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Greens deputy leader Steph Hodgins-May has taken the unusual step of confronting one of her online abusers, revealing she regularly faces “misogynistic and violent” comments while doing her job. The Victorian senator told nine.com.au that she is targeted by cruel comments, often including violent threats, almost every time she shares a post or video online. Greens senator Steph Hodgins-May said she faces online abuse almost every time she posts on social media. The stream of online vitriol has taken its toll, particularly following the tragic alleged attack on Indi MP Helen Haines, with the incident garnering bipartisan support for the...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, got into an explosive argument last week — with threats of physical violence involved, The Post has confirmed. Two sources say that Bessent, 63, threatened to beat up Pulte, 37, for allegedly trash-talking him to President. At one point, the Treasury chief lashed out at Pulte, saying: “Why the f— are you talking to the president about me? F— you.” “I’m gonna punch you in your f—ing face,” added Bessent.rump, two sources said. The shouting match was first reported by Politico and broke out at the...

Lawyer Calls Jurors 'Cave Dwellers' PIKEVILLE, Ky. - A federal prosecutor in a high-profile vote fraud trial has struck a nerve with eastern Kentucky residents by describing some potential jurors in the mountain region as "illiterate cave dwellers." Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth Taylor made the remark in his effort to persuade a judge not to move the trial of former state Sen. John Doug Hays and several of his supporters back to Pikeville from London, about 90 miles west. Pretrial publicity has been so rampant in the region, Taylor said, that many potential jurors in the Pikeville area would have...