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Former FBI Director James Comey claims innocence after indictment: "My heart is broken for the Department of Justice. I have great confidence in the federal judicial system and I am innocent, so let's have a trial, and keep the faith" https://t.co/SrTDpyyyTl

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Matt Gaetz is withdrawing his name from consideration to be Trump's U.S. attorney general pick https://t.co/yAJp73ryue

[Matt Gaetz @mattgaetz]

I had excellent meetings with Senators yesterday. I appreciate their thoughtful feedback - and the incredible support of so many. While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition. There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I'll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General. Trump's DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1.

I remain fully committed to see that Donald J. Trump is the most successful President in history. I will forever be honored that President Trump nominated me to lead the Department of Justice and I'm certain he will Save America.

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The NYTimes Needle currently gives Trump an 89% chance of winning the presidency. https://t.co/uy8mmINMRE

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Ballot Drop Box Fires: Police say fires at ballot boxes in two states - Oregon and Washington - are connected https://t.co/uzmTuQcjX6

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War by Bob Woodward is currently the #1 bestselling book on Amazon https://t.co/ZKmcGqdpjH

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Truths: The Future of America First by Vivek Ramaswamy is currently the #1 bestselling book on Amazon https://t.co/5cXvXIlU7x

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Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance is currently the #1 bestselling book on Amazon. The book's rise to the top of Amazon's charts is due to his pick as a running mate by former President Trump https://t.co/vtqypksgvh

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Trump was found in contempt on 9 out of 10 alleged violations of the gag order. He will be fined $1,000 for each violation. $9,000 total.

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Judge Juan Merchan has found Trump in contempt for violating his gag order. He is handing down his written decision to the parties. https://t.co/ulbdZil09Y

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Axios tracks the evolution of Donald Trump's pursuit of Christian voters https://t.co/FeKCivjwtZ

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Report: Biden building huge campaign cash edge over Trump https://t.co/jDfuQ1yIbM

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Report: Feds charge Japanese Yakuza leader charged with nuclear materials trafficking https://t.co/TlGLdBcwU3

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Democrat Tom Suozzi will win the special election for former Rep. George Santos' seat in New York's 3rd district, CNN projects. It's a huge win for Democrats, who have further narrowed the GOP's razor-thin House majority. https://t.co/EJNBkX5nsM

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Sen. John Fetterman is clearly angry at Sen. Rand Paul for slowing passage of Ukraine aid bill package.

[Manu Raju @mkraju]

Sen. John Fetterman not mincing words about Rand Paul who is objecting to moving quickly to final vote on $95 billion aid package expected to pass Senate by mid-week.

“We're only here because of just one prick,” Fetterman told me. “And he decides that the rest of all of our schedules and our lives and holding up this bill getting to the House for all of this aid. It's incredibly frustrating and there's no work being done. It's just bad performance art.”

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Liz Cheney currently has the #1 bestselling book on Amazon with her memoir, Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning https://t.co/IyU4Y0nZqK

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Cassidy Hutchinson's book Enough is currently the #1 bestselling book on Amazon. The former White House aide and assistant to Mark Meadows testified in the January 6 hearings. https://t.co/GCmvwoLOWj

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Dianne Feinstein, the longest-serving female US senator in history, has died at age 90 https://t.co/75cjhDozym

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Trump Case to Stream Live - Judge Scott McAfee says livestreaming will be allowed during the Georgia election interference case https://t.co/ukl2VtlvdS

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Breaking News: Hunter Biden agrees to terms for guilty plea in federal tax investigation
https://t.co/9BmqQRAy30

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CNN chairman and chief executive officer Chris Licht is leaving the network, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter https://t.co/vloKzDzZwh

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BREAKING | The Texas House has voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton. https://t.co/arzntyHSUD