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BREAKING: Fulton judges greenlight special grand jury for Trump probe — A panel of Fulton County judges on Monday cleared the way for a special grand jury to be used as part of District Attorney Fani Willis' investigation of former President Donald Trump and his efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results.
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Georgia prosecutor granted special grand jury in probe of Trump's efforts to overturn state's election results — The Atlanta area prosecutor weighing whether former president Donald Trump and others committed crimes by trying to pressure Georgia election officials has been granted …
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New York Times, Bloomberg, NBC News, The Hill, Vanity Fair, WAVY-TV, HillReporter.com and One America News Network
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Sarah Palin, who is unvaccinated, recently dined indoors in New York City before testing positive. — Sarah Palin, who is not vaccinated against the coronavirus, dined indoors Saturday night at Elio's, an Italian restaurant on the Upper East Side of Manhattan that regularly draws celebrities …
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New York Magazine, TalkLeft, Law & Crime and POLITICUSUSA, more at Mediagazer »
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Unvaccinated Sarah Palin tests positive for Covid, delays New York Times defamation trial
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Why Ukraine Matters — This past week, Russia has continued to move men and materials to the borders of Ukraine, and has not backed down from its threats to take direct action if its demands on the United States and NATO are not met. The Biden administration has engaged President Putin …
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The Kyiv Independent and CDR Salamander
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It's Not Just About Ukraine. Putin Wants to Evict the U.S. From Europe. — Ms. Hill was an intelligence officer on Russia and Eurasian affairs for Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama and served on the National Security Council under President Donald Trump. — We knew this was coming.
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Putin's Making NATO Stronger, Whether He Starts a War in Ukraine or Not
Christopher Miller / BuzzFeed News:
Some Ukrainians Are Angry About Washington Ordering Diplomats' Families To Leave The US Embassy
Some Ukrainians Are Angry About Washington Ordering Diplomats' Families To Leave The US Embassy
Lorne Cook / Associated Press:
US puts 8,500 troops on heightened alert amid Russia tension
US puts 8,500 troops on heightened alert amid Russia tension
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Cash Aid to Poor Mothers Increases Brain Activity in Babies, Study Finds — The research could have policy implications as President Biden pushes to revive his proposal to expand the child tax credit. — WASHINGTON — An experiment that provided poor mothers with cash stipends for the first year …
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Vox, Forbes, Kevin Drum, UPI and Political Wire
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Seven school boards sue to stop Gov. Youngkin's mask-optional order on the day it takes effect — Seven school boards — including one overseeing the largest and most prominent district in the state — are suing to stop Gov. Glenn Youngkin's (R) mask-optional order on the day it is supposed to take effect …
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EXCLUSIVE: Standoff In Virginia As Schools Defy Governor's Order Making Masks Optional — LOUDOUN COUNTY, Virginia - Numerous Northern Virginia schools refused to provide in-person education to students who were not wearing a mask on Monday, defying an executive order from Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin that went into effect this week.
Allahpundit / HotAir:
Wow: Virginia senate Dem sides with Youngkin, GOP in pushing for end to school mask mandate
Wow: Virginia senate Dem sides with Youngkin, GOP in pushing for end to school mask mandate
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RedState, Washington Post and The Daily Caller
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The Case for Impeaching Clarence Thomas — In a sane world, Jane Mayer's excellent piece on Ginni Thomas in The New Yorker would set off a series of events that would lead to her husband Clarence Thomas's impeachment and removal from the Supreme Court. Ginni is involved with numerous far …
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Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Affirmative Action at Harvard and U.N.C.
Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Affirmative Action at Harvard and U.N.C.
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Joe Biden Snaps, Calls Reporter ‘Stupid Son of a Bitch’ — In a major hot mic gaffe for President Biden on Monday, the leader of the free world got caught calling Fox News' Peter Doocy a “stupid son of a bitch.” — The comment from Biden came after the official White House video feed …
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Cult Classic ‘Fight Club’ Gets a Very Different Ending in China — Someone tried very hard to please Chinese movie censors. — VZ — Fight Club is getting an entirely different ending in a new online release in China, where imported films are often altered to show that the law enforcement …
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Washington Free Beacon
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects House Republicans' challenge to pandemic-era voting rules — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by Republican lawmakers to pandemic-related proxy voting rules set by Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the Democratic-led House of Representatives that were tailored to limit exposure to COVID-19.
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Supreme Court turns away Rep. Kevin McCarthy challenge to House proxy voting during COVID-19
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Chad Pergram / Fox News:
GOP playing the long game, with hopes of reclaiming control of Congress
GOP playing the long game, with hopes of reclaiming control of Congress
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Florida Politics and The Moderate Voice
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Disgraced NY political powerhouse Sheldon Silver dies in prison — Sheldon Silver, the Democratic powerhouse who ruled Albanyuntil he was convicted on federal corruption charges in a stunning fall from grace, has died. He was 77. — Silver died in prison while serving out a six …
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Rep. Marie Newman of Illinois may have bribed a primary opponent to stay out of the race in exchange for a job in her office, House ethics body unanimously finds — The Office of Congressional Ethics voted 6-0 to find reason to believe Rep. Newman bribed a political opponent.
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The Federalist Names Mollie Hemingway As Editor In Chief — In this new role, Hemingway — who has been The Federalist's senior editor since its founding in 2013 -will now oversee all of The Federalist's editorial operations. — Mollie Ziegler Hemingway has been named editor in chief of The Federalist …
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No, Democracy Isn't About to Die — We're fast approaching the point where a subscription to The Atlantic is a risk factor for suicide. “January 6 Was Practice,” announces the cover of the current issue, flagging a story by Barton Gellman headlined, “Trump's Next Coup Has Already Begun.”
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Backbencher
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Florida school district cancels professor's civil rights lecture over critical race theory concerns — MIAMI — A Florida school district canceled a professor's civil rights history seminar for teachers, citing in part concerns over “critical race theory” — even though his lecture had nothing to do with the topic.
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Raw Story, James's Newsletter and The Root
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Inside Jerry Falwell Jr.'s Unlikely Rise and Precipitous Fall at Liberty University — Jerry Falwell Jr. was the Trump-anointing dark prince of the Christian right. Then a sex scandal rocked his marriage and ended his lucrative stewardship of the evangelical education empire founded by his father.
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Raw Story
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Rudy Giuliani is Selling Autographed 9/11 Shirts for $911.00 — Rudy Giuliani has faced an incredible fall from grace since 2001. Back then, he was America's Mayor, presiding over New York City following the September 11th attacks. And for the people who still see Giuliani positively, it is probably because of 9/11.
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Trump Influencer Brandon Straka Walks Away From Jan. 6 Case With Home Detention — Citing his cooperation, the feds wanted the president of the “Walk Away” campaign to serve four months of home detention. He got three. — Brandon Straka, a 45-year-old former hairstylist who morphed …
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Statue toppled in Puerto Rico before Spanish king's visit — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Unknown people toppled a statue of Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in the pre-dawn hours of Monday ahead of a visit of King Felipe VI to the U.S. Caribbean territory of Puerto Rico.
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A Covid Origin Conspiracy? — Newly released emails make more plausible the contention that Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins presided over the suppression of the lab-leak theory for political reasons. — Covid-19 — Politics and law — From almost the moment the Covid-19 pandemic broke …
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The Daily Caller, Power Line and NOQ Report
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Capitol Police examines backgrounds, social media feeds of some who meet with lawmakers — After the Jan. 6 insurrection, the Capitol Police's intelligence unit quietly started scrutinizing the backgrounds of people who meet with lawmakers, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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The Daily Caller and Raw Story
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'In the End, You're Treated Like a Spy,' Says M.I.T. Scientist — Gang Chen was arrested a year ago on charges of hiding his links to China. The charges were dismissed, but he said the damage — to him, and to American science — has lingered. — CAMBRIDGE, Mass. …
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Biden Withholds December Border Crossing Numbers — The Biden administration has yet to release December border crossing numbers that Customs and Border Protection has circulated internally for at least 10 days, raising concerns on Capitol Hill that the White House is concealing damaging information …
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Washington Examiner and Townhall
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Orbital Insertion Burn a Success, Webb Arrives at L2 — Today, at 2 p.m. EST, Webb fired its onboard thrusters for nearly five minutes (297 seconds) to complete the final postlaunch course correction to Webb's trajectory. This mid-course correction burn inserted Webb toward its final orbit around …
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Was Larry Summers Right All Along? … There's a story that progressives like to tell about Larry Summers. The doyen of establishment economics is dining out with a populist politician. The two have made it through the meal with minimal awkwardness — their ideological tensions eased by booze and food …
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Russian stocks sink 8%, ruble plunges to 14-month low as conflict fears intensify — Russian assets have been mired in volatility in recent weeks after a build-up of around 100,000 Russian troops along the Ukrainian border sparked fears from Western powers that Moscow was planning an invasion …