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Colbert: The Afghanistan war is so old it can't even date Matt Gaetz

Stephen Colbert said that for a moment he was hoping there would be a sex tape of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), but he said that he would have to carve his eyes out with a grapefruit spoon.

Beginning with the news about the end to the Afghan War, Colbert noted that it's gone, the war is so old, that it's too old to date Matt Gaetz.

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Woman who partied with Matt Gaetz said there was money for sex — but she won't say with whom: report

When Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) said that he didn't care for the "puritanical" life, he wasn't kidding. As the stories continue to come out, CNN added to the pile, doing their own interviews with at least two of the women who partied with Gaetz. Some of the women have already been interviewed by the Justice Department, but there are others who haven't.

"He behaved like a 'frat type of party boy,' she said, sometimes taking pills she believed were recreational drugs," said one of the women. Until now, the parties haven't been explored by those talking about the Gaetz life.

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Biden's sanctions against Russia demands diplomats leave tomorrow

President Joe Biden will be implementing sanctions against Russia. Biden spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday, in what was reported to be a "tense" conversation.

Bloomberg News reported that among the things in the sanctions plan are that diplomats must leave the United States by the end of the day Thursday.

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MSNBC cuts off Trump broadcast after he says pre-riot speech was 'totally appropriate'

MSNBC's Hallie Jackson interrupted President Donald Trump's remarks to reporters on Tuesday after the president started to "veer away from the truth."

"I think Big Tech has made a terrible mistake and very, very bad for our country," Trump said, referring to Twitter's decision to shut down his account. "And that's leading others to do the same thing. And it causes a lot of problems and a lot of danger. Big mistake, they shouldn't be doing it. But there's always a counter-move when they do that."

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Pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood suspended by Delaware judge for 'surprising incompetence'

A Delaware superior court judge has reportedly suspended Lin Wood's ability to practice law in the state.

Wood is known for trying to overturn the 2020 election on behalf of President Donald Trump.

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GOP mega-donor Sheldon Adelson dead at 87: report

On Tuesday, the Las Vegas Sands announced the death of casino magnate and Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson, 87, after a long battle with lymphoma.

"Our founder and visionary leader, Sheldon G. Adelson, passed away last night at the age of 87 from complications related to treatment for non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Born to immigrant parents and raised in a poor section of Boston, Mr. Adelson went from a teenager selling newspapers on a street corner to becoming one of the world's most successful entrepreneurs," said the press release. "His achievements in the integrated resort and hospitality industry are well-documented. In Las Vegas, Macao and Singapore, Mr. Adelson's vision for integrated resorts transformed the industry, changed the trajectory of the company he founded, and reimagined tourism in each of those markets. His impact on the industry will be everlasting."

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Trump was 'pleased' watching riots even though he knew 'people could have been killed': NYT's Haberman

New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman on Tuesday shocked CNN host Alisyn Camerota when she revealed that President Donald Trump was "pleased" watching his supporters riot at the United States Capitol building.

While appearing on CNN, Haberman disputed reports that Trump was simply transfixed like a toddler by TV images of his supporters violently attacking the Capitol, and she said the truth was much uglier: Namely, the president was enjoying what he was seeing.

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Trump acted 'like a 5-year-old' while watching supporters riot on TV: CNN's Camerota

CNN host Alisyn Camerota on Tuesday angrily denounced President Donald Trump after reports emerged that the president for hours refused to act to calm down his rioting supporters.

Reacting to the Washington Post report that Republican lawmakers couldn't reach Trump during the deadly Capitol building riots because he was transfixed with watching them on TV, Camerota said that the president's behavior reminded her of a toddler.

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Trump aides admit they're 'babysitting a violent toddler' to keep him from creating more mayhem

The few remaining aides surrounding Donald Trump are admitting that they are spending their last days in the White House either avoiding the man they describe as a "violent toddler," or "babysitting" him in the hopes he won't do something that would imperil more lives in the U.S. or the world.

According to a report from the Daily Beast, the president has all but given up performing any of the few presidential duties he performed before the election and spends his days still insisting that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him.

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'The most masculine person ever': Trump aide objects after Fox News host asks if president is 'emasculated'

Trump campaign spokesperson Hogan Gidley objected to a question from Fox News which suggested that President Donald Trump has been "emasculated" after losing the 2020 election.

"With the social media crackdown, does he feel emasculated?" Fox News host Bill Hemmer asked Gidley in the Monday interview. "Especially as he heads out of office."

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CNN unearths video of GOPers predicting pro-Trump chaos and then supporting him anyway

CNN host Brianna Keilar on Monday unearthed multiple clips of top Republicans warning that a Donald Trump presidency would lead to chaos and violence before they decided to support him.

"There are people who warned over and over that electing Donald Trump would be bad for America," Keilar explained. "There are even people who predicted this moment in American history that we now find ourselves in. These people are Republicans."

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Hallmark demands Josh Hawley return $3,000 in donations after failed Capitol Hill coup

The Hallmark company is demanding that two Republican lawmakers return donations after they were accused of helping to incite violence during a failed insurrection in Washington, D.C.

Judd Legum and Tesnim Zekeria broke the news that Hallmark -- along with Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Marriott International, Commerce Bank, Dow Inc. and Mastercard -- will suspend contributions to Republican lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.

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Darrell Issa: Taking away Trump's Twitter is like 'kicking him when he's down'

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) on Monday suggested that President Donald Trump is the victim of liberals who are "kicking him when he's down" by shutting down his Twitter account.

During an interview on Fox Business, host Maria Bartiromo asked Issa why Democrats are trying to impeach Trump after he incited a failed insurrection on Capitol Hill.

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