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What will become of The Epoch Times with its chief financial officer accused of money laundering?
Read full article: What will become of The Epoch Times with its chief financial officer accused of money laundering?Federal prosecutors this week arrested the chief financial officer of The Epoch Times and said he directed millions of dollars gained through criminal schemes to the company and himself.
An Oklahoma council member with ties to white nationalists faces scrutiny, and a recall election
Read full article: An Oklahoma council member with ties to white nationalists faces scrutiny, and a recall electionVoters in the northwest Oklahoma city of Enid will decide whether to recall a city councilor with ties to white supremacist groups.
Social media influencer is charged with joining the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol
Read full article: Social media influencer is charged with joining the Jan. 6 attack on the US CapitolA conservative social media influencer has been charged with storming the U.S. Capitol and passing a stolen table out of a broken window, allowing other rioters to use it as a weapon against police.
McCarthy says he'll block Schiff, Swalwell from Intel panel
Read full article: McCarthy says he'll block Schiff, Swalwell from Intel panelSpeaker Kevin McCarthy is reiterating that he will block Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell of California from serving on the House committee that oversees national intelligence.
McCarthy makes case for House speaker, but right flank balks
Read full article: McCarthy makes case for House speaker, but right flank balksWith Republicans just one win away from gaining control of the House, Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is maneuvering to lock up support to become the next House speaker.
Once McCain's party, Arizona GOP returns to far-right roots
Read full article: Once McCain's party, Arizona GOP returns to far-right rootsThe far-right forces that former Sen. John McCain successfully marginalized within the Arizona Republican Party are back and in full control, with profound implications for one of the nation’s most closely matched battlegrounds.
Arizona judge slaps down Finchem, Gosar over defamation suit
Read full article: Arizona judge slaps down Finchem, Gosar over defamation suitAn Arizona judge has ordered three Republicans to pay $75,000 in attorney fees for filing a defamation suit against a former Democratic lawmaker “primarily for purposes of harassment.”.
Trump's angry words spur warnings of real violence
Read full article: Trump's angry words spur warnings of real violenceFederal authorities and experts who study online extremism are warning of a risk of additional attacks on federal law enforcement following the FBI's search of ex-President Donald Trump's Florida home.
Evidence mounts of GOP involvement in Trump election schemes
Read full article: Evidence mounts of GOP involvement in Trump election schemesText messages and testimony released by the House Jan. 6 panel shows the deep involvement of some House Republicans in President Donald Trump’s desperate attempt to stay in power.
Judge mulls lawsuit seeking to kick Trump backers off ballot
Read full article: Judge mulls lawsuit seeking to kick Trump backers off ballotAttorneys representing two Republican congressmen and a GOP state House member running to be Arizona’s top election official urged a judge in Phoenix to dismiss lawsuits seeking to kick them off the November ballot.
CNN: Trump Jr. text shows ideas to overturn 2020 election
Read full article: CNN: Trump Jr. text shows ideas to overturn 2020 electionDonald Trump Jr. texted White House chief of staff Mark Meadows two days after the 2020 presidential election with strategies for overturning the result if Trump’s father lost.
Progressive Democrats pressure Pelosi to discipline Boebert
Read full article: Progressive Democrats pressure Pelosi to discipline BoebertProgressive Democrats are ratcheting up pressure on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to punish firebrand conservative Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado for her recent comments likening a Muslim member of Congress to a bomb-carrying terrorist.
Turning outrage into power: How far right is changing GOP
Read full article: Turning outrage into power: How far right is changing GOPHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy appears to have settled on a strategy as a handful of Republican lawmakers stir outrage with violent, racist and sometimes Islamophobic comments: If you can’t police them, promote them.
Boebert in call refuses to apologize for anti-Muslim remarks
Read full article: Boebert in call refuses to apologize for anti-Muslim remarksConservative congresswoman Lauren Boebert has spoken by phone with congresswoman Ilhan Omar just days after likening the Minnesota Democrat to a bomb-carrying terrorist.
In hourslong rant, GOP's 'angry' McCarthy stalls Biden bill
Read full article: In hourslong rant, GOP's 'angry' McCarthy stalls Biden billRepublican leader Kevin McCarthy seized control of the House floor for more than eight hours overnight, preempting passage of President Joe Biden’s big domestic policy bill with a rambling speech full of vitriol.
Trump endorses Gosar one day after House censure
Read full article: Trump endorses Gosar one day after House censureFormer President Donald Trump is endorsing Rep. Paul Gosar, one day after the Arizona Republican was censured by the House of Representatives for posting a violent cartoon video that depicted a character with his face killing one with New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s.
House censures Rep. Gosar for violent video in rare rebuke
Read full article: House censures Rep. Gosar for violent video in rare rebukeThe House has voted to censure Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona for posting an animated video that depicted him killing Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a sword.
Dems call for censure of GOP congressman over violent video
Read full article: Dems call for censure of GOP congressman over violent videoTen House Democrats say they will introduce a House resolution to censure Republican Rep. Paul Gosar for tweeting a video that included altered animation showing him striking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a sword.
GOP congressman under fire for anime attacking Ocasio-Cortez
Read full article: GOP congressman under fire for anime attacking Ocasio-CortezArizona Rep. Paul Gosar is facing criticism after he tweeted a video that included altered animation showing him striking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with a sword.
EXPLAINER: Why Congress is looking closely at Jan. 6 rally
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Why Congress is looking closely at Jan. 6 rallyThe House panel investigating the Jan_ 6 Capitol insurrection has focused some of its early work on the planning behind a massive rally at which President Donald Trump falsely claimed to have won reelection and told his supporters to “fight like hell.”.
House asks companies to save Jan. 6 phone, computer records
Read full article: House asks companies to save Jan. 6 phone, computer recordsThe House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is asking social media and telecommunications companies to preserve phone or computer records for hundreds of people.
Fierce Capitol attacks on police in newly released videos
Read full article: Fierce Capitol attacks on police in newly released videosVideos released under court order provide a chilling new look at the chaos at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, including body camera footage that shows a man charging at a police officer with a flagpole.
Biden signs bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday
Read full article: Biden signs bill making Juneteenth a federal holidayPresident Joe Biden has signed legislation Thursday establishing a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, saying he believes it will go down as one of the greatest honors he has as president.
Democratic Arizona Rep. Kirkpatrick won't seek reelection
Read full article: Democratic Arizona Rep. Kirkpatrick won't seek reelectionFILE - IN this Nov. 8, 2016 file photo, Democratic senatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., speaks to supporters during an election night party in Phoenix. Kirkpatrick, a five-term Arizona Democrat, announced Friday, March 12, 2021, she won't run for reelection in 2022. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, a five-term Arizona Democrat, announced Friday she won't run for reelection in 2022. The district has been competitive in recent elections but Kirkpatrick defeated Republican challenger Brandon Marlin by a nearly 40,000-vote margin in November. After redistricting made that district more Democratic, Gosar switched districts and Kirkpatrick won the 1st District seat again in 2012 and was reelected in 2014.
Brothers denounce lawmaker who challenged Biden victory
Read full article: Brothers denounce lawmaker who challenged Biden victoryFILE - In this Dec. 3, 2020 file photo Freedom Caucus chairman Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Biggs has been castigated by his two brothers over his efforts to cast doubt about President Joe Biden's victory. “Political ambition, peer pressure and fealty to Trump proved to be too strong a drug to resist," William Biggs and Daniel Biggs wrote to The Arizona Republic. A spokesman for Andy Biggs, Daniel Stefanski, did not respond to an email request for comment about the letter by the Biggs brothers to the newspaper. “It just seemed like saying nothing just felt like tacit approval of the things that he’s done,” William Biggs told The Republic.
Biden win confirmed after pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol
Read full article: Biden win confirmed after pro-Trump mob storms US CapitolViolent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol Wednesday, disrupting the process. One Republican lawmaker publicly called for invoking the 25th Amendment to force Trump from office before Biden is inaugurated. The support Trump has received for his efforts to overturn the election results have badly strained the nation’s democratic guardrails. Some House lawmakers tweeted they were sheltering in place in their offices. The Pentagon said about 1,100 District of Columbia National Guard members were being mobilized to help support law enforcement at the Capitol.
Claim that Sharpie pens ruin Arizona ballots misses the mark
Read full article: Claim that Sharpie pens ruin Arizona ballots misses the markHere’s a look at the facts:CLAIM: Votes were eliminated in Arizona because people were made to use Sharpie pens to mark their ballots. Arizona election officials confirmed that Sharpies were used in voting, but they said that would not invalidate a ballot. While election officials took to social media to debunk the Sharpie rumors, others in Arizona were not convinced. Aguilera also is asking for such voters to be able to be present while election officials count their ballots. Megan Gilbertson, a spokeswoman for the Maricopa County Elections Department, declined to comment on the lawsuit.
More than a dozen arrested as protesters demand vote count
Read full article: More than a dozen arrested as protesters demand vote countOne person arrested for allegedly damaging property was taken to a hospital after “experiencing a medical episode,” police said in a statement early Thursday. Officers seized multiple firearms, ammunition, a knife, fireworks, body armor and gas masks from people who were arrested, a sheriff’s office statement said. The protests came as smaller groups of Trump supporters gathered at vote tabulation sites in Phoenix, Detroit and Philadelphia, decrying counts that showed Democrat Joe Biden leading or gaining ground. In Phoenix, at least two dozen Trump supporters gathered outside city hall Thursday morning, chanting “Protect Our Vote.” The group said they planned to return to the tabulation center, where a Wednesday night rally decried a declaration by Fox News that Biden was the winner in Arizona. This is evidence of democracy, not fraud.”In Detroit, a few dozen Trump supporters gathered outside the city's convention center Thursday morning, as election workers counted absentee ballots inside.