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WHIP LIST: McCarthy searches for 218 GOP Speakership votes The Hill November 25, 2022 A narrower-than-anticipated House Republican majority and a growing number of House Republicans expressing opposition to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) are threatening to derail his bid to be Speaker of the House. McCarthy won his party’s nomination for Speaker this month but needs to secure a majority of all those casting a vote for a specific candidate in a Jan. 3 House floor vote in order to officially be elected Speaker. Support from 218 House Republicans, marking a majority of the House, would…

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The Average Retirement Age in The U.S. Yahoo News November 25, 2022 Determining when to retire can be tough. There are various factors to consider, including your financial situation, your health, and the lifestyle you wish to enjoy once you retire. While the decision of when to retire is personal to you, it may help to know when people typically retire. So, what’s the average retirement age, and how is it changing? And what financial considerations should you weigh before you retire? While we answer these questions below, speaking with a financial advisor can help you get all…

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‘Opening the gates of hell’: Musk says he will revive banned accounts By Taylor Lorenz Washington Post November 25, 2022 Elon Musk plans to reinstate nearly all previously banned Twitter accounts — to the alarm of activists and online trust and safety experts. After posting a Twitter poll asking, “Should Twitter offer a general amnesty to suspended accounts, provided that they have not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam?” in which 72.4 percent of the respondents voted yes, Musk declared, “Amnesty begins next week.” The Twitter CEO did not respond Thursday to a request for comment…

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Could Merrick Garland use the Fourteenth Amendment to bar Trump from the presidency? The Hill November 25, 2022 Two days after Donald Trump announced his campaign for the 2024 presidential election, Attorney General Merrick Garland said he was appointing a special counsel to investigate possible crimes relating to Trump’s taking of classified documents to his Florida residence at Mar-a-Lago, and with respect to Trump’s actions related to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The timing was no coincidence. “Based on recent developments, including the former president’s announcement that he is a candidate for president in the…

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pennlive November 23, 2022 A District of Columbia jury has found a Mechanicsburg woman accused of aiding in the theft of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s laptop guilty on some charges related to the Jan. 6 insurrection. But the jury did not come to a consensus whether or not Riley Williams, 23, aided and abetted in the theft of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s laptop nor if she obstructed the certification of the 2020 presidential election, according to Scott MacFarlane, a CBS correspondent. Williams has been convicted of disorderly conduct, entering a restricted building, civil disorder, unlawful…

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Delaware man sentenced for joining US Capitol riots while on Tinder date By Gloria Oladipo the Guardian November 23, 2022 A Delaware man was sentenced to jail time for joining the January 6 Capitol attacks after seeing the violence unfold on a Tinder date’s television. Jeffrey Schaefer was sentenced to 30 days in jail and ordered to pay a $2,000 fine on Friday after prosecutors argued that he participated in the Capitol attacks after watching the rioting happen on TV while at his date’s house. According to court filings, Schaefer was initially at the house of a woman…

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In Blow to Trump, Supreme Court Permits House to Obtain His Tax Returns By Charlie Savage New York Times November 23, 2022 WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for a House committee to obtain former President Donald J. Trump’s tax returns, refusing his request to block their release after a yearslong fight. The court’s brief order, which was unsigned and did not note any dissents, was another decisive defeat for Mr. Trump delivered by a court that had moved to the right with his appointment of three justices. The decision means the Treasury Department…

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Dear Friend, I wish you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving. While I’m celebrating with my family tomorrow, I will give thanks for you. I deeply appreciate your subscribing to receive my emails…for each email you read…for each prayer you say for our staff and clients, especially the long-suffering January 6th peaceful prisoners…and for each dollar you’ve given to fuel our fight for freedom and for the future of our wonderful country. Thank you so much! I hope you and yours enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving. Sincerely, Larry Klayman Founder, Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch Chairman and General Counsel, Freedom…

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