Author: Freedom Watch

Sen. Lankford to Newsmax: Biden Upped Ante for Prisoner Swaps Newsmax December 8, 2022 Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., told Newsmax on Thursday that President Joe Biden “has upped the ante for what it takes to get someone out of Russia.” Lankford appeared on “National Report” following news that Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner in exchange for the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. The exchange deal did not include Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine who has been held prisoner in Russia for nearly four years. Continue Reading…..

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AP NEWS December 8, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — For Senate Democrats, an oh-so-slim 51-49 majority never sounded so good. Sen. Raphael Warnock’s victory in swing-state Georgia gives Democrats a welcome “lift,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday at the Capitol — newly confident of sidelining Trump-inspired Republicans in Congress and reaching across the aisle to other GOP lawmakers to deliver on bipartisan priorities with President Joe Biden. “If we can get some bipartisan things done, it will of course be better for the country. And it will be better for the Republican Party,” he said. Continue Reading…..

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1,200 Iranian students poisoned ahead of mass protests New York Post December 7, 2022 Students at Kharazmi and Ark universities experienced vomiting, severe body aches and hallucinations, the national student union claimed Thursday. At least four other universities reported similar outbreaks. Uninfected students are reportedly boycotting the cafeterias in response. While officials are citing water-borne bacteria as the cause of the troubling symptoms, the student union posited that the population was intentionally poisoned. Continue Reading…..

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Trump Organization found guilty on all counts of criminal tax fraud | CNN Politics By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle CNN December 7, 2022 A Manhattan jury has found two Trump Organization companies guilty on multiple charges of criminal tax fraud and falsifying business records connected to a 15-year scheme to defraud tax authorities by failing to report and pay taxes on compensation for top executives. The Trump Corp. and Trump Payroll Corp. were found guilty on all charges they faced. Continue Reading…..

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Jan. 6th Committee member Jamie Raskin on Trump: “People are hungering for justice and for accountability and consequences” – CBS News CBS News December 6, 2022 After more than a thousand interviews and hours of televised hearings, one of the highest-profile Congressional investigations since Watergate, the January 6th Committee, will soon release a sweeping report. The looming question: will the report urge the Justice Department to prosecute former President Donald Trump? For now, the committee is coy. But Maryland Democrat Jamie Raskin, one of its leading members, has reached his own, personal conclusion on whether Trump committed a…

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Supreme Court Justice Alito jokes about Black Santa and Ashley Madison during arguments in same-sex weddings case NBC News December 6, 2022 Justice Samuel Alito joked about Black Santa, children in Klan robes and dating websites as the Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case weighing a web designer’s bid to avoid working on same-sex weddings because she is a conservative evangelical Christian. Web designer Lorie Smith of Colorado opposes same-sex marriage on religious grounds and is seeking an exemption from a state law that outlaws discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in public accommodations. Smith…

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Emhoff to host Jewish leaders for discussion of antisemitism By Associated Press POLITICO December 6, 2022 Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, will host Jewish leaders this week to discuss a rise in antisemitism and efforts to fight hate in the United States. The White House roundtable on Wednesday follows a surge in anti-Jewish vitriol spread by a famous rapper, an NBA star and other prominent people. Emhoff is the first Jewish person among the top four officials — the president, vice president and their spouses — in the executive branch of government, and he…

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