Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. to defy ban on weed, LGBTQ rights flags
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) says he plans to continue defying a recent order from the GOP-controlled legislature banning unauthorized flags on Capitol grounds after he replaced his pro-marijuana legalization and pride flags that were removed from his office balcony earlier this week. The legislature in November included in its budget legislation a provision banning the display of non-approved flags, including the marijuana and...
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What did Trump think would happen when he called on fans to come to DC and stop the steal?
As former President Donald Trump prepares a legal defense for his second impeachment trial, it's worth asking one straightforward, if lengthy, question. It is a query that will be the focus of the Senate trial and one that also will morally implicate his fawning ally in the Senate, Josh Hawley.
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Overnight Health Care: Coronavirus mutations give new urgency to vaccine race
Welcome to Friday's Overnight Health Care. New COVID-19 variants have created a greater sense of urgency to get everyone vaccinated. Dr. Fauci says the variants are a wakeup call. And Johnson & Johnson has released data on its COVID-19 vaccine. With new vaccines, US racing against coronavirus mutationsA new coronavirus vaccine from Johnson & Johnson appears to be another promising tool in the fight against COVID-19, but the U.S. is...
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The Only Person Convicted to Date in John Durham’s Investigation of Russia Probe Gets No Prison Time
Kevin Clinesmith, the former FBI lawyer who admitted that he altered an email which was used in a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant application to surveil then-Trump Campaign Foreign Policy Advisor Carter Page, has been sentenced to twelve months of probation and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment. The post The Only Person Convicted to Date in John Durham’s Investigation of Russia Probe Gets No Prison Time first appeared...
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Shanduke McPhatter, controversial violence interrupter, mounts Brooklyn Borough President run
The former member of the Bloods street gang runs the anti-violence non-profit Gangtas Making Astronomical Community Changes, which in 2020 raked in $2.3 million, much of it from the city, to pay for its efforts to reduce violence.
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Overnight Defense: Biden takes first trip to Walter Reed as president | Pentagon halts Trump's last-minute board appointments | Space Force unveils rank structure
Happy Friday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Rebecca Kheel, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter.THE TOPLINE: President Biden made his first presidential visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday, spending the afternoon visiting wounded service members.Biden spent about an hour at the military hospital in...
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Florida town conducting legal review of Trump's residency at Mar-a-Lago
The use of Mar-a-Lago as former President Donald Trump's permanent home is under legal review by the town of Palm Beach and the arrangement may be discussed at the upcoming town council meeting, the town manager told CNN.
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Greene vows to 'never back down' in face of criticism over past remarks
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) vowed to “never back down” as she faces an avalanche of criticism in light of unearthed remarks advocating violence against Democrats, calling school shootings a hoax and supporting the Qanon conspiracy theory.
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Missouri congresswoman moving offices after being ‘berated’ by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — who’s already under fire for promoting violent conspiracy theories — landed in new hot water Friday as one of her Democratic colleagues revealed she recently switched offices because the beleaguered Georgia Republican made her fear for her “health” and “safety.” Rep. Cori Bush, a progressive Democrat from Missouri, said she made the office swap because Greene ...
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Andrew Yang requires nondisclosure agreements from campaign volunteers despite past push against such contracts
Yang's mayoral campaign confidentiality requirements could raise some eyebrows, considering he joined an effort in 2020 to purge non-disclosure agreements from politics.
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The pandemic took a teen's schooling and his beloved game of football. He took his own life.
Spencer Smith was an outgoing teen who loved to make people smile, spending time with friends, and -- most of all -- football. When coronavirus closed schools and then canceled games, he struggled, one of a growing number of children researchers say are suffering mentally in the pandemic.
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Texas state Republican seeks to rename prisons named for slave owners
A Republican Texas state lawmaker is seeking to rename prisons in the state that have been named for slave owners or people connected to convict leasing, which was a system in which Black prisoners were required to perform unpaid labor for private industries, according to The Texas Tribune.
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