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Trump's Tweet Attacking Pence Came Right After Learning His VP's Life Was In Danger — A statement from Sen. Tommy Tuberville shows Trump turned his mob against Pence minutes after hearing his vice president had to be hustled from the Senate. — WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump posted …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Tuberville says he informed Trump of Pence's evacuation before rioters reached Senate — Sen. Tommy Tuberville revealed late Wednesday that he spoke to Donald Trump on Jan. 6, just as a violent mob closed in on the the Senate, and informed the then-president directly that Vice President Mike Pence …
Wall Street Journal:
The Trump Impeachment Evidence — He might be acquitted, but he won't live down his disgraceful conduct. — By The Editorial Board — Whether a former President ought to be subject to an impeachment trial is a matter of constitutional debate. Whether it's prudent, if acquittal appears likely, is a related question.
Politico:
Tuberville comments help fuel House case against Trump — Sen. Tommy Tuberville revealed late Wednesday that he spoke to then-President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, just as a violent mob closed in on the Senate, and informed Trump that then-Vice President Mike Pence had just been evacuated from the chamber.
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Kimberly Wehle / The Bulwark:
Damning Evidence in Impeachment Trial Clarifies Trump's Guilt — Video and audio bring back the horror of Jan. 6 as impeachment managers show how the former president expected the violence. — Today we saw the first evidence presented in the second impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump.
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Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
What Sen. Mike Lee told me about Trump's call the day of the Capitol riot — The call became a controversial part of the impeachment trial on Wednesday. — (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, arrive ahead of the second impeachment trial …
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Walter Shapiro / New Republic:
The Entire Republican Party Is on Trial
The Entire Republican Party Is on Trial
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Tim Reid / Reuters:
Exclusive: Dozens of former Republican officials in talks to form anti-Trump third party — (Reuters) - Dozens of former Republican officials, who view the party as unwilling to stand up to former President Donald Trump and his attempts to undermine U.S. democracy, are in talks to form …
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Not My Party: Guilty, Guilty — Not My Party is back with a new episode on Trump's second impeachment trial.
Not My Party: Guilty, Guilty — Not My Party is back with a new episode on Trump's second impeachment trial.
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Benjamin Parker / The Bulwark:
GOP Senators Support the ‘January Exception’
GOP Senators Support the ‘January Exception’
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Andrea Salcedo / Washington Post:
Dozens of former GOP officials reportedly met last week to discuss mounting a new anti-Trump party
Dozens of former GOP officials reportedly met last week to discuss mounting a new anti-Trump party
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Justice Department says an Oath Keepers leader waited for Trump's direction before Capitol attack — The extremist Oath Keepers who planned attack on Capitol — (CNN)The Justice Department is now making clear that a leader among the Oath Keepers paramilitary group …
Associated Press:
How a leading anti-Trump group ignored a crisis in its ranks — WASHINGTON (AP) — Last June, the Lincoln Project was on a high. — Led by several prominent former Republican consultants, its slickly produced ads attacking President Donald Trump made it perhaps the best known of the so-called Never Trump organizations.
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Tom Gjelten / NPR:
A ‘Scary’ Survey Finding: 4 In 10 Republicans Say Political Violence May Be Necessary — Toggle more options — The mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol may have been a fringe group of extremists, but politically motivated violence has the support of a significant share of the U.S. public …
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Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service:
Survey: More than a quarter of white evangelicals believe core QAnon conspiracy theory — Flip — (RNS) — A new survey reports more than a quarter of white evangelical Protestants believe a QAnon conspiracy theory that purports former President Donald Trump is secretly battling a cabal …
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Joseph Knoop / IGN:
The Mandalorian Actress Gina Carano Fired by Lucasfilm — The actress' recent comments sparked backlash on social media. — Actress Gina Carano, known for playing former Rebel Alliance soldier Cara Dune on Disney's the Mandalorian, has been fired from the show, according to io9.
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Hollywood Reporter:
‘The Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Fired Amid Social Media Controversy
‘The Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Fired Amid Social Media Controversy
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Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Lucasfilm, UTA Drop ‘Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Following Offensive Social Media Posts
Lucasfilm, UTA Drop ‘Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Following Offensive Social Media Posts
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Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Lucasfilm Calls Gina Carano Social Media Posts “Abhorrent”; Actress No Longer Employed By ‘Mandalorian’ Studio
Lucasfilm Calls Gina Carano Social Media Posts “Abhorrent”; Actress No Longer Employed By ‘Mandalorian’ Studio
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Tucker Carlson Goes Full Conspiracy Theorist, Ties Insurrection to George Floyd's Death — Claiming George Floyd's death was an “utter lie” and “carefully concocted myth,” Carlson wondered aloud why liberals and Democrats wouldn't also lie about the Capitol riots.
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Media Matters for America:
Once again, Tucker Carlson is lying about why George Floyd died
Once again, Tucker Carlson is lying about why George Floyd died
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Can We Put Fox News on Trial With Trump?
Can We Put Fox News on Trial With Trump?
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Tim Arango / New York Times:
The Killing of George Floyd Tore Minneapolis Apart. Now Comes the Trial.
The Killing of George Floyd Tore Minneapolis Apart. Now Comes the Trial.
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Dan Barry / New York Times:
Houston Doctor Fired for Giving Away Doses of Covid Vaccine — Ten doses of the Covid-19 vaccine would expire within hours, so a Houston doctor gave it to people with medical conditions, including his wife. What followed was “the lowest moment in my life,” Dr. Hasan Gokal said.
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Asbury Park Press:
Springsteen blew 0.02 - quarter of legal limit, source says — Kathleen Hopkins Ken SerranoAsbury Park Press — New Jersey rock icon Bruce Springsteen's blood-alcohol content was .02 - just a quarter of New Jersey's legal limit - when he was arrested on Sandy Hook in November and charged …
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TMZ.com:
Bruce Springsteen Busted for DWI in New Jersey in November
Bruce Springsteen Busted for DWI in New Jersey in November
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Ezra Klein / New York Times:
California Is Making Liberals Squirm — If progressivism can't work there, why should the country believe it can work anywhere else? — You may have heard that San Francisco's Board of Education voted 6 to 1 to rename 44 schools, stripping ancient racists of their laurels, but also Abraham Lincoln and Senator Dianne Feinstein.
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
McCarthy Attended Son's Maskless Wedding on Same Day He Mocked Newsom's Rule-Breach
McCarthy Attended Son's Maskless Wedding on Same Day He Mocked Newsom's Rule-Breach
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Paul Pringle / Los Angeles Times:
Rep. Kevin McCarthy attended his son's wedding in California amid deadly COVID-19 surge
Rep. Kevin McCarthy attended his son's wedding in California amid deadly COVID-19 surge
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Alexander Nazaryan / The Atlantic:
I Was an Enemy of the People — Thrilling, without a single boring day: That's how I'd describe my four years as an enemy of the people, a lanyard-wearing member of the “Lügenpresse,” a term some Donald Trump supporters borrowed from the Nazis to refer to insufficiently flattering coverage …
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Lyz Lenz / Columbia Journalism Review:
Thread Man — Seth Abramson's viral meta-journalism unreality — For four years, America has been ruled by the tyranny of tweets, and the news media has been tangled in threads. Twitter threads are a way for journalists to gather information and to promote their work …
David Shortell / CNN:
Five people associated with Proud Boys arrested for Capitol riot on conspiracy charges — (CNN)The Justice Department unsealed conspiracy charges against five people associated with the Proud Boys on Thursday in the latest and largest move against the far-right group's coordinated role in the insurrection last month.
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump's defense team expected to finish its arguments in one day — Conway on Trump's lawyers: This is the best he can do? — Washington (CNN)Former President Donald Trump's defense team expects to finish its arguments in the Senate's impeachment trial by Friday night, two sources tell CNN.
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Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:
For decades Donald Trump bullied Palm Beach to get his way. Now he's determined to make it his home. — One night in late January 1994, fireworks sparkled in the sky above Mar-a-Lago, a grand estate in Palm Beach, Fla., with a gilded ceiling, an entry gate clad in antique Spanish tiles …
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Washington Post:
Now out of office, Trump may have to face tax questions — However his impeachment trial ends, Trump faces an IRS decision on a massive refund and may no longer be able to conceal his tax returns — Once his impeachment trial concludes and former president Donald Trump returns to his business …
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Jennifer Jett / New York Times:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is barred from Instagram over false coronavirus claims. — Instagram took down the account of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the political scion and prominent anti-vaccine activist, on Wednesday over false information related to the coronavirus.
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Melanie Mason / Los Angeles Times:
New poll finds sharp decline in support for Sen. Dianne Feinstein in California — Sen. Dianne Feinstein's approval ratings have fallen sharply in her home state, a new poll showed, marking the first time in her nearly three-decade Senate career that a plurality of Californians hold negative views of her job performance.
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Vladimir Kara-Murza Tailed by Members of FSB Squad Prior to Suspected Poisonings — In a December 2020 investigation, we disclosed the existence of a clandestine unit within the FSB's Criminalistics Institute, members of which - having medical and chemical weapons training …
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Nicholas Reimann / Forbes:
Georgia Sen. Warnock Under Investigation For Voter Registration Misconduct — The Georgia State Election Board voted unanimously Wednesday to move forward with an investigation of U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) for his role serving as board chairman of a voter registration organization founded …
Kadia Goba / Axios:
Pelosi to introduce bill to give Capitol Police the Congressional Gold Medal — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Thursday she's introducing legislation that would give Capitol police officers the Congressional Gold Medal for fighting back a violent mob of insurrectionists on Jan 6.
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