won't be much Republicans will be able to do to stop him.

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Trump GOP rivals' cowardice has made him 'nearly impossible' to beat: Republican consultant

In normal political campaigns, a candidate who gets hit with a criminal indictment would be severely damaged.

However, multiple felony charges seem to have only helped former President Donald Trump among Republican primary voters.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene gripes again about New Yorkers: 'We don't treat people that way in the South!'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is apparently still bitter about the poor reception she got when she traveled to New York City to protest the criminal indictment of former President Donald Trump.

The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that Greene once again complained about rude New Yorkers during a town hall event in LaFayette, Georgia on Tuesday, where she also accused Democrats of trying to indoctrinate children into a "transgender" ideology.

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GOP 'clown car' has been reduced to 'celebrating convicts': Morning Joe

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough on Wednesday roasted Republicans in the House of Representatives who have been historically unproductive in passing any kind of legislative agenda.

In contrast to the 1990s majority led by Newt Gingrich -- which passed tax cuts, welfare reform, and other key priorities in its first 100 days -- the Republican Party under House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has so far passed nothing of substance.

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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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Raw Story hires two award-winning investigative reporters, new night editor

Raw Story, America’s largest independently-owned political news site, has hired award-winning investigative reporters Mark Alesia and Alexandria Jacobson as it embarks on an expansion of its original journalism.

Raw Story has also hired David McAfee as night editor to manage the newsroom's expanded coverage during evenings and weekends.

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'Complete and total fear': Michael Cohen mocks Trump's 'run back' to Mar-a-Largo after booking

Appearing on MSNBC's "The Katie Phang Show" on Saturday morning, former Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen claimed the look on his former boss's face as a door slammed on him in a Manhattan courtroom was a clue into how he is taking his criminal indictment.

Speaking with the host, Cohen explained it must have been quite a blow to the former president at how few of his supporters showed up to protest his arrest and indictment on 34 felony counts.

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