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A Reporter's Footage from Inside the Capitol Siege — When Luke Mogelson attended President Donald Trump's speech on the National Mall, in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, he was prepared for the possibility that violence might erupt that day. Mogelson, a veteran war correspondent …


Melania Trump departing White House with lowest favorability of her tenure — (CNN)Melania Trump will be exiting the White House with the lowest favorability rating of her tenure as first lady, according to a new CNN poll. — At 47%, more people have an unfavorable view of the first lady …
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Americans see democracy under threat — CBS News poll
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CNN Poll: Trump's approval rating reaches new low as term ends
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Trump approval remains stable in new NBC poll, with Republicans unmoved after Capitol violence
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For Trump, 68% oppose a self-pardon; Biden receives positive marks for transition: POLL
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Proud Boys, Seizing Trump's Call to Washington, Helped Lead Capitol Attack — Far-right group invoked the president's rhetoric to build momentum toward violent showdown, a Wall Street Journal review shows — On Jan. 3, three days before the attack on the Capitol, Enrique Tarrio …
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Woman Arrested at Inauguration Checkpoint Said She Was Officer, Cabinet Member: Police — A woman was arrested at an inauguration checkpoint Saturday morning for impersonating a law enforcement officer and fleeing from police, officials say. — Linda Magovern, 63, of Stratford, Connecticut …
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Capitol Protests Live Updates: Armed Protesters Gather in Ohio, Texas and Michigan — Washington remained mostly quiet while police officers and troops watch and wait outside the Capitol and statehouses across the country. — RIGHT NOW The police arrested a woman who they said impersonated an officer at an inauguration checkpoint.
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Prospect of Pardons in Final Days Fuels Market to Buy Access to Trump — The president's allies have collected tens of thousands of dollars — and potentially much more — from people seeking pardons. — WASHINGTON — As President Trump prepares to leave office in days …
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Giuliani associate told ex-CIA officer a Trump pardon would ‘cost $2m’ - report — John Kiriakou, who was jailed in 2012 for identity leak, said his pursuit of a pardon came up in a meeting with Giuliani last year — An associate of Rudy Giuliani told a former CIA officer a presidential pardon was …
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The NSA is ‘moving forward’ to install Michael Ellis, a former GOP operative, as its top lawyer, the agency said Sunday — The National Security Agency is “moving forward” to install Michael Ellis, a former GOP political operative and White House official, as the agency's top lawyer, the agency said Sunday.
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N.S.A. Installs Trump Loyalist as Top Lawyer Days Before Biden Takes Office — The acting defense secretary ordered the spy agency to appoint Michael Ellis, who has been accused of having a hand in one of the Trump administration's most contentious legal decisions.
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What Parler Saw During the Attack on the Capitol — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — As supporters of President Donald Trump took part in a violent riot at the Capitol …


New: Michigan GOP Senate leader advised militias on messaging, says they've gotten ‘a bad rap’ — Just a month before 13 men were charged by state and federal law enforcement for a far-right plot to allegedly kidnap and execute Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey …


Records: Trump allies behind rally that ignited Capitol riot — WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of President Donald Trump's failed presidential campaign played key roles in orchestrating the Washington rally that spawned a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol, according to an Associated Press review of records …
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QAnon's ‘Meme Queen’ Marches On — Valerie Gilbert posts dozens of times a day in support of an unhinged conspiracy theory. The story of this “meme queen” hints at how hard it will be to bring people like her back to reality. — Every morning, Valerie Gilbert, a Harvard-educated writer and actress …
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Cawthorn Says Capitol Mob Was Paid by Democrats — Calls Intensify for Congressman to Resign — In the middle of the siege of the Capitol on Jan. 6, while a mob of insurrectionists still roamed the halls and ransacked offices, leaving five dead and dozens injured, Madison Cawthorn called …
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Off the rails: Conspiracy theorists commandeer Trump's legal operation — Beginning on election night 2020 and continuing through his final days in office, Donald Trump unraveled and dragged America with him, to the point that his followers sacked the U.S. Capitol with two weeks left in his term.
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Members of Trump campaign behind rally that ignited US Capitol riot, records show — By ANNA MONEYMAKER/THE NEW YORK TIMES “,sourceId: “https://www.nytsyn.com/images/feed_ support/photos/download/4f22a852-0f60- 42b1-93e6-05d3d5910ec5.jpg”,shareUrl: “https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2 Fnation- world%2Fct-nw …


Incoming Biden administration to migrant caravan: Don't come, you won't get in immediately — WASHINGTON — As thousands of Honduran migrants make their way to the U.S. border, the incoming Biden administration, just days from taking office, has a message: Don't come now.
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This Time, There May Not Be a Do-Over — America is at an inflection point. The next few years will determine if its hegemony fades or flourishes anew. — istorically, great civilizations self-immolate before they suffer external defeat. Often the seeds of decline are planted …


Poison squad stalked Alexei Navalny on 40 flights, says Bellingcat investigator — As Russian opposition leader returns to Moscow, flight records show how Kremlin agents have been following him for years — Less than five months after an apparent novichok poisoning put him in a coma …
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What does Josh Hawley think he's doing? — This is what some people have been afraid of: that Trumpism will not flame out, that it will instead change shape, that it will acquire perfect chestnut hair and blue suits that fit, that it will trade seething mania for intellectual finesse …


Senate GOP Set to Argue Out-of-Office Trump Can't be Convicted in Impeachment — New report suggests most scholars are on the other side; trial could start this week — WASHINGTON—The political fate of President Trump, and any ambitions he might have for reclaiming the White House in 2024 …
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Trump impeachment trial - why his best defense may be no defense — If American politics shows anything, it is that enmity, not necessity is the mother of invention — Sen. Graham on Trump's ‘Scarlet Letter’ impeachment: ‘This is insane at every level’ — If American politics shows anything …
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FBI arrest Florida ‘hardcore leftist’ who plotted armed attack on pro-Trump protesters at state Capitol — Daniel Baker was kicked out of the Army, fought with terrorists, and supported Antifa, prosecutors claim — FBI internal memo warns of plans for armed protests nationwide


Lawyers and judges: The rule of law matters — As lawyers, retired judges, and legal educators of all political parties, we share the shock felt by most Americans over the events of Jan. 6, in Washington, D.C. In the days, months, and years ahead the underlying causes will be debated, and accountability will be assigned.


‘Very Fine People’: An Oral History of Trump and the Jews — E … Donald Trump's term in the White House was a time of great turmoil for America - as well as for its millions of Jews. The American Jewish community was courted by Trump with pro-Israel moves since his presidential campaign …
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The Republican Party's Final Humiliation — Even now, they're still covering for Trump. — 2 hr ago — 1. Argo America — Last week following the Capitol Riot, Susan Collins said “my first thought was that the Iranians had followed through on their threat to strike the Capitol.”
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Not ‘Apartheid in the West Bank.’ Apartheid — For just six months of its 73 years was Israel a democracy. Six months, and not one day more. This shocking fact, which most Israelis and the wider world repress and truth-seekers have no way of denying, must resound in every civics lesson and every debate in Israel.