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Al Cárdenas, a longtime Republican strategist who once led the organization that oversees CPAC, said Sunday that GOP bills to curtail voting rights are Republican leaders' attempt to appeal to the Trump-obsessed wing of the party."These 20 some voter reform laws being proposed in all of these states are all about pr...

Former President Donald Trump is planning to launch his own social-media platform within the coming months, longtime Trump adviser Jason Miller said during a Sunday appearance on Fox News "Media Buzz.""I do think we're going to see President Trump returning to social media in probably about two or three months here ...

Summary List PlacementIn a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, revealed that last year he opened a letter that contained a then-unidentified "puff of powder." Fauci said when he opened the letter, a powder immediately covered his face and chest. His beefed-up security detail, which was brought on...

Summary List PlacementAs many as 5,000 members of the US National Guard are to remain stationed in Washington, DC, through the middle of March following their deployment to DC after the deadly January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol and ahead of President Joe Biden's inauguration. A spokesperson for the National Guard in a statement to Insider confirmed that troops would remain in DC...

Summary List PlacementFox News stipulated its multi-million dollar settlement with the family of murdered Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich remain undisclosed to the public until the November 3 election had passed, The New York Times reported Sunday. The Sunday report came from Ben Smith, The New York Times' media columnist.  As The New York Times reported, the October 2020 settlement came not long...

Summary List PlacementRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, has been suspended from using Twitter for 12 hours, her office said in a press release Sunday. "Just days after the Silicon Valley Cartel launched a multi-front attack to chill free speech in America by deplatforming President Donald Trump and purging an unknown number of conservatives, Twitter has decided to suspend my personal account...

Summary List PlacementRepublican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Saturday is reportedly behind an effort by GOP senators to object to the certification of Electoral College votes scheduled for Wednesday, Axios and Fox News first reported.  Also involved are Republican Sens. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, James Lankford of Oklahoma, Steve Daines of Montana, John Kennedy of Louisiana, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Mike Braun of...

Summary List PlacementPresident-elect Joe Biden on Saturday implored President Donald Trump to sign the bipartisan economic relief package passed by the House and Senate that he has so far refused to approve. "It is the day after Christmas, and millions of families don't know if they'll be able to make ends meet because of President Donald Trump's refusal to sign an economic relief bill...

Summary List PlacementPresident Donald Trump has lost his bid for reelection, Insider and its election partner Decision Desk HQ projected Friday, but Trump has so far refused to concede the race and on Sunday expressed confusion over news outlets calling the race, which is common.  "Since when does the Lamestream Media call who our next president will be?" Trump tweeted Sunday. "We have all...

Summary List Placement Former President George W. Bush on Sunday released a statement congratulating President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, becoming one of the very few Republicans to acknowledge Biden's win in the 2020 presidential race against incumbent President Donald Trump.  "I just talked to the President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden," Bush said in the Saturday statement. "I extended my...

Summary List Placement The White House on Sunday offered a stern rebuke of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the leading coronavirus expert in the US, after he warned that the US needed to change its coronavirus mitigation strategies.  "It's unacceptable and breaking all norms for Dr. Fauci, a senior member of the president's coronavirus task force and someone who has praised President Trump's actions throughout the...

Summary List Placement Larry Ellison, the founder, board chairman, and chief technology officer of Oracle, donated $250,000 to a pro-Lindsey Graham super PAC in September as the deal for the company to become the US technology partner of TikTok closed, The Verge reported. The donation was made to The Security is Strength PAC, which has exclusively supported Graham's political ambitions, according to The Verge...

Summary List Placement The office of Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin on Saturday announced he tested positive for COVID-19, marking him the third Republican senator to announce a positive test since Friday morning. Johnson was exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19 on September 14, his office said in a statement. While in a 14-day quarantine, Johnson tested negative for the virus...

Summary List Placement Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff, on Saturday said that President Donald Trump had experienced a "very concerning" period on Friday as he battles COVID-19 and said the next 48 hours will be "critical" for his treatment, The Associated Press reported.  "We're still not on a clear path yet to a full recovery," Meadows said, according to the report....

Summary List PlacementWhite House physician Sean Conley at a press conference on Saturday dodged questions and declined to say whether President Donald Trump has at any point required supplemental oxygen during his treatment for COVID-19. "This morning, the president is doing very well," Conley said during the Saturday morning press conference. "The president has been fever-free for over 24 hours," he added but wouldn't...

Summary List Placement President Donald Trump on Sunday said is "strongly demanding" the Democratic nominee Joe Biden take a drug test ahead of this week's first presidential debate. "I will be strongly demanding a Drug Test of Sleepy Joe Biden prior to, or after, the Debate on Tuesday night," Trump tweeted Sunday. "Naturally, I will agree to take one also. His Debate performances have...

Summary List PlacementCity officials in Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday planned to push ahead with an event titled "Democracy in the Park," which will allow, among other things, residents to fill out and turn in their absentee ballots, despite Republican objections to the event. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel first reported on Friday that city officials would run the event at more than 200 locations this...

Summary List PlacementTexas Sen. Ted Cruz on Sunday said he was honored by — but not interested in — an appointment to the US Supreme Court after President Donald Trump last week included his name on a list of potential future nominees to the nation's highest court. "It is deeply honoring," Cruz said during an appearance on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" when host...