It was reported last week that Ginni Thomas, the right-wing activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent several texts urging Trump Chief Staff Mark Meadows to work to overturn the 2020 election results. Days later, it was reported that she urged Republican lawmakers to do the same. …
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A federal judge said Monday that former President Donald Trump was “likely” guilty of attempting to obstruct of Congress for planning to disrupt the certification of electors in Congress on Jan. 6. “Based on the evidence, the Court finds it more likely than not that President Trump corruptly attempted to …
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Will Smith‘s decision to walk onstage at the Oscars and smack the hell out of Chris Rock has inspired a, uhh, rather sizable amount of opinion discourse. Lawmakers and political commentators have been unable to resist attempting to funnel it through the prism of politics. In less than 24 hours, …
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Before Donald Trump took the stage in Commerce, Georgia for a campaign-style rally Saturday night, those in attendance were shown a monologue by General George Patton. It wasn’t the actual Patton; like most what took place on stage Saturday night, it was someone acting a part. In this case, it …
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s Jan. 19, 2022, order in Trump v. Thompson was as brief as it was significant. By a vote of 8-1, with Justice Clarence Thomas as the lone dissenter, the court refused a request by former President Donald Trump to block congressional investigators from gaining access to …
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The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol building has been examining the role far-right militant groups played in efforts to overturn President Trump’s election loss and the violence that erupted that day. As part of the investigation, the committee has obtained footage of Proud …
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Ginni Thomas, the right-wing activist wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, not only pushed White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to work to overturn the 2020 election results — she also urged Republican lawmakers to go “out in the streets” to protest the election, NBC News reported on …
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KHARKIV, Ukraine — In the northern outskirts of Kharkiv, the sound of artillery shelling never stops. The city is just 25 miles from the Russian border, but Ukrainian forces have thus far been able to prevent the advance of Russian ground troops. In retaliation, the Russians have spent the past …
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After about two hours of deliberations, a federal grand jury in Los Angeles on Thursday found Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) guilty of three felonies for lying to and concealing information from the FBI regarding illegal contributions by a foreign national to his 2016 reelection campaign, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for …
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In the months before Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, an oligarch with Russian ties allegedly paid for locals to paint swastikas around Kharkiv, sources say. The effort, according to the sources, was part of a false flag operation to exaggerate Ukraine’s Nazi presence at a time when Putin was using …
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