A voting technology company is suing Fox News, three of its top hosts, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell for $2.7 billion, charging that the defendants conspired to spread false claims.
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House removes Georgia lawmaker from committees for racist, violent rhetoric
With only 11 Republican votes, the House imposes the unprecedented punishment on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a freshman Republican with a long history of outrageous social media posts.
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Trump rejects House Democrats’ request that he testify under oath in Senate impeachment trial
The Senate impeachment trial begins on Feb. 9.
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Biden strikes tough tone on Russia in diplomatic push
Biden also says he will halt the withdrawal of U.S. troops stationed in Germany, end support for Saudi Arabia’s military offensive in Yemen and make support for LBTGQ rights a cornerstone of U.S. diplomacy.
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House Republicans face difficult vote on conspiracy theorist Greene
They vote to support Rep. Liz Cheney, who backed the impeachment of Donald Trump, and say they’ll resist Democrats’ push to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has embraced racist views and bizarre conspiracy theories, from her committee posts.
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Dozens in hearing back bill to gauge racial impacts in all state legislation
House Assistant Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross says the measure is an important step toward eliminating systemic racism in Maine.
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Divided House Republicans face decisions on Reps. Greene, Cheney
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Liz Cheney have antagonized opposing wings of the GOP as the party struggles to define itself.
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Mainers hope for more pandemic relief as Congress prepares next funding bill
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree says she has heard from more than 200 constituents in just the last month asking for more help from Congress.
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McCarthy meets with Rep. Greene as Republicans faces decision on Cheney
Republican House leaders have a meeting planned Wednesday that could decide Cheney’s fate, while a vote by Democrats to strip Greene of her committee assignments could happen the same day.
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Senate confirms Alejandro Mayorkas as Biden’s homeland security chief
The first immigrant to serve in the job, he is expected to lead a broad policy overhaul of an agency that was accused of being deeply politicized as it carried out President Trump’s initiatives on immigration and law enforcement.