As Michael Cohen's testimony droned on, the real hush-money show moved outdoors with crude balloons and a 'Beetlejuice' chant

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A penis balloon with a picture of Jack Smith floats outside Trump's criminal trial. In another moment, a protestor confronts GOP lawmakers.
The wild scene outside former President Donald Trump's criminal trial rose to a new level Thursday when visitors released penis-shaped balloons and protestors heckled GOP lawmakers.

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Mike Johnson can't get Republicans in control

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Mike Johnson and Matt Gaetz
House Speaker Mike Johnson has tried to get Republican congresspeople like Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to stop backing primary challengers to GOP lawmakers.

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Lauren Boebert says special election triggered by Ken Buck's resignation is 'swampy' and could 'confuse voters'

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Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado at the Capitol on February 29, 2024.
Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado at the Capitol on February 29, 2024.

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This tense showdown between Hunter Biden and Matt Gaetz over drug use is quite something

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Rep. Matt Gaetz (left) and Hunter Biden (right).
Rep. Matt Gaetz (left) and Hunter Biden (right).

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Some Republicans are celebrating the 'good news' of Mitch McConnell's retirement: 'Better days are ahead'

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky at a press conference on Capitol Hill on February 6, 2024.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky at a press conference on Capitol Hill on February 6, 2024.

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2 House Republicans are brawling over who has been accused of treating women worse

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Republican Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Max Miller of Ohio.
Republican Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Max Miller of Ohio.

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Matt Gaetz is trying to oust a GOP congressman who once screamed at him on the House floor

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Reps. Mike Bost of Illinois and Matt Gaetz of Florida during the speaker fight in January 2023.
Reps. Mike Bost of Illinois and Matt Gaetz of Florida during the speaker fight in January 2023.

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House Republicans are mourning the departures of George Santos and Kevin McCarthy after their failed vote to impeach Mayorkas

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Former Reps. George Santos and Kevin McCarthy.
Former Reps. George Santos and Kevin McCarthy.

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Michael Fanone says Matt Gaetz's efforts to clear Trump of committing insurrection are part of his 'endless ass-kissing campaign'

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DC Metropolitan Police Department officer Michael Fanone is sworn in before testifying to the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on July 27, 2021 at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC.

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Lauren Boebert isn't the first lawmaker to at least consider carpetbagging

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Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones of New York, Republican Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Matt Gaetz of Florida
Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones of New York, Republican Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Matt Gaetz of Florida

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