“These documents provided by the FBI in response to Chairman Comer’s request are not related to any of the majority’s corruption allegations that I can discern.”

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Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court

In the years after the undisclosed trip to Alaska, Republican megadonor Paul Singer’s hedge fund has repeatedly had business before the Supreme Court. Alito has never recused himself.

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Biden calling China’s leader a ‘dictator’ opens new rift just after Blinken’s tensions-easing trip

In Beijing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning condemned Biden’s unusually pointed comments as “extremely absurd and irresponsible.”

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Partisan divide on student loan solutions about to get louder

Republicans and Democrats have long agreed the student loan system needs to be reformed, but little has changed, as both claim the other side isn’t addressing the fundamental problem.

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Federal judge knocks down Florida’s Medicaid ban on gender-affirming treatment

“Gender identity is real. The record makes this clear,” U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle said.

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Pence aide recalls fierce exchange with John Eastman as Capitol was breached

Jacob was the first witness called by California bar attorneys — aside from Eastman himself — to testify about Eastman’s conduct in the weeks leading up to Jan. 6.

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Jan. 6 rioter who used stun gun on officer sentenced to more than 12 years

Daniel Joseph Rodriguez pleaded guilty earlier this year to multiple felony counts and admitted to the FBI that he drove a stun gun into the neck of then-Metropolitan Police Department officer Michael Fanone.

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The Media Cares More About the Titanic Sub Than Drowned Migrants

U.S. media has largely ignored a shipwreck with hundreds of migrant deaths but has focused intently on a missing submersible full of rich people.

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Indian Dissidents Have Had It With America Praising Modi

To support the defenders of India’s embattled democracy, just tell the truth.

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31 dead after gas explosion at barbecue restaurant in China

Local fire authorities sent 20 vehicles and more than 100 personnel to the scene, with search and rescue operations lasting until 4 a.m. Thursday, according to state media.

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