Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says that even though President Joe Biden is resistant, he intends for Congress to make moves to federally legalize marijuana.In an interview with Politico’s Natalie Fertig, Schumer said work on just such a bill has already begun, and it is “headed in [the] direction” of …
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WASHINGTON — With hours left to spare, former president Donald Trump‘s lawyers concluded their arguments in defense of Trump on Friday afternoon. The defense’s case had a throw-everything-at-the-wall-and-see-what-sticks quality to it: Lawyers Michael van der Veen, David Schoen, and Bruce Castor contended that the charge leveled against Trump of inciting …
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Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire executive chair of News Corp. and founder of Fox News, continued the absurd conservative trend of complaining about being silenced while at the same time having access to some of the world’s largest media platforms. According to the New York Times, Murdoch took the opportunity to …
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MSNBC host Tiffany Cross brought on a Republican political strategist to discuss life after Donald Trump for the party, but it was apparent from the start that this man may have bitten off more than he could chew. On Saturday morning Cross opened her questioning by asking Katon Dawson, former …
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The attack on the U.S. Capitol may have been set the stage for more violence to come, U.S. intelligence agencies are warning in a new advisory. The joint bulletin distributed by the National Counterterrorism Center and the Justice and Homeland Security Departments — and first reported by the New York …
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How the hell was this allowed to happen? Trump and the greater MAGA community for weeks promoted a massive January 6th rally in Washington, D.C. The president promised the gathering of thousands who felt the election had been stolen from them would be “wild.” The internet was lighting up with …
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The carnival-like atmosphere conveyed by images and video from the attack on the Capitol this week was deceptive. Not only did the mayhem lead to five deaths, including a police officer, but according to MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, “There was something way, way darker, more violent, more sinister, and more organized …
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White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has continuously violated the Hatch Act, and on Monday the Office of Special Counsel called on President Trump to take “appropriate disciplinary action.” In the filing, the government watchdog said Navarro broke the law that forbids government employees from engaging in political activities. The …
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During his campaign, Trump told voters many times that the entire country would go to hell if Americans elected Joe Biden president. Among other nonsensical predictions, Trump spread a bizarre virus hoax conspiracy that Covid-19 would vanish following the election. But now weeks after the election cases continue to rise, …
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In the latest socially distanced episode of our Useful Idiots podcast, hosts Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by none other than newly-freelance journalist Glenn Greenwald. [Editor’s note: This episode was taped on November 5th, the Thursday after Election Night.] Matt and Katie take a deep dive into how …
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