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Opinion: Why isn’t the House Judiciary Committee investigating red flags about Clarence Thomas?0
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- July 5, 2026
Editor’s note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of the daily SiriusXM radio program “The Dean Obeidallah Show.” follow him @DeanObeidallah@masto.ai. The opinions expressed in this comment are his own. View more opinion on CNN. On Monday, the GOP-controlled House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Rep. Jim Jordan, an ally of Donald Trump, will
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Democrats bash Justice Clarence Thomas but their plan to investigate ethics allegations is unclear 0
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- May 23, 2026
Senate Democrats railed against Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday amid reports that the Supreme Court conservative failed to disclose luxury travel, gifts and a real estate transaction involving a GOP megadonor, but their plan to investigate the conservative jurist remains unclear. Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin has promised that his committee will hold a hearing
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The US economy could depend on McCarthy corralling his extremist Republican troops 0
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- May 20, 2026
Millions of Americans could face massive consequences unless Speaker Kevin McCarthy can navigate out of a debt trap he has set for President Joe Biden that is instead threatening to capture his House Republicans. The California Republican traveled to Wall Street on Monday to deliver a fresh warning that the House GOP majority will refuse
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‘What changed, Mr. President?’: McCarthy slams Biden in handling of US debt 0
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- May 14, 2026
‘What changed, Mr. President?’: McCarthy slams Biden in handling of US debt House Speaker Kevin McCarthy traveled to Wall Street on Monday to deliver a fresh warning that the House GOP majority will refuse to lift a cap on government borrowing unless Biden agrees to spending cuts that would effectively neutralize his domestic agenda.
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GOP blocks Democratic effort to replace Feinstein on Judiciary panel 0
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- May 11, 2026
Republicans on Tuesday formally blocked a request from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee, something Democrats hoped to do in order to advance stalled judicial nominations. Senate Democrats are seeking to temporarily replace Feinstein on the powerful panel that processes judicial nominees as the California Democrat
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Fulton County DA says fake Trump electors are incriminating one another 0
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- April 12, 2026
CNN — The Fulton County District Attorney’s office said some fake electors for Donald Trump have implicated each other in potential criminal activity and is seeking to disqualify their lawyer, according to a new court filing. The district attorney’s office is requesting that attorney Kimberly Bourroughs Debrow be disqualified from representing a group of 10 Republicans
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