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RFK Jr. Drove Decapitated Dead Whale's Head To New York, Daughter Reveals RFK Jr. Drove Decapitated Dead Whale's Head To New York, Daughter Reveals
RFK Jr. Drove Decapitated Dead Whale's Head To New York, Daughter Reveals Even though Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dropped out of the presidential race, that hasn't stopped him from stirring yet another odd animal-related controversy thanks to a resurfaced interview with his daughter. In the 2012 interview with Town & Country Magazine, Kennedy's daughter, Kick, revealed that her father, the former independent presidential candidate who is now 70 years old, rushed to Squaw Island in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, in 1994 when she was just 6 years old.  This was after he heard that a dead whale had washed up on the shore. After an hours-long trip, Kennedy…
George Santos Being Investigated By Ethics Committee, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Confirms George Santos Being Investigated By Ethics Committee, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Confirms
George Santos Being Investigated By Ethics Committee, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Confirms House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for the first time confirmed that embattled New York Rep. George Santos is being investigated by the House Ethics Committee amid growing questions around the freshman Republican lawmaker’s personal and campaign finances. Speaking with reporters at the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 7, McCarthy said the panel will take action depending on what members find. “Right now we’re not allowing (Santos) to be on committees from the standpoint of the questions that have arisen,” McCarthy said. .@SpeakerMcCarthy on Rep. George Santos: "Ethics [Committee] is moving through…
Bye George: Embattled NY Rep Santos Stepping Down 'Temporarily' From Committee Assignments Bye George: Embattled NY Rep Santos Stepping Down 'Temporarily' From Committee Assignments
Bye George: Embattled NY Rep Santos Stepping Down 'Temporarily' From Committee Assignments This story has been updated to include a statement from Rep. Santos. Just weeks after being appointed to two House committees, beleaguered New York Congressman George Santos is stepping down from those assignments amid investigations into his personal and campaign finances. In a statement Tuesday, Jan. 31, the freshman Republican lawmaker said he had submitted a request to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to be "temporarily recused" from his assignments to the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, and the Small Business Committee "until I am cleared." "This was a decision that I take very…