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February 8, 2026
Bondi scrambles to explain what Trump meant when he blamed her for Gabbard's role in FBI's Georgia raid
Saturday 07 February 2026 16:26 EST Attorney General Pam Bondi has struggled to explain the confusion over why Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was sent to an FBI raid in Georgia last month. Questions have continued to swirl around why the National Intelligence boss was at the scene at all in Fulton County on January 28, where agents seized ballots and voting information from the 2020 election. Bondi failed to clarify the situation at a Friday briefing after Trump said that Ga ...
Go to discussionUS agency investigating if ABC's 'The View' violated equal time rules for political candidates
12h WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission is opening an investigation into whether ABC's "The View" daytime talk show violated equal time rules for interviews with political candidates after an appearance by a Democratic Texas Senate candidate this week, a source told Reuters on Saturday. The Republican-led FCC said last month that daytime and late-night TV talk shows are no longer considered "bona fide" news programs that are exempt from equa ...
Go to discussionEpstein Files Reveal Prosecutors' Announcement Dated Before His Death
Updated Feb. 8 2026 2:42AM EST Published Feb. 8 2026 12:38AM EST Newly released Epstein files include a draft statement attributed to federal prosecutors that is dated the day before Jeffrey Epstein was found dead. The draft appears among at least 23 documents in the disclosure labeled as statements from the Southern District of New York’s U.S. Attorney’s Office. A review of the records shows multiple versions of similar statements with inconsistent redactions—some leaving phone numbers o ...
Go to discussionLaura Loomer Accuses Tim Scott of 'Trying to Sabotage' Trump
Published Feb 07, 2026 at 04:32 PM EST updated Feb 07, 2026 at 04:54 PM EST Far-right political activist Laura Loomer hit out at Senator Tim Scott, a South Carolina Republican, over his comments he made in response to controversial video that was posted, then deleted from President Donald Trump's Truth Social account on Friday. "I showed this tweet posted by Tim Scott to President Trump last night. 14 million views on a lie because [Scott] wants to cost the GOP the midterms & smear Presi ...
Go to discussionGOP Official Snatches Thomas Massie's Mic In the Midst of Comments at Kentucky Event
Feb 7th, 2026, 3:48 pm Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) had a microphone snatched right out of his hand Friday night as he spoke at the Oldham County, KY, Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner. Massie was in the midst of saying, “If you are a congressman, you work not for the Speaker of the House, I work for you!” pointing to the audience, when event emcee and state House Speaker David Osborne (R) decided he’d heard enough. Osborne grabbed the mic away as someone yelled, “Welcome to the snake pit ...
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