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Mike Pence must testify about conversations he had with Donald Trump leading up to January 6, judge rules — A federal judge has decided that former Vice President Mike Pence must testify to a grand jury about conversations he had with Donald Trump leading up to January 6, 2021 …
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Pence Must Testify to Jan. 6 Grand Jury, Judge Rules — The ruling in Washington was the latest setback to efforts by former President Donald J. Trump's legal team to limit testimony to grand juries investigating him on various matters. — A federal judge has ordered former Vice President Mike Pence …
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ABC News:
Judge rejects Trump's privilege claims over Pence testimony in Jan. 6 probe
Judge rejects Trump's privilege claims over Pence testimony in Jan. 6 probe
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Garrett Epps / Washington Monthly:
The Dangerous Journey of John Eastman
The Dangerous Journey of John Eastman
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Talking Points Memo and Political Wire
Sandra Stojanovic / Reuters:
Video shows police storming building, killing Nashville school shooter — Video released on Tuesday showed Nashville, Tennessee, police officers storming a private Christian grade school on Monday before confronting and fatally shooting an attacker who killed three 9-year-old students and three adult staff members.
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Covenant school shooter was under care for emotional disorder and hid guns at home, police say — Editor's Note: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence. — CNN — The 28-year-old who killed three children and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville …
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Young children, the head of their school and its custodian. These are the victims of the Nashville school shooting
Young children, the head of their school and its custodian. These are the victims of the Nashville school shooting
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Katherine Fung / Newsweek:
Audrey Hale Manifesto Release Raises Major Concerns From LGBTQ+ Groups
Audrey Hale Manifesto Release Raises Major Concerns From LGBTQ+ Groups
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Washington Post:
Activist group led by Ginni Thomas received nearly $600,000 in anonymous donations — Funding for group that battled ‘cultural Marxism’ was channeled through right-wing think tank, Post investigation finds — A little-known conservative activist group led by Virginia “Ginni” Thomas …
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Billy Ball / The Atlantic:
My 6-Year-Old Son Died. Then the Anti-vaxxers Found Out. — Opponents of COVID vaccines terrorize grieving families on social media. — My 6-year-old boy died in January. We lost him after a household accident, one likely brought on by a rare cerebral-swelling condition.
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Christie sees a lane in the GOP primary: Trump destroyer — The former New Jersey governor said the Republicans need someone who can take on Trump “like what I did to Marco.” — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wondered if the Republican field has what it takes to stop former President Donald Trump.
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Chris Christie, Putting Out Feelers for a 2024 Run, Takes Aim at Trump
Chris Christie, Putting Out Feelers for a 2024 Run, Takes Aim at Trump
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Trump makes a big move in the Granite State
Trump makes a big move in the Granite State
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Inside the U.S. Pressure Campaign Over Israel's Judicial Overhaul — President Biden and his advisers bombarded the Israeli government with warnings that the country's image as the sole democracy in the Middle East was at stake. — WASHINGTON — In the 48 hours before Prime Minister …
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Omari Daniels / Washington Post:
Adnan Syed conviction reinstated by Maryland appellate court panel — A Maryland appellate court panel on Tuesday reinstated the murder conviction of “Serial” podcast subject Adnan Syed, deciding a lower court had violated the right of the victim's family to attend a critical hearing in the case.
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The Guardian:
Putin prepares Russia for ‘forever war’ with west as Ukraine invasion stalls — The Russian president has managed to rally people around the flag with talk of a fight for national survival — ne evening in late December, as Muscovites strolled along their city's brightly lit streets …
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Alex Burness / Bolts:
“Back to 1902”: Virginia Governor Revives Lifetime Ban on Voting — Governor Glenn Youngkin just gave himself a lot more power to pick and choose Virginia voters. The Republican governor's administration told state lawmakers in a letter last week that he was rescinding his predecessors' policy …
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Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
Idaho Is About To Become The First State To Restrict Interstate Travel For Abortion — A bill would create a whole new crime — dubbed “abortion trafficking” — which aims to limit minors' ability to travel for abortion care without parental consent. — Idaho already has some of the most …
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Brandon Gillespie / Fox News:
Wisconsin man charged with firebombing offices of pro-life group — Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury is accused of the 2022 attack on Wisconsin Family Action — A Wisconsin man has been charged in last year's firebomb attack of a pro-life center in Madison, Wisconsin, according to a Tuesday press release from the Department of Justice.
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Dominion wants Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and other Fox hosts and executives to take the stand at trial — Dominion Voting Systems said in a court filing Monday that it wants to put some of Fox News' top executives and most well-known hosts on the witness stand when its $1.6 billion defamation case …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
What the Republican Push for ‘Parents’ Rights' Is Really About — You may have heard the phrase “parents' rights.” — It sounds unobjectionable — of course parents should have rights — which is probably why it's become the term of choice for the conservative effort to ban books …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The inside story of why a Florida school removed a movie about Ruby Bridges
The inside story of why a Florida school removed a movie about Ruby Bridges
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NBC4 Washington:
Suspect Accused of Stabbing Senate Staffer in DC Got Out of Prison Day Before, Records Show — A man accused of stabbing a U.S. Senate staffer in Northeast D.C. on Saturday was released from federal prison 24 hours earlier, court records show. — Glynn Neal, 42, was arrested and charged …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Juror in Oath Keepers trial reveals secrets from the deliberation room — In a newly released interview, the juror recounts being disturbed by the tactics of some defense attorneys. — Jurors in the recently concluded trial of six Oath Keeper affiliates were “horrified” …
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Raw Story and Political Wire
Matt Binder / Mashable:
Half of Twitter Blue subscribers have less than 1,000 followers — And Elon Musk now says he wants to force these users all into your feed. — If Elon Musk was expecting many verified Twitter users to pay to keep their checkmarks, the reality is bound to be disappointing, new data has revealed.
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Aleks Phillips / Newsweek:
Tucker Carlson Has the American People on His Side, Poll Shows — A majority of American voters agree with Tucker Carlson that the events of the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol were less violent than have been portrayed by the media. — According to exclusive polling for Newsweek …
CNN:
Inside the backchannel communications keeping Donald Trump in the loop on Republican investigations — Donald Trump continues to wield enormous power on Capitol Hill as House Republicans seek to curry favor with the former president, pursuing his fixations through their investigations …
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Brad Dress / The Hill:
Putin takes ‘nuclear blackmail’ to new level with Belarus plans — Russian President Vladimir Putin is upping the ante in his game of nuclear blackmail with the West by promising to place missiles in Belarus. — The transfer of nuclear weapons, which comes ahead of an anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive …
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Maria Verza / Associated Press:
Official: 39 dead in fire at migrant facility in Mexico — More than three dozen migrants have died in a fire at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico near the U.S. border, an official said Tuesday. Images from the scene showed rows of bodies lying under shimmery silver sheets outside …
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NBC News:
N.Y. grand jury not expected to vote on possible Trump indictment this week — The panel is not expected to meet Wednesday, three sources said. — The New York grand jury considering possible criminal charges against former President Donald Trump related to hush money payments …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Sean Hannity's attempt to coach Trump backfires — again — Despite the Fox host's prompts, Trump declined to give him the answers he sought. And they pertain to some central questions in a key legal fight. — Donald Trump's long-awaited return to Fox News's airwaves on Monday night …
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WJBK-TV:
Wayne State professor suspended after advocating for killing ‘right wing’ speakers on campuses — DETROIT (FOX 2) - A social media post by an English professor at Wayne State University has left him off the job, at least for now. — On Steven Shaviro's personal Facebook page this month …
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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
The Man Who Leads Senate Prayer Is Fed Up With ‘Thoughts And Prayers’ — “When babies die at a church school, it is time for us to move beyond thoughts and prayers,” Senate Chaplain Barry Black said in his opening prayer. — After another mass shooting took the lives of six people …
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
'It's a powerful effect': Austin fires back at GOP senator's blockade of military promotions — Sen. Tommy Tuberville is holding up personnel moves over the Pentagon's new abortion policies. — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin went on offense Tuesday against one Republican senator's blockade …
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