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Dem's Lawsuit Accuses Trump of Inciting Deadly Capitol Riot
The House Homeland Security chairman has sued Donald Trump, accusing him of inciting the deadly insurrection at the Capitol
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Georgia Election Officials Investigate Trump Call
Georgia’s secretary of state’s office has opened an investigation into a phone call between Donald Trump and the state’s top elections official.
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Judge Orders US Officials to Weigh Coal Mine's Climate Costs
A judge says U.S. officials downplayed climate change impacts and other environmental costs from the expansion of a massive coal mine near the Montana-Wyoming border, in a case that could test how far the Biden administration is willing to go to unwind its predecessors’ decisions.
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Trump Defense Takes Shape
The former president’s lawyers will argue his comments leading up to the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol are protected free speech and that the Senate has no jurisdiction to hold a trial now that he’s out of office.
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Trump Lawyers Exit After He Pushed Them to Cite Baseless Voter Fraud Claims
A team of attorneys has parted ways with Donald Trump after the former president asked them to focus on unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud as part of his defense strategy, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.
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Pence Plans to Form Fundraising Group as He Moves Beyond Trump, Capitol Riot
Former Vice President Mike Pence is beginning to build a political future without Donald Trump, including making plans to form a policy-focused fundraising committee that would help him maintain a relationship with donors, according to multiple sources familiar with his plans.
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Biden Faces Calls to Secure Release of US Man in Afghanistan
Relatives and supporters of an American contractor who was abducted a year ago in Afghanistan and is believed to be in the custody of a Taliban-linked militant group are pressing the new Biden administration to bring him home
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Sarah Sanders, Ex-Trump Press Secretary, Running for Arkansas Governor
Sarah Sanders, Donald Trump’s former chief spokeswoman and one of his closest aides, announced Monday she’s running for Arkansas governor, vying for political office even as the former president’s legacy is clouded by an impeachment charge that he incited the deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol
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Political Upheaval Alters Strategies in US Abortion Debate
Anti-abortion leaders who were elated a year ago when Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to appear in person at the annual March for Life are feeling less buoyant now.
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MyPillow Guy Among the Trump Acolytes Picking Up the Torch
Mike Lindell, the businessman better known to the world as the MyPillow Guy, is weighing a run for governor in Minnesota.
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Lawyers Group Wants Rudy Giuliani Investigated, Law License Suspended After Trump Work
The complaint called for the committee to investigate Giuliani’s conduct, including his comments at a rally before rioters stormed into the U.S. Capitol, and to suspend his law license immediately while any investigation is being done.
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Fauci Calls Working for Biden Admin. a ‘Liberating Feeling'
Dr. Anthony Fauci was asked Thursday about his experience working in former President Donald Trump’s administration. “It was really something that you didn’t feel you could actually say something and there wouldn’t be any repercussions about it,” said Fauci. “The idea that you can get up here and talk about what you know, what the evidence, what the science is....
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China Hits Trump Officials With Sanctions on Their Way Out
China has imposed sanctions on nearly 30 former Trump administration officials as they made their way out the door
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Are Presidents Dumbing Down Their Speeches? Some More Than Others
Biden’s performance today was on par for Democrats
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Trump Pardons Connecticut Man Convicted of Health Care Fraud
A Connecticut man who pleaded guilty in a 1998 health care fraud case was granted a full pardon by Donald Trump, the White House announced early Wednesday. Glen Moss was among dozens of people Trump pardoned during the final hours of his administration. In a statement, the Trump White House said Moss has become a “vital member of his community”…
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Trump Pardons Ex-Strategist Steve Bannon, Dozens of Others
President Donald Trump has pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon as part of a late flurry of clemency action benefiting nearly 150 people, including rap stars and former members of Congress. NBC New York’s Katherine Creag reports.
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Pompeo Says China's Policies on Muslims Amount to ‘Genocide'
On his way out the door, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has lashed out anew at China by declaring that its policies on Muslims and ethnic minorities in western Xinjiang region constitute a “genocide.”
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Trump Blocks Venezuelans' Deportation in Last Political Gift
President Donald Trump has shielded tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants from deportation from the U.S. The order signed Tuesday night was a final reward for Venezuelan exiles who have been among Trump’s most loyal supporters and who fear losing the same privileged access to the White House during the Biden administration
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Trump Asks Nation to ‘Pray' for Biden Admin, Says MAGA Movement ‘Just Beginning'
In his farewell address to the nation on Tuesday, President Donald Trump attempted to highlight his administration’s successes amid the backdrop of an impeachment trial for inciting an insurrection while also calling on Americans to “pray” for the new administration. “This week, we inaugurate a new administration and pray for its success in keeping America safe and prosperous,” Trump said. He...
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McConnell Says Trump ‘Fed Lies' to Mob About Biden Election
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell opened the Senate on Tuesday saying the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol was “fed lies” by the president and others in the deadly riot