GOP Chairman James Comer’s Tricky Hypocrisy on ‘Political’ Probes
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- The expected resistance from House Democrats could pose a challenge given the Republicans' narrow majority.
- The initiative spearheaded by Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.) has garnered support from several of his colleagues.
- If Donald Trump were to return to the White House, his close allies aim to significantly alter governmental interpretations of Civil Rights-era laws to emphasize 'anti-white racism' over discrimination against people of color.
Conversations and insights about the moment.: But at least they got a glam (and gross) televised wedding out of it.
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