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ATF director targeted with swatting call over the holidays: Sources
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is the latest public official to fall victim to a swatting incident, according to law enforcement sources. Steven Dettelbach was [Read More…]
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Former Oath Keeper Ray Epps sentenced to one year of probation for Jan. 6
SimpleImages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Oath Keeper Ray Epps was sentenced to one year of probation on Tuesday for his role during the attack at the Capitol on Jan. 6. In addition to the year [Read More…]
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Republicans to hold first hearing in move to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds a press conference at a U.S. Border Patrol station on Jan. 8, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas. (John Moore/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans are moving [Read More…]
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House Republicans push vote on holding Hunter Biden in contempt for defying subpoena
President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden talks to reporters outside the U.S. Capitol, Dec.13, 2023 in Washington. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A House panel will vote Wednesday on whether to hold Hunter Biden in [Read More…]
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Mayorkas impeachment effort criticized, called ‘policy dispute’ by group of Democrats
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds a press conference at a U.S. Border Patrol station on Jan. 08, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas. (John Moore/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Democratic members of the [Read More…]
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Badabing: ‘The Sopranos’ turns 25
Bobby Bank/WireImage HBO’s Emmy-winning mafia series The Sopranos launched on the premium cable network on this date back in 1999. The winner of 21 Primetime Emmy Awards, the David Chase-created show starred the late Emmy [Read More…]
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Polls show Haley closing the gap on Trump in New Hampshire ahead of Jan. 23 primary
Win McNamee/Getty Images (Sioux City, Iowa) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is working feverishly to close the gap between her and former President Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican primary, with new polling [Read More…]
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What to know about CNN’s Republican presidential debate ahead of Iowa caucuses
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (DES MOINES, Iowa) — CNN is set to host the next debate in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, just days ahead of the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses on Monday. The debate, the first of [Read More…]
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Tom Cruise signs massive deal with Warner Bros.
ABC/Randy Holmes Tom Cruise‘s Mission: Impossible and Top Gun franchises live at Paramount Pictures, but the global superstar has just inked a huge deal with rival Warner Bros. Pictures. The “excited” star took to Instagram [Read More…]
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Barry Keoghan survived life-threatening infection right before ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’
Dave Benett/Getty Images for Burberry Right before he shot the part that earned him his first Oscar nomination, Barry Keoghan survived a life-threatening infection. In a recent cover story for GQ, Keoghan revealed that he had a case [Read More…]
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Documents name alleged Jeffrey Epstein associates previously identified by accuser
Stephanie Keith/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Another batch of documents pertaining to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was unsealed Tuesday. The seven documents unsealed Tuesday total 1,482 pages. Over 215 documents have been released since [Read More…]
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Trump civil fraud trial: Trump intends to deliver part of closing himself, say sources
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump [Read More…]
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Bail set at $750,000 for Tupac Shakur murder suspect Duane Davis
Steve Marcus-Pool/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — A judge set bail at $750,000 for the one-time gang member charged in connection with the murder of Tupac Shakur. Judge Carli Kierny also ruled that the suspect — Duane [Read More…]
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NASA announces delay of its Artemis moon missions until 2025, 2026
Hauke-Christian Dittrich/picture alliance via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — NASA announced Tuesday it is delaying its first-crewed missions to the moon in decades, delaying a moon flyby until September 2025 and an attempted landing on the moon [Read More…]
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Winter storm: Tornadoes, flooding rain threaten East Coast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — At least three people were killed and multiple others injured across four states amid severe weather on Tuesday as a major storm system threatens parts of the East Coast. More than [Read More…]
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DHS focused on keeping Americans safe despite impeachment ‘distractions’: DHS official
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Despite outside “distractions” the Department of Homeland Security is focused on keeping the American people safe, the acting deputy secretary told ABC News. Acting Deputy Secretary Kristie Canegallo said the department, [Read More…]
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Austin treated for early prostate cancer, serious intestinal complications: Pentagon
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was treated for prostate cancer in December, which led to a urinary tract infection and serious intestinal complications, the Pentagon said Tuesday — answering questions about his [Read More…]
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Iowa snowstorm upends campaigning less than 1 week before Republican caucuses
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (DES MOINES, Iowa) — High winds, freezing temperatures and heavy precipitation put most of Iowa under a winter storm warning this week — dropping up to 6 inches in observed snow in parts [Read More…]
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Sen. Bob Menendez declares innocence on Senate floor
Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez went to the Senate floor Tuesday to defiantly address accusations of wrongdoing. Menendez, who has pleaded not guilty to all prior counts, pushed [Read More…]
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Boeing stock price falls nearly 10% after 737 Max 9 incident, FAA order
Greg Bajor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Shares of Boeing have plunged nearly 10% this week after a door plug blew out of the company’s 737 Max 9 aircraft during an Alaska Airlines flight. The incident, [Read More…]