#Lingering Jan. 6 divisions on full display during ceremony honoring law enforcement

#Lingering Jan. 6 divisions on full display during ceremony honoring law enforcement

Lingering Jan. 6 divisions on full display during ceremony honoring law enforcement Lingering divisions from the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot were on full display Tuesday when legislative leaders presented the Congressional Gold Medal to law enforcement personnel who protected the Capitol during last year’s attack. In a moment that drew widespread attention, family members…

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#GOP seeks to play hardball on annual defense bill

#GOP seeks to play hardball on annual defense bill

GOP seeks to play hardball on annual defense bill Republicans are looking to play hardball with the annual defense authorization bill to combat what they are calling “woke” military policies, threatening to throw a wrench into efforts to pass the bill by the end of the year.   The GOP lawmakers want to insert language into the National Defense…

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#Progressives warm to Jeffries as new Democratic leader

#Progressives warm to Jeffries as new Democratic leader

Progressives warm to Jeffries as new Democratic leader Minority Leader-elect Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has gotten off to a good start with the left, pacifying reservations about whether he is progressive enough to lead the new Democratic caucus.  Jeffries, who next year will become the first Black lawmaker to lead either party in either chamber, has…

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#Biden endorses major shakeup of Democratic nominating process that puts South Carolina first

#Biden endorses major shakeup of Democratic nominating process that puts South Carolina first

Biden endorses major shakeup of Democratic nominating process that puts South Carolina first President Biden on Thursday endorsed a major shakeup of the Democratic presidential nominating process that would make South Carolina the first state to vote. Multiple outlets reported that Biden suggested South Carolina be followed by Nevada and New Hampshire on the same…

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#Appeals court halts Trump special master appointment in Mar-a-Lago case

#Appeals court halts Trump special master appointment in Mar-a-Lago case

Appeals court halts Trump special master appointment in Mar-a-Lago case An appeals court on Thursday ruled that the appointment of a special master after the search of former President Trump’s Florida home was improper, determining that a lower court could not limit the Justice Department investigation into the mishandling of White House records at Mar-a-Lago.  “The law is clear….

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#GOP senators slam Trump over dinner with white supremacist

#GOP senators slam Trump over dinner with white supremacist

GOP senators slam Trump over dinner with white supremacist Senate Republicans across the ideological spectrum slammed former President Trump for having dinner with Nick Fuentes, an outspoken white supremacist and antisemite, who broke bread with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate before Thanksgiving.   Republican senators regularly try to duck questions about Trump’s conduct or give…

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