Marjorie Taylor Greene

Brian Walshe allegedly used his son's iPad to search 10 ways to dispose of a dead body

Missing Massachusetts mother Ana Walshe's husband allegedly used his son's iPad to search “How long before a body starts to smell?” “10 ways to dispose of a body if you really need to,” “How long does DNA last,” “How to clean blood from wooden floors,” and whether a body can be identified from “broken teeth," the Daily Beast reports.

At his arraignment Wednesday, Brian Walshe pleaded not guilty to murder charges.

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White House torches House GOP for 'handing the keys' to purveyors of 'dangerous conspiracy theories'

The White House criticized House Republican leadership over their reinstatement of two controversial members, Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Paul Gosar (R-AZ), to assignments on the House Oversight Committee, in a statement released to NBC News on Wednesday.

The statement, issued by White House spokesman Ian Sams, was first reported by NBC correspondent Ali Vitali.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene called 'idiot' for suggesting plane not involved in 9/11 Pentagon strike

Former Congressman Denver Riggleman (R-VA) took to Twitter on Wednesday to slam Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) for an interview in which she suggests that the strike on the Pentagon during the September 11 attacks did not involve an airplane.

The interview, given to American Priority before Taylor Greene took her seat in Congress in 2021, was recirculated after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) assigned her to the House Homeland Security Committee this week.

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Lauren Boebert mocked after promising to 'never attend' global forum she wasn't invited to

Far-right Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) underwent an onslaught of social media mockery after proclaiming she would never attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland — despite no invitation ever being extended, wrote Lee Moran for the Huffington Post.

After Boebert posted "I will never attend the World Economic Forum" on Twitter Tuesday, commenters were quick to reply with their own snarky pledges of places they'd never go or things they'd never do.

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Kevin McCarthy shredded over 'specious' excuses for booting two Democrats off Intel Committee

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's long-promised move to boot two prominent Democrats off of the House Intelligence Committee is "specious" and not justified by the facts, wrote Glenn Kessler in a lengthy fact-check for The Washington Post on Wednesday in which he awarded McCarthy the lowest rating of Four Pinocchios.

The removal of Reps. Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff (both D-CA) from the House Intelligence Committee are long-telegraphed payback for Democrats holding a vote of the full House to strip committee assignments from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) for endorsing the killing of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), who attended a white nationalist conference and posted a video depicting himself killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) with a sword.

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'Doing it for the grift': Morning Joe and George Conway trash GOP 'nihilists' burning down the country for $25 donations

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and conservative attorney George Conway lamented that "nihilists" had taken over the Republican Party and were destroying American democracy from within.

Far-right lawmakers like Paul Gosar and Marjorie Taylor Greene have been given committee assignments by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and the "Morning Joe" host and Conway discussed how their leadership within the GOP caucus showed how far the party had devolved into reactionary illiberalism.

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'First man on the Moon': Internet explodes at George Santos' assignment to committee overseeing NASA

Freshman New York Republican Congressman George Santos has been handed two committee assignments, including one on the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, which oversees NASA.

MSNBC's Ryan Nobles reports Santos, who is seen by many as a serial liar and is under investigation on multiple fronts, also landed a seat on the House Small Business Committee. Nobles reports Speaker Kevin McCarthy defended allowing the New York Republican two seats, citing "protocol."

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Accused New Mexico MAGA shooter warned Dem official against certifying election he lost by 45 points

New details emerged on Tuesday involving the case of Solomon Pena, a failed Republican New Mexico state legislature candidate who has been accused of hiring other men to shoot bullets at the homes of Democratic officials.

Bernalillo County Commissioner Adriann Barboa has now told CBS News' Scott MacFarlane that Pena actually showed up to her home after he lost an election last year to his Democratic rival and warned her against certifying the results.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene scores prime spot on Homeland Security Committee despite 9/11 conspiracy theories

After being booted from her committee assignments by a majority of House Democrats and Republicans, in the new Congress, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) will sit on the prime Homeland Security Committee.

Greene has been accused of helping to organize and support the Jan. 6 insurrection and attack on the U.S. Congress in 2021. Her participation was part of a hearing where Georgians attempted to have her removed from the ballot using the 14th Amendment saying that no one who participated in an insurrection could hold elected office. Since Greene hasn't been convicted of attempting to overthrow the government, it has made it more difficult for critics to accuse her of being an insurrectionist, even if she supported the cause.

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Dr. Oz is more unpopular in New Jersey than he was in Pennsylvania: poll

Dr. Mehmet Oz spent his whole Trump-backed campaign for Senate in Pennsylvania dogged by questions about his residency, having lived in New Jersey and having only a tenuous connection to the state in which he was running. That accusation of carpetbagging put him on the defensive throughout the election and was a key factor in his loss to Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman.

Now, polling suggests that if Oz wanted to restart his political career in New Jersey, it would go even worse for him, wrote Jonathan D. Salent for NJ.com on Tuesday.

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'Don’t be ugly!' Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert quarrel noisily in House restroom

Tensions between Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) boiled over into a confrontation in a women's restroom at the U.S. Capitol.

The squabble took place Jan. 3, on the first day of the new Congress, in the House speaker's lobby ladies' room, and sources told The Daily Beast the lawmakers feuded over their perceived loyalty to Republican leader Kevin McCarthy as he tried to secure enough votes to become House speaker.

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Why did McCarthy say he wasn't 'notified' a Santos staffer impersonated his Chief of Staff until 'later'?

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy appeared to casually brush off that a campaign aide to freshman U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-NY), a proven serial liar, reportedly impersonated McCarthy's chief of staff in fundraising efforts over a period of several years.

"Wealthy donors received calls and emails from a man who said he was Dan Meyer, McCarthy’s chief of staff, during the 2020 and 2022 election cycles, according to people familiar with the matter. His name was actually Sam Miele, and he worked for Santos raising money for his campaign, according to one GOP donor who contributed to Santos’ campaign," CNBC reported last week.

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'Lying doesn't matter anymore': Former Republican congressman on how politics changed in the Santos era

The news that Rep. George Santos (R-NY) lied about his entire identity when running for office began with comedy bits and questions of whether he was actually Sasha Baron Cohen. The reality has become less laughable and more depressing over the course of the past several weeks, with analysts asking what matters to voters anymore.

Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Monday, former Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA) attacked the contemporary Republican Party as being meaningless when it comes to the truth.

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