WASHINGTON — In the days leading up to Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial earlier this month, Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the lead impeachment manager, heard the same question a lot: Could he convince enough Democratic and Republican senators convict the former president? Doing so required a two-thirds vote in the …
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The pandemic has driven home a lesson that’s been true for a long time about Republican politicians: They don’t actually care about the welfare of their constituents so long as they’re able to trick enough people into people into believing the other side is responsible for everything that’s wrong. Nearly …
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Georgia prosecutors pursuing a criminal investigation against former president Donald Trump for trying to influence the 2020 election are eyeing a call Sen. Lindsey Graham made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger as part of that probe, the Washington Post reported Friday. The call took place 10 days after …
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Fox Business abruptly canceled its highest-rated show, Lou Dobbs Tonight, just one day after voting software company Smartmatic filed a $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News that named Dobbs and other Fox hosts, claiming they were part of a “disinformation campaign” against the company. Los Angeles Times writer Stephen Battaglio …
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President-elect Joe Biden plans to “immediately” introduce a sweeping immigration reform bill during his first days in office. The new legislation, currently being drafted by congressional Democrats and immigrant rights advocates, will include a pathway to citizenship for an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants. Top Latino and immigrant advocacy groups …
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One day before the Georgia runoff elections, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris spoke with Janelle Monae about the massive stakes of electing Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to the United States Senate. As Harris and Monae note during their 14-minute video chat, Democrats would effectively take control of the Senate …
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“We very well might see a post-seasonal — in the sense of Christmas, New Year’s — surge, and, as I have described it, as a surge upon a surge,” Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN’s Dana Bash. As families traveled and gathered for the holidays, they also likely spread the virus, …
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Stacey Abrams may have just ushered in a new political era in Georgia, helping to secure 16 electoral votes for Joe Biden, but right now, all she is concerned about is finishing our Zoom before the AT&T guy knocks out her internet. In the middle of the most chaotic and …
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Multiple videos posted to social media on Saturday morning apparently show Trump supporters in trucks and cars harassing a Joe Biden and Kamala Harris campaign bus in Texas, causing the campaign to cancel a planned event in Central Texas. A Biden campaign spokesperson told Forbes that the Trump supporters “attempted …
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On Thursday, Donald Trump released a video from a coming interview that is set to air on Sunday with 60 Minutes. For days the president had claimed that he would release his team’s recording of the interview because he was treated with “bias, hatred and rudeness.” Before the interview officially …
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