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Breaking: Colin Powell dies of COVID at 84
Today's Top Stories:
Trump faces a pile of civil lawsuits as depositions begin
The former president is defending himself in at least 10 civil suits alleging fraud and defamation to incitement of violence.
GOP senator rebukes Trump, will not support a 2024 run since Republicans lost the White House, House, and Senate during his presidency
"Trump is the first president in the Republican side at least to lose the House, the Senate and the presidency in four years. Elections are about winning," Sen. Bill Cassidy said.
Virginia Republicans pull vile stunt to cheat ahead of election
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Unbelievable.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says Trump's continued focus on the 2020 election is "a recipe for disaster" in the midterms
Last week, the disgraced ex-president suggested that GOP voters will not come out to vote in 2022 and 2024 if the Republican Party doesn't fully back his debunked allegations regarding the election.
Buttigieg warns Manchin of resistance to Biden’s climate plan: "It will cost lives"
The White House has suggested that key clean energy provisions are likely to be dropped from the Build Back Better plan to secure the support of recalcitrant Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema.
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz’s big fundraising PAC is nearly broke
Despite the two spending the summer barnstorming the country on a grand fundraising swing they dubbed the America First tour, (the moniker adopted after scrapping the widely panned "Anglo-Saxon" caucus), neither Greene nor Gaetz lived up to expectations on the fundraising end.
Senate to vote this week on sweeping voting rights bill Republicans have promised to filibuster
The bill doesn't have the 60 votes it needs to overcome a guaranteed Republican filibuster, meaning it will die unless Democrats nuke the filibuster.
Former Republican defense secretary says Trump "absolutely" shares blame in Afghan withdrawal missteps
When it comes to who is to blame for the chaos surrounding the withdrawal, former Defense Sec. Robert Gates said there is plenty of blame to go around, including both the current and former presidents.
Christopher Steele defiant on dossier, says Trump still 'potential' threat
The British former spy says the Russians still may hold "kompromat" on Trump.
Grocery store heiress donated $150K to GOP attorneys general organization to promote "Stop the Steal" march that led to insurrection
In addition to a $300,000 donation to help organize the infamous event, Julie Jenkins Fancelli gave $150,000 to the Republican Attorneys General Association, which robocalled constituents throughout the country, urging them to march on the Capitol to force Congress to "stop the steal."
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Steven Bannon debate "national divorce" between Democrat and Republican states
America tried that idea once before. It didn't go so well for the secessionists.
Seriously?
Yes. Seriously.
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