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☆ Matt Gaetz's most controversial moments
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

He has also been the subject of multiple House Ethics Committee probes. Related Video House of Representatives tumbles into chaos as fight for new speaker eruptsHere are some of the most controversial moments of Gaetz's career so far:He invited a Holocaust denier to the State of the Union. AdvertisementDemocrats urged the House Ethics Committee to investigate the matter. Advertisement"I'll give you the truth why I'm not speaker," McCarthy said in April 2024. House Ethics Committee probes GatezThe House Ethics Committee opened its probe into Gaetz in 2021.

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☆ How politicians got comfortable sounding desperate when asking for money
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

You may have noticed how desperate some politicians' fundraising appeals can sound. AdvertisementIf you're a person who's at all involved in politics, from the most seasoned operative to the casual observer, you're undoubtedly familiar — and perhaps a bit annoyed — with the desperate fundraising appeals uttered in the voice of politicians. AdvertisementWe weren’t quite able to reach our most recent re-election campaign fundraising goal. If the candidate is inspiring to voters on their own, there's less need to scare people into sending them money. "There's an assumption that the more desperate the appeals become the better the fundraising works," Pennington said.

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☆ It's not just the rhetoric — apathy and jokes could be fueling a spiral of retaliatory political violence, expert warns
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

And an expert in political violence and terrorism is worried the worst is yet to come. The justification of political violence online is getting worse, too, with increasingly high-profile people laughing off violent incidents. Plenty of such data exists about Trump's rhetoric, Pape noted, and he said there is no doubt that "incendiary political rhetoric increases support for political violence." "What you're seeing is real-world violence reflecting this significant rhetorical support for political violence on both the right and the left," Pape said. "There is an incentive to do what we know stokes support for political violence.

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He said their rhetoric is responsible for threats and violence against him, even though they routinely denounce political violence and did so on Sunday. In turning so fast to Biden and Harris, Trump skipped past appeals for sympathy and even a perfunctory call for calm or unity. The Secret Service fired at a suspect, who fled and was quickly apprehended by police. "I am thankful that former President Trump is safe." The area around Trump International Golf Club was secured after an apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Sunday.

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☆ Here's a non-exhaustive list of some things JD Vance said that have aged poorly
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewSen. JD Vance of Ohio said several inflammatory things in the past, and some of it's coming back to haunt him. AdvertisementOn a Fox News "Outnumbered" episode from 2021, Vance said that the media had turned the news of Biles quitting the Olympic team "into this act of heroism." Remember when JD Vance called Simone Biles weak when she withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics? JD Vance says women who haven’t given birth like Kamala Harris are “childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives,” and have “no direct stake” in America. Representatives for Vance did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

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☆ Nancy Pelosi's husband just bought more Nvidia and trimmed his Microsoft stake
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Paul Pelosi, husband of Nancy, purchased 10,000 shares of Nvidia last week. According to a financial disclosure form made with the Clerk of the House of Representatives on July 30, Paul Pelosi purchased more shares of Nvidia and trimmed his stake in Microsoft the prior week. In that disclosure, Paul purchased 10,000 shares of Nvidia stock in late June. In December 2021, Pelosi responded to the idea of a possible stock trading ban with, "We are a free-market economy. AdvertisementAnd in July 2022, Pelosi denied the idea that her husband had made stock trades based on information she shared with him.

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☆ Biden said only the 'Lord Almighty' could get him to exit the presidential race. Then came Nancy Pelosi.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Until Sunday, President Biden for weeks had insisted that he would remain the Democratic nominee. But Nancy Pelosi's influence on the race likely proved to be a force too strong to withstand. Pelosi reportedly told Biden that she had trouble mapping out a pathway for him to win reelection. AdvertisementPresident Joe Biden earlier this month said that he'd step aside as the Democratic nominee only if "the Lord Almighty" came down and told him to do so. And on Sunday, Biden — weighed down by a growing number of Democratic lawmakers calling for him to exit the race — dropped out of the race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.

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☆ Biden denounced political violence and said using 'bull's-eye' was a mistake during an interview with NBC News
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"I didn't mean — I didn't say cross-hairs. At several points in the interview, Biden expressed frustration with how the media has covered Trump. 28 times, it's confirmed, he lied in that debate," Biden said. At the end of the interview, Biden asked Holt to come and talk to him sometime about "what we should be talking about." Similarly, in that interview, Biden was soft-spoken and misspoke at times.

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☆ It took a messy school bus stabbing for China to finally do something about extreme nationalism on social media
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewIt's no secret that people on Chinese social media dislike Japan. A whirlwind of emotion and debate ensued on social media. As the two narratives intertwined, Chinese social media companies intervened in lockstep. AdvertisementThough China's social media is heavily moderated, anti-Japanese rhetoric has been one of several popular nationalistic sentiments allowed to flourish in recent years. But social media firms in the country react sensitively to what the state deems acceptable, often simultaneously issuing announcements about undesirable posts.

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☆ China's war drills around Taiwan enter Day 2. Here's what it means for cross-strait relations
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Sumathi Bala | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Members of Taiwan's military conduct routine exercises at Liaoluo Port in Kinmen on May 24, 2024. (Photo by I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images) I-hwa Cheng | Afp | Getty ImagesChina's latest military exercises around Taiwan risk escalating cross-strait tensions — but war remains unlikely, political observers say. Beijing warned that the two-day drills, which continued on Friday, were aimed at punishing the island's new President Lai Ching-te for his "hostility and provocations." The drills are "legitimate, timely and entirely necessary," as acts of "Taiwan independence" in any form "cannot be tolerated," it added. "This pretext for conducting military exercises not only does not contribute to peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, but also highlights its hegemonic nature," the ministry said.

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☆ Man convicted of attacking ex-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer sentenced to 30 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

David DePape, right, records the nude wedding of Gypsy Taub outside City Hall on Dec. 19, 2013, in San Francisco. DePape is accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's California home and severely beating her husband with a hammer. The man convicted of attempting to kidnap then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacking her husband with a hammer was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison. He also admitted to bludgeoning Paul Pelosi with a hammer after police showed up, saying his plan to end what he viewed as government corruption was unraveling. Defense attorneys argued DePape was motivated by his political beliefs, not because he wanted to interfere with Nancy Pelosi's official duties as a member of Congress, making the charges against him invalid.

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☆ Paul Pelosi attacker could go away for 40 years — on enhanced charges of terrorism
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

David DePape is facing a 40-year sentence for his attack on Rep. Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul. DePape was found guilty in November of assaulting Paul Pelosi and attempting to kidnap Nancy Pelosi. AdvertisementDavid DePape is facing a possible 40-year sentence for his 2022 attack on Paul Pelosi, husband of Rep. Nancy Pelosi. In a sentencing memo filed Friday and reviewed by Business Insider, prosecutors requested a terrorism enhancement be added to DePape's sentence. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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Nvidia Eddie George picked chipmaker darling Nvidia for its long-term prospects. Oracle shares are up roughly 9% this year. Apple George selected Apple for his second pick. Faced with waning demand and rising competitive pressures, Apple stock has shed nearly 12% this year, making it a weak link among the "Magnificent Seven" tech cohort. The company's legacy of sustainable excellence has also paved the way for cutting-edge technology like Apple Pay and the Apple Watch.

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☆ China might have a friendlier face now, but it's not giving up on its aggressive Wolf Warrior diplomacy, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The move has also fueled speculation about the end of Wolf Warrior diplomacy. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty ImagesChina is also aware that the shock value of Wolf Warrior diplomacy brings diminishing returns. "I think the limits of wolf warrior diplomacy are apparent," Loh said. The Wolf Warrior will be backThat said, Wolf Warrior diplomacy will return, depending on the issue at hand, said Loh. LEAH MILLIS/Getty ImagesSo why did Liu tell reporters and academics in New York that Wolf Warrior diplomacy would never return?

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☆ Art dealer George Bergès detailed terms of Hunter Biden deals to House committees
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Katherine Doyle | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Bergès said that there was never any conversation with his buyers about political favors from the president or White House. It also counters statements by the White House that Hunter Biden does not know the identity of his collectors. The press secretary later clarified that it was not the White House itself that helped create the arrangement. Hunter Biden last week pleaded not guilty to nine tax-related charges, including three felony counts, related to his business dealings between 2016 and 2020. Bergès said another buyer known to Hunter Biden was Elizabeth Hirsh Naftali, a prominent Democratic donor who received a White House appointment last year.

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☆ US submarines are getting new long-range ship-killer missiles as China's large navy keeps getting bigger
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US Navy plans to arm submarines with a new version of the Tomahawk missile next fall. It's the latest US anti-ship effort as rival China continues to build up its already large navy. AdvertisementStarting next fall, US submarines will be equipped with a new version of a widely used and powerful cruise missile. Jon Hersey, the program manager for the Tomahawk Weapons System program office, said in a statement reported by Bloomberg. In its latest report on China's military power, the Pentagon said China had 370 ships and submarines, almost 100 more than the US Navy.

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☆ U.S., China will seek to limit rising tensions amid domestic challenges, risk analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Clement Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

US President Joe Biden greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' week in Woodside, California on November 15, 2023. China's President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden will strive to keep a lid on tensions between the world's top two economies next year, as they focus on domestic challenges. The two leaders met last week on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' meeting in San Francisco after the global rivalry between the world powers came to a head earlier this year. Their first meeting in a year capped months of diplomatic work aimed at normalizing their shaky bilateral relationship derailed by a suspected spy balloon over continental U.S. early 2023 and ex-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit in August 2022. "You'll see in coming months, the U.S. and China are trying to put a ceiling on their tensions for very pragmatic and domestic reasons," Steve Wilford, partner and Asia Pacific head of global risk analysis at Control Risks, told CNBC Monday.

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As the 2024 presidential campaign heats up, experts on extremism fear the threat of politically motivated violence will intensify. Trump's loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 election did not end the spread of QAnon-influenced conspiracy theories or its unrealized prophecies. “In 2020, millions of people were radicalized on behalf of this conspiracy theory. It’s really hard to tell who is going to mobilize on behalf of a conspiracy theory,” Kane said. “Spending hours and hours consuming conspiracy theory material is intoxicating,” Hughes said.

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☆ Xi revealed the extent of China's economic woes by the speed at which he caved to some of Biden's demands
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

China's Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden had their first meeting in a year this week. Xi entered the talks in an unfamiliar position of weakness amid China's economic woes. It was a stark contrast to recent public remarks by the Chinese president, where he sought to blame crises and conflicts across the globe on US meddling. The New York Times noted just how quickly Xi agreed to the demands, with previous US-China deals brokered after days of painstaking diplomatic negotiations. Though Xi is hoping for a short-term decrease in tensions, Chinese economic woes are unlikely to have altered his long-term calculations.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he walks with U.S. President Joe Biden at Filoli estate on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Woodside, California, U.S., November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG, Nov 16 (Reuters) - When Chinese President Xi Jinping met executives for dinner on Wednesday night in San Francisco, he was greeted with not one, but three standing ovations from the U.S. business community. All three were outcomes the United States had sought from China rather than the other way around, said two people briefed on the trip. Biden administration officials have acknowledged that creating functional military relations won't be as easy as semi-regular meetings between defense officials. That's not going to be a favor to us," one senior Biden administration told Reuters in October in the run-up to the Xi-Biden meeting.

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☆ David DePape was convicted of attacking Nancy Pelosi's husband in less than a day
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Olga R. Rodriguez | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The man who was accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer was convicted on Thursday. The October 2022 attack on 82-year-old Paul Pelosi was captured on police body camera footage. The attack on then-82-year-old Paul Pelosi that was captured on police body camera video just days before last year's midterm elections sent shockwaves through the political world. A state trial date will be set during a Nov. 29 hearing, said Randy Quezada, a spokesperson for the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. DePape testified that his plan was to get Nancy Pelosi to admit that she had been lying to the American people.

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[1/3] David Wayne DePape appears at U.S. District Court for federal charges over the attack on Paul Pelosi, husband of U.S. Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 15, 2022 in a courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Vicki Behringer Acquire Licensing RightsNov 16 (Reuters) - A federal court jury will resume deliberations on Thursday in the trial of a right-wing conspiracy theorist who attacked the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer. The San Francisco jury began deliberations on Wednesday, failing to reach a verdict before the end of the day on charges of attempted kidnapping and assault of an immediate family member of a federal official. DePape told the jury he wanted to kidnap Nancy Pelosi, interrogate her, and break her kneecaps if he found her to be lying. But after breaking into the home he instead found her husband, then age 82, asleep in his bed.

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☆ Biden and Xi sought to pull away from deepening conflict. They failed.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Biden and Xi sought to smooth frayed relations at their meeting on during the APEC summit. AdvertisementChinese leader Xi Jinping was keen to stress the potentially dire consequences of US-China tensions after his first meeting with Joe Biden in more than a year. Xi seemed keen in the speech to find common ground after months of worsening relations between the superpowers. As notable as the successes, were the areas where Biden and Xi failed to reach an agreement. And in the South China Sea, a region where China has sought to establish its dominance, Chinese warplanes have sought to intimidate US fighter jets.

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☆ US-China military hotlines are reopening to prevent things like risky run-ins from triggering a full-blown crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The US and China will resume military-to-military communications, Biden announced Wednesday. The US and Chinese militaries often operate in close proximity to one another, and there have been some risky run-ins. AdvertisementThe US and China are resuming military-to-military communications, the US and China said Wednesday after more than year of mostly radio silence. USINDOPACOMThe spike in risky and dangerous intercepts reported by US officials began before China officially cut off mil-to-mil comms. DoD officials, too, have said opening lines between the US and China would "ensure competition does not veer into conflict."

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Defense attorneys for David DePape, the man on trial for the attack of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband in the couple's San Francisco home, will call witnesses Tuesday as they argue DePape is not guilty of the crimes he's been charged with. Defense attorney Jodi Linker told jurors last week that she won’t dispute that DePape attacked Pelosi. She said that means the charges that DePape was trying to interfere with Nancy Pelosi’s official duties don’t fit. After his arrest, DePape, 43, allegedly told a San Francisco detective that he wanted to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage. Defense attorneys have listed four possible witnesses: Daniel Bernal, Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco chief of staff; extremism and antisemitism researcher Elizabeth Yates; federal public defender Catherine Goulet; and one unidentified witness.

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