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Statement — We received a lengthy letter from Dominion's defamation lawyers explaining why they believe that their client has been the victim of defamatory statements. Having considered the full import of the letter, we have agreed to their request that we publish the following statement:
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Atlanta Prosecutor Appears to Move Closer to Trump Inquiry — The Fulton County district attorney is weighing an inquiry into possible election interference and is said to be considering hiring an outside counsel. — ATLANTA — Prosecutors in Georgia appear increasingly likely to open …
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Vaccine reserve was already exhausted when Trump administration vowed to release it, dashing hopes of expanded access — States were anticipating a windfall after federal officials said they would stop holding back second doses. But the approach had already changed, and no stockpile exists.
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Covid-19 Vaccine Leaders Waited Months to Approve Distribution Plans — Holdup left states with little time to develop mass-vaccination plan; U.S. says it needed time for interagency clearance — Operation Warp Speed leaders waited more than two months to approve a plan to distribute …
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Merrit Kennedy / NPR:
Biden Administration Will Rename ‘Operation Warp Speed,’ Citing Trump ‘Failures’
Biden Administration Will Rename ‘Operation Warp Speed,’ Citing Trump ‘Failures’
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Bloomberg, The Daily Caller and FiercePharma
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Photos capture notes from Trump ally leaving the White House on Friday. — President Trump, isolated and watching the clock count down on his time in the White House, spent a few minutes of it on Friday with the C.E.O. of MyPillow, Mike Lindell, who brought some notes with him.
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A pillow salesman apparently has some ideas about declaring martial law — The galaxy of individuals who have orbited President Trump over the past five years is not lacking for unusual characters. Few, though, have had quite the same trajectory as businessman Michael Lindell.
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Scoop: Gina Haspel threatened to resign over plan to install Kash Patel as CIA deputy — CIA Director Gina Haspel threatened to resign in early December after President Trump cooked up a hasty plan to install loyalist Kash Patel, a former aide to Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), as her deputy …
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Even the Guy MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Wants for a Coup Is Confused
Even the Guy MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Wants for a Coup Is Confused
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Mock Paper Scissors, The Guardian and Occupy Democrats
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Capitol Police intelligence report warned three days before attack that ‘Congress itself’ could be targeted — Three days before thousands of rioters converged on the U.S. Capitol, an internal Capitol Police intelligence report warned of a violent scenario in which “Congress itself” …
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How the rioters who stormed the Capitol came dangerously close to Pence — The violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 came perilously close to Vice President Pence, who was not evacuated from the Senate chamber for about 14 minutes after the Capitol Police reported …
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The F.B.I. is investigating 37 in the killing of a Capitol Police officer by a pro-Trump mob. — The F.B.I. is investigating 37 people related to the killing of Officer Brian Sicknick, the Capitol Police officer who died after being injured during the pro-Trump riot on Jan. 6 …
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Trump weighing a pardon for Steve Bannon — President Donald Trump is considering granting a pardon to Steve Bannon, his former White House chief strategist and top campaign aide, who was charged with swindling donors to a private crowdsourcing effort to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border …
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Biden Begins Presidency With Positive Ratings; Trump Departs With Lowest-Ever Job Mark — 68% of public does not want Trump to remain a major political figure in the future — Pew Research Center conducted this study to examine the public's reactions to the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election …
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Pence, occupying a leadership void, calls Harris to offer assistance — as Trump plans his Inauguration Day getaway. — Vice President Mike Pence telephoned Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Thursday to congratulate her and offer his belated assistance — filling a leadership role …
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A former president Trump won't ‘need to know.’ Cut off his intelligence. — Susan M. Gordon was the principal deputy director of national intelligence from 2017 to 2019. — Every former president in the modern era has benefited from a unique national security perk after leaving the White House …
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Biden to deploy FEMA, National Guard to set up Covid vaccine clinics across the U.S. — President-elect Joe Biden plans to use FEMA and the National Guard to build coronavirus vaccine clinics across the United States, according to new details of his Covid-19 vaccination plan released by his transition team on Friday.
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Kudlow Criticizes Trump for Handling of Riot, Treatment of Pence — President's top economic adviser faulted his boss for recent actions, praised administration policy legacy on taxes and trade — WASHINGTON—President Trump's top economic adviser criticized his boss's handling of the riot …
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John Weaver, former McCain aide, acknowledges “inappropriate” messages — John Weaver, a veteran Republican operative who co-founded the Lincoln Project, declared in a statement to Axios on Friday that he sent “inappropriate,” sexually charged messages to multiple men.
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Trump's GOP has an ugly authoritarian core. A new poll exposes it. — In the wake of President Trump's incitement of a violent insurrectionist assault on our seat of government, a new Post-ABC News poll offers perhaps the most detailed look yet at public attitudes about the attack …
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Biden scolds Republicans for not wearing masks during Capitol attack
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James Murdoch blasts US media for unleashing ‘insidious forces’ — Comments from Rupert's son are his strongest rebuke of industry practices since leaving the family business — James Murdoch has castigated the US media for the “toxic politics” threatening American democracy …
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NRA declares bankruptcy, says it will reincorporate in Texas — The National Rifle Association said Friday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will seek to reincorporate in Texas, calling New York, where it is currently registered, a “toxic political environment.”
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Pelosi Holds Back Impeachment Article as House Builds Case — The speaker called the impeachment of President Trump “urgent,” but did not send the charge to the Senate to prompt the start of a trial, nor commit to when she would do so. — WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday …
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Trump's Pentagon chief says he ‘cannot wait to leave’ his job — (CNN)Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, who will leave office in less than a week. stated that he 'cannot wait to leave this job," according to a transcript released by the Department of Defense.
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Manhattan DA expands criminal investigation into Trump Organization finances to include family compound in Westchester County — (CNN)The Manhattan district attorney's office has expanded its criminal investigation into the Trump Organization's finances to include the family's compound in Westchester County …
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Manhattan Prosecutors Seek Records About Trump's Seven Springs Estate
Manhattan Prosecutors Seek Records About Trump's Seven Springs Estate
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‘Destroy Trump’: Breitbart Staffers Seethe After Capitol Riot — “This is banana republic shit,” wrote one editor at the staunchly pro-Trump outlet, in response to colleagues downplaying or excusing the violence during last week's MAGA mob. … Editors and reporters at the staunchly pro …
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“After Me, Baby, You're Gonna Be Ruined for Anyone Else”: Donald Trump Refused to Take ‘No’ From Women—And Then From America Itself — Donald Trump is leaving office with a reputation marred by two impeachments, multiple scandals, and a violent assault on the U.S. Capitol.
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A hidden reason that Joe Biden is trying to go big — The sheer scale of the economic rescue package that Joe Biden has unveiled has surprised a lot of observers who were expecting the president-elect to offer something more in line with his centrist, incrementalist past.
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The world will take away a tragic truth from Biden's inauguration — This was excerpted from the January 15 edition of CNN's Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers. Click here to read past editions and subscribe. — (CNN)There'll be no arguments …
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GOP freshman lawmakers splinter over Trump — The House GOP's high-profile freshman class is fracturing less than two weeks into the new Congress, and it's all over one man: Donald Trump. — Trump's failed gambit to overturn the election — and the deadly Capitol riots that followed …
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As of now, Publix is only offering vaccine in Florida counties won by Republicans — DeSantis said the initial rollout has focused on areas where hospital systems might need assistance and where there are large senior populations. — Photo via DeSantis/Twitter
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Online far-right movements fracture in wake of Capitol riot — Online far-right movements are splintering in the wake of last week's Capitol riot, as some radical anti-government movements show signs of disillusionment with the relatively hands-off approach of some QAnon conspiracy theorists amid warnings of future violence.
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Worst Secretary of State Ever — It's an open question whether Donald Trump will go down as the worst president in American history (James Buchanan and Andrew Johnson remain formidable contenders), but there's no question that Mike Pompeo, his most fervid lapdog, is the worst secretary of state.
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Politico's revolt over Ben Shapiro guest-hosting Playbook went too far — Ben Shapiro once tweeted, “Israelis like to build. Arabs like to bomb crap and live in open sewage. This is not a difficult issue. #settlementsrock.” He once belittled Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown as …