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Jan. 6 Committee Outlines What To Expect From ‘Non-Traditional’ Public Hearings

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<p>Reps. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Adam Schiff (D-CA), both of whom serve on the Jan. 6 committee, on Sunday detailed expectations ahead of the panel’s upcoming public hearings.</p> Talking Points Memo

Trump legal team says Thompson’s comments in interview reveal real reason behind Jan. 6 committee

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Former President Donald Trump is banking on a Washington Post interview with the chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol to back a key claim in his case before the Supreme Court. In an interview published last week, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi Democrat, … The Washington Times stories: White House

Manchin’s Opposition to Build Back Better Boondoggle Infuriates Unhinged Left

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Democrats are responding in typical fashion to Sen. Joe Manchin’s promised “no” vote on President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act: They are foaming at the mouth. According to Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., “It’s an example of Joe Manchin, as a white man, showing that he doesn’t care about black people. He doesn’t care about Latinos. He doesn’t care about immigrants. He doesn’t care about women, and he doesn’t care about the poor.” Bowman echoed Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., who said, “Joe Manchin’s opposition to the Build Back Better Act…

‘Moderate’ Has Become The Most Meaningless Term In Politics

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<p>News outlets trot out the term every time Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) make headlines: “moderates.” </p> Talking Points Memo

Dan Crenshaw demands Biden get FEMA to shore up COVID-19 test sites

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Rep. Dan Crenshaw on Thursday demanded that the White House take a more active approach in directing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to bolster coronavirus testing sites. Mr. Crenshaw, a Texas Republican and one-time Navy SEAL, said that President Biden had failed to expand COVID-19 testing capacities even as cases … The Washington Times stories: White House

In 2021, Media Did More to Erode Trust Than to Repair It

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It’s obvious that the media’s hatred for Donald Trump colored nearly everything they wrote or said during his presidency. But one hoped that after he left the White House, the media might recover a little objectivity. Sadly, a review of 2021 shows that in many cases, it simply did not happen. The case of actor Jussie Smollett’s fake hate crime came to a conclusion this month, revealing that media outlets still are eager to pounce on a racially divisive story and cast blame, but reluctant to examine themselves when the…