DeSantis voted against Sandy aid a decade ago. Now his state needs the help. (www.politico.com)
Florida’s Republicans have a complicated relationship with disaster aid.
Liberal groups seek to use the Constitution's insurrection clause to block Trump from 2024 ballots (apnews.com)
As former President Donald Trump dominates the Republican presidential primary, some liberal groups and legal experts contend that a rarely used clause of the Constitution prevents him from being president after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol....
Laura Ingraham Busted Deceptively Editing Biden Comments — With Blaring ‘Dems Back to Lying’ Chyron On Screen (www.mediaite.com)
Georgia GOP Gears Up to Remove Atlanta Prosecutor Who Indicted Donald Trump (theintercept.com)
A little over a week after a prosecutor in Georgia indicted former President Donald Trump for trying to overturn the results of the state’s 2020 presidential election, Republicans said they will use a new law to remove her from office....
Silicon Valley "Pronatalists" Are Against Remote Work Despite Boosting Fertility Rates (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)
Donald Trump using bail bondsman rings alarm bells about his finances (www.newsweek.com)
Donald Trump reportedly used a bail bondsman after being arrested at Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday, paying $20,000 of his bond set at $200,000 and taking out a loan for the rest of it. The fact that the former president resorted to such a measure has sparked questions on social media about the state of his...
19 States Cut Income Taxes to Benefit Wealthy — With Help of Dark Money Groups (truthout.org)
According to the states’ own estimates, the revenue hit could be more than $10 billion in fiscal years 2023 and 2024....
New Trump poll proves Obama and Clinton were right: The GOP base are deplorable, bitter clingers (www.salon.com)
Court Finds that Texas Law Requiring the Rejection of Mail Ballots and Applications Violates the Civil Rights Act (www.justice.gov)
'It's a cult': Former GOP lawmaker blames Republicans for contributing to the cult of Trump (www.rawstory.com)
Trump’s bond set at $200,000 in Georgia election-related case (www.politico.com)
The order also explicitly limits Trump’s ability to attack witnesses or his co-defendants, including on social media.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez calls on U.S. to declassify documents on Chile’s 1973 coup (www.nbcnews.com)
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville doubles down after blocking hundreds of military promotions: 'I don't care if they promote anybody' (www.businessinsider.com)
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A Police Stop Is Enough to Make Someone Less Likely to Vote - Research shows how the communities that are most heavily policed are pushed away from politics and from having a say in changing policy. (boltsmag.org)
This article is a few months old now, but I think it’s an incredibly important area of research and something that explains a lot of why America is like it is and how red states stay red....
New Explosive Roger Stone Video Dooms Donald Trump’s Main Legal Defense (newrepublic.com)
The video was filmed before the election results had even been announced.
Roger Stone Recorded Details of Fake Electors Plot Days After 2020 Election (www.rollingstone.com)
Rudy is strapped for cash (edition.cnn.com)
If only he knew a competent lawyer.
Exclusive: A veteran FBI agent told Congress that investigations into Giuliani and other Trump allies were suppressed (www.businessinsider.com)
Trump Promises to Present an ‘Irrefutable REPORT’ Within the Next Week That Will Exonerate Him and Prove 2020 Georgia Vote Was ‘Rigged’ [UPDATED] (www.mediaite.com)
Updating with Gov. Brian Kemp’s response:...
The FBI killed a Utah man who issued numerous death threats. Far-right figures are now claiming the Biden administration is coming to kill conservatives. (www.mediamatters.org)
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The constitutional case that Donald Trump is already banned from being president (www.vox.com)
House Republicans issue new report on Joe Biden corruption… that again offers no evidence (www.usatoday.com)
The committee, led by Chairman James Comer, said in the report that it plans to continue to investigate Biden to find evidence of corruption, even as it acknowledged that it had no evidence that he financially benefited from the myriad foreign business dealings of his son Hunter....
Newsmax Host Reads Disclaimer Acknowledging 2020 Election Results ‘As Legal and Final’ After Trump Claims It Was Rigged (www.mediaite.com)
Too late. Dominion’s coming for you.
GOP donor Anton Lazzaro sentenced to 21 years for sex trafficking minors in Minnesota (apnews.com)
A formerly well-connected GOP donor convicted of giving teenage girls gifts, alcohol and money in exchange for sex was sentenced Wednesday to 21 years in prison on sex trafficking charges.
Trump says he won't sign loyalty pledge required for first GOP debate (www.nbcnews.com)
The pledge includes a clause saying that the candidate will support the eventual GOP nominee.
