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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.

Free Speech Advocates Say Florida Bill Would Silence Elected Officials’ Critics
New legislation would make it easier for state officials such as Gov. Ron DeSantis to sue for defamation.

Trump’s Former Budget Director Is Advising GOP to Cut Medicaid by $2 Trillion
Russ Vought is urging House GOP to gut many federal programs that low-income people rely on to meet basic needs.

How One Delaware City Ended Prison Gerrymandering
Prison gerrymandering “distorts our democracy,” one prison reform advocate said.