The retired four-star Army general was voted in by a majority of 93 to 2, and was also granted the necessary waivers by Congress in order to serve within seven years of ending his military service, which is usually prohibited under US law. Austin, who left the Army in 2016, …
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Arguing that the “senseless mayhem” in Washington, DC last week was “unlike anything we have witnessed in the 244-year history of our nation,” Biden issued a statement on Wednesday holding Trump responsible for the unrest, which he deemed an “armed insurrection.” “This criminal attack was planned and coordinated. It was carried …
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After several hours of debate on Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted to formally impeach the president over the January 6 unrest at the US Capitol, when a group of Trump supporters broke into the building and interrupted the joint session of Congress meeting to certify Democrat Joe Biden as …
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The House and Senate made another attempt to certify votes around 8pm on Wednesday night, resuming the process following an eruption of violence in Washington, DC, which saw hundreds of Trump supporters storm the Capitol, occupying the chambers for several hours before they were cleared out by law enforcement. While …
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“Looks like they are setting up a big ‘voter dump’ against the Republican candidates. Waiting to see how many votes they need?” President Donald Trump tweeted. The president wrote in a follow-up tweet: “Just happened to have found another 4000 ballots from Fulton County. Here we go!” Trump was likely …
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With about 95 percent of the total vote in, incumbent David Perdue was ahead of his Democrat challenger Jon Ossoff by mere 0.4 percentage points, while Raphael Warnock led Republican Kelly Loeffler 50.2 percent to 49.8 percent, according to Edison Research. Democrats hope to win both seats in what was …
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The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was passed by both chambers of Congress earlier this month, but the president objected to the bill on multiple fronts, including it preventing him from bringing troops in Afghanistan and Iraq home and it not including a veto of Section 230, which provides legal …
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Ossoff tweeted out a video Wednesday evening accusing Georgia’s two Senators — Loeffler and fellow Republican David Perdue — of using their offices to enrich themselves. Ossoff is running against Perdue, while Loeffler will face Democrat Raphael Warnock in a crucial January 5 runoff election that will decide whether President-elect …
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Pelosi accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Senate Republicans of blocking the House-approved Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help (CASH) Act on Wednesday. Declaring the Republicans to blame for keeping $2,000 individual aid checks out of Americans’ reach, she lamented the GOP’s “endless tolerance for other people’s sadness.” …
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Video of the incident, which occurred back in March, was made public for the first time on Tuesday night, as it was reported on Fox’s Tucker Carlson Show. It showed an officer interviewing Warnock and his then-wife, Ouleye Ndoye, after she alleged that he ran over her foot with his …
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