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1 day, 18 hours ago

Inside China’s alleged scheme to influence governments in L.A. County and far beyond

LA Times

The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb. 2, 2022. According to the criminal complaint, Sun referred to the council member in messages to Chinese officials as a “new political star.” While the U.S. attorney’s office has declined to identify the politician — identified only as Individual …

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2 days, 18 hours ago

Swalwell gives profane advice to GOP amid 'nonsense' to avoid 'falling down' next year

Raw Story

A California Democrat gave Republicans a piece of his mind following a vote Friday night on a temporary spending bill, echoing a profane sentiment felt by millions of Americans: "Get your s--- together." The House voted at the 11th hour to temporarily fund the government with a new bill following the collapse of their own revised bill, which became necessary …

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3 days, 2 hours ago

'Not an accident': Target of death threats points to way GOP can end Trump retribution vow

Raw Story

The target of dozens of death threats linked to the MAGA movement made a public plea to Republicans to halt Donald Trump’s vow of retribution Friday. “The presidential election cycle wasn’t just about re-election: It was about avoiding justice and more importantly, for him, punishing those who oppose him,” Swalwell wrote. 1 among conservatives and their lives will be turned …

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1 week, 5 days ago

'Pit bulls of retribution': Swalwell braces for Trump admin after 'gross abuse'

Raw Story

A new watchdog report released Tuesday revealed that the Department of Justice under the first Donald Trump administration secretly obtained phone records for members of Congress, journalists, government staffers and incoming FBI director nominee Kash Patel — actions the top House Judiciary Democrat exclusively told Raw Story are a "gross abuse" of power worthy of investigation. "My suspicion alert level …

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1 month ago

'Betrayal of our flag': Lawmaker says federal workers are 'embarrassed' by Trump's Cabinet

Raw Story

Rep. Eric Swalwell tore into Donald Trump's Cabinet nominations on MSNBC's "The ReidOut" Wednesday, saying the government could fall apart simply by virtue of the people below them not taking them seriously. He took particular aim at Trump's nomination to lead the Pentagon, Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, whose sexual misconduct allegation has caused the Trump team to scramble — …

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1 month ago

'My Republican friends are laughing': Trump told that own party members mock his decisions

Raw Story

Republican lawmakers are laughing at President-elect Donald Trump and the "clown" he wants to see appointed the nation's top law enforcement officer, according to Rep. Eric Swalwell. Swalwell on Wednesday scoffed at Trump's chosen attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, and his attempts to bury a potentially damning Ethics committee report on accusations he had sex with a minor. "This …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Eric Swalwell Makes Dire Plea To Americans 'Fighting' Back Against Trump Threat

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Rep. Eric Swalwell called on Americans to not give up in an urgent message on Thursday following President-elect Donald Trump’s election win. And if a high school student who’s going to go to school today in a country that’s going to arm mass shooters to the teeth and they’re still going to get through it, we can …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Behind the legal tactics Trump is using to dodge justice for January 6

Raw Story

It would undoubtedly be of consequence and consolation if Donald Trump were held civilly liable for January 6, especially if he managed by hook, crook or Supreme Court to escape blame for his four criminal indictments. AXIOS dubbed these absences “the case of the missing lawsuits.” I would prefer to label these absences as Trump “gets over on the legal …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Harris-Trump debate drives DC to drink — literally

Raw Story

WASHINGTON — It’s debate night in the nation’s capital, and that means many of the city’s sports bars are going to feel like booze-soaked libraries where patrons will be shushing anyone who dares speak over the two presidential candidates as they metaphorically duke it out on screen. While most of the federal lawmakers Raw Story talked to have private debate …

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5 months ago

'America's Hitler': Eric Swalwell throws Vance's attack on Trump in GOP's face at hearing

Raw Story

Rep. Eric Swalwell reminded his Republican colleagues that their vice presidential candidate, Sen. J.D. Vance, called former President Donald Trump "Hitler" before an assassination attempt. At a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Tuesday, Swalwell said Republicans had tried to use the attempted assassination of Trump to "erase" the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. "One member …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Eric Swalwell Blasts House Republican For ‘Living On Fantasy Island’ Over Trump Claim

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Rep. Eric Swalwell took down Rep. Jeff Van Drew on Thursday over how he discussed former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case compared to his talk of President Joe Biden’s handling of documents. Van Drew, in remarks at a House Judiciary Committee hearing, argued that Trump was president when he brought documents to his Mar-a-Lago estate and …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Eric Swalwell Goes Viral For Blistering Takedown Of GOP ‘Cult’ Of Trump

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING A clip of Rep. Eric Swalwell skewering his Republican colleagues over their devotion to former President Donald Trump went viral on Tuesday. “If you believe in states’ rights, except when a jury in that state convicts your nominee for president, you might be in a cult,” Swalwell told his colleagues. “If you claim you ‘back the blue’ …

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9 months ago

'Hell and chaos': Lawmaker says Trump has unleashed a mob 'terrorizing' law enforcement

Raw Story

Former President Donald Trump has created a climate in which both lawmakers and law enforcement officials are being constantly harassed, threatened, and put in fear for their own safety, Rep. Eric Swalwell said on MSNBC Thursday. Swalwell, who has been subject to numerous death threats on himself and his family for his work investigating Trump, reacted in particular to reporting …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Takeaways from Hunter Biden’s combative deposition with Republican lawmakers

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The transcript of the congressional deposition of Hunter Biden was released late Thursday, providing a full view of the contentious testimony that took place behind closed doors Wednesday as Republicans aggressively questioned the central figure in their impeachment inquiry. One of their purported key witnesses, Devon Archer, a former business associate of Hunter Biden, testified to the House …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Takeaways from Hunter Biden’s combative deposition with Republican lawmakers

LA Times

Hunter Biden, center, with attorney Abbe Lowell, left, leaves after his closed-door deposition with House members on Wednesday. One of their purported key witnesses, Devon Archer, a former business associate of Hunter Biden, testified to the House Oversight Committee last year that the president’s family sold “the illusion of access” to the corridors of power in Washington. Republicans questioned whether …

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11 months, 1 week ago

GOP AGs Urging Impeachment Of Secretary Mayorkas Squirm When Asked About Trump

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Rep. Eric Swalwell made a panel of GOP state attorneys general squirm on Wednesday when he got them to all agree on what counts as impeachable offenses ― and then asked them about Donald Trump’s conduct. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said Homeland Security …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Florida man charged with threatening to kill US Rep Eric Swalwell and his children

The Independent

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1 year, 1 month ago

‘Ridiculed by many’: Rep. Dean Phillips is the Dem presidential candidate no Dem wants

Raw Story

WASHINGTON — Rep. Dean Phillips has a presidential tour bus and a welcoming slogan — “Everyone’s Invited!” — but no one in Washington seems to even care about his longshot primary challenge to President Joe Biden. “Dean’s a classmate — we came in together,” Pressley finally told Raw Story. “There’d be a case more than, ‘He’s too old,’” Pocan said, …

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1 year, 2 months ago

'It's easy to discredit him': Dem lays out blueprint for taking down Jim Jordan

Raw Story

Rep. Eric Swalwell encouraged his colleagues to seriously crack down on Rep. Jim Jordan's partisanship while leading Judiciary Committee hearings. "You had quite a moment this week at a hearing where Attorney General Merrick Garland was testifying," MSNBC host Jen Psaki told Swalwell in a Sunday interview. "We don't punch back hard enough," he replied. And Jordan, it's easy to …

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1 year, 3 months ago

United Airlines resumes flights after nationwide ground stop due to technology issue

LA Times

In this file photo, a United Airlines airplane takes off over a plane on the runway at San Francisco International Airport. United Airlines temporarily grounded flights across the country Tuesday because of a “systemwide technology issue,” the airline said in a statement. “We are experiencing a systemwide technology issue and are holding all aircraft at their departure airports,” United said …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Why are America's politicians so old — and does age matter in politics?

ABC

Sometimes, the moments that go the most viral are also the most difficult to watch. "I think that the Mitch McConnell situation hurts Joe Biden more than it hurts the Republican Party," Republican pollster and Bellwether Research president Christine Matthews said. America's 'most privileged nursing home' Donald Trump is careful to distinguish age from acuity when attacking Joe Biden, aware …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Jim Jordan trolled by Democrat over Hunter Biden plea deal freakout

Raw Story

Rep. Jim Jordan on Tuesday lashed out at the Hunter Biden plea deal involving misdemeanors, only to have the situation thrown back in his face by a Democratic colleague. Jordan, who is reportedly leading a GOP push to cripple the "fight against disinformation" ahead of the 2024 election, posted only "DOUBLE STANDARD OF JUSTICE" in all caps on Twitter. The …

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1 year, 9 months ago

‘Defying his own standard‘: Eric Swalwell pummels Jim Jordan at hearing on subpoena compliance

Raw Story

A Democratic congressman on Thursday called out House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan alleging hypocrisy after Jordan issued subpoenas in connection with investigations into the Justice Department and the FBI, noting that Jordan himself last year defied a congressional subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee. Jordan earlier this week threatened to subpoena 16 more FBI witnesses in connection with a probe …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Watch: Greene gets schooled after her ‘divorced from reality’ rant at House Homeland Security hearing

Raw Story

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene got taken to task by Rep. Eric Swalwell for using fentanyl seizures to suggest President Joe Biden was failing to keep drugs out of the country. "I think China has blood on its hands for the fentanyl crisis because, as a number of people have said overwhelmingly, this fentanyl is coming through points of entry and …

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Inside China’s alleged scheme to influence governments in L.A. County and far beyond

Swalwell gives profane advice to GOP amid 'nonsense' to avoid 'falling down' next year

'Not an accident': Target of death threats points to way GOP can end Trump retribution vow

'Pit bulls of retribution': Swalwell braces for Trump admin after 'gross abuse'

'Betrayal of our flag': Lawmaker says federal workers are 'embarrassed' by Trump's Cabinet

'My Republican friends are laughing': Trump told that own party members mock his decisions

Eric Swalwell Makes Dire Plea To Americans 'Fighting' Back Against Trump Threat

Behind the legal tactics Trump is using to dodge justice for January 6

Harris-Trump debate drives DC to drink — literally

'America's Hitler': Eric Swalwell throws Vance's attack on Trump in GOP's face at hearing

Eric Swalwell Blasts House Republican For ‘Living On Fantasy Island’ Over Trump Claim

Eric Swalwell Goes Viral For Blistering Takedown Of GOP ‘Cult’ Of Trump

'Hell and chaos': Lawmaker says Trump has unleashed a mob 'terrorizing' law enforcement

Takeaways from Hunter Biden’s combative deposition with Republican lawmakers

Takeaways from Hunter Biden’s combative deposition with Republican lawmakers

GOP AGs Urging Impeachment Of Secretary Mayorkas Squirm When Asked About Trump

Florida man charged with threatening to kill US Rep Eric Swalwell and his children

‘Ridiculed by many’: Rep. Dean Phillips is the Dem presidential candidate no Dem wants

'It's easy to discredit him': Dem lays out blueprint for taking down Jim Jordan

United Airlines resumes flights after nationwide ground stop due to technology issue

Why are America's politicians so old — and does age matter in politics?

Jim Jordan trolled by Democrat over Hunter Biden plea deal freakout

‘Defying his own standard‘: Eric Swalwell pummels Jim Jordan at hearing on subpoena compliance

Watch: Greene gets schooled after her ‘divorced from reality’ rant at House Homeland Security hearing