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Incumbent Republican Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) appears to be in the fight of his political life. Closer-than-expected results in special elections in Nebraska and Minnesota suggest the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade has motivated Democrats and left Republicans caught flat-footed. Meanwhile, a new poll from Marquette University shows the GOP may be in trouble in Wisconsin. The Hill reports: Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (D) leads incumbent Sen. Ron Johnson (R) by 7 percentage points in their race for Johnson’s seat, according to a poll from Marquette University Law School released Wednesday. The survey found that Barnes received support from 51 percent of…

While speaking at a New Hampshire college this morning, former Vice President Mike Pence said he would “consider” accepting an invitation to testify before the Jan. 6 committee. Pence’s remarks came during a Q&A session with the audience. WATCH: https://twitter.com/Morning_Joe/status/1559893924126380032 The Hill further reports: “If there was an invitation to participate, I would consider it,” Pence said at an event at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. “But you’ve heard me mention the Constitution a few times this morning. Under the Constitution, we have three co-equal branches of government. Any invitation to be directed to me, I would have to…

The FBI has arrested former Central California Congressman TJ Cox (D) on charges of federal money laundering and wire fraud. According to unsealed court documents, the aspiring Democratic politician faces 15 counts of wire fraud, 11 counts of money laundering, one count of financial institution fraud and one count of campaign contribution fraud. Cox faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on the wire fraud and money laundering charges. A conviction for wire fraud of a financial institution comes with a sentence of up to 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine. https://twitter.com/jeremybwhite/status/1559599725770207232?s=21&t=KEPnc9ILtbiMPmIIsp6WXg As USA…

Fox News’ top-rated host predicts that it’s not a matter of if but when the Justice Department will indict former President Donald Trump. Carlson’s remarks come little more than a week after the FBI raided Mar-a-Lago in connection to an investigation over Trump taking classified documents with him after leaving the White House. (RELATED: Tucker Carlson Asks ‘Essential Questions’ After School Massacre) Watch more of Carlson’s monologue here: https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1559370462962061312 The Hill further reports: “There’s nothing to see here, that’s the line,” Carlson said on his show Monday, naming a number of elected Republicans who he predicted will “say the same thing…

A developer at a Russian Army expo has unveiled the future of robotic warfare or at least a glimpse into one possible future. A Boston Dynamics-style robot dog with a rocket launcher strapped to its back. https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1559179458329956354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1559179458329956354%7Ctwgr%5E672274f861659de5f10817b6525f126f82300e96%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftaskandpurpose.com%2Fnews%2Frobot-dog-rocket-launcher%2F Task & Purpose reports: The video, originally shared by state-run Russian news site RIA Novosti on Telegram, comes from the Army 2022 arms fair happening this week in Moscow. On its back appears to be an RPG-26, an anti-tank rocket launcher. The robot dog is an M-81, capable of both transporting weapons and firing them remotely. But wait, there’s more. RIA Novosti notes in…

Another Biden has tested positive for COVID-19. According to the White House, First Lady Jill Biden is currently experiencing “mild” symptoms and is self-isolating. The First Lady had been vacationing with her husband at a high-level donors’ South Carolina island retreat. WATCH: https://twitter.com/Morning_Joe/status/1559534673218441217 NBC News further reports: She tested negative for Covid on Monday “during her regular testing cadence,” but “began to develop cold-like symptoms late in the evening,” her communications director, Elizabeth Alexander, said in a statement.”She tested negative again on a rapid antigen test, but a PCR test came back positive. The First Lady is double-vaccinated, twice boosted,…

The Department of Justice has come out in opposition to making the details of its search warrant’s probable cause affidavit public. The affidavit lays out the arguments investigators successfully made to a federal judge, convincing him they had probable cause to execute a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago. According to the DOJ’s filing, unsealing the search warrant’s probable cause affidavit would jeopardize the ongoing criminal investigation into the former president by providing specific details about the case and its likely direction. Besides implicating “highly classified materials,” DOJ officials also worry the affidavit’s release will hurt efforts to interview witnesses, given the…

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani learned he’s the target of a criminal probe into election interference in Georgia. Giuliani, who joined President Trump’s personal legal team in 2018, is being forced to testify in Atlanta. (RELATED: Former NYC Mayor and Top Trump Advisor New Target of Investigation) A lawyer for Giuliani confirmed he’s a primary target in Fulton County DA Fani Willis’ investigation into Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia. But he’s not the only one. Earlier today, a judge ordered U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to testify in Atlanta as well about…

Prominent Iranian critic and famous author Salman Rushdie is in an unknown condition today after a stabbing. An assailant rushed the stage from which Rushdie was about to speak and struck. Hot Air’s Allahpundit reports: This happened in the United States, at an event in Chautauqua, New York. It comes two days after the DOJ announced an indictment in the case of Iran plotting to assassinate John Bolton. The attacker’s identity and motive are unknown at the moment but Rushdie famously had a bounty placed on his head decades ago by the fanatics who rule Iran, alleging heresy in his novel…

Anecdotal evidence this morning suggests that Twitter has begun suspending accounts mentioning Hillary Clinton and her myriad of scandals. A New York Post columnist found his account suspended for the following tweets: Funny, don’t remember the FBI raiding Chappaqua or Whitehaven to find the 33,000 potential classified documents Hillary Clinton deleted. And she was just a former secretary of state, not a former president. And… The current deputy general counsel at Twitter is also the former general counsel at FBI HQ under Comey. His name as you may know is James Baker, and he was the top attorney who reviewed…