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Democratic New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley to resign, following the events of the violent Capitol riot Wednesday. "Senator Cruz, you must accept responsibility for how your craven, self-serving actions contributed to the death of four people yesterday. And how you fundraised…

Representative Cori Bush (D-MO) has called for the removal from office of Sen. Josh Hawley, saying he does not represent the views of constituents in her state and blaming him for the violent protests that rocked Washington, D.C. Bush shared on Twitter an image of the Missouri senator apparently greeting…

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont pressured President-elect Joe Biden for $2,000 stimulus checks in a tweet Wednesday. "With Democrats in control of the Senate, we must keep faith with the working families of this country," Sanders said. "Promises made must be kept." "That means not only the $2,000 direct payment…

Amid reports that President-elect Joe Biden will select Merrick Garland to serve as U.S. attorney general, Senator Lindsey Graham gave a small nod of approval for the judge who was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court. The Republican from South Carolina tweeted on Wednesday that if…

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) will object to the certification of Arizona's Electoral College votes on Wednesday, two sources familiar with his plans confirmed to Axios. Why it matters: Cruz is one of 13 senators who have threatened to object to President-elect Biden's Electoral College victory. Arizona is at least the…

Looking over every detail of the human body, male nipples may be the most obviously useless. In females, they are essential for delivering life-sustaining breast milk to newborns. In men, they serve, well, no apparent purpose. Virtually every other anatomical structure clearly furthers the enterprise of survival and reproduction, so…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington, D.C.‘s mayor urged calm Monday as some 340 National Guard troops were being activated while the city prepared for potentially violent protests surrounding Congress’ expected vote to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. According to a U.S. defense official, Mayor Muriel Bowser put in a request on…

Despite urging from McConnell to the contrary, Hawley still plans on voicing objections to the results in Congress Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley (Getty/Michael B. Thomas) This article originally appeared on AlterNet. Acknowledging Joe Biden as president-elect, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been urging Senate Republicans not to voice…

Days before the Georgia Senate runoff elections, incumbent Republican Senator David Perdue penned an op-ed for Fox News in which he called for voters to re-elect him and fellow Senator Kelly Loeffler, saying that their Democratic opponents would impose a "radical, socialist agenda." Perdue noted how Georgia has become a…

5 killed, 14 wounded in suicide attack in Somali capital Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted that 14 people, including three Turks, were wounded Al-Shabab frequently carries out bombings to try to undermine Somalia’s central government Updated 11 min 18 sec ago AP January 02, 2021 12:55 ISTANBUL: A suicide bombing…