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Trump Properties Draw Far Less Campaign Spending in 2021 From PACs
The drop in political spending comes at a precarious time for the Trump Organization.
McCarthy Pulls Out of Jan. 6 Committee After Pelosi Nixes Trump-Allied Picks
The House minority leader demanded that Pelosi capitulate to his demands for the committee that she created.
Tokyo Olympics Social Media Teams Are Forbidden From Showing Athletes Kneeling
The ban was brought on by the decision of women's soccer teams earlier this week to kneel in protest against racism.
Bezos’s Space Stunt Got Almost as Much TV Time as Climate Crisis in All of 2020
Morning shows spent 212 minutes on the space trip in one day and 267 minutes on the climate in all 365 days of 2020.
GOP Legislators in Missouri Oppose Vaccine as State Becomes COVID Hotspot
State Rep. Bill Kidd contracted COVID-19 after joking that he didn’t get a vaccine because he’s a Republican.
Judge Blocks “Categorically Unconstitutional” Anti-Abortion Law in Arkansas
The Arkansas law would only allow abortions for people who had health risks during their pregnancy.
US Sees Steepest Single-Year Decline in Life Expectancy Since World War II
Black and Latinx people have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic and the resulting fall in life expectancy.
AOC Calls GOP Refusal to Advance Infrastructure Bill Tactics for “Killing Time”
Even Republicans who helped negotiate the infrastructure bill are set to vote no in a procedural vote on the proposal.
Investigating Trump Is “Absolutely” a Possibility, Says Jan 6 Commission Chair
The committee will also investigate lawmakers' actions in Congress that day, including Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's.
Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Prevent Trump Becoming Unelected Speaker of House
The Constitution doesn't prevent nonmembers of Congress from being selected by lawmakers to become Speaker of the House.