Marjorie Taylor Greene

CNN host aghast at Israeli adviser's response when asked about deaths of colleague's kin

CNN's Jake Tapper confronted high-level Israeli adviser Mark Regev after a CNN producer, Ibrahim Dahman, lost his childhood home and nine family members to Israeli strikes in the war against Hamas — and was visibly aghast at Regev's response.

"I'm convinced every single civilian death, especially children, is a tragedy and we don't want to see it," said Regev. "In comparative numbers — if you compare Israel to perfection, of course we'll fall short.

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Trump would have difficulty convincing SCOTUS he should be able to commit a crime: experts

Donald Trump has made it clear he intends to appeal decisions against him in all of his court cases all the way to the Supreme Court — but legal analysts are saying that it might not work out well for him.

Former prosecutors Mary McCord and Andrew Weissmann looked at the recent ruling from Judge Tanya Chutkan in the Washington, D.C. election interference trial — and explained her ruling is a textual one.

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Ex-Fox News producer hit with sexual assault claims by subordinate: report

An ex-Fox News producer is suing the network claiming a senior ranked executive for former anchor Tucker Carlson sexually assaulted and then continued to harass him after making promotion promises.

The suit was brought in New York State Court before Nov. 23, which was the deadline for the end of the New York Adult Survivors Act which allowed complaints to be filed that would normally be beyond the statute of limitations.

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Rumors swirl as GOP plans bash celebrating Kevin McCarthy: 'Is this a going away party?'

House Republicans are throwing a party for deposed Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as rumors swirl about the former House leader's political future, reported Politico on Monday.

McCarthy was removed from the speakership after a revolt of far-right lawmakers, leading to weeks of chaos while the party struggled to choose a replacement, finally settling on Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA).

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Republican lawmakers own part of company given no-bid contracts in Fulton County: report

A company that won a multi-million dollar contract for work in a troubled Atlanta jail has several legislators listed as having ownership stakes, according to a report.

The contract between technology company Talitrix and the Fulton County Sheriff's office was to provide health monitoring wristbands to inmates at the Rice Street jail. It was revoked over concerns about its ownership, and over the fact that only 15 wristbands were actually in use six months after the contract was awarded, The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported.

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Trump tries yet again to lift New York gag order — urgent appeal hearing set to start

The New York Supreme Court's Appellate Division is expected to hear arguments on Monday afternoon after Donald Trump asked to appeal a gag order in his $250 million civil fraud trial.

Earlier on Monday, attorneys for Trump requested permission to file for appeal after a lower appeals court reinstated the gag order last week.

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'Be careful': Marjorie Taylor Greene warns a future president Trump could jail Joe Biden

GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Saturday warned President Joe Biden that Donald Trump could win the presidency and then jail Biden.

The former president has consistently claimed the criminal prosecutions he is facing are directed by his political opponent, but the courts have yet to agree with that determination. On Friday, Judge Chutkan issued a decision in the D.C. criminal case finding that Trump isn't immune from prosecution just because he was president.

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Expelled Congressman George Santos goes after rival in late-night tweet spree

He's not taking civilian life easily.

Hours after more than 300 members of the House of Representatives booted Rep. George Santos (R-NY) from Congress, he's picking fights.

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'Morons fooled again': Johnson slammed for 'cherry-picked' Jan. 6 footage release

Speaker Mike Johnson’s pledge to release 40,000 hours of Jan. 6 surveillance footage has produced just 90 hours as the House Republican leader grapples with "continued privacy and security concerns,” federal prosecutors say.

U.S. Attorney for Washington D.C. Michael Graves challenged calls to lift the protective order on the footage in a Friday court filing that notes the speaker has only been able to manage a “limited” release.

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'Spineless Republicans': MAGA influencers rage after expulsion of George Santos

Former Rep. George Santos (R-NY), the scandal-plagued New York Republican who has even been accused of stealing from one of his own colleagues' mothers, was expelled in an overwhelming vote on Friday.

But rather than cheering on Republicans for upholding ethical standards by voting to expel Santos, many Trump-loving MAGA influencers raged at "cowardly" party members for turning on one of their own, no matter how many criminal charges and damning House Ethics Committee reports piled up against him.

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Trolls trick QAnon Queen followers into signing up to execute opponents: report

Self-proclaimed "Queen of Canada" and cult leader Romana Didulo started a new group on Telegram in order to communicate with her followers in different regions — and it quickly spawned a violent subgroup that exposed a bloodthirsty faction of her supporters, Vice News reported Friday.

Users claiming to be followers of Didulo — who were in fact trolls working to weaken the cult — said they wanted to recruit "Military Tribunal officers" who would work as “judge, jury, and executioner” for the cult.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene melts down on Maxine Waters for calling out her PPP loans

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) went on a rage-rant at Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) on Friday morning, hitting out at the 85-year-old Black lawmaker for calling out the Georgia lawmaker's use of government support to keep her business afloat.

In a post on X Greene, who has already unsuccessfully attempted to get the House to censure the California Democrat, snarled, "Maxine Waters is attacking me for taking a PPP loan (like so many had to), before I was a member of congress, when the tyrannical government shut us all down. Maxine is 85 yrs old and has held government office since 1976!!!"

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Mike Johnson forced to do 'song and dance' for GOP extremists to keep his job: analyst

Rep. Mike Johnson's (R-LA) decision to allow Rep. James Comer (R-KY) to proceed with an investigation of Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, knowing it will likely go nowhere is a sign that he is on thin ice as House Speaker with far-right members of his caucus who could send him packing like they did Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

In his column for MSNBC, analyst Hayes Brown claimed the former backbencher thrust into the speaker's seat due to GOP House dysfunction is going through the motions of allowing the investigation to ramp up and it is patently obvious who is calling the shots — and it's not Johnson.

Noting Johnson's recent assertion that the GOP "stands for the rule of law," Brown wrote, "Just at the surface level, Johnson’s implying that the House GOP’s response to the Trump impeachments shows its commitment to the rule of law is hilarious," before adding, "So, too, is his claim that in the GOP investigation into Biden, Republicans are simply following the facts wherever they may lead. But it’s a song and dance Johnson has to perform if he wants to remain speaker."

As he noted, Johnson earlier also didn't feel there was enough to proceed with impeachment hearings against Joe Biden but changed his tune following an attack by Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), after which he proclaimed that it now has his "full and unwavering support," despite having no chance of getting through the Senate.

"Johnson has two options at this point. He can hold the vote knowing it will fail, damaging the House’s credibility in court but keeping up appearances with the pro-impeachment wing. Or he can burn his capital with moderates worried about losing their seats to persuade them to be team players — and still face the risk of failing on the House floor," the analyst wrote. "All for an inquiry that he has admitted behind closed doors doesn’t have the evidence to actually justify impeachment. Not that he has the power to say that in public, of course."

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