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Washington, D.C. – In a bombshell report released Tuesday, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence accused the FBI of deliberately downplaying the politically motivated 2017 shooting that nearly killed House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and injured several others. The shooter, James Hodgkinson, was a far-left extremist who opened fire on Republican congressmen practicing for the annual charity baseball game—but the FBI called it “suicide by cop.” That decision, the report says, wasn’t just wrong—it was dishonest. The 27-page unclassified report, compiled from more than 3,000 pages of FBI records recently turned over by new Director Kash Patel, reveals that...

The FBI under Andrew McCabe labeled the 2017 congressional baseball game shooting "suicide by cop" rather than domestic terrorism. Left-wing activist James Hodgkinson specifically targeted Republicans for murder, but the FBI under Chris Wray reversed that decision years later, but stonewalled disclosure. Now, Kash Patel is promising transparency. FBI Director Kash Patel announced this week that he had handed over to Congress long-sought bureau records related to the 2017 congressional baseball game shooting following years of House Republicans arguing the bureau was stonewalling on why it had labeled the attack “suicide by cop” instead of domestic terrorism. James Hodgkinson, an...

Let's start by refreshing your memory on a few facts. Andrew McCabe, the former Deputy Director of the FBI, was fired from his job after a nonpartisan Inspector General determined that he'd lied under oath to federal investigators on multiple occasions. McCabe then started a GoFundMe, playing the victim as he manipulated 'Resistance' voters into sending him hundreds of thousands of their dollars. CNN, the self-professed "facts first" network proceeded to hire him as an analyst -- this man who'd been sacked for not telling the truth, under penalty of perjury. McCabe has used that platform to assail his critics,...

Dick Durbin, the leftist partisan hack who has advocated filibustering President Trump’s Supreme Court picks, has something to hide. The Associated Press has reported that GOP baseball shooter James Hodgkinson has been involved with at least two Democratic senators from his home state. Clearly these two senators are Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth. Durbin, who has long been an apologist for Islam, apparently is a defender of liberal aspiring killers as well. If the emails are so innocuous, why not just release them? What does Dick Durbin have to hide? From DailyCaller Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin’s office will not...

Shortened title. Full title: Congressional shooter James Hodgkinson was abusive alcoholic, foster daughter told judge before her overdose death Teenager Cathy Rainbolt told a judge her foster father hit her in the face when she failed to mow the lawn correctly. She got hit in the face when she argued. She got hit and dragged by the hair when she tried to get away. Her foster father was James "Tom" Hodgkinson, who is now infamous after shooting U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, two police officers and a staffer on a Virginia ballfield Wednesday. Rainbolt told the judge that Hodgkinson...

These are documents sought by Capitol Hill officials for almost 8 years. Providing these documents was one of our top priorities in delivering a new FBI era of transparency. Thank you to the committee and Chairman @RepRickCrawford for your partnership in getting Americans the truth.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) said he will open an investigation into a report that the Federal Emergency Management Agency blocked disaster relief from supporters of President-elect Donald Trump. Scalise’s announcement Thursday evening came after the Daily Wire reported that a FEMA official ordered employees to “avoid” Florida homes “advertising Trump” after Hurricane Milton hit the state.

High-ranking alumni of some of the most powerful congressional offices in the country have lobbied on behalf of companies controlled or greatly influenced by the Chinese military, disclosures show. Former congressional staffers with ties to powerful members of Congress, like Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican House Whip Steve Scalise, have worked to influence policy on behalf of Pentagon-designated “Chinese military companies” like DJI, BGI and Huawei. Chinese military companies are those the Department of Defense (DOD) has determined are “directly or indirectly owned, controlled or beneficially owned by” the Chinese military, as well as those that contribute...

The Republicans opposing Rep. Jim Jordan's bid for speaker made themselves known on the House floor in the first roll call vote Tuesday to elect a new speaker of the House, and with 20 voting against him, he failed to secure a majority in the first round. When the vote finished, this was the final tally: Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries, of New York, had 212 votes, those of every Democrat, Jordan had 200 GOP votes, six Republicans voted for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, seven voted for House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and three voted for former Rep. Lee Zeldin,...

Freshman Republican: Obama’s timing on Libya ‘intentional’By Russell Berman - 03/25/11 04:22 PM ET The head of the House Republican freshman class is accusing President Obama of intentionally waiting until Congress adjourned to deploy U.S. military forces to Libya without its consent. “Why did he wait until the day after we adjourned Congress [to launch military strikes]?” Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.), the president of the 87-member GOP freshman class, said in a phone interview on Friday. “I believe that timing was intentional by the president.” Congress adjourned for a scheduled recess on March 17, hours before the United Nations Security...

As Republicans circle the wagons around Donald Trump, a key member of the House Intelligence Committee says the multiple Democrat-led probes of the 45th president from New York to Georgia resemble more of a hunt than the fair administration of justice. Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., urged liberal champions of civil rights to speak out against the weaponization of law enforcement after Trump’s unprecedented indictment this week in Manhattan or risk having the tables one day turned. “They have hunted Donald Trump and his family for years and years and years,” Scott said Friday on the Just the News, Not Noise...

Representative Austin Scott (R-GA) informed Just The News that House Republicans were considering removing prosecutorial immunity if they engaged in misconduct like bringing politicized charges. The Georgian lawmaker remarked that “I think you’re going to have to look at prosecutorial misconduct and whether or not prosecutors in this country should be exempt from liability.” The Republican Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), hinted that his colleagues were looking for ways to hold the Democrat Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg accountable for his political prosecution of Donald Trump. Representative Scott suggested that Republicans should build on the move to end...

@JakeSherman 🚨NEWS -- REP. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia has filed to run for the GOP nomination for speaker. It will be SCOTT vs. JORDAN.

SCOTT ANNOUNCED FRIDAY, WITH HIS DEEP TIES TO BLACKROCK AND THE UNI-PARTY, IS ENTERING THE RACE FOR SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE. FEDERAL RECORDS REVEAL SCOTT IS BACKED BY BLACKROCK.AMERICANS SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT SCOTT: • FOUGHT AGAINST 2020 ELECTION INTEGRITY EFFORTS. • Deep State politics wants him placed in the Speaker’s Chair to maximize Ukraine kickbacks, Chinese takeover activities, and sway congressional committees to pass laws that fill their pockets via stock market investments and other corruption.

Jim Jordan has been officially nominated as the Republican’s choice for Speaker, beating out Steve Scalise ally Austin Scott of Georgia.

Saying that Islamic countries "should not tolerate the crimes that are being committed by Israel" Iran's Foreign Minister saying... Politics in the US tonight Steve Scalise backing away from... The European Union launching a formal investigation into social media giant "X". The EU alleging disinformation and posting of "terrorist content"... "There can be no justification for the attacks on my brothers in Gaza, which have reached the level of a massacre"...Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking... Israel striking the Damascus and Aleppo airports in Syria... Also in Syria today 11 attacks on government positions launched from the northwestern Idlib region...

HOUSE FINISHES SECRET BALLET, SCALISE WINS (NEWSMAX)

While war in Ukraine rages on and Israel continues its war against Hamas, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) are competing for the speakership on Wednesday in a high stakes election before the House GOP conference following the House vote to remove of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). The closed-door meeting where the secret ballot election will take place is now underway on Capitol Hill. Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Scalise made their pitches and took questions at a candidate forum on Tuesday evening, which multiple GOP lawmakers said didn't yield...

Screenshot credit: Fox NewsIf there is a story over the past few days that changed more than the one on the battle over choosing a new House Speaker, I don't know what it is. It's sometimes been like trying to navigate a raft on a rapidly churning river. I'll attempt here to bring you all up to date. We've had everything from candidates scurrying around, working on gathering potential "voters" in the Republican caucus, to even former President Donald Trump hinting that he might be willing to take on the role -- if he wasn't busy leading the Republican presidential...

This shuffle came about after Jordan, along with Rep. Mark Meadows (R.-N.C.), forced Speaker John Boehner (R.-Ohio) to resign, by filing a vacate the chair motion on the last day before the August 2014 recess. Boehner did resign right away, and it did not seem like Jordan and Meadows would succeed until House Republicans came back to Washington--having heard in their districts a growing frustration with the speaker. In a fateful meeting, Jordan, Meadows and Boehner agreed to let Boehner, a Catholic, hang on to his speakership until after the visit of Pope Francis to Washington. Boehner resigned the next...