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Geraldo Rivera considering Senate run in Ohio

Geraldo Rivera is considering running to replace outgoing U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, Ohio Republican, the longtime media personality revealed Wednesday.

March 11, 2021

Ted Nugent auctioning collection of custom guns, guitars

Ted Nugent is auctioning off an arsenal of rare guns, guitars and other personal items, ranging from his custom Dodge Hellcat Challenger, to a cut-out of late al Qaeda terrorist Osama bin Laden.

March 10, 2021

Russia says it will slow down Twitter access over censorship requests

Roskomnadzor, the Russian government's internet watchdog, said it would slow access to Twitter starting Wednesday in light of the social media service not scrubbing some content Moscow wants censored.

March 10, 2021

Freddie Klein, Trump appointee, ordered to remain jailed while awaiting trial in Capitol riot case

Federico Guillermo Klein, a former Trump administration official accused of violently assaulting police officers at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, was ordered to remain jailed pending trial Tuesday.

March 10, 2021

Daniel Morozewicz, national guardsman, arrested for child porn at coronavirus vaccination site

Daniel Joseph Morozewicz of the Maryland Army National Guard was arrested for child pornography while on duty at a coronavirus vaccination center at the Six Flags theme park near Washington on Friday.

March 6, 2021

Shane Jenkins, Capitol riot defendant, arrested after being identified by internet sleuth: FBI

Shane Leedon Jenkins of Houston, Texas, was arrested Friday on several charges related to the rioting at the U.S. Capitol after the FBI said it followed up on tips it received from an internet sleuth.

March 6, 2021

Joe Scarborough, MSNBC host: Republican Party can’t be saved; Cruz and Hawley should be jailed

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, a former Republican member of Congress, declared the party doomed Friday and said that at least two GOP senators - Ted Cruz of Texas and Josh Hawley of Missouri - should be jailed.

March 6, 2021

‘I still like Dr. Seuss’: House GOP leader McCarthy shares video reading of ‘Green Eggs and Ham’

Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California showed his support for Dr. Seuss by sharing a video Friday of the lawmaker reading the late children's author's book "Green Eggs and Ham."

March 6, 2021

Ashli Babbitt killing ‘unjustified,’ relatives of slain Capitol invader considering lawsuit: Lawyer

Relatives of Ashli Babbitt, the woman fatally shot inside the U.S. Capitol after breaching the building on Jan. 6, have retained a lawyer and are considering legal action, the attorney said recently.

March 6, 2021

YouTube pulls CPAC speech video from pro-Trump RSBN channel

Right Side Broadcasting Network, a pro-Trump media company with a popular YouTube account, raised concerns after its video footage of the former president's latest speech was pulled from the platform.

March 5, 2021

Federico Klein, Trump appointee, facing charges over Capitol riot

Federico Guillermo Klein, a former State Department aide during the Trump administration, was arrested Thursday on charges he assaulted police officers during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

March 5, 2021

Proud Boys leader says Capitol breach set ‘conservative party’ back: ‘It was a horrible idea’

Proud Boys leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio said members of his group "messed up" for being among the mobs that breached the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, but he denied any of them planned the attack.

March 5, 2021

Mark Ibrahim, DEA agent, suspended from agency for being outside Capitol during riot: Report

Mark Ibrahim, an agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), has been suspended from the agency for being among the mobs outside the Capitol building on Jan. 6, his lawyer told Reuters.

March 4, 2021

Marijuana sales up 46% in 2020: Report

Legal marijuana sales in the U.S. surpassed $17.5 billion in 2020, up 46% from the year before, despite the economic slump caused by the novel coronavirus, an industry analytics firm said Wednesday.

March 4, 2021

House members urge Russia once more to immediately release Trevor Reed, imprisoned Marine vet

A resolution urging Russia to free imprisoned U.S. Marine Corps veteran Trevor R. Reed was reintroduced Wednesday by Republican members of the House of Representatives from his home state of Texas. Six Democratic members from Texas and one from Hawaii have also signed on to the effort.

March 4, 2021

U.S. orders federal agencies to patch Microsoft products after company warns of Chinese threat

The U.S. government ordered federal agencies on Wednesday to update Microsoft products that were recently discovered to contain vulnerabilities being exploited by suspected Chinese state hackers.

March 4, 2021

‘The Simpsons’ renewed by Fox for two more seasons; animated series will continue through 2023

"The Simpsons" has been renewed for two more seasons on Fox, the network announced Wednesday, ensuring the longest-running primetime scripted TV show holds that distinction through at least 2023.

March 3, 2021

Instagram network aimed to mislead Russians during pro-Navalny protests: Facebook

Facebook announced Wednesday that it removed hundreds of Instagram accounts it had connected to a coordinated effort to mislead Russian users during recent protests held in support of Alexey Navalny.

March 3, 2021

Ilhan Omar introduces bill to sanction MBS over Jamal Khashoggi killing

Rep. Ilhan Omar asked Congress to impose sanctions on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after the U.S. concluded he approved the operation that ended in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

March 3, 2021

Marjorie Taylor Greene: New metal detectors at the Capitol a form of ‘voter suppression’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said members of Congress are being subjected to "voter suppression" because of new security measures put in place after the U.S. Capitol was attacked.

March 3, 2021