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A day in GOP "leadership": Senator challenges witness to fight, ex-Speaker McCarthy accused of sucker punching rep, Comer dissolves into shouting fit in hearing
Where to begin! House Oversight Chair Jamie Comer dissolved into a profanity-laced hissy fit that included telling a fellow Congressman “you look like a smurf,” and Matt Gaetz filed an official ethics complaint accusing ex-Speaker McCarthy of sucker punching Rep. Tim Burchett. Meanwhile, in the “upper chamber,” Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma literally challenged Teamsters president Sean O’Brien to a fight during a Senate hearing and started to go after O'Brien before Committee Chair Bernie Sanders called for order. Then we assume, Sanders gave him a long timeout to think about his behavior and sent him to bed without dessert.

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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Trump lawyer suffers embarrassing misstep on national TV
Attorney Alina Habba committed another humiliating gaffe while defending the disgraced former president on a friendly right-wing media network. This time, she pulled the ole' “won't someone think of the children!” plea when referring to Trump's (check's notes) 45-, 42-, and 39-year-old offspring, all of whom were called to testify in the New York State fraud trial since all three were employed by the Trump Organization at one point or another. One has to wonder: are these really “missteps” by Habba, or just rank incompetence as a lawyer?

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New study shows no place in America will soon be safe from the ravages of climate change
Evergreen Action: Greenhouse gases are at an 80,000 year high and causing devastation from disease to disaster. For those who think they'll simply move to a new climate friendly locale, there's more bad news. A new study shows no place will be safe. Unless serious action is taken soon — and Evergreen Action is hard at work to make sure that work gets done. The policy arm of the environmental movement, Evergreen Action has been a major factor in the passing of President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act and led the push for legislation that has dramatically rolled back emissions for power plants and automobiles. They're doing the work that could save the planet, so if you can, please consider chipping in to help them.

Democrats help pass GOP bill to avoid government shutdown
All but two Democrats voted to pass new GOP Speaker Mike Johnson's 11th-hour compromise bill to avert a government shut down this coming Friday – if by “compromise” you mean giving in to Democrats’ demands not to cut funding in defiance of Republican hardliners who demanded massive spending cuts. More than 40% of Republicans voted against the bill in a good reminder that while there are a lot of ways to get incendiary headlines, if you want something done for the American people, turn to Democrats. Even Mike Johnson knows that. Must be in the bible.

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Israeli hostage families start 5-day march on Netanyahu's home
Families of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas on October 7 are making their outrage at Prime Minister Netanyahu known as his retaliation for the terror of last month has brought more carnage without helping (and most likely harming) captives. More than three in four Israelis want Netanyahu out, opposition similar to Gazans's distrust of Hamas. The leadership of both Israel and Gaza has led their own people down a path of suffering, oppression, and death — the only side to take is that of humanity.

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Former George Santos campaign official pleads guilty to fraud scheme
K-Pop sensation and renowned sushi chef George Santos got more bad news today as his former fundraiser admitted to impersonating Kevin McCarthy's aide over the phone to convince big-dollar Republican donors to increase their contributions to the Santos campaign. Rep. Santos has been charged with multiple crimes related to fundraising, including wire fraud, falsification of records, aggravated identity theft, and credit card fraud... a resume only a GOP could love.

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Senate Dems move to end right-wing radical's blockade of military promotions
Senator Tommy Tuberville's 15 minutes of fame might finally be up. The Georgia Republican carved out a deranged niche as a Pro-Life martyr by holding hundreds of military promotions hostage for months in protest of a Pentagon policy that reimburses military personnel based in states with abortion bans who needed to travel out of state for reproductive healthcare. Democrats advanced legislation out of committee to bypass Tuberville's obstruction, though it still needs to pass the full senate to end this absurd stunt once and for all.

Republicans' 2024 strategy suddenly BLOWS UP in their faces
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Bad news for Republicans...

500+ Biden administration officials sign letter demanding cease-fire in Gaza
Growing calls from the general public for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war are now being echoed inside the government as officials from over 40 federal agencies urged President Biden to moderate the US's blank-check support of Israel’s military operation and work to end the tragedy playing out before our eyes in Gaza. More than five weeks in to the retaliation for the terror attacks of October 7, more children have been killed than militants, hostages are no closer to being freed, and neither Israel nor Gaza is better for the 11,000 deaths and widespread destruction. Most Israelis agree that the man who oversaw last month's deadly security lapse should not have a blank check to kill even one more Palestinian civilian.

Court filing by Georiga DA calls bombshell video leaks "witness intimidation"
Explosive video of flipped former Trump lawyers giving sworn statements to investigators about Donald Trump's intent to stay in power after the 2020 election rocked the country Tuesday, and now we know Georgia officials think the videos were intentionally leaked to benefit the 4-times indicted former president. "The release of these confidential video recordings is clearly intended to intimidate witnesses," the Fulton County DA's office wrote in a court filing requesting evidence in the case be sealed.