Jan. 6 Panel Tracks How Trump Created and Spread Election Lies  —  In its second hearing this month, the committee showed how the former president ignored aides and advisers in declaring victory prematurely and relentlessly pressing claims of fraud he was told were wrong.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Meltdowns Have Brought Progressive Advocacy Groups to a Standstill at a Critical Moment in World History  —  Everyone acknowledged that Zoom was less than ideal as a forum for a heartfelt conversation on systemic racism and policing.  But the meeting was urgent, and, a little more than two months …

Jan. 6 committee will not make any criminal referrals, chairman says  —  The chair of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Monday night that the panel will not make any criminal referrals, even though its leaders have previously hinted at the possibility of doing so.

Death threats and epithets: The lonely primary of one Republican who impeached Trump  —  MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — GOP Rep. Tom Rice had barely ever criticized Donald Trump before he shocked just about everyone by voting to impeach him in January 2021.  —  His experience over the next 17 months …

More than 100 GOP primary winners back Trump's false fraud claims  —  A Washington Post analysis shows the former president's election denialism has become a price of admission in many Republican primaries  —  J.R. Majewski marched to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and tweeted a photo with the caption: “It's going down on 1/6.”

Leaked internal messages show Twitter employees debating whether to ban us  —  Conservative Twitter accounts are dropping like flies.  Just today, Allie Stuckey was locked out for “hateful conduct.”  Her crime?  She criticized Fox News for celebrating a child's gender transition.

The untold story of Ginni Thomas's anti-cult activism — after she was ‘deprogrammed’  —  Ginni Thomas became an anti-cult activist after being pulled out of a self-help program in the 1980s, she said in a video obtained by NBC News.  Several people who knew her then are surprised …

Fed likely to boost interest rates by three-quarters of a point this week  — Fed policymakers are entertaining the idea of a 75-basis-point rate increase this week, according to CNBC's Steve Liesman.  — Bond yields pointed to the possibility of a more aggressive Fed as the yield …

Chris Stirewalt Lays Out How Fox News Worked to Undermine Trump's Attempt to Claim Victory on Election Night  —  Former Fox News political editor Chris Stirewalt described in testimony before the Jan. 6 House select committee how the network sought to thwart attempts from then-President Donald Trump …

U.S. inflation rate is in the middle of the pack globally  —  Inflation in the U.S. is at a 40-year high, but America isn't alone.  Soaring prices are a truly global phenomenon. … Among those countries, the median rate of 7.9% year-over-year inflation has more than doubled from 3.0% one year ago …

Scoop: Biden leans toward easing some of Trump's China tariffs  —  President Biden, in an Oval Office meeting last week with key members of his Cabinet, indicated he's leaning toward removing some products from the Trump administration's China tariffs list, people familiar with the matter tell Axios.

Inside the explosive Oval Office confrontation three days before Jan. 6  —  Jeffrey Clark, a mid-level Justice Department official, wanted Trump to name him attorney general in a plan aimed at potentially overturning the election  —  Three days before Congress was slated to certify …

White House press secy laughs off question about Biden's health: ‘Not a question we should be asking’  —  President Joe Biden, 79, and was the oldest person in U.S. history elected to the White House  —  I don't think Biden can physically or mentally run in 2024: Guy Benson

As Southern Baptists gather, right-wing faction sounds alarms  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Southern Baptists filled a cavernous hotel ballroom Sunday to hear a warning: Don't cooperate or compromise with the Devil.  And this week, as their huge denomination gathers for its annual meeting and to elect …

A landmark case ensuring education to undocumented children turns 40  —  A group of Texas Hispanic parents fought for their children's right to attend public school.  The Supreme Court decision Plyler v. Doe ruled in their favor.  “The right to a basic education is a fundamental part of democracy,” says historian Sonia Hernandez.

Massacre Leader's Name Is Removed From Yellowstone Mountain  —  Mount Doane, a 10,551-foot peak, has been renamed First Peoples Mountain in an acknowledgment of the park's historical connections with Indigenous people, the National Park Service said.  — Give this article- - - Read in app