#Republicans defend Trump, criticize DOJ over news he’s target of Jan. 6 investigation 

#Republicans defend Trump, criticize DOJ over news he’s target of Jan. 6 investigation 

Republicans defended former President Trump after he announced Tuesday he was the target of the federal Jan. 6 investigation focusing on his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, criticizing the government for his prosecution. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) suggested Tuesday that the government was targeting Trump out of fear he could win next November. “Recently…

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#Jordan threatens FBI’s Wray with contempt of Congress

#Jordan threatens FBI’s Wray with contempt of Congress

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) threatened Monday to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress for what he claims is the agency’s “wholly inadequate” compliance with two subpoenas issued earlier this year.    “We write to notify you that if the FBI does not improve its compliance substantially, the Committee will…

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#Supreme Court’s shift to right poses risk to LGBTQ rights

#Supreme Court’s shift to right poses risk to LGBTQ rights

Advocates who for years saw the Supreme Court offer landmark decisions enshrining LGBTQ rights and legal protections into law are expressing deep concerns as a court reshaped by former President Donald Trump moves in a sharply more conservative direction. The most recent warning sign for these advocates was the court’s decision last month to side with…

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#Five non-climate reasons why danger of extreme heat is rising

#Five non-climate reasons why danger of extreme heat is rising

Heat waves are the most deadly climate disaster, killing far more people every year than wildfires, hurricanes and floods combined. But rising temperatures aren’t the only reason that extreme heat is becoming a bigger risk. Other important reasons include discriminatory urban planning, the insidious nature of heat illness itself and the decade-long federal tug-of-war over…

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#Carlson interview with Tate highlights far-right’s effort to redefine traditionalism

#Carlson interview with Tate highlights far-right’s effort to redefine traditionalism

Tucker Carlson’s interview with controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate, a self-described misogynist who faces charges of human trafficking and rape in Romania, is highlighting an effort on the far-right to redefine traditional values. Tate sat with Carlson for a two-and-a-half-hour interview published Tuesday on Twitter, where the pair opined on a wide range of…

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