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Trump campaign officials, led by Rudy Giuliani, oversaw fake electors plot in 7 states — Washington (CNN)Trump campaign officials, led by Rudy Giuliani, oversaw efforts in December 2020 to put forward illegitimate electors from seven states that Trump lost, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the scheme.
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As Giuliani coordinated plan for Trump electoral votes in states Biden won, some electors balked — On Dec. 14, 2020, the day of the electoral college vote, Republican electors convened in the capitals of five states that Joe Biden had won. They declared themselves “duly elected and qualified” …
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
The Six Main Strands of the Trump Coup Attempt
The Six Main Strands of the Trump Coup Attempt
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Politico, Just Security, Insider, Raw Story, Alternet.org and Talking Points Memo
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BREAKING: Fulton DA requests special grand jury for Trump probe — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is requesting a special grand jury to aid in her investigation of former President Donald Trump and his efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results.
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I Am Embarrassed for the Supreme Court — Having asked for institutional transparency for the sake of the Supreme Court's legitimacy last week, I am now just embarrassed. In case the Supreme Court Color War of 2022 isn't occupying 100 percent of your attention this week, let me catch you up …
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Twitchy, The Dispatch and The Western Journal
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NPR reporting on Supreme Court mask controversy merits clarification — An inaccurate verb choice made the reporting unclear — On Tuesday morning, NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg reported that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch had declined to wear a mask in court …
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Townhall, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Mediaite, Fox News, BizPac Review and Poynter
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Rep. Lauren Boebert Asked A Group Of Jewish Capitol Visitors If They Were Doing “Reconnaissance” — Rep. Lauren Boebert left a group of Jewish visitors to the Capitol bewildered Thursday morning when she asked them if they were doing “reconnaissance” after seeing them at an elevator at the Capitol.
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Trump held secret meetings in days before Capitol attack, ex-press secretary tells panel — Stephanie Grisham gave more significant details than expected about what Trump was doing before 6 January, sources say — The former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham told …
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After Jan. 6, Sean Hannity Advised Trump: ‘No More Stolen Election Talk’
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Treasury Sanctions Russian-Backed Actors Responsible for Destabilization Activities in Ukraine — WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned four individuals engaged in Russian government-directed influence activities to destabilize Ukraine.
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Biden's marathon Q&A forces White House to play cleanup — twice
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Antony J. Blinken / United States Department of State:
The Stakes of Russian Aggression for Ukraine and Beyond
The Stakes of Russian Aggression for Ukraine and Beyond
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An American Airlines flight turns back over the Atlantic because of a passenger mask dispute. — An American Airlines flight to London from Miami turned around about an hour into its journey on Wednesday night because of a passenger who refused to follow coronavirus masking rules, the airline said.
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How Not to Build a Coalition — The Left's Theory of the Case Falls Apart — It's fair to say that the left of the Democratic party has been in ascendance for some time. You could see it in how candidates positioned themselves during the Democratic primaries.
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News Analysis: Biden is stuck with a divided party
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Mitch McConnell's plan is working
Mitch McConnell's plan is working
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Arizona Democrat says some senators urging him to challenge Sinema with party at a ‘breaking point’ — (CNN)Rep. Ruben Gallego says his phone has been ringing a lot recently — with many Democrats making a pitch to him: Run against Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in 2024.
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Ex-Labor Secretary Reich says Democrats should assault Sinema over filibuster stance in deleted tweet
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Why Democrats spent a year on a failed voting rights push
Why Democrats spent a year on a failed voting rights push
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Rep. Madison Cawthorn Cleans Gun During Veterans Hearing — The North Carolina Republican lived up to his claim to fame on Wednesday of being the youngest current member of Congress. — The House Veterans' Affairs Committee took Wednesday as an opportunity to hold a virtual hearing on how toxic chemicals are killing U.S. soldiers.
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Peloton to halt production of its Bikes, treadmills as demand wanes — Peloton is temporarily halting production of its connected fitness products as consumer demand wanes and the company looks to control costs, according to internal documents obtained by CNBC.
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Supreme Court Permits Continued Enforcement of Texas Six-Week Abortion Ban — Court denies providers' request to allow challenge to S.B. 8 to proceed in federal court — WASHINGTON-The Supreme Court allowed Texas' six-week abortion ban to remain in effect indefinitely …
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Supreme Court denies abortion providers' request to return Texas case to judge who blocked state's six-week ban
Supreme Court denies abortion providers' request to return Texas case to judge who blocked state's six-week ban
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Time is running out for Biden's Justice Department to prosecute Trump for 10 possible crimes detailed in the Mueller report — The five-year deadline is closing in to charge Donald Trump with crimes detailed by Robert Mueller. — Trump benefited in office from a DOJ policy against prosecuting a sitting president.
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Reality check: President Joe Biden's year-one grade? A+ — Any other answer is insane. — As President Biden marked the anniversary of his first year in office Wednesday, the reviews have come in. A raft of pundits and pollsters describe him as “limping,” “struggling” even “failing.”
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'Let's ban algebra, too!' adds Fla. legislator who is clearly not three kids in a trench coat — TALLAHASSEE — Florida legislators are working hard to pass a bill that, as the Associated Press observed, would “prohibit public schools and private businesses from making white people feel 'discomfort …
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Hot Package: Billy Ray, Adam McKay Team For ‘J6,’ Film About January 6 Assault On Capitol — EXCLUSIVE: The January 6 assault on the US Capitol, considered the worst attack on democracy since the Civil War, will be the subject of a feature film scripted and to be directed by Billy Ray …
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Belarusian Government Officials Charged With Aircraft Piracy For Diverting Ryanair Flight 4978 To Arrest Dissident Journalist In May 2021 — Senior Belarusian Officials Conspired to Use a False Bomb Threat to Unlawfully Divert a Passenger Flight Carrying American Citizens in Order to Arrest Belarusian Dissident
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Why I Almost Didn't Read My Poem at the Inauguration — Amanda Gorman is a poet and the author of “The Hill We Climb” and “Call Us What We Carry.” — It's told like this: Amanda Gorman performed at the inauguration and the rest is history. — The truth is I almost declined to be the inaugural poet.
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An anti-Black backlash — with no end in sight — We are in the midst of an aggressive, sustained backlash against recent shows of Black political power. The Senate's rejection of a comprehensive voting rights bill on Wednesday night both leaves in place some of the most pernicious elements …
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Tennessee-based adoption agency refuses to help couple because they're Jewish — A Knoxville couple is suing the Tennessee Department of Children's Services, saying a state-sponsored Christian-based adoption agency refused to help them because they are Jewish.
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Due to COVID Concerns, ESPN Will Not Staff Winter Olympics in China — Robust remote coverage plans will kick off prior to start of competition — Due to concerns about COVID-19 and other COVID-related restrictions, ESPN will not be sending any news personnel to the Winter Olympics in China …
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'F***ing Jews...I'm coming home in a body bag': British synagogue terrorist's phone call to family reveals he WAS anti-Semitic and had duped Britain's MI5 — Malik Faisal Akram, 44, said he was ‘bombed up’ and ‘ready to die’ in synagogue — Final phone call to his brother Gulbar, who urged him to give himself up to police
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‘The Lowest Point in My Lifetime’: How 14 Independent Voters Feel About America — How do independent voters feel about President Biden and America after his first year in office? Let's put it this way: His weak approval ratings might go up if he pulled a Trump and just declared that America …
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A Dam in Syria Was on a ‘No- Strike’ List. The U.S. Bombed It Anyway. — A military report warned that striking the giant structure could cause tens of thousands of deaths. — Near the height of the war against the Islamic State in Syria, a sudden riot of explosions rocked the country's largest dam …
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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm violated a federal conflict-of-interest law by improperly disclosing stock sales — Granholm sold up to $240,000 in stocks from April 2021 through October 2021. — She disclosed the trades in December 2021 — weeks or months after a federal deadline.
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CNBC, Washington Free Beacon and Political Wire
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America is overdosing on the apocalypse — There are grounds to worry about the quality of US democracy but fanatics are a minority — At what point do prophecies become self-fulfilling? Under America's despairing skies the hope has to be never. If you believe the left …
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Those least likely to worry about getting covid (Republicans) have been those most likely to get covid — Since early in the pandemic, there have been a variety of ways in which views of the situation fall along partisan lines. For example, Republicans have consistently expressed less concern …
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