A rash of new evidence has made clear that Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 election were more sophisticated and far-reaching than Americans knew in real time. Trump’s pressure on the Department of Justice, in particular, was relentless. He reportedly plotted to elevate a staunch …
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Republican Congressman Dan Crenshaw was heckled during a fundraising event because he said the 2020 presidential election was not stolen from Donald Trump. During the Wednesday event in Illinois, Crenshaw told the crowd that claims of election fraud have been exaggerated, saying, “There’s certain states with problems, but don’t kid …
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In the following excerpt from Michael Wolff’s new book,Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency,Trump and his remaining inner circle conjure the Big Lie strategy to overturn the 2020 presidential-election results. The president wanted to go over “messaging” strategy for the upcoming barrage of lawsuits Giuliani was planning to …
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Alabama’s Republican Governor Kay Ivey expressed frustration with those who are eligible to get the vaccine but remain unvaccinated, saying they are “letting us down.” On Thursday, Ivey was asked by reporters what is it going to take to get people vaccinated. The governor, seemingly flabbergasted replied, “I don’t know. …
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The legal fallout after four years of Trump administration cronyism and corruption shows no sign of slowing down. The Washington Post reported on Thursday that the FBI had opened an investigation into Louis DeJoy, the controversial USPS postmaster appointed by Trump in 2020. According to the Post, the federal investigation …
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According to a BuzzFeed News analysis of CDC data and public records, an estimated 702 people were killed by the winter storm that wiped out power and gas to much of the state amid freezing temperatures, a number nearly five times higher than the state has reported. According to the …
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Last April, as the Earth hurtled face-first into a combination pandemic and global recession, the Federal Reserve Board announcedit would generously waive overdraft fees for big banks while giving them increased access to credit. The board explained its magnanimity as a way “to support the flow of credit to households …
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The United States is restoring a policy that grants transgender individuals protection from discrimination in the health care system, the Biden administration announced Monday. This move will reverse a Trump-era policy that stated “sex” refers to a person’s gender assigned at birth, an attempt to allow discrimination in health care …
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President Joe Biden will call for a historic investment that would provide free preschool to all three and four-year-old children as part of his sweeping American Families Plan, which will be announced during Wednesday’s address to Congress. The more than $1 trillion plan would, according to the AP, benefit five …
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This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. More and more people have come to understand the urgency of the climate crisis in recent years, and Americans have elected a president in Joe Biden who has pledged to make addressing …
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