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Updated: 51 weeks 18 hours ago
What was Giuliani allegedly hiding?
A judge said Rudy Giuliani deliberately flouted his obligations to save and turn over communications. That would seem to say plenty about his legal jeopardy.
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Ex-congressman Peter Meijer launches exploratory committee for Senate run
The Michigan lawmaker was defeated in a Republican primary last year after being one of 10 Republicans to vote to impeach Donald Trump.
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Justice Thomas details jet travel, property deal with billionaire
Supreme Court justice reports three trips on billionaire Harlan Crow’s jet, says one was for security reasons after leak of ruling that ended Roe v. Wade.
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A different way to consider McConnell’s (and Feinstein’s) Senate service
Most importantly: a different way to consider Lisa Murkowski’s.
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Trump’s habit of exaggerating his net worth lands in front of a judge
It’s been clear for years that Trump overstates his net worth. The question is whether he did so in ways that leave him vulnerable to sanction.
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Proud Boys leader Joseph Biggs sentenced to 17 years for Jan. 6 crimes
The former Proud Boys leader was sentenced to one year shy of the longest punishment for a Jan. 6 defendant. Co-defendant Zachary Rehl was sentenced to 15 years.
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The falsehoods you’re allowed to tell on Fox News
Laura Ingraham let plenty of false claims from John Eastman fly in her two-part interview with him — except one.
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How Trump’s March 4 trial date works with the Republican delegate math
Seventy-five percent of delegates — or more — could be determined before the case is turned over to Trump’s defense.
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White House asks Congress to pass short-term spending deal, boost food aid
The federal government will shut down on Oct. 1 unless lawmakers either extend current spending or fund programs through next year
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Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again while talking with reporters
The freezing incident in Kentucky mirrored another occasion when Mitch McConnell, the Senate minority leader, abruptly stopped speaking last month.
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Liberals raise alarms, calling on Biden to sharpen reelection pitch
Left-leaning Democrats have backed the president, but some worry his second-term agenda lacks ambition.
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Biden loves to retell certain stories. Some aren’t credible.
Here’s a guide to some of the stories told by President Biden that cannot be verified or are not plausible.
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Giuliani’s first big legal loss is a blistering one
A federal judge ruled that Giuliani is liable for defaming two election workers. And she was unsparing in her reasoning.
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Trump co-defendant reaches bond agreement after weekend in jail
Harrison William Prescott Floyd, who faces allegations that he harassed an Atlanta-area election worker in the weeks following the 2020 presidential election, posted bond of $100,000 Tuesday.
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Tenn. lawmakers refused to act on guns. A GOP mother is still pushing.
Melissa Alexander says Covenant parents stood up to a GOP supermajority and lost, but this is the moment when ‘things started to change.’
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Trump has yet to issue any public statements on Jacksonville killings
Trump, who lives in Florida, has posted on social media about other topics dozens of times since a White man fatally shot three Black people Saturday.
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Biden pledges $95 million for Hawaii’s electrical grid after Maui wildfires
The fast-moving fires were the deadliest in modern U.S. history, killing more than 100 people on Maui, forcing thousands to evacuate and destroying the historic town of Lahaina.
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Judge rules Giuliani defamed Georgia election workers, orders sanctions
U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell issued the judgment based on Giuliani’s failure to turn over relevant information, not based on evidence in the case.
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Judge says Peter Navarro can’t use privilege as defense in contempt case
Navarro is set to go on trial next week on charges stemming his refusal to comply with a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee.
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Sentencing postponed for ex-Proud Boys leader Tarrio in Jan. 6 conspiracy
The U.S. attorney’s office spokeswoman had initially cited an unspecified “emergency,” though the court spokeswoman later said there was no emergency. A spokesperson for the U.S. Marshals said the judge was ill.
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