Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia Republican, was locked out Sunday of her personal Twitter account for what the tech platform described as repeated violations of its policy against novel coronavirus misinformation. The congresswoman’s persona…
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Democrats, Republicans split on whether Trump to blame for Jan. 6 riot: poll
Democrats are much more likely than Republicans to blame former President Donald Trump for the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to a poll released Sunday. The ABC/Ipsos poll found that 58% of U.S. adults surveyed believe Mr. Trump bears a &ld…
Rep. Bennie Thompson won’t rule out Jan. 6 criminal referral against Trump
Rep. Bennie Thompson refused Sunday to rule out the possibility of criminal referral against former President Donald Trump stemming from the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. “If there’s any confidence on the part of our committee that somet…
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis calls no reported deaths in Boulder fire a ‘New Year’s miracle’
DENVER — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said Friday it was a “New Year’s miracle” that no fatalities have been reported from the destructive, fast-moving fire that ripped through heavily populated neighborhoods and retail areas in Bo…
Marjorie Taylor Greene ripped for broaching ‘national divorce’ between red, blue states
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia Republican, touched off an outcry Wednesday by renewing her suggestion for a “national divorce” in response to a debate about blue-state residents moving to red states. “All possible in a National …
AG Merrick Garland builds reputation on the right for politicizing DOJ
Sen. Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Republican, declared two months ago that the Justice Department had “moved as far left as it can go,” but he may have underestimated Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. In the two months since he was excoriat…
Critical race theory in Albemarle County schools prompts parents to sue district
A group of Virginia parents filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the “anti-racism policy” of the Albemarle County Public Schools, arguing that the program indoctrinates children in a radical ideology that teaches them to “affirmative…
Maryland Republicans sue to block Democratic ‘political gerrymander’
Twelve Maryland Republican voters have sued to throw out the state legislature’s congressional redistricting plan, arguing that the “political gerrymander” violates their voting rights. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Anne Arundel Circuit Court came after…
COVID contrarian Alex Berenson sues Twitter after being banned
Twitter kicked COVID contrarian Alex Berenson off its platform a month after President Biden declared that social media was “killing people” with pandemic misinformation — and the journalist doesn’t think that’s a coincide…
Gov. Larry Hogan urges DOJ to sue his Maryland over gerrymandering
If Attorney General Merrick Garland is serious about fighting allegations of gerrymandering and not just playing politics, he should sue Maryland — and that’s according to the governor. Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, publicly dared the Justice D…