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Two Republican leaders disagreed over former President Trump Donald Trump Romney: 'Pretty sure' Trump would win 2024 GOP nomination if he ran for president Pence huddles with senior members of Republican Study Committee Trump says 'no doubt' Tiger Woods will be back after accident MORE while standing feet away from each other at a press conference on Wednesday. The awkward moment between House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy Trump to attend private RNC donor retreat Former RNC chair to Republicans looking for new Trump party: 'There's the door' Lawmakers propose draft bill to create Capitol riot commission MORE (R-Calif.) and House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney Elizabeth (Liz) Lynn Cheney House GOP warns Biden against lifting sanctions on Iran Cheney rejects Trump's 'America First' foreign policy as dangerous isolationism Liz Cheney: GOP must not 'trivialize' gravity of Capitol riot MORE … [Read more...] about GOP leaders clash over Trump presence at CPAC

It is becoming apparent that the prosecution of former FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith may be the zenith of special counsel John Durham John Durham Garland seeks to draw sharp contrast with Trump-era DOJ John Durham's endgame: Don't expect criminal charges Garland says he has not discussed Hunter Biden case with president MORE ’s investigation into the roots of the FBI’s “Crossfire Hurricane” investigation involving Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. Recent reporting suggests no other senior FBI or Department of Justice (DOJ) officials will face criminal charges. Clinesmith pleaded guilty to lying to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Court and was sentenced on Jan. 29 by U.S. District Judge James Boasburg. As evidence of Clinesmith’s political bias as a possible motive, the government’s sentencing memo cited Clinesmith’s 2018 suspension for “sending improper political messages to other FBI employees,” including, “ viva la resistance .” … [Read more...] about John Durham’s endgame: Don’t expect criminal charges

The pandemic, social unrest, and presidential election upended life as usual in 2020. It was also an unprecedented and devastating year of violence. It is almost certain that the 2020 rise in the homicide rate will go down as the largest on record. Denver bucked the national trend but in the wrong direction. The city’s homicide rate jumped by 50% — there were 95 homicide victims last year, compared to 63 in 2019. That’s well above the 30% average rise observed by the Council on Criminal Justice in 34 large U.S. cities. Why did violence rise so dramatically in Denver? Our evidence points to a legitimacy crisis with the criminal justice system. The COVID-19 pandemic, with its cascading consequences, was no doubt important. In fact, it’s quite possible that the legitimacy crisis wouldn’t have taken hold as strongly in the pandemic’s absence. But the killing of George Floyd, which shocked the conscience of the country, had ramifications that were swift and substantial. … [Read more...] about Opinion: Understanding Denver’s devastating rise in homicides in 2020, the largest in at least 5 years

Conservatives are joining forces to oppose President Joe Biden’s nominee to head Health and Human Services (HHS), describing the former Congressman and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as an “extremist” who believes in abortion on demand up to the moment of birth and no intervention if a baby survives the procedure. The Conservative Action Project and the Conservative Partnership Institute are distributing an open letter detailing their opposition to Becerra: No federal agency has more influence over policies relating to the sanctity of life, human dignity, and religious liberty than HHS. Becerra has a troubling record on all of these fronts. He is an extremist nominee who will carry the agendas of liberal dark money groups to his administration post if confirmed. As a former Member of Congress, Becerra voted against a ban on partial-birth abortion, against making it a crime to hurt an unborn child during the perpetration of another crime, and against efforts to … [Read more...] about Conservatives Oppose HHS ‘Extremist’ Abortion on Demand Nominee Xavier Becerra

BOSTON (CBS) — Bruce Cassidy is the head coach of the Boston Bruins, but he sounded more like a doctor on Wednesday. Cassidy provided a laundry list of injury updates during his Wednesday morning Zoom session, a mixed bag of news for the Bruins. We’ll start with the bad news, which doesn’t even include the fact that defenseman Jeremy Lauzon is out for at least the next month with a fractured hand. He isn’t the only blue liner set to miss time, with Kevan Miller dealing with some lingering soreness to his surgically repaired knee. The veteran D-man will miss some time as the Bruins manage that soreness. READ MORE: Former State Rep. David Nangle Pleads Guilty To Fraud Charges Miller, 33, missed his first game of the season on Sunday. He didn’t feel great Wednesday after he practiced on Tuesday, via Cassidy. Miller will now get a few more days off, and he will not travel with the team as the Bruins embark on a three-game road trip. He’ll likely miss both Thursday night against … [Read more...] about Kevan Miller Will Miss Some Time And Other Bruins Injury News