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Key Trump adviser flips, provides valuable cache of documents to Jan. 6 committee
Former NY police commissioner Bernard Kerik helped the ex-president build his phony election fraud case, and on Friday he delivered evidence of the operation to Congress.
Ron DeSantis AWOL as COVID tsunami inundates Florida
The Sunshine State recorded 76,000 new cases on Friday, nearly twice as many as California with half the population, but the governor hasn't briefed the press in over two weeks.
Joe Manchin pulls bombshell holiday stunt
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Unreal.
Gov. Abbott asks Biden for federal COVID aid as cases soar in Texas
The pro-Trump governor has rejected federal guidance on vaccines, masks, and lockdowns, but he's desperate for help now that omicron is ripping through his state.
Capitol officer furious over Mike Pence's Jan. 6 comments after police saved his life
A Capitol police sergeant seriously injured in the Jan. 6 insurrection called it a "disgrace" that the former vice president recently seemed to downplay the significance of the day after officers risked their lives to save his.
Minimum wage to increase in slew of new cities and states in 2022
Washington has yet to pass a national minimum wage hike, but the "fight for $15" marches on and will record stunning victories in a record number of markets in the new year.
Texas election workers sue state to block key GOP-passed voter suppression law
Republicans want to severely restrict mail-in voting, but the law they rammed through the statehouse would prevent election officials from carrying out their constitutional duties, plaintiffs claim.
Richard Ojeda: How Dems can learn from 2021's failures and turn them into 2022's wins (VIDEO)
No Dem Left Behind: 2021 was a tough year for Democrats, but if we learn from our mistakes, we'll start the New Year stronger!
Prince Andrew accuser turns up the heat, demands proof of medical condition
The maligned royal knee-deep in the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking scandal claims he can't sweat, so lawyers for alleged victim Virginia Roberts Giuffre asked a judge to compel him to provide proof.
Woman who threatened to "kneel on neck" of a Black boy convicted
A New Hampshire woman in her 50s used a racial slur after threatening the 9-year-old at a local park, and now a court has ruled she violated the boy's civil rights.
FDIC’s Trump-appointed GOP chair to resign after partisan brawl
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Jelena McWilliams on Friday unexpectedly submitted her resignation after the Trump appointee faced partisan strife at the bank regulator, in a move that will give Democrats control of the agency in the coming weeks.
John Roberts takes aim at judicial ethics in year-end report
The chief justice called out his colleagues overseeing cases at all levels for ignoring blatant financial conflicts of interest.
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