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Whatever Passes for “Normal” Amid COVID Is About to Take Yet Another Hard Turn
In 15 states, patients with confirmed or suspected COVID are already taking up more ICU beds than they were a year ago.
Dems “Need to Get Thicker Skin,” GOP Lawmaker Whines Week After Gosar Censure
Democrats in the House say that the GOP’s repeated justification of violent rhetoric is creating a toxic workplace.
Rally Organizers Used Burner Phones to Talk With Trump Officials on January 6
The organizers insisted the phones be purchased with cash, suggesting they wanted communications hidden at all costs.
DOJ Files Emergency Brief Asking Court to Unblock COVID Vaccine Work Rules
The Justice Department argued that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals made an error in its original judgment.
Subpoenas for Roger Stone, Alex Jones Expose Bizarre Underbelly of Jan. 6 Attack
Say you’re a president staring defeat in the face. You refuse to accept it. Who do you call? Those guys!
Trump-Allied Lawyers Ordered to Pay $187,000 in Fees for Their Election Lawsuit
The judge panned the lawsuit as “the stuff of which violent insurrections are made.”
Socialists Secure Massive Victory in Venezuelan Elections
Despite international observers declaring the vote free and fair, the U.S. rejected the results.
Georgia GOP Redraws Political Map as Senate Democrats Do Nothing
Republican gerrymandering efforts could shut Democrats out of power for the next decade.
Hoping to Lower Pain at the Pump, White House Says It’s Opening Oil Reserves
Biden had faced political pressure to take action to deal with rising costs at fuel pumps across the U.S.
White House: 95 Percent of Federal Workers Compliant With Biden Vaccine Rules
Across the U.S. as a whole, 80 percent of Americans 12 years and older have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose.