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Georgia Judge Rejects Trump’s Request to Drop Charges on First Amendment Grounds
The Georgia election case has been held up by complications related to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
A White Nationalist Was Just Ousted by Voters in a Small Oklahoma Community
Judd Blevins, elected last year, had attended the “Unite the Right” rally and posted to white nationalist forums online.
Knesset Passes Law Allowing Israel to Shut Down Foreign News Networks
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will “act immediately” to ban Al Jazeera in Israel.
“Uninstructed” Primary Vote in Wisconsin Seeks to Influence Biden’s Gaza Policies
More than 46,000 Wisconsinites used the “uninstructed” option in the Democratic presidential primary race this week.
Mike Johnson Says His Removal Could Hand House Speakership to the Democrats
The chances are slim, but not impossible, that Hakeem Jeffries could become speaker of the House by next month.
The UK Is Using a New Definition of “Extremism” to Repress Palestine Solidarity
Amid widespread British support for ceasefire, the Conservative government declared civil society groups “extremist.”
Liz Cheney Calls Trump and the Republican Party “Dangerous”
“We now have one of our two major political parties that has abandoned the constitution,” Cheney said.
Joe Lieberman Backed the Iraq War and Opposed the Public Option
The former senator and vice presidential candidate died at 82 on Wednesday.
Haitian Community Defenders Fight US-Armed Death Squads and Puppet Governments
Haiti does not suffer from a lack of leadership; it suffers from foreign-backed repression of its talent and potential.
RNC Is Demanding New Job Applicants Say Whether 2020 Election Was “Stolen”
“Donald Trump is demanding fealty to his extreme, anti-democratic beliefs,” a Biden campaign spokesperson said.