Clyburn rips South Carolina redistricting push: 'We cannot let them succeed' 

Rep. Jim Clyburn, the lone Democrat representing South Carolina in the House, on Thursday ripped a push among Palmetto State Republicans to redraw their district lines amid pressure from President Trump.  “Republicans in the South Carolina state legislature began the process of extending their session to allow for the redrawing of the state’s congressional map……

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5 things to know about hantavirus after cruise ship outbreak

An outbreak of hantavirus aboard a Dutch cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean is raising concerns about the virus among members of the public wary about another global outbreak.  At least three passengers who were aboard the MV Hondius have died, and five other people have been sickened after showing symptoms of the hantavirus. The ship’s operator Oceanwide Expeditions said no symptomatic individuals remain on board.  Some passengers,……

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Democrats launch probe on whether Trump pardons were 'pay-to-play'

Democratic Sen. Peter Welch (Vt.) and Rep. Dave Min (Calif.) on Thursday sent letters to 17 people who received pardons or commutations from President Trump, asking whether the president granted them leniency under “pay-for-play” circumstances. The lawmakers said the individuals got Trump’s clemency “under suspicious circumstances,” according to a list of recipients released by Min’s……

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Democrats mock reported personalized Patel bourbon: 'Notes of insecurity, narcissism' 

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee mocked FBI Director Kash Patel after a new report that the Trump administration official occasionally travels with a “personalized branded bourbon” engraved with his name and title.  “The Kash Patel bourbon: strong notes of insecurity, narcissism, incompetence and alcohol-fueled national security risk,” the lawmakers wrote in a snarky social……

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