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 Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) says that the FBI confiscated his cell phone after three agents approached him while he was traveling with his family on Tuesday. Perry, chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, told Fox News in a statement that he was handed a warrant as agents requested the device, just one day after the FBI executed a search warrant at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. It is not clear what the FBI is allegedly looking for in Perry’s cell phone. The agency declined to comment on the matter, as did the Department of Justice (DOJ). Perry’s office did not immediately return a request for comment. “This morning, while traveling with my family, 3 FBI agents visited me and seized my cell phone. They made no attempt to contact my lawyer, who would have made arrangements for them to have my phone if that was their wish. I’m outraged — though not surprised — that the FBI under the direction of Merrick Garland’s DOJ, would seize the phone of a sitting Member of Congr...

  An online petition that calls for the removal of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has attracted more than 1 million signatures.  The petition, titled “Impeach Justice Clarence Thomas,” was  created  on the public advocacy organization website MoveOn in May.  The petition description cited Thomas’s vote to overturn Roe v. Wade as reasoning for his removal.  “Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas—who sided with the majority on overturning Roe—made it clear what’s next: to overturn high court rulings that establish gay rights and contraception rights,” the petition read. The description also mentioned Thomas’s wife,  Ginni Thomas,  and her role in encouraging members of the Trump administration to continue to challenge the 2020 election results. The Supreme Court earlier this year rejected a request by former  President Trump  to prevent the release of documents related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Thomas was the only justice to disse...