The US moves to advance a prisoner swap deal with Iran and release $6 billion in frozen funds | AP News

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“The Biden administration has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran by issuing a blanket waiver for...”

Hunter Biden investigation: GOP investigates 'brazen' intimidation of IRS whistleblowers

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“Three House chairmen asked the Department of Justice Tuesday for any communications from Hunter Biden's attorneys about punishing a pair of...”

CIA tried to pay off analysts to bury COVID lab leak findings: whistleblower

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“The CIA offered to pay off analysts in order to bury their findings that COVID-19 most likely leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China, new whistleblower...”

An Impeachment Inquiry

By: Vic Eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  79 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  last year

““Everyone should understand, impeachment is not the goal,” Rep. Darrell Issa, a senior Republican on House Judiciary Committee, one of the panel’s...”

Link to Quote: What’s ahead now that Republicans are opening an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden | The HillThere is a huge difference between Articles of Impeachment and an Impeachment Inquiry:"An impeachment inquiry is an investigation of possible wrongdoing by a federal official,...

An Impeachment Inquiry

By: Vic Eldred  •  Americana  •  1 Comments  •  1 Like  •  last year

““Everyone should understand, impeachment is not the goal,” Rep. Darrell Issa, a senior Republican on House Judiciary Committee, one of the panel’s...”

Link to Quote: What’s ahead now that Republicans are opening an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden | The HillThere is a huge difference between Articles of Impeachment and an Impeachment Inquiry:"An impeachment inquiry is an investigation of possible wrongdoing by a federal official,...

Watch Live: New York City pauses to remember those killed in 9/11 terror attacks - CBS New York

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“There will be moments of silence throughout the morning to honor the men, women and children who died 22 years ago on this day.”

Political terminology and meaning.

By: Vic Eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  20 Comments  •  6 Likes  •  last year

“"Too much of what's happening in our country today is not normal," he said. "Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that...”

Link to quote: Biden attacks Trump and MAGA Republicans as threat to American democracy - ABC News (go.com)I think it may be time to examine the current state of American politics. I know there are some out there, with their meaningless degrees who want to point to dictionary definitions as the...

Anti-cop Minnesota Democratic party official left bloodied in violent carjacking

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“A Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party official who once vowed to "dismantle" the Minneapolis Police Department is now calling for tougher crime...”

Consistent Signs of Erosion in Black and Hispanic Support for Biden - The New York Times

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“It's a weakness that could manifest itself as low Democratic turnout even if Trump and Republicans don't gain among those groups.”

Harvard University is the worst college for free speech: 'Abysmal' rating, report says

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“Harvard ranked last out of 248 colleges in a campus free speech survey, receiving the only "Abysmal" rating in the country.”