Hundreds of congressional staffers sign letter to senators urging them to convict Trump
Hundreds of congressional staffers wrote an open letter to senators urging them to consider the trauma aides experienced during the deadly…
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Biden channels Reagan in push for Covid relief
In another time, Joe Biden might have been the emissary explaining to a president what is doable — and what is not — on Capitol Hill.…
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House Republicans weigh stripping Greene from committee assignments as GOP senators repudiate her views
The fate of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s future is now in the hands of a group of House Republicans who are deliberating whether to punish the…
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Trump’s impeachment defense takes shape
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump filed a 14-page brief Tuesday that previews two main arguments we can expect to hear when the Senate…
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Fact check: Trump’s official response to impeachment includes obvious lies
Former President Donald Trump continues to defend the ludicrous lie that led him down the road to a second impeachment — even in his legal…
Continue ReadingRead: Hill staffers sign letter urging senators to convict Trump at impeachment trial
More than 370 congressional staffers from both the House and Senate have signed a letter advocating for former President Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingHow Amazon can keep thriving even without Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO of Amazon, but investors aren’t too worried about the company’s next steps. What’s happening:…
Continue Reading5 children and a man are killed in a shooting in Muskogee, Oklahoma
A shooting at a home in eastern Oklahoma has left five children and a man dead, and a woman hospitalized with serious injuries, police said Tuesday…
Continue ReadingClarence Thomas’ wife apologizes to his former clerks for divide that developed amid fallout over Capitol riot
Ginni Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas and a longtime conservative activist, has apologized to his former Supreme Court clerks for her…
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi detained for 2 weeks under import-export laws following coup
Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained for two weeks, according to her party’s spokesperson, two days after the…
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Trump powers GOP schism over Greene and Cheney
The Republican civil war hits a critical moment on Wednesday over the fate of two prominent lawmakers who represent rival visions for a party torn by…
Continue ReadingBlack History Month: Major Taylor
Cycling is viewed mostly as a White sport. But one of the fastest men ever to race on two wheels was Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor (1878-1932),…
Continue ReadingIndia cuts internet around New Delhi as protesting farmers clash with police
Internet access remained blocked Monday in several districts of a state bordering India’s capital following violent weekend clashes between…
Continue ReadingWith coup label, Capitol rioters join communist party and White supremacists, university project says
The Capitol rioters have joined a small but notorious cadre in the annals of history: a trio that since the end of World War II has attempted to…
Continue Reading‘We are lost:’ Fox News suffers ratings slump while staffers fret about post-Trump future
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. “We are…
Continue ReadingOxford/AstraZeneca vaccine may cut coronavirus transmission, UK researchers say
The Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine may reduce transmission of the virus, rather than simply reducing the severity of disease, UK researchers…
Continue ReadingI’ve had my Covid-19 vaccine — now what can I safely do? Your questions answered
The day has finally come. You’ve received the second dose of a Covid-19 vaccine currently on the Western market — Moderna,…
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GameStop stock is plummeting but the Reddit rebellion is just beginning
No matter what happens next to shares of GameStop and AMC or the price of silver, average Joes and Janes are now an undeniable force to be reckoned…
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Shutout by allies, Canada will produce its own vaccines by the end of 2021
Canada says it has signed a tentative agreement with US vaccine firm Novavax to produce millions of doses of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate at a…
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First came Covid lockdown. Now a bushfire is forcing these Australians to evacuate
The state of Western Australia is facing an “unprecedented situation” as it battles a raging wildfire while millions of residents are…
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