Mitt Romney calls Trump indictment 'overreach,' says charges were 'stretched' to suit a 'political agenda'

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Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah at the Capitol in November 2022.
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah at the Capitol in November 2022.

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The Trump campaign's fake mugshot T-shirt added 2 inches to his height

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Former President Donald Trump at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York on April 4, 2023.
Former President Donald Trump at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York on April 4, 2023.

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Bicyclists are getting killed on American streets, and they want Congress to fix it

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Cyclists ride past the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on April 27, 2021.
Cyclists ride past the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on April 27, 2021.

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TikTok's CEO got coached by ex-Obama and Disney advisers for a month before his viral Congress hearing, which saw his followers on the app increase 16,000%

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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew departs after Congress Testimony
Shou Zi Chew leaves Congress on March 23.

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A US debt crisis will arrive sooner as banking turmoil hits the economy and federal revenue, strategist says

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President Joe Biden gestures as he delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California, watch.
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

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US Trade Rep fires back at GOP House member who said she has 'too nice a smile' to do her job: 'I don't need your pity'

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US Trade Rep Katherine Tai
US Trade Representative, speaks during the Senate Finance Committee Hearing on the Presidents 2023 Trade Policy Agenda at the U.S. Capitol on March 23, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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TikTok CEO testifies before Congress

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  • TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before Congress.
  • Lawmakers have privacy concerns over the app's Chinese parent company, ByteDance.
  • But experts say a TikTok ban in the US is still unlikely.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before Congress.

Republican senators could be stuck in the minority 'for the rest of the decade' if GOP doesn't flip chamber in 2024, campaign chair warns

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Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, speaking at a press conference on Capitol Hill in February 2021.
Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, speaking at a press conference on Capitol Hill in February 2021.

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The TikTok CEO's day in Congress was a 'disaster' that means the app will still likely get banned or sold, Wall Street says

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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew and the TikTok logo in front of US flag
TikTok's CEO Shou Zi Chew testified in front of Congress Thursday, but it did little to assuage lawmakers concerns about the social media app.

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Action from Congress, not the Fed, is what's needed to grow the US economy, Mohamed El-Erian says

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Mohamed El-Erian

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