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'Stupid': Marjorie Taylor Greene faces conservative backlash over Hunter Biden hearing

Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Nancy Mace (R-SC) faced backlash from at least one conservative radio host after they allegedly used "left-wing weaponized talking points" at a hearing on Hunter Biden.

During his Wednesday podcast, right-wing host Charlie Kirk reacted to the two lawmakers' remarks at Biden's contempt of Congress hearing. Kirk recalled being disturbed because Mace admitted that "white privilege" was real.

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Trump judge snaps as lawyer cites Melania's mother's death as reason for delay

A testy exchange between Donald Trump's attorney and the civil court judge overseeing his fraud trial began with Chris Kise using the former president's late mother-in-law as an excuse and ended with Engoron declaring "I WILL NOT GRANT ANY FURTHER EXTENSIONS."

Angry emails between Kise and Engoron were revealed Wednesday when the judge blocked Trump's unusual request to deliver his own closing arguments in his $370 million fraud trial, in which the former president denies wrongdoing.

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James Comey dismisses threats from Trump 'morons': 'They’re not looking to die for him'

In an op-ed for The Washington Post this Wednesday, former FBI Director James Comey contends that threats of violence from supporters of Donald Trump as the criminal cases against him proceed shouldn't be a worry that preoccupies the minds of people who want to see him get some accountability.

Comey, who was fired by Trump, writes that, while we should always be on the lookout for potential political and ideological violence, it's the FBI's job to worry about such things, and the "threat" of violence is much worse than the potential for the real thing.

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Speaker Mike Johnson demands GOP colleagues stop cyberbullying him: report

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is apparently unhappy about being cyberbullied by Republican colleagues.

Axios reports that Johnson, in a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, demanded that House Republicans should "stop criticizing him and his budget negotiations on social media."

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Judge blocks Trump from giving closing argument in fraud trial

A New York judge Wednesday rescinded permission for Donald Trump to give a closing argument at his civil fraud trial, reports state.

Judge Arthur Engoron's decision comes a day ahead of closing arguments in the now $ 350-million fraud trial brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, the Washington Post reports. The former president and Republican front-runner for 2024 denies wrongdoing.

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House Dem at Hunter Biden hearing blasts hypocrisy of GOP reps who defied Jan. 6 subpoenas

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) had some sharp words for his Republican colleagues who want to hold Hunter Biden in contempt for not complying with congressional subpoenas.

Although Biden has agreed to testify before Congress, he has said that he wants to do so publicly to prevent misleading excerpts of his testimony being leaked.

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'If Republicans were serious about getting Hunter Biden testimony, they could': Liz Cheney

Speaking to "The View" on Wednesday, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) explained that if Republicans truly cared about hearing from Hunter Biden, then they could make it happen.

In a wide-ranging interview about the state of the Republican Party, Cheney was asked about the disastrous House Oversight and Reform Committee that met Wednesday to discuss holding Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress because he refused to testify behind closed doors. Biden unexpectedly appeared at the hearing, willing to speak, but publicly. Republicans have refused to allow it.

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MTG slammed for lashing out at Hunter Biden — after she tried to shame him with nude pics

A historic day in the House of Representatives saw the crude phrase for intimate photographs of the masculine anatomy entered into the congressional record.

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) uttered the immortal couplet d--- pics in outrage after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) spoke out against Hunter Biden for storming out of a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing.

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Liz Cheney says it's vital GOP loses Congress: 'Cannot be in the majority in 2025'

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) appeared on "The View" Wednesday to talk about her book and debate politics with the co-hosts.

The conversation began with her saying she's been moved by the reception she's gotten from the rest of the country.

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‘A spit in the face’: Dem rips Nancy Mace for accusing Hunter Biden of ‘white privilege'

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) blasted Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) after she accused Hunter Biden of white privilege Wednesday.

At a House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday, Mace called for Biden to be arrested for contempt of Congress.

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Impeachment-palooza: GOP seeks 7 ousters as Republican alleges Obama is really in control

House Republicans this week have threatened two additional members of the Biden administration with impeachment, bringing the total so far during this Congress to seven elected and appointed federal government officials: President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Attorney General Merrick Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves.

In addition to House Republicans' official impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, on Wednesday House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green gaveled in the first of his committee's impeachment hearings on DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas: "Havoc in the Heartland: How Secretary Mayorkas’ Failed Leadership Has Impacted the States."

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Marjorie Taylor Greene furious as Jamie Raskin says Ashli Babbitt's death is on Trump

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) lashed out Wednesday after Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) pointed out that Jan. 6 protester Ashli Babbitt was not murdered.

During a House Oversight hearing to consider contempt of Congress charges for Hunter Biden, Greene claimed that Babbitt had been a "murder" victim on Jan. 6, 2021, because she was shot while breaching the U.S. Capitol.

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Jim Jordan seen 'going at it' with Mike Johnson during tense GOP meeting: reporter

It hasn't taken long for anger and recriminations to break out within the House Republican conference.

According to Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Wednesday was "going at it" with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) over the deal he cut with the Democratic-led Senate to keep the government funded.

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