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Chris Wallace Pokes Holes in Rand Paul’s Impeachment Defense By Justin Baragona The Daily Beast February 8, 2021 Fox News anchor Chris Wallace confronted Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) over his assertion that it’s unconstitutional to impeach former President Donald Trump, pointing out on Sunday that there is precedent for impeaching an official who’s left office. During an interview with the Kentucky senator on Fox News Sunday, Wallace first pressed the Republican lawmaker over the growing conservative talking point that Democrats have used heated rhetoric in the past so the former president should get a pass for inciting an…
Breaking With G.O.P., Top Conservative Lawyer Says Trump Can Stand Trial By Michael S. Schmidt New York Times February 8, 2021 One of Washington’s leading conservative constitutional lawyers publicly broke on Sunday with the main Republican argument against convicting former President Donald J. Trump in his impeachment trial, asserting that an ex-president can indeed be tried for high crimes and misdemeanors. In an opinion piece posted on The Wall Street Journal’s website, the lawyer, Charles J. Cooper, who is closely allied with top Republicans in Congress, dismissed as illogical the claim that it is unconstitutional to hold an…
Duke basketball: UNC player taunts Blue Devil after game Ball Durham February 8, 2021 A Duke basketball rookie has received a challenge in the form of an insult. Early on in the 2020 recruiting cycle, the Duke basketball coaches scouted current UNC basketball freshman Caleb Love. However, they never officially entered the race. Skip ahead to Saturday evening. Mike Krzyzewski and his staff watched the 6-foot-4 guard torch the Blue Devils (7-7, 5-5 ACC) to the tune of game-highs with 25 points and seven assists while shooting 4-for-5 from beyond the arc. Continue Reading…..
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Ilhan Omar’s campaign contributed nearly 80% of political payments to husband’s consulting firm: filings By Audrey Conklin Fox News February 7, 2021 Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s 2020 campaign contributed to nearly 80% of the total political payments her husband’s consulting firm received ahead of the November election, according to federal filings. E Street Group, owned by Omar’s husband Tim Mynett and entrepreneur Will Hailer, received more than $3.7 million in campaign spending over the course of the 2020 election cycle, filings show. Omar’s campaign contributed more than $2.9 million to that total, The Washington Free Beacon first…
Iran Gives Biden Ultimatum: Lift Sanctions or No Nuke Deal Newsmax February 7, 2021 Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Sunday the US must “completely lift” sanctions first, followed by verification by Tehran, before the Islamic republic returns to its nuclear deal commitments. “If they want Iran to return to its commitments … America must completely lift sanctions, and not just in words or on paper,” Khamenei said in a televised speech to air force commanders. “They must be lifted in action, and then we will verify and see if they have been properly lifted, and then…
Hunter Biden, family move into $5.4M Venice, Calif. home: report By Nate Day Fox News February 6, 2021 Hunter Biden and his family reportedly have moved into a pricey home in Venice, Calif. Biden, 51, moved into the $5.4 million canal-front, three-story property toward the end of last year with his wife, Melissa, and their 10-month-old son Beau, the Daily Mail reports. They are under 24-hour protection by the Secret Service. The property is being rented for an estimated $25,000 per month by Biden from Sweetgreen co-founder and CEO Jonathan Neman, according to the Daily Mail. Before the…
Biden Bars Trump From Receiving Intelligence Briefings, Citing ‘Erratic Behavior’ By David E. Sanger New York Times February 6, 2021 WASHINGTON — President Biden said on Friday that he would bar his predecessor, Donald J. Trump, from receiving intelligence briefings traditionally given to former presidents, saying that Mr. Trump could not be trusted because of his “erratic behavior” even before the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. The move was the first time that a former president had been cut out of the briefings, which are provided partly as a courtesy and partly for the moments when a…
Fox News cancels Lou Dobbs’ show; pro-Trump host not expected to be back on air Los Angeles Times February 6, 2021 Fox News Media has canceled “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” the program hosted by television’s staunchest supporter of Donald Trump and of his assertions of voter fraud in the 2020 election, The Times has learned. Dobbs’ program, which airs twice nightly at 5 and 7 p.m. Eastern on the Fox Business Network, will have its final airing Friday, according to a Fox News representative who confirmed the cancellation. Starting next week, the program will be called “Fox Business Tonight,”…
Biden says Trump should no longer receive classified intelligence briefings By Donald Judd and Kate Sullivan CNN February 6, 2021 (CNN)President Joe Biden doesn’t believe former President Donald Trump should receive classified intelligence briefings, as is tradition for past presidents, citing Trump’s “erratic behavior unrelated to the insurrection.” When asked in an interview with “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell if he thought Trump should receive an intelligence briefing if he requested one, Biden said, “I think not.” “I’d rather not speculate out loud,” Biden said when asked what he fears could happen if Trump continued to receive…