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The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., from the powerful Foreign Affairs Committee. The vote came to the floor on Thursday after Republican Reps. Ken Buck and Victoria Spartz reversed their decision to oppose the resolution to punish Omar for her history of antisemitic comments. The Washington Times has more: Ms. Omar, a Minnesota Democrat and member of the far-left “Squad,” was kicked off the committee in a party-line 218-211 vote. Ms. Omar, who came to the U.S. as a Somali refugee and was one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress,…

The Santa Fe County district attorney’s office has formally charged actor Alec Baldwin. Prosecutors filed the charges in a New Mexico district court Tuesday afternoon. Baldwin is accused of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie “Rust.” Hutchins died while paramedics transported her to Albuquerque’s University of New Mexico Hospital. Besides mortally wounding Hutchins, the live round discharged from the revolver injured the film’s director. As the New York Post reports: A damning document filed by prosecutors claimed Baldwin was distracted during firearms training, didn’t need to have a loaded gun…

FBI agents searched President Biden’s former office at the Penn Biden Center in mid-November, shortly after attorneys discovered classified documents from the Obama administration in a closet. Senior law enforcement officials told CBS News a search warrant wasn’t needed as the White House had cooperated with investigators. No one in the Biden administration or with law enforcement disclosed that a search took place until today’s reporting. CBS News explains: Mr. Biden used the 6th-floor office space near the Capitol periodically between 2017 and 2019. The Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement opened its doors in 2018. The…

Fox News has removed American Conservative Union president and CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp and his wife, Mercedes, from the air. The move by the cable news channel follows allegations that Mr. Schlapp sexually harassed and assaulted a Herschel Walker staffer. The unidentified male staffer has filed a $9+ million lawsuit against Schlapp for alleged sexual battery and defamation. As Mediaite reports: The Daily Beast first reported on Jan. 6 that an unnamed staffer on Herschel Walker’s Senate campaign accused Schlapp of groping his crotch non-consensually while the two shared a car in Atlanta last October. Schlapp, who organizes the influential Conservative Political Action Conference, denied…

NHL icon Bobby Hull has died. Hull was 84. He began his career playing for the Chicago Blackhawks for 15 seasons, before moving on to the Winnipeg Jets for one season and one more with the now-defunct Hartford Whalers. He was also a 12-time All-Star and two-time Hart Trophy winner. https://twitter.com/theScore/status/1620087132806348800 ESPN further reports: Hull, known during his playing career as The Golden Jet because of his blond hair and speed on the ice, became beloved in Chicago for teaming with Stan Mikita to help the then-Black Hawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961 to end a 23-year title drought. Following Mikita’s…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis just made the election for the Republican National Committee chair more interesting. In an interview with Charlie Kirk, DeSantis derided the RNC’s lackluster election results over the past three cycles with Ronna McDaniel at the party’s helm. While McDaniel is confident that she has the support from delegates to win reelection, DeSantis’ announcement — and former President Donald Trump’s lack of an endorsement — have made the contest between McDaniel and Harmeet Dhillon a real race. https://twitter.com/FLVoiceNews/status/1618667170954895362 As Fox News reports: The RNC showdown, their first hotly contested chair race in a dozen years, has become a contentious…

It’s official; the Biden administration is deploying 31 of the best tanks in the world to go toe-to-toe with Russia. Along with Germany, which has reversed course and agreed to ship 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, the United States will send 31 M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. The latest deployment of U.S. firepower is expected to conclude before Russia can launch its next large-scale offensive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m6j9QAnbO4 CNBC further reports: The 31 M1A1 Abrams tanks, which amount to one Ukrainian tank battalion, will expand on the more than $26 billion the U.S. has committed to Kyiv’s fight since Russia invaded nearly…

The New York Times is reporting that White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain is expected to leave his post in the Biden administration in the coming weeks. A powerful force, Klain helped guide President Biden’s agenda in its first two years. The report relies on accounts from two people familiar with Klain’s thinking. The New York Times continues: The officials, who discussed internal matters on condition of anonymity, would not say whether a successor has already been picked or when the decision would be announced, but indicated that it would come at some point after the president outlined his…

Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin has filed an appeal with the Minnesota Court of Appeals, asking it to throw out his convictions for the murder of George Floyd. An attorney for Chauvin contended on Wednesday that numerous legal and procedural errors prevented him from having a fair trial. As Fox News reports: Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill had sentenced Chauvin to 22 1/2 years after jurors found him guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the May 25, 2020, death of Floyd, whom he pinned to the ground with his knee on Floyd’s neck. Chauvin later pleaded…

A failed Republican candidate for the New Mexico Legislature finds himself behind bars this morning. According to authorities, Solomon Peña, 39, conspired with four other men to shoot up the homes of two county commissioners and two state legislators — all Democrats. Speaking to NBC News, Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina said investigators believe Peña was the group’s ringleader. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBHV4yAybcI&t=4s Peña expressed anger after losing his election in November, baselessly claiming that election fraud played a role in his 48-point defeat. NBC News’ Dennis Romero explains: Pena lost his state House challenge to incumbent Democrat Miguel P. Garcia by 5,679…