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Republicans Unveil Bill to Make AR-15-Style Rifle the “National Gun”
AR-15-style weapons have been used in some of the deadliest shootings in modern U.S. history.
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner Subpoenaed to Testify in DOJ’s Trump Investigation
It's unclear as of yet whether the two will attempt to oppose the subpoena orders.
Trump Lies About Slashing Rail Safety Rules During Visit to East Palestine
In 2017, Trump rescinded an Obama-era rule aimed at making trains carrying hazardous materials safer.
GA Grand Jury Foreperson Implies Trump Will Face Charges for Raffensperger Call
The foreperson said people won't “be shocked” about “the big name that everyone keeps asking me about.”
“It’s White Supremacy” — Critics Lambaste Greene’s Call for “National Divorce”
Greene's plan would increase states' powers while potentially limiting rights protected by the federal government.
Sanders Says US Must Condition Aid to Israel to Rein In “Racist Government”
“You cannot demean the Palestinian people there. You just can’t do it and then come to America and ask for money.”
WI Supreme Court Election Candidate Is Trump Loyalist Involved in Electors Plot
Dan Kelly took part in “extensive conversations” regarding Wisconsin Republicans' role in the fake electors plot.
Ketanji Brown Jackson Rebukes Colleagues for Rejecting Case on 162-Year Sentence
It is “unfortunate” that other justices on the court didn't take the same position Jackson did, one legal observer said.
GOP-Controlled Statehouses Are Lurching Right Due to Unfettered Corporate Money
Corporate spending unleashed by “Citizens United” is to blame for the stampede to the far right in state governments.
Kevin McCarthy Gives Tucker Carlson Capitol Attack Surveillance Footage
The action could result in a “roadmap for 2024 insurrection,” one former member of the January 6 committee said.