Mike Lindell, a major Republican donor, has repeatedly pushed false claims that widespread voter fraud cost President Trump the 2020 election.
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Trump pardons ex-strategist Steve Bannon, dozens of others in final hours
Bannon’s pardon nullifies prosecution in an alleged border-wall scam, effectively eliminating any prospect for punishment.
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‘To heal we must remember’: On eve of inauguration, Biden and Harris honor Americans lost to pandemic
The start of the Biden administration coincides with news that the U.S. death toll has surpassed 400,000 – a crisis the new president will be responsible for controlling.
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Mitch McConnell says Trump ‘fed lies’ to Capitol mob about Biden’s election
Republican senators, in particular, face a daunting choice of whether to convict Donald Trump of inciting the insurrection, in the first impeachment trial of a president no longer in office.
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State lawmakers want Capitol Police chief placed on administrative leave
More than 70 legislators urge Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck to investigate Chief Russell Gauvin’s social media posts questioning U.S. election results and mask wearing for COVID-19 prevention.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation / World, Politics
Joe Biden has a hefty to-do list, and it starts the day he takes charge
Overshadowing everything at the very start is Biden’s effort to win congressional approval of a $1.9 trillion plan to combat the coronavirus and the economic misery it has caused.
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Proud Boys, other fringe groups find refuge — and money — on Christian fundraising website
GiveSendGo.com pages raised more than $247,000 for people who claimed expenses related to the Jan. 6 rally in D.C. and other “Stop the Steal” events.
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What Biden can and can’t get from an evenly divided Senate
So what does a 50-50 Senate get President-elect Joe Biden
Posted inPerspective, Politics
Why ‘free speech’ needs a new definition in the age of the internet and Trump tweets
Freedom of speech emerged as a concept after the invention of the printing press, and that’s worth revisiting in the context of social media and Trump’s presidency.
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1969 ruling that tossed out conviction of Klan leader may shield Trump from riot charges
The case, in which the ACLU represented Ohio Klan leader Clarence Brandenburg, set a high bar for criminal prosecutions of inflammatory speech.