Author: Sarah Bedford
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Russiagate documents reveal related investigations DOJ smothered
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Fact-checking Brennan and Clapper’s false Russiagate narrative in ‘New York Times’ op-ed
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Former CIA Director John Brennan and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper made misleading claims in an op-ed on Wednesday defending their role at the beginning of the collusion investigation into President Donald Trump…
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Dropout: Biden’s seismic decision from one year ago still has unanswered questions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Former President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 election on July 21, 2024, sending shockwaves through a race already upended by the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Vice President Kamala Harris stepped in, only…
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Judge weighs blocking Trump administration from quickly deporting Abrego Garcia again
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge in Maryland signaled on Friday that she may soon issue a ruling that could delay the Trump administration’s order to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a third country quickly if he is…
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Fleeing persecution, South African arrivals scramble refugee politics
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When dozens of refugees from Africa arrived this week at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C., they were greeted warmly by a pair of Trump appointees — and shunned by the political Left. This was…
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Why Trump really went after top Democratic law firm Perkins Coie
President Donald Trump’s strike last week against a Democratic-linked law firm came years after it faced allegations of aiding unethical and, in some cases, illegal efforts to weaponize the Justice Department against Trump. Trump’s order, which stripped Perkins Coie of its staff’s security clearances and demanded an end to any federal contracts it has with…
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Democrats’ rulebook resistance to Trump fails to capture the imagination
Democrats’ reliance on a series of procedural challenges to President Donald Trump’s early reforms has so far failed to inspire the type of movement that characterized their party during the first Trump presidency. In fact, their strategy may be backfiring. Four months after Trump led Republicans to win unified control of government, Democrats are still…
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How Biden’s last-minute roadblocks are hamstringing Trump
Former President Joe Biden’s massive expansion of the federal workforce and flurry of administrative moves on his way out the door have already created roadblocks for President Donald Trump as he seeks to deliver on the sweeping reforms he promised. From greenlighting new union protections for federal workers to approving last-minute energy rules, Biden administration…
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Six takeaways from the Hunter Biden transcript
Hunter Biden’s hourslong testimony to lawmakers this week came after House Republicans sifted through thousands of documents and dozens of witness interviews, some of which cast doubt on the truthfulness of the first son’s deposition. A 229-page transcript of the deposition revealed Hunter Biden’s defiance in the face of questions about the involvement of his…
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Fact-checking spin surrounding the ex-FBI informant arrested for Biden bribery claims
As the Justice Department fights to keep former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov behind bars, Republicans and Democrats are scrambling to fit Smirnov’s indictment into their partisan narratives about President Joe Biden’s impeachment inquiry. David Weiss, the special counsel appointed to investigate Hunter Biden, charged Smirnov last week with making a false statement and creating a…