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Legal experts say that the case against Fox News has’smoking gun’ evidence
Fox News’ CEO Rupert Murdoch, in a deposition, has denied that the network endorsed ex-US President Donald Trump’s claims that the 2016 US Election was rigged. Murdoch said that he had told his family that Fox News shouldn’t be spreading conspiracy theories. In a $1.6 billion lawsuit filed against Fox News, Dominion Voting System had…
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There are parts of a Georgia grand jury report on the 2020 election that may be released
US President Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Steve Bannon and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, both of whom went to a grand jury in DC last year, refused to give any answers to the panel because of Trump’s attempted claims of confidentiality, a report said. Several witnesses, including former White House chief of staff Mike…
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A bill was introduced in the US
US Congress has moved to ban TikTok on government devices, calling the action a political gesture that will not advance national security interests. Brooke Oberwetter, a TikTok spokesman, said the company is disappointed that Congress has moved to ban TikTok on government devices, calling the action a political gesture that will not advance national security…
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The Manhattan district attorney would bring criminal charges against Trump
A grand jury has been empanelled to consider whether to indict US President Donald Trump on charges related to the $130,000 payout to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016 over her alleged affair with Trump. The Manhattan District Attorney’s office has reportedly been preparing for an indictment since last year. Daniels has accused Trump…
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The investigation of Donald Trump and the Stormy Daniels is serious enough to make no mistake
A US grand jury is investigating whether former US President Donald Trump and his company, The Trump Organization, lied about the reimbursement of money to porn actress Stormy Daniels. Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, had pleaded guilty to paying Daniels $130,000 in October 2018 for her silence over her alleged sexual encounter with Trump in…
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Cohen said that he handed the phones over to the Manhattan district attorney
US federal prosecutors have said that former US President Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen paid $130,000 to adult-film star Stormy Daniels in October 2016 as part of an agreement to keep her from discussing her alleged affair with Trump. The payments were made at Trump’s request, they added. Cohen has also been subpoenaed to appear…
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The Justice Department persuaded a federal judge that Donald Trump used his attorneys in furtherance of a crime
The US Supreme Court has turned down Donald Trump’s request to review classified documents recovered from his Mar-a-Lago resort. Trump had asked the Supreme Court to reverse a federal appeals court and allow a special master to review about 100 documents marked classified. Trump had asked the justices to reverse a federal appeals court and…
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Fox News says a defamation loss would hurt the media
Lawyers for Dominion Voting Systems, which is suing Fox News for defamation, argued that the case is so strong that a trial isn’t needed. Fox executives knew they were endorsing lies from then-President Donald Trump about election fraud, Dominion’s legal filing revealed. When hosts scrambled to promote Trump’s claims of fraud, Fox Executives seized on…
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Biden’s veto supports free markets
The US Senate on Tuesday voted to override President Biden’s veto of a bill that would have banned pension funds from investing in companies with high levels of greenhouse gas emissions. The bill, introduced by Senate Republicans, passed the House by a margin of 263-72. The bill had been sponsored by Republicans as part of…
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Sometimes Democrats should not vote for Democrats
A Democratic candidate for Montana’s Senate seat, Jon Tester, has said he won’t “party over principle” in his campaign against Republican candidate Paul Racicot. He added, “I’m not going to party over principle. I’m going to fight for what I believe in.” This comes after Racicot vowed to take action if Tester attacks him for…
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Trump made a risky call for protests
US President Donald Trump has tweeted that he will be “proud to go out on the street and protest against the Democrats and the media”. Trump added that his supporters “will love him” who has been a “great servant of the American people”. Last week, Trump had tweeted, “The Democrats have done nothing for our…
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The Iraq War was officially ended over a decade ago
After 10 years of trying to get Congress to repeal the war authorisations that led the US into war against Iraq in the early 1990s, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine has said, “Congress needs to take the power back to declare war but also to declare when a war is over.” Kaine added, “If there’s a…
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A federal ban looms as more GOP governors try to ban TikTok
US Senator Chuck Schumer has said there’s Chinese ownership of the company that owns video-sharing app TikTok. He further added that there are people in the Commerce Committee looking into that. Schumer’s comments come after ByteDance CEO Shou Zi Chew told The New York Times that ByteDance plans to move all data from Virginia and…
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Trump faces a tough test in court
US President Donald Trump has said that the case against him in relation to the payment of hush money to porn actress Stormy Daniels to protect him in 2016 is a “witch hunt” against him. Prosecutors had explored bringing charges related to the hush money scheme, CNN reported. However, some attorneys were not convinced that…
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The new power of the House GOP is being used to protect Trump from indictment
Former US President Donald Trump has said that his ex-Attorney General Michael Cohen is a “cancer on conservatism”, adding, “This is the most corrupt administration in the history of our country.” Trump’s statement comes after Cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance fraud and other charges in a seven-year-old bribery case. Trump also faces charges related…
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A message was sent to the GOP by the awful week of Trump
A Republican strategist said that the “writing on the wall” seems clear for ex-US President Donald Trump’s future viability. This comes after the US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has charged Trump with four crimes, including campaign finance violations. Trump’s lawyers said the charges are “without merit”. Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani said that the…
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Trump is due to appear Wednesday for deposition
Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr, said that the US President may have had an agreement with his financial officer to prepare years of financial statements “intentionally overvalued”. “It’s sort of seems like an odd thing all of a sudden after 30 years of doing each and every tax return probably to do that,”…
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Georgia prosecutor wants to know about Gingrich and Flynn in a state election probe
The Georgia prosecutor probing whether Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election filed paperwork seeking to compel testimony from former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former national security advisor Michael Flynn. He also met with Trump, attorney Sidney Powell and others at the White House on December 18, 2020.
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The CEO of Fox News warned against ‘crazies’
Messages between Fox News’ Co-chair Suzanne Scott and the network’s Chief Executive Officer Lachlan Murdoch in December 2020 have surfaced online. Scott sent Murdoch a message saying Newsmax needed to be watched, while Murdoch wrote, “Why do… Murdochs want to take away…Fox News monopoly on pro-Trump ads?” Murdoch told Scott he didn’t believe her coverage…
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There are updates on Russia’s war and a look ahead
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the country could win the conflict with Russia this year. “I’m confident that we will be able to win the war this year,” he added. This comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Moscow on Tuesday, a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping met…
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Biden vetoes the retirement investment resolution for the first time
US President Joe Biden’s aides have been working on the outlines of his State of the Union address that will come early next year. “A lot of people told him that this wouldn’t resonate…it wasn’t the message, or that it’s outdated,” Stef Feldman, Biden’s former campaign policy director, told CNN. Biden viewed his infrastructure proposal…
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A report calls for anti-bias measures in US science
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Tuesday said the state’s two-year community colleges will not teach “critical race theory in a vacuum” and won’t support any institutional practice or policy that compels belief in critical race theory. DeSantis’ announcement comes weeks after community college presidents pledged to not fund or support any academic requirement that compels…
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The draft of the National Climate Assessment paints a dire picture of America
US President Donald Trump on Monday said that wealthy countries, including the US, should be paying for the costs of climate change. “The impacts of climate crisis are already being felt throughout the US today, and they will continue to get more intense as long as we’re burning fossil fuels for heat and electricity,” he…
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House January 6 investigator says that the 2020 election subversion probes are likely to produce indictments
US House of Representatives Republican leader Liz Cheney said that her party wants to avoid former US President Donald Trump turning his potential testimony into a “circus”. Cheney, the Vice Chair of the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, added, “It’s important that we don’t turn this into acircus.” She further said that the…
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There is something to know about the release of a Georgia grand jury report on President Trump and the 2020 election
The special grand jury probing former US President Donald Trump’s alleged attempt to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results has suggested multiple indictments. The panel also sought testimony from ex-US Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and ex-US National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. The panel is also seeking testimony from ex-White House lawyer Eric Herschmann.