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BREAKING: Former Sen. Joe Lieberman Dies At Age 82

The Washington Post reports: Joseph I. Lieberman, the doggedly independent four-term U.S. senator from Connecticut who was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000, becoming the first Jewish candidate on the national ticket of a major party, died March 27 in New York City. He was 82. The cause was complications from a fall, his family said in a …

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BREAKING: Appeals Court Reduces Trump’s Bond To $175 Million, Gives Him Ten More Days To Find Funds

Bloomberg News reports: A New York appeals court agreed to slash the amount of the bond Donald Trump must post to cover a $454 million civil fraud verdict while he appeals it, reducing it to just $175 million after the real estate mogul claimed he’d have to sell properties at a loss to raise cash. The ruling Monday comes as …

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BREAKING: Trump Unable To Get $464 Million Bond

NBC News reports: Former President Donald Trump has not been able to get a bond to secure the $464 million fraud judgment against him, his lawyers said in a court filing Monday. “Defendants’ ongoing diligent efforts have proven that a bond in the judgment’s full amount is ‘a practical impossibility,'” the filing said. “These diligent efforts have included approaching about …

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Georgia Judge Rules Against Disqualifying Fani Willis

NBC News reports: A Georgia judge ruled Friday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should not be disqualified from prosecuting the racketeering case against former President Donald Trump and several co-defendants — with one major condition. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee found the “appearance of impropriety” brought about by Willis’s romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade …

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Breaking: Judge Denies Trump’s Bid To Boot Docs Case

Reuters reports: A federal judge on Friday denied Donald Trump’s request to dismiss a criminal case that charges him with illegally holding onto classified documents. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in Florida came just hours after a hearing in which his lawyers argued that the central charge in the case is improperly vague. Cannon, who was appointed …

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BREAKING: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Won’t Seek Reelection

Bloomberg News reports: Independent Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona said she won’t run for a second term, ending prospects for a turbulent three-way race in one of the nation’s most politically competitive states. Sinema, who switched her party affiliation from Democrat to independent in 2022, said she won’t run for re-election in a statement released Tuesday. Read the full article. …

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Supreme Court Rules Trump Stays On Colorado Ballot

NBC News reports: The Supreme Court on Monday overturned a Colorado court ruling that said former President Donald Trump was ineligible to run for office again because of his actions leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — bringing a swift end to a case with huge implications for the 2024 election. The court reversed the Colorado …

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BREAKING: Judge Axes Trump From Illinois Ballot

Chicago’s ABC affiliate reports: A Cook County judge has ordered the Illinois Board of Elections to remove Donald Trump from ballots statewide for the March 19 primary. However, the judge also issued an immediate stay to her own order to give time for the former President’s attorneys to appeal. A group of voters claims he should be barred for engaging …

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BREAKING: McConnell To Step Down As Senate Leader

The Associated Press reports: Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November. McConnell, who turned 82 last week, was set to announce his decision Wednesday in the well of the Senate, a place where …

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Ex-FBI Informant Charged With Lying About Bidens

CNN reports: Special counsel David Weiss charged a former FBI informant with lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter’s involvement in business dealings with Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings. Alexander Smirnov, 43, is facing charges in connection with lying to the FBI and creating false records. He was arrested Thursday at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, …

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Panic As Shots Fired At Kansas City Super Bowl Parade

Kansas City’s ABC affiliate reports: Police are investigating a reported shooting at the victory rally for the Kansas City Chiefs at Union Station. the Kansas City Fire Department confirmed a shooting happened and is calling it a “fluid situation.” There’s a heavy police presence in the area. NewsChopper 9 footage spotted an emergency crew heading into Union Station. Crews were …

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House Republicans Impeach Mayorkas In 214-213 Vote

CNN reports: The GOP-led House has voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. He is the first Cabinet secretary to be impeached in nearly 150 years. The result came a week after the stunning loss for House Republicans when they tried to impeach Mayorkas – and GOP defections and an absence sank the floor vote. House Republicans claim Mayorkas …

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COPS: Active Shooter At Joel Osteen’s TX Megachurch

NBC News reports: The Houston Police Department and Houston Fire Department are responding to reports of a shooting at pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in the city, officials said. Police responded to reports of a shooting at 3700 Southwest Freeway — the address of Lakewood Church — this afternoon at around 2:24 p.m. local time, the department said on X. …

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Multiple Victims In Iowa High School Mass Shooting

CBS News reports: Police in Perry, Iowa, say there was a shooting Thursday at the city’s high school on students’ first day back in classes after their annual winter break. During a press conference, authorities confirmed officers discovered “multiple gunshot victims” at Perry High School when they arrived on the scene after a report of an active shooter at 7:37 …

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Police Report Active Shooter At Rural Iowa High School

The Des Moines Register reports: Heavy police and medical presence was at Perry High School early Thursday morning, about 40 miles northwest of downtown Des Moines in Dallas County, after reports of a shooting that could include more than one victim. Police on scene have confirmed to the Des Moines Register there was a shooter but believe it is no …

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Five Dead In Japan Airlines Runway Collision [VIDEO]

CBS News reports: A passenger plane collided with a Japanese coast guard aircraft and burst into flames on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday, officials said, with public broadcaster NHK TV saying five crew members on the coast guard plane were killed. NHK reported that all occupants of Japan Airlines flight JAL-516, believed to total 379 people, got …

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SCOTUS Rejects Jack’s Smith Bid On Immunity Issue

CNN reports: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request by special counsel Jack Smith to fast-track arguments on whether Donald Trump has any immunity from federal prosecution for alleged crimes he committed while in office. The court did not explain its reasoning and there were no noted dissents. The court’s decision is a major blow to Smith, who made …

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Colorado Supreme Court: Trump Can’t Be On Ballot

CNBC reports: The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that former President Donald Trump cannot appear on the state’s ballots for the 2024 election due to his incitement of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, reversing a lower court ruling. But the state Supreme Court stayed its ruling from taking effect until Jan. 4, “subject to further appellate proceedings.” A …

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BREAKING: Kevin McCarthy To Resign By End Of Year

CNBC reports: Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday he will resign from Congress at the end of the year. McCarthy, the California Republican who was ousted as speaker by a faction of his own party two months earlier, said he is leaving “to serve America in new ways.” “I know my work is only getting started,” McCarthy said in …

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Former Sec. Of State Henry Kissinger Dies At Age 100

The Washington Post reports: Henry A. Kissinger, a scholar, statesman and celebrity diplomat who wielded unparalleled power over U.S. foreign policy throughout the administrations of Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald Ford, and who for decades afterward, as a consultant and writer, proffered opinions that shaped global politics and business, died Nov. 29 at his home in Connecticut. He was …

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