Rep. Jim Baird (R-Ind.) has been hospitalized after a car accident, his office said Tuesday. “Congressman Baird is in the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery, and he is extraordinarily grateful for everyone’s prayers during this time,” Baird’s office said in a statement. “Congressman Baird looks forward to continuing his work on…
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Jon Stewart says President Trump helped orchestrate a “reverse ICE” operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. “He was actually imported to a jail in Brooklyn,” Stewart quipped of Maduro. Stewart focused his Monday monologue on Maduro while hosting Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” days after Trump announced that the U.S. had captured Venezuela’s president as part of a “large-scale…
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President Trump has floated the idea of the U.S. reimbursing energy companies for expenses in Venezuela as he pushes for U.S. extraction of Venezuelan oil. In an interview with NBC News, the president said, “A tremendous amount of money will have to be spent, and the oil companies will spend it, and then they’ll get reimbursed…
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Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) has died at 65 years old, a top Republican confirmed Tuesday. Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, confirmed LaMalfa’s death in a statement. “Doug was a principled conservative and a tireless advocate for the people of Northern California. He was never afraid to fight for rural…
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