John Fetterman's Surprising Admission: "I'm Not a Progressive"

Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman, who previously positioned himself as a progressive, announced that he is not a progressive and distanced himself from the movement. Fetterman's shift in stance comes after disagreements with other progressive lawmakers over his support for Israel and calls for tougher immigration laws. Meanwhile, a 10-inch-thick binder containing highly classified raw data on Russian election interference went missing during the final days of the Trump administration. Donald Trump's former lawyers and co-defendants in the Fulton County, Georgia, case wrote brief apology letters for their role in trying to overturn the 2020 election. Republicans have chosen Mazi Melesa Pilip, a local legislator born in Ethiopia and an Israel Defense Forces veteran, as their candidate for New York's 3rd congressional district, despite her limited political experience. House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, who has criticized the Biden family's use of shell companies, has been found to have engaged in similar behavior himself. Texas Senator Ted Cruz has avoided commenting on a controversial abortion case in his state, raising speculation about the impact on his reelection chances. Elon Musk plans to create his own school and university in Austin, Texas, with a $100 million donation to his charity, The Foundation. Hunter Biden risked a contempt of Congress charge by appearing outside the Capitol Building to criticize Republicans for their closed-door deposition in the impeachment inquiry against him. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley admitted that there is no evidence of wrongdoing by President Joe Biden in the impeachment inquiry.
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