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‘Unacceptable That the Department Accommodates This Behavior’: House Foreign Affairs Member Calls for State Dept. Briefing Over Post-Election Therapy Sessions

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Agency offered ‘effective stress management techniques’ days after Trump’s win Antony Blinken (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) A senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is calling for a briefing after the Biden-Harris State Department hosted a series of in-house therapy sessions in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. Rep. Darrell Issa (R., Calif.), who

Chuck Rocha, a Convicted Felon Who Embezzled Union Funds, Eyes Bid for DNC Chair

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Democratic operative pleaded guilty in 2013 to embezzling funds from the United Steelworkers Union Former Bernie Sanders adviser Chuck Rocha (X) Chuck Rocha, a Democratic operative and CNN contributor who was convicted of embezzling funds from a major labor union, is eying a bid to lead the Democratic National Committee. The former adviser to Bernie

California Can’t Afford Newsom’s ‘$100 Million’ Trump Resistance Lawsuits, Budget Watchdog Warns

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‘There is really no capacity for new commitments,’ California budget analyst says California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D.) / Reuters California’s budget watchdog is warning state leaders they don’t have extra money to spend as Gov. Gavin Newsom (D.) prepares an “emergency” legislative session to approve more funding for lawsuits combating the incoming Trump administration. A

Psaki Savages Harris Support for Taxpayer-Funded Sex-Change Surgeries

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‘I don’t know who supports that,’ former White House press secretary says Jen Psaki (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday questioned the popularity of taxpayer-funded sex-change surgeries for illegal immigrants in federal custody—a policy that Vice President Kamala Harris supported and that advocates have called a “fundamental right.” “There

Matt Gaetz Withdraws From Attorney General Nomination Amid Looming House Ethics Report

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Gaetz ‘did not want to be a distraction for the Administration,’ Trump wrote on Truth Social Rep. Matt Gaetz at the Republican National Convention (Leon Neal/Getty Images) Outspoken Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his nomination for attorney general on Thursday afternoon, writing, “There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle.” “I’ll

‘A Serious Blow to Trust in Our Government’: Dem Chair Rebukes Mayorkas, Wray for Skipping Senate Homeland Security Hearing 

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The Democratic chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee criticized Department of Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI director Christopher Wray for failing to testify at the committee’s annual public hearing on threats facing the United States. Mayorkas and Wray’s “refusal to speak publicly about their department’s work will only increase the concerns that

‘You Can Expect a Strong Response’: Republicans, Weeks Away From a Trifecta, Ready ICC Sanctions Following Bibi Arrest Warrant

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‘We will continue doing everything in our power to combat this pro-terrorist, illegitimate court,’ House GOP whip Tom Emmer tells Free Beacon Tom Emmer (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images), Lindsey Graham (Drew Angerer/Getty Images), Mike Waltz (Riccardo Savi/Getty Images) The International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former