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Brennan condemns assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist; conservatives push back

In this May 23, 2017, file photo, former CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the House Intelligence Committee Russia Investigation Task Force. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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Former CIA Director John Brennan is condemning Friday’s assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist, attracting scorn from conservatives who say the former Barack Obama aide is siding with an evil regime.

In a Nov. 2, 2017, file photo, Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, speaks with reporters following a day of questions from the House Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

Carter Page files $75M lawsuit against DOJ, FBI alleging ‘unlawful surveillance’ 54 minutes ago

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Cobb County Election officials prepare for a recount, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Marietta, Ga. County election workers across Georgia have begun an official machine recount of the roughly 5 million votes cast in the presidential race in the state. The recount was requested by President Donald Trump after certified results showed him losing the state to Democrat Joe Biden by 12,670 votes, or 0.25% (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) **FILE**

Dominion software manipulated votes — 289K in Michigan, 96K in Georgia, lawsuits claim

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Ranking member Rep. Devin Nunes of Calif., speaks as U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

‘The Plot Against The President’: Twitter suspends account of popular conservative movie

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

A county election worker scans mail-in ballots at a tabulating area at the Clark County Election Department in Las Vegas, Nov. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/John Locher) ** FILE **

Nevada district has 13K jump in voter files missing key info, more casinos as ‘home’ since 2016

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Cobb County Election officials prepare for a recount, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Marietta, Ga. County election workers across Georgia have begun an official machine recount of the roughly 5 million votes cast in the presidential race in the state. The recount was requested by President Donald Trump after certified results showed him losing the state to Democrat Joe Biden by 12,670 votes, or 0.25% (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) **FILE**

Dominion software manipulated votes — 289K in Michigan, 96K in Georgia, lawsuits claim

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Milwaukee County completes recount; Biden’s lead grows

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In this Jan. 6, 2015, file photo, Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., poses during a ceremonial re-enactment of his swearing-in ceremony in the Rayburn Room on Capitol Hill in Washington. Valadao has reclaimed the U.S. House seat he lost in the California farm belt two years ago. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) **FILE**

Republican David Valadao unseats California Democrat Rep. T.J. Cox

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A county election worker scans mail-in ballots at a tabulating area at the Clark County Election Department in Las Vegas, Nov. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/John Locher) ** FILE **

Nevada district has 13K jump in voter files missing key info, more casinos as ‘home’ since 2016

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Ranking member Rep. Devin Nunes of Calif., speaks as U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

‘The Plot Against The President’: Twitter suspends account of popular conservative movie

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A protester wears a mask and googles outside the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse during a Black Lives Matter protest Friday, July 24, 2020, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Black Lives Matter activists, Biden, and Fauci nominated for Time’s ‘Person of the Year’ award

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Eric Clapton joins Van Morrison’s anti-lockdown campaign with new song, ‘Stand and Deliver’

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Adam Skelly, owner of Adamson Barbecue in Toronto, was hauled away in handcuffs while customers protested Thursday after police said he defied COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. (Screengrab via Twitter/@TinaYazdani)

Canadian restaurateur hauled away in handcuffs as customers protest: ‘Shame on you!’

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Approximately 100 Trump supporters some with flags and signs stood across West Third Street from the Federal Building in Williamsport, Pa., for hours Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, chanting such things as Four More Years, Black Lives Matter, We Want Trump and Dead People Cant Vote. Attorneys for the Trump campaign organization inside the Federal Building were arguing why the state and seven county election boards were arguing should not certify the results of the general election because voters across the state were not treated the same. (John Beauge/The Patriot-News via AP)

Trump voter loyalty: 73% say he won the election, 66% say ‘never concede’

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President Donald Trump participates in a video teleconference call with members of the military on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump Pa. election suit rejected in federal appeals court

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In this Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump listens during an event in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) **FILE**

Granite State gauge: 59% of Trump voters in New Hampshire say he won the election

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In this file photo, President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after participating in a video teleconference call with members of the military on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump warns against boycotting Georgia runoff races

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George Washington University Law School professor Jonathan Turley testifies during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Prominent law professor laments Trump team’s criticism of judges

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President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Far-left pressures Biden on administration picks

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In this March 26, 2019, file photo, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel appears at a news conference in Chicago. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File)

Far-left group warns Biden against giving Emanuel a job

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In this Friday, March 22, 2019, file photo, a marijuana plant is seen at Compassionate Care Foundation's medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

House set to consider marijuana decriminalization; Hoyer schedules MORE Act vote

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Agent William J. Barnett said the allegation that Michael Flynn, President Trump's first national security adviser, had done something inappropriate with a Russian-born scholar made no sense. (Associated Press)

Trump grants ‘full pardon’ to Flynn

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Democrat poll watcher Edward Brennan, left, and Douglas Bucklin, Republican poll watcher on behalf of President Donald Trump, right, look over provisional ballots while Assistant County Solicitor Christopher W. Hobbs, back right, oversees them at the Schuylkill County Election Bureau in Pottsville, Pa. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. (Lindsey Shuey/The Republican-Herald via AP)

Pennsylvania state judge sides with GOP, halting election certification

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In this Feb. 1, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden smiles as former Secretary of State John Kerry, left, takes the podium to speak at a campaign stop at the South Slope Community Center in North Liberty, Iowa. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

From revolution to restoration: Biden picks Blinken, Yellen, Kerry for plum posts

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In this March 26, 2020, file photo, an indoors sitting bar is closed inside the Gelson's Market in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles. Los Angeles County announced new coronavirus-related restrictions Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, that will prohibit in-person dining for at least three weeks as cases rise at the start of the holiday season and officials statewide begged Californians to avoid traveling or gathering in groups for Thanksgiving. LA County's new rules take effect Wednesday at 10 p.m., restaurants, breweries, wineries and bars will only be able to offer takeout, drive-thru, and delivery services. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Los Angeles issues coronavirus stay-at-home order

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In this provided by the State of New York, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo holds up a new Thanksgiving-themed face mask during his daily coronavirus briefing at the Wyandanch-Wheatley Heights Ambulance Corp. Headquarters in Wyandanch, N.Y. After disclosing that he will no longer be celebrating Thanksgiving with his 89-year-old mother in-person, Cuomo asked New Yorkers to abandon plans for in-person Thanksgiving festivities. (Kevin P. Coughlin/State of New York via AP)

Andrew Cuomo blasts Supreme Court ruling on religious gatherings as ‘irrelevant’ political statement

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This May 4, 2020, file photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, shows the first patient enrolled in Pfizer's COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine clinical trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. Pfizer announced Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, more results in its ongoing coronavirus vaccine study that suggest the shots are 95% effective a month after the first dose. (Courtesy of University of Maryland School of Medicine via AP, File)

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In this Thursday, April 19, 2018 photo, a Big Boy statue from the restaurant chain popular in the 1970s and 1980s and other items sits in the basement of the Wisconsin Historical Society's headquarters in Madison, Wis. Construction of the $46 million State Archive Preservation Facility is complete but now the task of moving artifacts to the facility is underway. The effort is expected to take up to 18 months. (Steve Apps/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

Michigan Big Boy restaurant defies coronavirus restrictions, leaves franchise

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Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon reacts to a call in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Penn State in State College, Pa., on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger) **FILE**

Terrapins recruit James Graham to enroll early and be eligible immediately

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Maryland's Darryl Morsell celebrates his go-ahead 3-point basket against Minnesota late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, in Minneapolis. Maryland won 74-73. (AP Photo/Hannah Foslien) **FILE**

Morsell, Ayala lead hot-shooting Maryland over Navy

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San Francisco's Jamaree Bouyea, right, reacts to San Francisco's upset win over Virginia after an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

San Francisco stuns No. 4 Virginia in Bubbleville

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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) runs with the ball while Tennessee Titans inside linebacker Jayon Brown tries to stop him during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) **FILE**

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