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Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Biggs Helped Plan January 6 Event, Lead Organizer SaysRyan Grim, Aída ChávezIn December, Ali Alexander claimed he and three House Republicans were organizing the rally that led to a storming of the Capitol on January 6.
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The Trump Precedent: No President Should Be Above the Law AgainJeremy ScahillAccountability for high crimes needs to exist for not just the current president but future ones too.
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A Mob Attacked the Capitol for Trump. Now What?Mike GiglioWednesday’s riot was the next blind step toward an outcome no one wants, driven by people who can’t understand their own endgame.
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Pelosi Quietly Thanks Democrats Pushing to Expel Members of CongressAída ChávezRank-and-file Democrats called for expelling backers of Trump’s anti-democratic moves, but few noticed Nancy Pelosi’s nod to the efforts.
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Montana Tribes Hard-Hit by Covid-19 Brace for Republican TakeoverMiranda GreenNative Americans in Montana are dying from Covid-19 at a rate 11 times higher than white residents.
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On Telegram, the Paramilitary Far Right Looks to Radicalize New Recruits Ahead of Inauguration DayRyan Devereaux, Sam BiddleThe Boogaloo movement’s most extreme white supremacist element is ratcheting up calls for civil war.
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Speculative “Blank Check” Companies Surround Tony Blinken, Biden AdministrationMatthew Cunningham-CookSPACs have attracted recent attention because of Pine Island Acquisition Corp., a SPAC with close ties to the Biden administration.
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In Wake of Capitol Riot, GOP Legislatures “Rebrand” Old Anti-BLM Protest LawsAlleen Brown, Akela LacyThree states introduced anti-protest laws since the Capitol insurrection — part of a wider push to criminalize dissent.
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Capitol Hill Assault Revives Calls for Domestic Terrorism Law, but Civil Liberties Groups Are WaryAlex Emmons“Before we go down this road again, we should think very carefully about whether new authorities are actually needed and how they might be abused.”
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Trump’s Execution Spree Is Not About Him. It’s About Us.Liliana SeguraThe killings in Terre Haute may look like an aberration, but they are part of a violent tradition that Americans have long accepted.
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Sticking Point in Afghan Peace Talks: Two Forever Prisoners at GuantánamoMurtaza HussainThe Taliban wants the two remaining Afghans returned, but releasing torture victims could be embarrassing for the U.S.
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As the Revolving Door Spins, Lobbyists Hired for Top Jobs in Congress Yet AgainLee FangSpecial interests and corporations will see familiar voices when visiting legislators.
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Sheldon Adelson’s Fortune Helped Turn the GOP Into the Party of Israeli ApartheidAlex KaneWith Donald Trump’s help, Adelson spent the last years of his life helping to make the dreams of the Israeli right a reality.
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America Is Not Exceptional. Its History of Violence Cannot Be Denied.Arnesa Buljusmic-KusturaThe delusion that national breakdown takes place only in foreign lands can have grave consequences for America.
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Capitol Mob May Say Trump Made Them Do It. But That Hasn’t Always Worked as a Defense.Trevor AaronsonA Kansas man who plotted to blow up Somalis argued that he was swayed by the president’s anti-immigrant rhetoric. He got 30 years.
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Dispatches From Trump’s Killing SpreePaul Abowd, Liliana SeguraLisa Montgomery’s federal execution is on hold for now, but 10 others have already taken place, and more are expected.
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