Politics

Sunday shows preview: Jan. 6 committee releases final report, trove of witness transcripts

The Jan. 6 committee’s final report and its massive trove of accompanying witness transcripts are likely to dominate a relatively quiet Christmas morning on the Sunday talk shows. The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol released its final report on Thursday, just three days after unveiling several criminal referrals against former...
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Trump rails against Jan. 6 committee following final report release

Former President Trump railed against the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection on Friday following the release of the committee’s final report on the attack. Trump said in a video posted to Truth Social that the American people have been “deceived with lies” about the attack from the committee. The committee released...
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The immigration chaos we speak of is the chaos we created

Immigration should be a priority for Congress. Yet, this year, migration management has defaulted to the hands of the courts as Congress stalls to legislate. All the while, the communities at the heart of these turbulent fluctuations in U.S. immigration policy (or lack thereof) face oppression and inhumanity daily. In October, the 5th U.S. Circuit...
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Hochul deploys National Guard to Buffalo region as ‘life threatening’ storm batters area

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has mobilized the National Guard to Erie County as a massive winter storm batters the Buffalo region. "New Yorkers are experiencing a life threatening and dangerous winter storm, with freezing temperatures and coastal flooding statewide, and snow and ice particularly in Western and Northern New York," Hochul said in a Friday statement....
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Equilibrium/Sustainability — Cocaine trade wrecking forests with stolen oil

Crude oil siphoned from pipelines to fuel the international cocaine trade is tearing oozing, toxic holes in the forests of western Colombia, Reuters reported. In the forests, traffickers and paramilitaries brew homemade gasoline from oil stolen from pipelines, according to the outlet. The illicit gasoline — brewed in clandestine refineries — is used to extract cocaine from...
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NYU emergency room accused of providing special treatment to Schumer, VIPs: report

New York University’s emergency department has been accused of providing special treatment to a variety of VIPs, including Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), according to a report by The New York Times.  The Times reported on Friday that a designated room in NYU’s Langone Health medical center, Room 20, is set aside for patients whose...
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On The Money — Congress sends $1.7T funding package to Biden

Congress is heading out for the rest of the year after putting a bow on a $1.7 trillion government funding bill this afternoon. We’ll also look at the latest on the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation, why Democrats released former President Trump’s tax returns and more. But first, what do you think of Obama’s list...
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Zelensky address meets divided House GOP preparing to grab purse strings

House Republicans offered mixed reactions to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to a joint meeting of Congress, foreshadowing a bumpier road that his country will face in securing future U.S. aid once the GOP takes control of the House in a few weeks. Republican supporters of aiding Ukraine’s efforts against Russia praised Zelensky's speech. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick...
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