Stone is an obvious link between Trump and the extremist groups that stormed the Capitol — but is it an important one?
Category: Politics
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For Jackson, path to the Supreme Court is paved with smiles and small talk
Nothing so encapsulates the finely choreographed nature of the modern Supreme Court confirmation process as the round-robin of senatorial interviews.
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Congress weighs permanent daylight saving time in a debate as regular as clockwork
Nearly two-thirds of Americans want to stop shifting their clocks twice a year, according to polls.
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The Trailer: Democrats want the oil industry to drill more. What does that mean for climate campaigners?
The climate left grapples with the Ukraine crisis, a conservative operative explains how the Supreme Court can wipe out Democratic-friendly maps next year, and a candidate who wants to run elections in Colorado goes to jail.
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How to turn a tweet into viable evidence of a war crime
A networked collective of organizations and amateurs is building a process that uses social media to hold Russia to account.
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Rep. Madison Cawthorn calls Zelensky a ‘thug,’ says Ukrainian government is ‘incredibly evil’
The North Carolina Republican’s remarks are at odds with the broad bipartisan support for Ukraine among American lawmakers and the public amid Russia’s invasion.
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As GOP scurries from Trump’s Putin praise, Trump Jr. offers a novel explanation
As even Trump allies have made clear this was a very bad idea, Trump Jr. assures his father didn’t mean it. Explaining the clean-up effort.
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North Korean missile launches were a ‘serious escalation,’ official says
North Korea’s two missile launches earlier this year involved a “relatively new intercontinental ballistic missile system” the country is developing, a senior administration official said.
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Former Trump adviser Michael Flynn pleaded the Fifth during meeting with Jan. 6 committee
A former Donald Trump adviser Michael Flynn met with the House committee investigating Jan. 6 insurrection.
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These no-fly zone polls still won’t fly
After a poll showed 74 percent supported a no-fly zone, a pollster tried to get at what support would be if people actually understood the idea. And support dropped — kind of.
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RNC sues Jan 6. committee over subpoena of data from software vendor Salesforce
The Jan. 6 committee said it subpoenaed data from software vendor Salesforce to investigate how Trump and the RNC disseminated false statements about the 2020 election.
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The online attention industry that helps Russian misinformation get traction
Skepticism is valuable and warranted — but that’s different than what we often see.
