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April 10, 2021 at 4:16 PM Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, in Washington.
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Rep. Matt Gaetz has secured help in fighting a federal sexual misconduct probe, hiring two high-profile lawyers, Mark Mukasey and Isabelle Kirshner, to defend him.
Officials are trying to determine whether Gaetz had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl or violated sex-trafficking laws.
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April 10, 2021 at 9:28 AM Supporters of then-President Donald Trump in Miami after the 2020 election.
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As conservatives flee Blue State hostility and lockdowns, South Florida has become a GOP power base.
The GOP social calendar orbits Trump's Mar-a-Lago, while revelers party mask-free at swank house parties and penthouses.
Greater Miami has lured California tech and right-wing news. Florida's politics is meanwhile shifting Red.
See more stories on I... Tags: Florida, Politics, New York, Chris Christie, News, Maryland, Congress, California, Washington, White House, US, LSU, America, San Francisco, Barack Obama, Trends149 people like this. Like
April 10, 2021 at 1:00 PM In this edition of TV Bits:
Peacock orders Queer as Folk series reboot
Friends reunion special for HBO Max finally sets production date
The CW’s Powerpuff Girls live-action series finds its Mojo Jojo
Jennifer Jason Leigh joins Hunters season 2
MacGyver canceled at CBS after 5 seasons
And more.
Peacock announced that it gave a straight to series order for a Queer as Folk remake from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Stephen Dunn (Closet Monster). Dunn, who directed an episode ... Tags: Apple, Amazon, Television, Movies, Friends, Stanford, White House, Julia Roberts, Fox, Showtime, New Orleans, Starz, Cbs, Brian, Air, Hitler148 people like this. Like
17h ago ( April 11, 2021 at 3:14 PM ) Kenneth Chenault.
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Top business leaders met on Zoom this weekend to map out their response to new voting restrictions.
The WSJ reported that CEOs were asked to sign a statement opposing restrictive voting legislation.
"This is a nonpartisan issue, this is a moral issue," Kenneth Chenault, former CEO and Chairman of American Express, told the Journal last month.
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Numerous chief executives and senior leaders met on a Zoom call t... Tags: Politics, Economy, Chief executive officer, Business Leaders, Voting Rights, Kenneth Chenault, Kenneth Frazier, Corporations, Georgia voting laws147 people like this. Like
April 10, 2021 at 9:54 AM By Larry Keane
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U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Hillary Clinton just can’t help herself. Never mind that her tone-deaf demand for gun control caused gun owners to come out in record numbers to deny her an all-but-assured White House victory in 2016. She’s doubling down.
Five years on, she’s still spitting vitriol on Americans. She still wants to punish freedom-loving Americans instead of criminals. She’s ... Tags: Texas, Guns, Senate, White House, America, Hillary Clinton, Benjamin Franklin, Cruz, Clinton, Thomas Jefferson, Sen Cruz, U S Supreme Court, Jennifer Palmieri, IMG, Jefferson, U S Sen Ted Cruz133 people like this. Like
21h ago ( April 11, 2021 at 11:47 AM ) Ohio GOP Senate candidate Josh Mandel.
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Josh Mandel, running for a vacant Ohio Senate seat, got escorted out of a donor retreat over the weekend.
The retreat was hosted by the Republican National Committee and offered candidates coveted opportunities to mingle with donors.
There were also opportunities to schmooze with GOP leaders like former President Donald Trump.
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Security removed Ohio Senate candidate Josh Mandel ... Tags: Politics, Josh Mandel, Ohio, RNC, Republican National Committee132 people like this. Like
4h ago ( April 12, 2021 at 4:40 AM ) Guns for sale at a gun show in Fort Worth, Texas, July 10, 2016.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing for the state to become a Second Amendment sanctuary.
Second Amendment sanctuaries ignore federal or state gun laws they consider restrictive.
In recent years they've become a tactic among gun rights advocates to push back against federal restrictions.
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On Thursday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted in support of gun ... Tags: News, Politics, Guns, Gun Rights, Second Amendment Sanctuary, Second Amendment128 people like this. Like
23h ago ( April 11, 2021 at 9:40 AM ) Former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Mike Lindell (L), founder of My Pillow, during a Made in America event.
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Mike Lindell expects MyPillow to lose around $65 million this year after retailers severed ties.
But marketing experts say the company might actually be able to capitalize off the bad press.
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In the space of just a few months, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has been blocked from Twitter, sued by vot... Tags: Retail, Politics, Mike Lindell, MyPillow, Voter Fraud, Election Fraud, Donald Trump, Weekend BI UK, L126 people like this. Like
April 10, 2021 at 1:51 PM Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a Republican from Texas, stands outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC.
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Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw said he'll be "essentially blind" for at least a month.
Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL, lost his right eye while serving in Afghanistan in 2012.
Crenshaw said he underwent emergency surgery Friday in Houston for a detached retina in his left eye.
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Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a two-term Republican representing... Tags: Politics, Texas, News, Congress, Navy, Trends, Afghanistan, Houston, Republican, Navy SEAL, Debbie Dingell, CRENSHAW, US Capitol, Lois Frankel, VA Medical Center, Dan Crenshaw122 people like this. Like
April 11, 2021 at 7:26 AM Trump greets the crowd before he leaves at the Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit on December 08, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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Former President Donald Trump wants the vaccine to be called the "Trumpcine," Newsweek reported.
He has repeatedly expressed his frustration that he isn't getting credit for the COVID-19 shot.
In March, Trump claimed that people "probably" wouldn't get the vaccine at all if it wasn't for him.
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22h ago ( April 11, 2021 at 10:22 AM ) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press" on April 11, 2021.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken said we need to 'get to the bottom' of COVID-19's origin.
Blinken said China knows it didn't adequately respond to the early stages of the pandemic.
He said China should've allowed real-time access to international experts and been more transparent.
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Secretary of S... Tags: Politics, News, Antony Blinken, Coronavirus, China116 people like this. Like
April 11, 2021 at 5:38 AM Crowds gather outside the U.S. Capitol for the "Stop the Steal" rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC.
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GOP Rep. Peter Meijer has warned that the QAnon movement could destroy the GOP from within.
Meijer said "a significant plurality, if not potentially a majority" of GOP supporters believed in QAnon.
Meijer is one of a small group of GOP lawmakers who've taken a stand against QAnon.
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GOP Rep. Peter M... Tags: Politics, QAnon, Rep. Peter Meijer, Republican Party, Far-right Extremism, UK Weekend115 people like this. Like
22h ago ( April 11, 2021 at 10:44 AM ) Then-House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, speaks with then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada on Capitol Hill on December 10, 2014.
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Former Sen. Harry Reid on Saturday responded to his inclusion in John Boehner's new memoir.
CNN host Jim Acosta made reference to an incident where Boehner cursed Reid out at the White House.
Reid recounted that he worked "well" with Boehner and called the former speaker "a great patriot."
See more stories on Insider's... Tags: Politics, Harry Reid, John Boehner, Fiscal Cliff, Senate Democrats, House Republicans, Political Books114 people like this. Like
19h ago ( April 11, 2021 at 1:55 PM ) U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks in Washington
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The US economy is about to start growing "much more quickly," Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told CBS.
The biggest risk to the economic recovery is another surge in coronavirus cases, Powell said.
He credited steady vaccinations, stimulus, and strong monetary policy for the rebounding economy.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the US economy is about ... Tags: Economy, Politics, Labor, Jobs, Economic Activity, Pandemic, Federal Reserve, Coronaivrus Pandemic111 people like this. Like
2h ago ( April 12, 2021 at 6:22 AM ) Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., at a press conference on September 23, 2020.
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Rep. Liz Cheney criticized a speech by former president Trump at a GOP event
She said Trump was continuing to use language that "provoked violence" on January 6.
Trump in the speech insulted critics, and repeated baseless election fraud claims.
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Rep. Liz Cheney criticized former president Donald Trump for continuing to use the incend... Tags: Politics, Liz Cheney, Republican Party, Donald Trump, January 6 riot, Capitol attack, News UK111 people like this. Like
22h ago ( April 11, 2021 at 10:52 AM ) The good, the bad and the "brother:" Ex-speaker John Boehner rates the presidents, from the "decent" Gerald Ford to the disappointing Barack Obama.
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April 10, 2021 at 11:00 AM President Joe Biden at an event announcing funding for Amtrak as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009.
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President Joe Biden's long political history included years of advocating for Amtrak funding.
Biden earned the nickname "Amtrak Joe" as he commuted between Delaware and Washington for decades.
The nickname hit mainstream media in 2008, starting with CNN.
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When President Ronald Reagan in 1981 m... Tags: UK, New York, Obama, Congress, Washington, US, America, Barack Obama, Trends, Reagan, Joe Biden, Cnn, Atlantic, Ronald Reagan, Ohio, Philadelphia106 people like this. Like
1h ago ( April 12, 2021 at 7:13 AM ) Kenneth Chenault.
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Top business leaders met on Zoom this weekend to map out their response to new voting restrictions.
The WSJ reported that CEOs were asked to sign a statement opposing restrictive voting legislation.
The CEOs discussed halting donations to politicians supporting the bills and stopping investments in states that pass the laws, the Post reported.
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More than 100 CEOs and senior leaders on Saturday met on a Zoom ... Tags: Politics, Economy, Chief executive officer, Business Leaders, Voting Rights, Kenneth Chenault, Kenneth Frazier, Corporations, Georgia voting laws105 people like this. Like
21h ago ( April 11, 2021 at 11:36 AM ) New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
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The investigators reviewing sexual harassment claims against Gov. Andrew Cuomo are being paid as much as $750 per hour.
Attorney General Letitia James hired the independent investigators after several women came forward with allegations Cuomo.
The Daily News reported that the investigators have wide, sweeping power to conduct the probe freely.
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The investigators ... Tags: Politics, News, Andrew Cuomo, Sexual Harassment, MeToo movement, New York, Letitia James, Lindsey Boylan104 people like this. Like
16h ago ( April 11, 2021 at 4:33 PM ) Then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, left, and then-House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio stand together at a ceremony on Capitol Hill on February 13, 2015.
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John Boehner made some revealing statements about his former GOP counterpart, Mitch McConnell.
Boehner said that "bystanders are struck silent" when McConnell shows visible feelings or emotions.
In a USA Today interview, the former speaker's penchant for tears was still evident.
S... Tags: Politics, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Republican Party, Political Books102 people like this. Like
April 10, 2021 at 10:36 AM Usher Kathy Stock wears a face shield and mask as she waits for fans to enter the MLB spring training game in February in Arizona.
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Arizona businesses can soon opt out of local orders requiring masks under a new law.
The bill was signed into law by GOP Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday.
Ducey never instituted a statewide mandate and in March signed an executive order that said localities couldn't do so, either.
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Busine... Tags: Politics, Science, News, Trends, Gop, Arizona, Mlb, Pima County, Ducey, Doug Ducey, Mark Brnovich, Arizona Central, Brnovich, Face Masks, Connor Perrett, Coronavirus98 people like this. Like
2h ago ( April 12, 2021 at 6:51 AM ) Tucker Carlson in a January edition of his Fox News show accused Democrats of using the threat of white nationalist violence to smear conservatives, a familiar theme on his show.
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Fox News host Tucker Carlson has said the threat of white nationalism is a hoax, or exaggerated.
A segment last week on the so-called Great Replacement theory prompted calls for him to be fired.
Experts say the moments are part of a broader trend, and likely intentional.
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April 11, 2021 at 5:56 AM Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) awaits the State of the Union address in the chamber of the House of Representatives on February 4, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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Matt Gaetz once said the recipient of a private image could do with it what they want, his former colleague said this week.
The Florida lawmaker has recently been accused of sharing nude images of women in Congress.
Insider spoke to an expert to find out why this common assumption is wrong and also dangerous.
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1h ago ( April 12, 2021 at 7:19 AM ) Left: Dr. Anthony Fauci. Right: Former President Donald Trump.
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Former President Donald Trump launched a fierce attack on Dr. Anthony Fauci over the weekend.
Dr. Fauci was singled out by the former president, along with other public figures including Mitch McConnell.
"Have you ever seen anybody that is so full of crap?" Trump said of Fauci, according to the Washington Post.
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Former President Donald Trump used a 50-minute speech thi... Tags: Politics, News, Trump, Fauci, Mitch McConnell94 people like this. Like
April 10, 2021 at 10:33 AM Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
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Sen. Ted Cruz derided political criticism from John Boehner as "drunken, bloviated scorn."
Boehner slammed Cruz as a "jerk" who likes to "draw a lot of attention" to himself.
In February, Boehner went off-script in an audiobook recording, telling Cruz to "go f--- yourself."
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GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Friday tore into former US House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, labeling ... Tags: Politics, US, Barack Obama, Trends, Getty Images, Washington Dc, House, Ted Cruz, House Of Representatives, John Boehner, Cbs, Ohio, Boehner, Republican Party, Cruz, Sen Ted Cruz93 people like this. Like
21h ago ( April 11, 2021 at 11:30 AM ) A Chinese flag flutters in front of the IOC headquarters during a protest by activists of the International Tibet Network against the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on February 3, 2021 in Lausanne.
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The United States is "not focused" on boycotting the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Calls for nations, including the US, to boycott next year's games are growing.
Tensions are rising between the US, its allies, and China over allegations of human rights violati... Tags: News, Politics, International, China, Beijing Olympics, Antony Blinken, Uyghur Muslims85 people like this. Like
April 10, 2021 at 12:14 PM Former House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) stands for the Pledge of Allegiance during a ceremony to unveil a portrait in his honor at the US Capitol on November 19, 2019.
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Boehner described several fellow Republicans as "political terrorists," including Rep. Jim Jordan.
"I never saw a guy who spent more time tearing things apart ― never building anything," he said.
In his book, Boehner seemed relieved that he didn't have to interact with Trump while in office.
... Tags: Politics, Texas, Congress, Senate, US, West Virginia, Trends, Gop, House, Ted Cruz, John Boehner, Cbs, Ohio, Boehner, Jordan, Republican Party85 people like this. Like
April 10, 2021 at 12:01 PM White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.
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A Twitter and Roblox user posing as a correspondent snuck 4 questions into White House briefings.
The individual emailed questions to White House pool reporters using an array of invented journalist titles.
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A Twitter and Roblox user who posed as a White House Correspondents Association member managed to land four questions in recent Biden administration briefings, Politi... Tags: Twitter, Politics, Media, Microsoft, White House, Politico, US, Trends, Journalism, Biden, Press, White House Correspondents Association, White House Press, Montagu, Jen Psaki, Psaki81 people like this. Like
4h ago ( April 12, 2021 at 4:42 AM ) A Trump supporter in Miami after the 2020 election.
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April 11, 2021 at 5:04 AM Former President Donald Trump took aim at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for not supporting him enough during his February impeachment trial, Politico reported.
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Former President Donald Trump insulted Mitch McConnell during a speech to donors at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump referred to the Senate Minority Leader as a "dumb son of a b---h," Politico reported.
He spent several minutes ridiculing both McConnell and his wife, The Washington Post said.
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