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Blistering response from Rep Norma Torres (D-CA) when embattled Architect of the US Capitol tried to defend his decision to work-from-home on Jan 6, 2021 ===>

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Feb 20
MASSIVE loss for Trump. Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs in major setback for economic agenda

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Rep Brendan Boyle (D-PA): “This ruling is a victory for every American family paying higher prices because of Trump’s tariff taxes. The Supreme Court rejected Trump’s attempt to impose what amounted to a national sales tax on hardworking Americans”
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Feb 11
ALERT: Justice Dept failed in attempt to indict six congressional Democrats who drew President Trump's ire last year by taping a video telling members of the military that they must reject "illegal orders," according to three sources familiar

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They continue to face rejections from grand juries in America
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Jan 22
NOW: Jack Smith testifies publicly in US House Judiciary Committee hearing -- to detail his criminal case against Trump for attempting to overturn the 2020 election

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Jan 12
NEW: Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) has filed a federal civil lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Image
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FLASH: Sen Thom Tillis (R-NC) is on Senate floor and he's about to make a motion for "unanimous consent" to expedite the hanging of the January 6th plaque at the Capitol

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"I'm here to team up with my colleague from North Carolina to have a strategy to make sure we *do* have this plaque up"
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