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Before Jan. 6, Mark Meadows joked about Trump's election claims — In a text, Meadows wrote that his own son was unable to find more than a handful of votes potentially cast in the name of dead voters, people familiar with message say — Mark Meadows joked about the baseless claim …
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
DOJ special counsel contacts Kemp, former Arizona governor in Jan. 6 probe: reports — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) has been contacted by the federal special counsel investigating former President Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election, Kemp's office confirmed Friday.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's trial date conjures GOP's nightmare scenario
Trump's trial date conjures GOP's nightmare scenario
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Holly Bailey / Washington Post:
Trump attorneys again push to block Georgia 2020 election investigation
Trump attorneys again push to block Georgia 2020 election investigation
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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Tony Bennett, enraged by racism, championed civil rights alongside MLK — In an era when most white entertainers stayed on the sidelines, the singer marched for racial equality and resisted apartheid. — In the 1950s, Tony Bennett watched with dismay as Black musicians like Nat King Cole …
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Dave Kindy / Washington Post:
Tony Bennett saw racism and horror in World War II. It changed him. — What were the chances? Thousands of miles from home, in a foreign land devastated by war, old friends bumped into each other on the street. — It was Thanksgiving Day, 1945, when two U.S. Army soldiers met unexpectedly in Mannheim, Germany.
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Biden: 'Tony Bennett's life was legendary'
Biden: 'Tony Bennett's life was legendary'
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Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
DeSantis Faces Swell of Criticism Over Florida's New Standards for Black History — In one benchmark, middle schoolers would learn that enslaved Americans developed skills that “could be applied for their personal benefit.” — After an overhaul to Florida's African American history standards …
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Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Harris, on DeSantis's turf, blasts Florida curriculum on Black history — Vice President Harris denounced what she calls the state's effort to rewrite the history of Black people in America — Vice President Harris, taking aim at Gov. Ron DeSantis's “war on woke” on Friday in his home state …
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BBC:
Climate records tumble, leaving Earth in uncharted territory - scientists — A series of climate records on temperature, ocean heat, and Antarctic sea ice have alarmed some scientists who say their speed and timing is unprecedented. — Dangerous heatwaves in Europe could break further records, the UN says.
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Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Hunter Biden's lawyer Kevin Morris is seen smoking a BONG on the balcony of his LA home while clearly visible from the road during a visit from the president's son — DailyMail.com saw Hunter Biden's hotshot lawyer Kevin Morris smoking from a large bong on the balcony of his Los Angeles home on Thursday
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Suzanne Bates / Deseret News:
Ahead of DeSantis' visit to Utah, a new poll shows him losing ground to Trump among the state's GOP voters — Voters also weighed in on what quality they want most in a leader, with moral character topping the list — As Utah prepares for a visit from GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis on Friday …
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Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Morgan Stanley credits Bidenomics for ‘much stronger’ than expected GDP growth — President Joe Biden's economic policies drove an unexpected economic surge that has forced Morgan Stanley to make a “sizable upward revision” in its GDP forecasts. — Biden's 2021 infrastructure bill has created …
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Alexander Hall / Fox News:
Researchers horrified, decry rise of ‘fascism’ as students send mocking responses to woke survey — ‘Malicious responses’ to the survey included identifying as ‘illiterate’ and as an ‘attack helicopter’ — Academic researchers condemned students' irreverent and offensive responses to an LGBTQ survey …
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Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
New York Republicans to House leaders: Hold the SALT at your own risk — The Scoop — Tensions are flaring between House Republicans as lawmakers from New York have threatened to oppose a major upcoming tax bill unless it raises the current $10,000 cap on the State and Local Tax Deduction …
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Khristopher J. Brooks / CBS News:
Ron DeSantis threatens Anheuser-Busch over Bud Light marketing campaign with Dylan Mulvaney — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is hinting at legal action against Bud Light's parent company, Anheuser-Busch InBev, for the beer brand's promotion earlier this year with TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney.
New York Times:
Texas A&M President Resigns Amid Fallout Over Journalism Program — The university said M. Katherine Banks would retire “immediately” after political pushback over the effort to appoint Kathleen McElroy to lead its journalism program. — Texas A&M University said on Friday that its president was resigning …