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Judge calls fake billionaire Justin Costello an 'economic danger' to the public

A fake billionaire was blasted by a federal judge on Tuesday, calling him an "economic danger" to the American public.

CNBC reported that Justin Costello was denied bail by U.S. Magistrate Judge Daniel Butcher, who called him a "serious" flight risk.

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Pennsylvania man buried 6-year-old daughter alive in backyard and left her overnight: police

A southwest Pennsylvania man has been arrested for brutally abusing his 6-year-old daughter.

John Kraft, of Waynesburg, was jailed after police interviewed the girl and her siblings, who said their father buried the girl alive in a hole in their yard overnight that left her smelling like sewage, reported KDKA-TV.

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New Secret Service documents reveal shocking knowledge of Jan. 6 threats well before the Capitol attack

The U.S. Secret Service is continuing to come under fire for its behavior around the Jan. 6 attacks on the Capitol and the overall efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

In new documents obtained by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) it was revealed that the Secret Service failed to notify the Capitol Police for over an hour of an assassination plot against Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who serves as the Senate Majority Leader.

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Mark Meadows still trying to wriggle out of Georgia subpoena in Trump election probe

Mark Meadows is resisting a subpoena to appear before an Atlanta-area special grand jury investigating Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his election loss in Georgia.

The former White House chief of staff has asked a judge in Pickens County, South Carolina, where he now lives, to reject an order by Fulton County, Georgia, prosecutors to compel his testimony next month into Trump's wide-ranging efforts to subvert the 2020 election, including a January 2021 phone call with secretary of state Brad Raffensperger, reported Politico.

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'You say it's your body': Marjorie Taylor Greene battles Georgia woman over abortion rights

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) tangled with a Georgia voter who disagreed with her on whether or not a 10-year-old girl should be forced to have her rapist's child.

The confrontation occurred during a Monday night call-in show on UCTV. The clip was first reported by Aaron Rupar.

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Christian nationalists gain influence over US politics -- even as their numbers shrink: analysis

Republican candidates have openly embraced Christian nationalism, but the actual number of Americans who agree with their viewpoint has decreased in the last five years.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has declared herself a Christian nationalist, and Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano claims the U.S. is a Christian nation and that church and state should not be separate, while right-wing activists like Michael Flynn and ReAwaken America tour organizer Clay Clark promote those same ideas -- and research shows their influence is growing even as their numbers shrink, reported the Washington Post.

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Abortion, inflation and assault rifles: the US midterms ad war

From a rapping granny to assault rifles, candidates in the US midterm elections have sparred on the airwaves with viral-worthy stunts to stand out to voters.

Here's a look at some of the most talked about campaign ads:

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Sean Spicer berates Marjorie Taylor Greene for looking 'horrible' in NY Times interview

Newsmax contributor Sean Spicer blasted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) for looking "horrible" in an interview with The New York Times.

On Tuesday, Spicer told Newsmax host John Bachman that conservatives should not participate in traditional media interviews.

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'He's not man enough': Nancy Pelosi taunts Trump over subpoena appearance

During an appearance on MSNBC's "The Sunday Show," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) took jabs at both Donald Trump and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), with the California Democrat baiting the former president by claiming he's '"not man enough" to appear before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Speaking with host Jonathan Capehart, Pelosi was asked about Greene's assertion that she will be given more power if House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) replaces her as speaker.

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Kevin McCarthy has 'fully embraced the crazy caucus' and chaos is coming: former GOP House member

Appearing on MSNBC's "The Katie Phang Show," former Rep. Dave Jolly (R-FL) predicted an avalanche of frivolous investigations and chaos if the Republican Party takes control of the House after the midterm elections.

Speaking with fill-in host Sam Stein, the former GOP lawmaker claimed that current House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) looks likely to become the new speaker and that he has given up the fight and has "embraced the crazy caucus" made up of far-right extremists and Christian nationalists.

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Hostile 'devil' rhetoric used by Republicans is outpacing lawmakers who didn't support Trump election denying: study

Republicans in Congress who voted to object to counting the Electoral College votes that showed Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden are deploying inflammatory rhetoric far more than their GOP peers who accepted the outcome voters delivered.

That was one conclusion of a New York Times examination of political messages over the past decade.

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Reporter warns House Republicans have developed 'a real appetite for bloodlust'

Reporter Robert Draper told Politico's Playbook Deep Dive podcast this week that far-right Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Paul Gosar (R-AZ) are going to be newly empowered if their party retakes the House of Representatives next month.

While talking with reporter Ryan Lizza, Draper said that both Greene and Gosar were primed to get plum committee assignments in a new Republican Congress after Democrats had stripped them of their assignments over Greene's past violent rhetoric against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Gosar's attendance at a white nationalist conference.

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House GOP leadership battle could 'get ugly quick' if Don Trump Jr goes to 'war' over MAGA candidates: report

According to a report from The Daily Beast, Republicans in the House are already maneuvering to secure their positions in the leadership hierarchy should they take control of the chamber in November and there are serious concerns that an "ugly" war is about to break out.

At the center of it all will be the fight for the number three spot, Majority Whip, with current Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) expected to become House Majority Leader and Rep. Kevin McCarthy ascending to House Speaker -- providing Donald Trump doesn't become involved and "f*ck with Kevin," as one GOP operative put it.

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