"We hold that acting President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was not legitimately elected by the people of the United States," says a resolution acted on by Texas Republicans. Original Image Link Source:www.newsweek.com
Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and a witness to many critical events and conversations, is expected to testify publicly before the select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack, according to two sources familiar with the matter. CNN's Kristen Holmes reports. #CNN #News
Published: 28th Jun 2022 11:46:27 By: CNN
US Politics Video: 'I feel powerless as a physician': Inside a post-Roe v. Wade Alabama abortion clinic
CNN's Randi Kaye visits Alabama Women's Center, one of only three abortion clinics that were operating in the state prior to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, to see firsthand the impact the outlawing of abortion is having on patients.
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Published: 28th Jun 2022 04:42:21 By: CNN
US Politics Video: Former FBI deputy director reacts to agents seizing Trump attorney's phone
The FBI seized the phone of former President Trump's election attorney John Eastman. Former FBI Deputy Director and CNN Senior Law Enforcement Analyst Andrew McCabe explains why federal agents took the extraordinary step of grabbing Eastman's phone as he left a restaurant.
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Published: 28th Jun 2022 04:25:12 By: CNN
US Politics Video: 'Never believed them': Kamala Harris on voting against Gorsuch and Kavanaugh
Vice President Kamala Harris talks to CNN’s Dana Bash about abortion rights, the economy, January 6 hearings and why she decided to vote against Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh during their confirmation hearings. #CNN #News
Published: 27th Jun 2022 11:43:41 By: CNN
US Politics Video: VP Kamala Harris sits down with CNN for her first interview after Roe overturn
Newsmax host Greg Kelly confronted Rudy Giuliani on his recent "assault", pushing back on the idea that Rudy almost fell to the ground and was even almost killed. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live
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https://www.mediaite.com/tv/i-gotta-be-honest-it-doesnt-look-that-bad-newsmax-host-skeptical-of-giulianis-dramatic-backslap-claim/
"Newsmax host Greg Kelly told Rudy Giuliani the slap on the back he received on Sunday at a Staten Island grocery store didn’t “look that bad.”
Giuliani was campaigning for his son Andrew Giuliani, who is running for governor of New York. In security video released by the store, an employee approaches Rudy Giuliani from behind and gives him a solid pat on the back. The man reportedly said, “Hey, what’s up, scumbag?”
Since then, Giuliani has recounted the incident in dramatic fashion.
“I got hit on the back as if a boulder hit me,” he said. “It knocked me forward a step or two. It didn’t knock me down, but it hurt tremendously.”
He was roundly mocked on Twitter in response.
Appearing on Newsmax Monday night, Giuliani’s interview began with sound difficulties, as a motor of some kind drowned out the former New York City mayor."
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Published: 29th Jun 2022 06:00:15 By: The Young Turks
Political Video: Lauren Boebert: The Church Should Run The United States Government
Congresswoman Lauren Boebert publicly contradicted the first amendment to the constitution (which asserts the separation of church and state) when she claimed that the founding fathers intended for the church to direct the government. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live
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“Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) told a crowd that the Founders of the United States wanted the church to direct the government and said the idea of a separation of church and state is “junk.”
In a video posted to YouTube by Cornerstone Christian Center in Basalt, Colorado on Sunday, the freshman congresswoman railed against secular society.
Her remarks came amid Supreme Court rulings hailed by many religious conservatives. Last week, the court struck down a Maine law barring taxpayer money from going to religious schools as part of a state tuition program. The court also overturned Roe v. Wade, which for 49 years held that abortion is constitutionally protected.
In an address to the aforementioned church, Boebert called for the government to be run by “the church”*
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Published: 29th Jun 2022 05:15:02 By: The Young Turks
Political Video: Jeffrey Epstein Accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell Sentenced For Sex Trafficking Crimes
Following her 2.5-week trial, Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to twenty years in prison for sex trafficking crimes committed with Jeffrey Epstein. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live
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"Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in prison in her New York sex-trafficking case for procuring teen girls for Jeffrey Epstein for him to abuse. Maxwell, 60, has maintained her innocence.
Epstein, a convicted sex offender and financier whose elite associates once included Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton, was captured by federal authorities in July 2019, on sex-trafficking counts. He killed himself in a New York City federal jail just over one month after his arrest."*
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Published: 29th Jun 2022 04:30:03 By: The Young Turks
Political Video: 50 Migrants Found Dead In Abandoned Tractor Trailer, Texas Governor Blames Biden
A local worker in Texas heard screams coming from a tractor-trailer, inside of which fifty migrants seeking asylum had died of heat stroke. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live
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"Dozens of migrants were found dead in an abandoned big rig in San Antonio on Monday in what appears to be the deadliest human smuggling case in modern U.S. history.
The bodies of at least 46 people were initially found in the tractor-trailer in the sweltering Texas heat, officials said. Sixteen others, including four children, were hospitalized, San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood said.
On Tuesday morning, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the death toll had risen to 50. He said 22 of the dead were Mexican nationals, while seven were from Guatemala and two from Honduras. The nationalities of the remaining 19 people had yet to be confirmed.
López Obrador said the Mexican government would be providing assistance to the family members of the dead.
Three people were taken into custody following the discovery, San Antonio Police Chief William P. McManus said, though he added authorities did not know if they were definitely connected to the incident. He did not expand on their identities."
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Published: 29th Jun 2022 03:45:00 By: The Young Turks
Political Video: AOC DEFENDS Obama’s Incompetence In Securing Federal Abortion Rights
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez surprisingly carried water for Barack Obama’s inaction on codifying abortion rights into law with the Freedom of Choice Act, going back on his promise, and not even trying to sign the act into law despite the Democratic supermajority in Congress. Disappointingly, AOC regurgitated Democrat talking points and excuses to shift the blame away from the party, despite having numerous solutions and strategies available at their disposal to codify Roe v. Wade. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live
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https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1541538645399769089
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Published: 29th Jun 2022 03:00:20 By: The Young Turks
Politics Video: Enraged Trump Grabbed for Steering Wheel on Jan. 6: Aide
An enraged President Donald Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of his limousine when his security detail refused to drive him to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, former senior White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified.
Published: 28th Jun 2022 07:45:16 By: Bloomberg Politics
Politics Video: US, Taiwan Hold Opening Talks on Roadmap for Trade Deals
US and Taiwanese officials held inaugural talks about developing an "ambitious roadmap for negotiations" to deepen economic and trade relations. The move is likely to exacerbate tensions between Washington and Beijing. Stephen Engle reports on Bloomberg Television.
Published: 28th Jun 2022 12:58:04 By: Bloomberg Politics
Politics Video: NATO Set to Label China a 'Systemic Challenge'
NATO is set to label China a "systemic challenge" when the alliance's leaders meet this week for at a summit in Madrid, according to people familiar with the matter. The so-called Strategic Concept document will outline NATO's priorities for the coming decade. The previous version, published in 2010, made no mention of China and referred to Russia as a partner. Stephen Engle reports on Bloomberg Television.
Published: 28th Jun 2022 12:28:20 By: Bloomberg Politics
Politics Video: Some of Biggest Companies Are Supporting Workers on Abortion
Dozens of major US corporations are committing to cover travel expenses for employees in states where the medical procedure will be banned following the Supreme Court's ruling overturning the constitutional right to abortion. Twenty-six states either will or are likely to ban almost all abortions, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that backs abortion rights. Jodi Schneider reports on Bloomberg Television.
Published: 27th Jun 2022 12:45:09 By: Bloomberg Politics
Politics Video: G-7 Leaders to Commit to Indefinite Support for Ukraine
Group of Seven leaders will commit to providing indefinite support to Ukraine for its defense against Russia's invasion, according to the text of a draft statement from their summit. Annmarie Hordern reports on Bloomberg Television.
Published: 27th Jun 2022 12:03:55 By: Bloomberg Politics
National Politics Video: Washington Today (6-28-22): Fmr WH aide says Trump on Jan 6 threats: "they are not here to hurt me"
January 6 Committee hearing, HHS post-Roe v. Wade abortion access 'action plan', reaction to deaths of migrants in a hot trailer in Texas and President Biden at the NATO Summit. Interview with The Hill's Rebecca Beitsch (13).
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Published: 28th Jun 2022 10:27:32 By: C-SPAN
National Politics Video: January 6th Committee Sixth Public Hearing
The January 6 Committee holds a sixth public hearing to outline its findings after a year of investigating the Capitol attack in 2021. https://www.c-span.org/video/?521387-1/sixth-hearing-investigation-capitol-attack
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Published: 28th Jun 2022 07:16:01 By: C-SPAN
National Politics Video: Booknotes+ Podcast: Thomas Kidd, "Thomas Jefferson"
Historian Thomas Kidd, a professor at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in St. Louis, opens his newest book, "Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh," this way: "This is a biography of a brilliant but troubled person. Thomas Jefferson would seem to need no introduction, yet among the Founding Fathers he is the greatest enigma – and the greatest source of controversy." Professor Kidd also writes that "Jefferson left a massive collection of carefully curated papers, but he seems virtually unknowable as a man." Mr. Jefferson was our third president and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.
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Published: 28th Jun 2022 08:00:02 By: C-SPAN
National Politics Video: Washington Today (6-27-22): Supreme Courts sides with praying high school football coach
Today's program looks at the Supreme Court decision in favor of a high school football coach who prayed on the field, what's next for abortion policy after the overturning of Roe v. Wade and President Biden at the G7 and NATO summits on Russia & China. Interviews with The Hill's John Kurzel (3) and Washington Times' Guy Taylor (31).
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Published: 27th Jun 2022 10:34:42 By: C-SPAN
National Politics Video: President Biden Signs Bipartisan Gun Violence Bill Into Law and Comments on Supreme Court
President Biden Signs Bipartisan Gun Violence Bill Into Law and says, "I think the Supreme Court has made some terrible decisions." https://www.c-span.org/video/?521352-1/president-biden-signs-bipartisan-gun-violence-bill-law
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Published: 25th Jun 2022 12:53:52 By: C-SPAN
White House Video: Vice President Harris Ceremonially Swears-In Bridget A. Brink as Ambassador to Ukraine
Vice President Kamala Harris ceremonially swears-in Ambassador Bridget A. Brink to serve as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ukraine.
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Published: 27th Jun 2022 11:07:55 By: The White House
White House Video: President Biden Formally Launches the Global Infrastructure Partnership on the Margins of the G7
President Biden delivers remarks on the Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Published: 24th Jun 2022 06:57:17 By: The White House
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