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“Stop the Steal” organizer to cooperate with DOJ in Jan. 6 probe

Pro-Trump organizer Ali Alexander confirmed Friday that he is cooperating with the Justice Department’s investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection, Politico reports. Why it matters: Alexander, who was connected to permit applications.

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Kentucky governor vetoes 15-week abortion ban

Shawna Chen Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed on Friday a bill that would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy with no exceptions for rape or incest. Why it matters: The sweeping.

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Factbox-The onslaught of U.S. laws targeting transgender youth

By Maria Caspani (Reuters) – Republicans in at least a dozen U.S. states have passed legislation this year restricting the rights of transgender youth in a range of areas, including.

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Jury in Michigan governor kidnapping case ends fourth day of deliberations

(Reuters) -A federal jury ended a fourth day of deliberations on Thursday without reaching a verdict in the trial of four men charged with a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor,.

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Trump said did not destroy White House call logs -W.Post

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump said he did not destroy records of phone calls from the official White House log or use so-called burner phones during his supporters’.

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U.S. investigates Trump’s removal of White House records to Florida

By Sarah N. Lynch and Alexandra Ulmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department has launched an early-stage investigation into former President Donald Trump’s removal of official presidential records to his.

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Trump adviser Bannon blocked from using key defense in July U.S. trial

By Jan WolfeWASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday dealt a setback to Steve Bannon ahead of his upcoming criminal trial, blocking former President Donald Trump’s adviser from telling.

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Scoop: Bipartisan Senate group bids to block lifting Title 42

Five Democratic and six Republican senators will introduce a new bill on Thursday that would prevent the Biden administration from lifting Title 42 without a detailed plan in place to stop an.

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House votes to hold former Trump aides Navarro and Scavino in contempt

The House on Wednesday voted to hold former Trump administration aides Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas from the Jan. 6.

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Obama: “I underestimated” disinformation’s threat to democracies

Former President Obama said Wednesday that he “underestimated the degree to which democracies” are vulnerable to misinformation and disinformation, including the U.S. Why it matters: Misinformation and disinformation have grown into an increasingly.

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