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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and two of her “Squad” allies were appointed Tuesday to the House oversight committee, giving the legislators a valuable perch to influence President-elect Joe Biden’s administration. Ocasio-Cortez, author of the Green New Deal, recently was denied her request for a seat on the House energy and commerce committee. Democrats voted 46-13 to instead appoint centrist New York Democratic Rep. Kathleen Rice. Source: NY Post

Cyber security. Fought the bad guys with @CIA and continued the mission here @StateDept. Far bigger problem than many acknowledge. Critics want to make it all about Russia. It isn't. China, Iran, DPRK present threats too.

More than 50 of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy activists and politicians have been arrested in the biggest crackdown since China imposed a draconian security law last year. About 1,000 police took part in morning raids on 72 premises across the city. Those held helped run an unofficial "primary" to pick opposition candidates ahead of postponed 2020 elections. They are accused of trying to "overthrow" the government. Activists say the new law aims to quash dissent. China's government imposed the legislation on the semi-autonomous territory in June, saying it was necessary to curb months of sometimes violent pro-democracy protests. Beijing...

On Monday, President Trump traveled to rural Georgia to campaign for the state’s two incumbent Republican senators. He repeated his voter fraud claims: “Since the election, we have put forth indisputable evidence documenting the rampant fraud, which will be announced on Wednesday, as you know,” Trump said at Monday night’s rally in this city, known as the carpet capital of the world, in front of thousands of his supporters. “I want to thank Sen. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz and all of the incredible senators that have stepped up to fight, because they’ve seen what happens. They know it’s a...

The Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock early Wednesday were projected to win both US Senate seats in Georgia, handing overall government control to the Democratic Party. One of the pivotal issues in the Georgia campaigns was the prospect of $2,000 COVID-19 stimulus checks, which Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked. Even though both GOP candidates in Georgia backed $2,000 checks, the party was divided. This allowed Democrats to campaign effectively as the party of $2,000 checks and could've helped them carry the day.

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“The Italian Government and Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte are directly involved in the electoral fraud that affected the American elections leading to Joe Biden’s pending illegal victory.”Editor’s Note: What follows is an article purportedly written by “Riccardo Corsetto” sent to NOQ Report through a media contact with Nations in Action. We have not independently verified it but felt it was necessary to put out there considering the late hour in this election cycle.According to US investigative sources working here in Italy since 18 November 2020, it was the US Embassy in Rome who coordinated the data manipulation of votes cast...

Republicans lined up to blame President Donald Trump for losing at least one Georgia Senate runoff Wednesday. Senator Mitt Romney claimed that Trump pushing allegations Georgia 'rigged' the presidential election could cost Republicans the Senate. 'It turns out that telling the voters that the election was rigged is not a great way to turn out your voters,' Romney told reporters on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning as he prepares for a joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College results. In Georgia's two Senate runoff elections on Tuesday, there was a less-than-expected Election Day turnout – a bad sign for...

enate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Wednesday declared victory for Democrats in the Georgia Senate runoff races, one of which has been called for Raphael Warnock, promising change with a “Democratic Senate, Democratic House, and Democratic President.” “It feels like a brand new day. For the first time in six years, Democrats will operate a majority in the United States Senate — and that will be very good for the American people,” Schumer said in a statement.

ABC’s left-wing late-night host Jimmy Kimmel mocked Trump supporters flocking to Washington, DC, to show their support for the president as Congress gathers to count the Electoral College votes, labeling the event — dubbed the “Million MAGA March” — the “Million Moron March.” The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host mocked the supporters’ pre-events, which included a speaker who spoke to a group at Freedom Plaza this week, encouraging them to hug each other, calling it a “mass spreader event.”

Macy’s is closing its flagship store in Water Tower Place, creating a huge vacancy on the Magnificent Mile during an already challenging time for retail landlords. The 170,000-square-foot store in the North Michigan Avenue vertical mall will close after a clearance sale that starts this month and will run for 8 to 12 weeks, Macy’s said Tuesday. “After careful consideration, Macy’s has decided to close our Water Tower Place location,” Macy’s said in a statement. “This closure is part of the company’s strategy to right-size its store fleet, announced in early 2020. The decision to close a store is always...

Vernon Jones @RepVernonJones Moments ago, I announced that I am officially joining the Republican Party. Now more than ever, the Republican Party is in desperate need of leaders that know how to fight. I know how to fight. 10:09 AM · Jan 6, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

The incident in the video below occurred on an American Airlines flight from Charlotte to DC. Looks like we have taken the next logical step from mandating masks to mandating liking masks and refraining from making jokes about them — unless it was her Trump hat that got this lady tossed off the plane: =============================================================== Trump supporter just got kicked off my flight to Washington DC. #stopthesteal She made a joke about wearing a mask so they kicked her off. People on the plane begged the flight attendant to leave her alone@AmericanAir Flight 2198 RT!!!#BoycottAmericanAirlines pic.twitter.com/IgwIawSqPX — Terrence K. Williams...

London (CNN Business)The New York Stock Exchange will delist three Chinese telecommunications stocks to comply with an executive order from the Trump administration — its second about-face on the issue this week.

Texas Rep. Jodey Arrington is one of several Republicans who are going to challenge Wednesday's electoral college certification. The Electoral Count Act of 1887 gives lawmakers the right to do so if they believe that votes have been "unlawfully certified" in certain states. Their effort is getting plenty of pushback from Democrats. But in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signed by over 40 Republican lawmakers, Arrington reminds her that she too has a history of supporting such objections. "In fact, during the joint session debate of the 2004 presidential election, you yourself characterized Democrats' electoral vote count objections...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has reportedly told his Republican members that they must each make the decision for themselves on whether to object to certifying Electoral College results, and that he “won’t judge anybody for their decision.” The comments came on a recent conference call, Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) told Politico.

Hon. Beth Van Dyne: As one of your constituents, I am disappointed that I do not see your name on the list of Representatives that are challenging the fraudulent electoral votes that are scheduled to be cast today. Certainly anyone with an objective look at the illegal voting, fraudulent mail-in ballots, and likely voting machine malfeasance that was employed to overturn the real voice of the American People can see the validity of these claims of fraud. To allow this to stand not only encourages further erosion of the American's trust in the electoral process and undermines true democracy. The...

Evidence and laws have no place in the Swamp. If they did, Hillary Clinton would be in prison. Clapper and Comey would be cellmates and Joe Biden would be pleading the fifth instead of pleading for unity.Instead Biden is set to be officially declared by the U.S. Congress the next President of the United States. Actually that outcome was pre-determined last year when the Democrats decided to use COVID-19 to do what they couldn’t do themselves: Beat Donald Trump. Ignoring the state legislatures and the constitution, they used COVID fear to concoct new election procedures that threw accountability and election...

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OBAMA: “I was not in this body four years ago but what I observed as a voter, as a citizen of Illinois, four years ago were troubling evidence of the fact that not every vote was being counted.” UNKNOWN MALE: “Senator from New York.” CLINTON: “Mr. President, this is obviously a difficult debate for many reasons, but I commend the Senator from California for joining with members of the House, most particularly Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones in raising the objection because it does permit us to air some of these issues.” BOXER: “Why did a computing error in Franklin County...