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FBI analyzed Republican lawmakers’ phone records during Jan. 6 probe, GOP senators say

FBI analyzed Republican lawmakers’ phone records during Jan. 6 probe, GOP senators say

WASHINGTON — The FBI analyzed the personal cellphone data of nine congressional Republicans as part of its probe into the Jan. 6 riot, GOP senators said Monday. Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, shared a one-page, unclassified document that he said shows that the cellphone “tolling data” of Republican lawmakers was sought and obtained in 2023 as part of …

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FBI analyzed some Republican lawmakers’ phone records as part of Trump Jan. 6 probe, GOP senators say

FBI analyzed some Republican lawmakers’ phone records as part of Trump Jan. 6 probe, GOP senators say

The FBI analyzed the phone records of more than a half dozen Republican lawmakers as part of an investigation into efforts by President Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to information released Monday by GOP senators.  The records, which the FBI analyzed in 2023, enabled investigators to see basic information about the date …

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Biden-era FBI requested Senate Republican phone records, lawmakers say – Politico

Biden-era FBI requested Senate Republican phone records, lawmakers say  Politico Jack Smith tracked private communications, calls of nearly a dozen GOP senators during J6 probe, FBI says  Fox News Jack Smith investigation into January 6 obtained phone records of GOP lawmakers, Republicans say  CNN FBI analyzed phone records of senators as part of Trump Jan. 6 probe, lawmakers say  AP News Who is Jack …

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How Democrats are trying to bust Republican lies about healthcare for undocumented immigrants | US federal government shutdown 2025

How Democrats are trying to bust Republican lies about healthcare for undocumented immigrants | US federal government shutdown 2025

Leading up to the government shutdown on Wednesday, congressional Republicans and Donald Trump have repeated misleading claims that Democrats were trying to pass a resolution that would provide “free healthcare for illegals”. It’s become a well-rehearsed refrain fueling GOP lawmakers as government funding lapsed this week. At the White House on Wednesday, the vice-president JD Vance said the Democrats’ spending …

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Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones under fire over resurfaced text messages suggesting Republican should get “bullets to the head”

Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones under fire over resurfaced text messages suggesting Republican should get “bullets to the head”

Virginia’s Democratic nominee for attorney general faced bipartisan backlash Friday night after text messages from 2022 surfaced in which he suggested the top Republican in the state House of Delegates “gets two bullets to the head.” The messages by Jay Jones, who did not hold elected office at the time, were directed at then-speaker of the House Todd Gilbert. “Three …

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US government shuts down after Democrats refuse to back Republican funding plan | US politics

US government shuts down after Democrats refuse to back Republican funding plan | US politics

The US government shut down on Wednesday, after congressional Democrats refused to support a Republican plan to extend funding for federal departments unless they won a series of concessions centered on healthcare. The GOP, which controls the Senate and the House of Representatives, repudiated their demands, setting off a legislative scramble that lasted into the hours before funding lapsed at …

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Wisconsin Republican Bill Berrien quits governor’s race amid fallout over sexually explicit links

Wisconsin Republican Bill Berrien quits governor’s race amid fallout over sexually explicit links

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin business owner Bill Berrien, a supporter of President Donald Trump, ended his Republican campaign for governor on Friday, days after it was reported that he followed numerous sexually explicit accounts online, including a nonbinary pornography performer. Berrien, a former Navy SEAL and one of three announced prominent Republican candidates, issued a lengthy statement saying “I …

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