Senate Democrats subpoena Harlan Crow, escalating probe of GOP megadonor's relationship with Justice Clarence Thomas

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Texas billionaire and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow is seen here in 2015.

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Ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy says fellow GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz 'belongs in jail'

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Rep. Matt Gaetz and Rep. Kevin McCarthy stand face to face in the House Chamber. McCarthy appears to be yelling at Gaetz.
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (L) talks to Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz (R-FL) in the House Chamber after Gaetz voted present during the fourth day of voting for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Nixon once set Henry Kissinger up with a famous socialite — and then interrupted him right when he was about to kiss her

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President Richard Nixon meets with his foreign affairs adviser Henry Kissinger in his White House office in Washington, June 11, 1973.

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Judges to Trump: Pipe back down

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Donald Trump at his civil fraud trial in New York.
Donald Trump at his civil fraud trial in New York.

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Facing expulsion, George Santos said he's being bullied

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Rep. George Santos talks to reporters outside the U.S. Capitol on November 30, 2023, in Washington, DC.

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In his last TV interview, Kissinger said democracy is in 'great danger' from a declining middle class and growing inequality

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Henry Kissinger speaking during the Department of State 230th Anniversary Celebration at the Harry S. Truman Headquarters building in July 2019, in Washington, DC.

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George Santos says he'll force a vote to expel Jamaal Bowman over fire alarm incident

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Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Republican Rep. George Santos, both from New York.
Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Republican Rep. George Santos, both from New York.

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If Santos is expelled, it'll be more punishment than an 1850s lawmaker got for nearly beating a rival to death with a cane

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Rep. George Santos and an 1857 lithograph of Rep. Preston Brooks beating Sen. Charles Sumner in the Senate chamber.
Rep. George Santos and an 1857 lithograph of Rep. Preston Brooks beating Sen. Charles Sumner in the Senate chamber.

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In his last major interview, Kissinger said Chairman Mao was the 'most dangerous' leader he met

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Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaking in October 2023 with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner.

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Henry Kissinger was so old that he outlived one of his New York Times obituary writers

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Henry Kissinger attends the ceremony for the Henry A. Kissinger Prize on January 21, 2020, in Berlin, Germany.
Henry Kissinger attends the ceremony for the Henry A. Kissinger Prize on January 21, 2020, in Berlin, Germany.

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