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Mark Meadows Reveals Trump Tested Positive for COVID Ahead of First Debate
After Trump tested negative for COVID in a second test done shortly after the positive one, he continued campaigning.
Omar Shares Audio of Chilling Death Threat She Received After Boebert’s Attacks
The voicemail, which Omar played at a press conference, was laced with racist slurs and profanities.
Georgia Rejects Record Number of Absentee Ballot Requests Under New Voting Laws
Four times as many applications were denied under the restrictive voting laws passed by the GOP after Biden's victory.
Trump’s Former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Is Cooperating With Jan. 6 Committee
Meadows's decision to cooperate comes on the same day an appeals court hears arguments over Trump's privilege claims.
As Build Back Better Is Gutted, Defense Act Is Deemed a “Must-Pass” Bill
Packed with $740 billion worth of militarism, the NDAA reads like a Christmas list from the most terrifying child ever.
Tennessee Rejects “Moms for Liberty” Complaint Over Lessons on MLK
The Tennessee Department of Education only rejected the complaint on a technicality, and said it could be resubmitted.
Omar Slams Boebert After “Unproductive” Call on Islamophobic Comments
Rep. Ilhan Omar criticized Republican leaders for enabling “mainstreamed bigotry and hatred” within the party.
Massive Turnout in Favor of Leftists in Honduras Repudiates US-Backed Coup
The Honduran people have overwhelmingly backed Xiomara Castro of the Libre Party after 12 years of National Party rule.
Trump Org Made $1.7 Billion While Trump Was President, Much of It From Taxpayers
Trump infamously refused to divest his financial interests when he entered office in 2017.
DOJ Accuses Steve Bannon’s Lawyers of “Frivolous” Complaints in Contempt Trial
Bannon and his defense team want to “try this case in the media rather than in court,” the DOJ alleges.