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Woodward book: Worried Trump could ‘go rogue,’ Milley took top-secret action to protect nuclear weapons — The story below contains explicit language — Washington (CNN)Two days after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, President Donald Trump's top military adviser …
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Top general was so fearful Trump might spark war that he made secret calls to his Chinese counterpart, new book says — ‘Peril,’ by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, reveals that Gen. Mark A. Milley called his Chinese counterpart before the election and after Jan. 6 in a bid to avert armed conflict.
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Fears That Trump Might Launch a Strike Prompted General to Reassure China, Book Says — In a sign of his concerns, the nation's highest-ranking military officer also gathered commanders to remind them of the safeguards in the nuclear launch procedures. — WASHINGTON — The chairman …
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My Thoughts on Manchin's Compromise Bill — When it comes to voting rights, being asked to compromise is typically a warning sign. There is no middle ground between the arsonist and the firefighter. Just as we don't ask the media to compromise their right to publish news stories …
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Democrats cut deal with Manchin to get party behind long-shot voting overhaul bill — (CNN)Senate Democrats are proposing new legislation to overhaul voting laws after months of discussions to get all 50 of their members behind a single bill, allowing their caucus to speak with one voice …
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Revised Democratic voting bill drops controversial provisions, tweaks others as pressure for action mounts — A group of Democratic senators — including key centrist Joe Manchin III of West Virginia — is set to introduce a pared-down voting rights, campaign finance and government ethics bill Tuesday …
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Democrats to Propose Compromise Voting Rights Bill
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Claudia Grisales / NPR:
Senate Democrats Offer A New Voting Bill, But A GOP Filibuster Likely Blocks The Way
Senate Democrats Offer A New Voting Bill, But A GOP Filibuster Likely Blocks The Way
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Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show — Its own in-depth research shows a significant teen mental-health issue that Facebook plays down in public — About a year ago, teenager Anastasia Vlasova started seeing a therapist.
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GOP could be left red-faced after California recall — It's recall day in California, and by just about all accounts — including their own — Republicans are headed for defeat. — Top GOP contender Larry Elder's campaign is already bogusly blaming his loss (which hasn't actually happened yet) on voter fraud.
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When will we know the outcome of the Gavin Newsom recall election in California?
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Larry Elder Preemptively Concedes Defeat, Launches Voter-Fraud Site
Larry Elder Preemptively Concedes Defeat, Launches Voter-Fraud Site
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
As Newsom leads California recall polls, Larry Elder pushes baseless fraud claims
As Newsom leads California recall polls, Larry Elder pushes baseless fraud claims
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Bob Enyart, conservative firebrand and pastor, dies of COVID-19 — Conservative firebrand Bob Enyart, the pastor of the Denver Bible Church and indelible talk show host, has died from COVID-19, his radio co-host announced Monday on Facebook. — “Bob Enyart was one of the smartest …
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Radio host, self-proclaimed ‘right-wing religious fanatic’ Bob Enyart dies of COVID-19 — A former director of Colorado Right to Life, he used his cable television show to mock AIDS victims. — WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — Self-proclaimed “right-wing religious fanatic” radio host Bob Enyart of Colorado …
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Bob Enyart, Who Mocked AIDS Victims and Spread COVID Lies, Has Died of COVID
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Colorado pastor who mocked AIDS deaths and spread vaccine conspiracy theories dies from COVID-19
Colorado pastor who mocked AIDS deaths and spread vaccine conspiracy theories dies from COVID-19
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Why Did the Staff at the Met Wear Masks, While the Celebrities Went Without? — The photographs from last night's event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City show a host of celebrities — including New York Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Carolyn Maloney …
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Sent a Message With Her First Met Gala Appearance
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Thomas Barrabi / Fox News:
AOC wears ‘Tax The Rich’ dress at $30K-per-ticket Met Gala
AOC wears ‘Tax The Rich’ dress at $30K-per-ticket Met Gala
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She's One Of Congress's Leading Progressives — Just Not In Her Own Office, Staffers Say — WASHINGTON — Last May, Rep. Pramila Jayapal introduced the Paycheck Recovery Act, aimed at curbing layoffs during the pandemic by having the federal government pay people's salaries.
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Memo shows how Homeland Security restricted flow of ‘election-related’ intelligence ahead of 1/6 — Ex-FBI official warns of potential for more violence at right-wing rally — (CNN)A few months before rioters stormed the US Capitol, the Department of Homeland Security restricted the flow …
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Republican derails Afghanistan hearing by asking who can ‘press the button’ to silence Biden — Idaho Republican Sen. Jim Risch grilled Secretary of State Antony Blinken about who in the White House has the authority to “press the button” to silence President Joe Biden in a strange exchange during …
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Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Biden judicial picks win Senate backing at pace not seen since Nixon
Biden judicial picks win Senate backing at pace not seen since Nixon
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Covid Hospitalization Crisis Reaches Fever Pitch in Southern I.C.U.s — Share of I.C.U. beds occupied in each hospital — Circle size is proportional to I.C.U. capacity. — Wash. — Maine — Mont. — N.D. — Ore. — Vt. — Minn. — N.H. — Idaho — Wis. — S.D.
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Words matter. So these journalists refuse to call GOP election meddling an ‘audit.’ — There's a simple but powerful idea behind the Philadelphia Inquirer's recent decision not to use the word “audit” when referring to an effort by the state GOP to investigate the 2020 election: — Words matter.
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Axios-Ipsos poll: 60% of voters back Biden vaccine mandates — A majority of Americans — including suburban voters — support vaccine mandates for federal workers as well as private companies, according to the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index.
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Op-Ed: The GOP is now a zombie of the party that triumphed in the 2003 recall — In October 2003, I was working at the CBS affiliate in Bakersfield running the assignment desk and helping produce our political coverage. It was an exciting time to be in both news and politics.
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GOP's Jan. 6 problem returns to its doorstep — The Saturday rally defending some rioters arrested during the Capitol insurrection is reminding the GOP of an uncomfortable reality: Part of its base believes the Jan. 6 attack was justified. — Saturday's rally comes as some conservative …
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New York Will Soon Lose 1 House Seat. The G.O.P. Might Lose 5. — A new bipartisan commission is drawing up district lines, but New York Democratic leaders are laying the groundwork to take over the redistricting process. — Seven years ago, New Yorkers voted decisively to empower …
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DeSantis embraces anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) became a right-wing celebrity by defiantly ignoring public health guidance on large indoor gatherings and masking to slow the spread of COVID. But, for much of 2021, DeSantis maintained a scintilla …
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Al Qaeda could rebuild in Afghanistan in a year or two, U.S. officials say. — Al Qaeda could rebuild inside Afghanistan within one to two years, top intelligence officials said Tuesday, noting that some members of the terror group have already returned to the country.
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Proud Boys-Linked ‘Afghan Refugee Hunting Permit’ Found at Michigan Campus — A number of far-right stickers, including a mock “Afghan refugee hunting permit” attributed to the Proud Boys, have been distributed across the University of Michigan campus. — Alex Williams, a transfer student …
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New York Times stealth-edits report on Hunter Biden laptop story, scrubs ‘unsubstantiated’ following backlash — The FEC ruled that Twitter did not break election laws for suppressing the New York Post's reporting
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How Joe Biden Became Irish — While it is cliche for political figures to portray themselves as being “as American as apple pie,” President Joe Biden has long advertised another selling point: He's also as Irish as a pint of Guinness (despite being, like his predecessor, a teetotaler).
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The fight to resettle Afghans in the US has just begun — Afghanistan presents Biden with a chance to reassert the US commitment to refugees. — America's evacuation of Afghanistan is over. But that doesn't mean the US has fulfilled its obligation to vulnerable Afghans, some of whom are still trapped in their home country.
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