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White supremacist praise of the Taliban takeover concerns U.S. officials

02 Sep 2021

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White supremacist and anti-government extremists expressed admiration when the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan fell to the Taliban, which has wo...

Biden praises military evacuation of Kabul, calling it an "extraordinary success"

01 Sep 2021

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President Biden defended his decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan saying he refused to start another “decade of war.” Biden said that the ...

U.S. announces completion of Afghanistan withdrawal

31 Aug 2021

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The Pentagon announced the last U.S. military plane left Afghanistan, marking the end of the United States’ longest war. The evacuation met Presiden...

Biden is warned “another terror attack in Kabul is likely”

28 Aug 2021

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President Biden and Vice President Harris were warned by their national security team that “another terror attack in Kabul is likely” as the missi...

At least 13 U.S. service members killed in Kabul airport attack

27 Aug 2021

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President Biden vowed to “hunt” down the terrorists who attacked Kabul’s airport that killed at least 13 U.S. service members and more than 60 A...

U.S. embassy warns Americans at certain Kabul airport gates to "leave immediately"

26 Aug 2021

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The U.S. Embassy in Kabul advised U.S. citizens at a number of gates at the airport to “leave immediately,” noting “security threats outside the...

Biden: 70,000+ people evacuated from Afghanistan in 10 days

25 Aug 2021

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President Joe Biden said the U.S. is on track to complete its evacuation mission by August 31 and doesn’t plan to have troops stay in the country pa...

FDA grants full approval to Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine

24 Aug 2021

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for people age 16 and older. Dr. Anthony Fauci is ...

Desperation grows as thousands still wait to evacuate Kabul

21 Aug 2021

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Chaotic scenes played out at the Kabul airport as thousands desperately sought to reach evacuation flights out of Afghanistan. President Joe Biden ple...

U.S. is working directly with Taliban leaders on the ground trying to salvage Biden's crisis in Afghanistan

20 Aug 2021

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The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Admn. Peter Vasely, is leading the effort to negotiate with his Taliban counterpart to maintain security at the...

Top U.S. general: The situation in Afghanistan “is still very dangerous”

19 Aug 2021

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told reporters the situation in Afghanistan “is still very dangerous, very dynamic and very f...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for Covid-19

18 Aug 2021

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has tested positive for Covid-19, despite being fully vaccinated. The Republican has opposed mask mandates and issued an execut...

Biden: “I stand squarely behind my decision”

17 Aug 2021

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During an address to the nation, President Biden admitted the collapse of the Afghan government and the Taliban retaking control happened more quickl...

CDC recommends third Covid-19 vaccine dose for certain immunocompromised people

14 Aug 2021

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Vaccine advisers to the CDC voted unanimously to recommend an extra dose of the Covid-19 vaccine for some immunocompromised people. The FDA had alread...

More than 98% of U.S. residents live in an area with “high” or “substantial Covid-19 transmission

13 Aug 2021

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More than 98% of U.S. residents now live in an area with a “high” or “substantial” risk of Covid-19 community transmission, up from 19% just a...

FDA expected to authorize Covid-19 booster shots for some immunocompromised people

12 Aug 2021

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expect to authorize Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for some immunocompromised people. This would be a third s...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns

11 Aug 2021

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he is resigning, effective in 14 days after a state investigation found he “sexually harassed multiple women an...

Gov. DeSantis threatens salaries if schools mandate masks

10 Aug 2021

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Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the state could move to withhold salaries of those who violate the ban on mask mandates in schools. Gov...

The Delta Surge: Masks, Science and Politics

07 Aug 2021

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The superintendent of Texas' largest school district plans to propose a mask mandate. If approved, the Houston Independent School District would likel...

Biden signs bill awarding medals to Jan. 6 first responders

06 Aug 2021

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Senate Judiciary Committee member Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota joins Anderson to talk about honoring the Capitol Police officers with the Congressional...

Bill Gates on Covid and the Delta Variant threat

05 Aug 2021

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Bill Gates joins Anderson to talk about the latest Covid headlines. His foundation has donated billions of dollars to the cause of global health and...

Report: NY Gov. Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women; he denies wrongdoing

04 Aug 2021

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New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women and created a "hostile" work environment for women, a report released by New York ...

Growing evidence the country is facing some hard weeks ahead

03 Aug 2021

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Former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams joins Anderson to talk about the latest with Covid, vaccines and the Delta variant surge. The White House is s...

CDC document: Covid-19 Delta variant spreads as easily as chicken pox

31 Jul 2021

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An internal Center for Disease Control and Prevention document revealed the Covid-19 Delta variant appears to cause more severe illness and spread as ...

Biden: "Every federal government employee will be asked to attest to their vaccination status"

30 Jul 2021

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President Joe Biden announced new measures to boost vaccinations including requiring that all federal workers “attest to their vaccination status.”...

Biden: “The pandemic we have now is a pandemic of the unvaccinated”

29 Jul 2021

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After months of encouraging employees to get the Covid-19 vaccine, companies like Google, Facebook and Netflix are starting to take a harder line and ...

Officers describe hand-to-hand combat on January 6

28 Jul 2021

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Four officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6 testified on Capitol Hill today about their mental health and lingering wounds with one say...

House Republicans demand Pelosi seat McCarthy’s picks for January 6 committee

27 Jul 2021

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House Republicans attempted to pass a resolution that would make House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seat Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s picks to the Janua...

Alabama Republican Gov. Ivey: ‘Start blaming the unvaccinated folks' for rise in Covid cases

24 Jul 2021

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Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey called out “the unvaccinated folks” for the rise in Covid-19 cases in her state. Ivey told reporters “folks are...

CDC Director: “Virus has no incentive to let up”

23 Jul 2021

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CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky urged unvaccinated Americans to take the Delta variant seriously and said “this virus has no incentive to le...

President Biden: Listen to science

22 Jul 2021

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President Joe Biden addressed the rising number of Covid-19 cases and said “we have a pandemic for those who haven’t gotten the vaccine. It’s th...

Bezos: Seeing Earth during spaceflight "was more profound for me than I expected"

21 Jul 2021

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Just moments after landing back on Earth, Jeff Bezos said the experience of flying to space was “amazing” and “more profound for me than I expec...

Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths are increasing; vast majority were not vaccinated

20 Jul 2021

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The surge of Covid-19 cases fueled by the Delta variant and vaccine hesitancy has led to a 66% jump in average daily cases from last week. Deaths have...

CDC director: Covid-19 “is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated”

17 Jul 2021

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Covid-19 cases are rising in all 50 states as the highly contagious Delta variant spreads and health officials say it’s clear that unvaccinated peop...

McCarthy & Trump meet as hearing on January 6 riot looms

16 Jul 2021

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House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy met with former President Donald Trump at his Bedminster golf club just a day after the select committee investigating...

New book: Top generals feared Trump would attempt a coup after election

15 Jul 2021

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CNN has obtained a series of excerpts from the new book “I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year” by Pulitzer-prize winnin...

Biden: "We are facing the most significant test of our democracy since the Civil War"

14 Jul 2021

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President Joe Biden urged Congress to pass federal voting rights legislation during a speech in Philadelphia. Biden called the issue a “test of our ...

Texas House Democrats leave state to block Republicans from passing voting restrictions

13 Jul 2021

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Texas House Democrats left the state to fly to Washington, D.C. in an effort to block Republicans from passing a restrictive voting law. Chris Turner ...

Vaccine confusion

10 Jul 2021

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The last thing a country in the middle of another coronavirus surge and battling vaccine disinformation needs is conflicting messages from the governm...

Pfizer sees waning immunity from its Covid vaccine

09 Jul 2021

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Days after President Biden spoke of gaining our independence from Covid, Pfizer says it is seeing waning immunity from its coronavirus vaccine and is...

Assassination of Haiti's President

08 Jul 2021

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Haiti's President was assassinated in his home. It would be a shattering development to any country. But Haiti has had more than its share of misfor...

6 Months since the Insurrection

07 Jul 2021

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It’s six months to the day since the attack on the Capitol. The FBI and the Department of Justice released new videos today from the January 6 ...

117 people remain unaccounted for in Surfside condo collapse

06 Jul 2021

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The death toll in the Florida condo collapse has risen to 28, with 117 others still unaccounted for. Structural engineer Allyn Kilsheimer was hir...

January 6th rioter joins Republican members of Congress on border trip

03 Jul 2021

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As Congress puts together a special committee to investigate the January 6th insurrection, several Republican House members visited the U.S.-...

Trump CFO indicted on 15 felony counts, alleged 15-year tax scheme

02 Jul 2021

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New York prosecutors charged the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, with an alleged 15-year tax scheme. The Tru...

Death toll rises to 18 in condo collapse

01 Jul 2021

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At least 18 people are dead and 147 are unaccounted for after a south Florida condo building partially collapsed last week. The Miami-Dade mayor annou...

12 dead, 149 unaccounted for in Surfside condo collapse

30 Jun 2021

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Six days after the 12-story condo building in Surfside, Florida came crashing down, search and rescue crews continue to comb through the rubble as 149...

Death toll rises to 11 in condo collapse

29 Jun 2021

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Authorities say the death toll has risen to eleven after the collapse of a 12-story residential building in Surfside, Florida five days ago. Search an...

159 people remain unaccounted for in condo collapse

26 Jun 2021

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  Anderson Cooper reports from Surfside, Florida as an intense search and rescue effort continues for what could be as many as 159 trapped in t...

Miami-Dade Police: 99 people still unaccounted for in condo collapse

25 Jun 2021

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An intense search and rescue effort will continue through the night as nearly 100 people remain unaccounted for after a 12-story condo building collap...

New videos show Capitol rioters attacking police calling them “pigs” and “f***ing traitors”

24 Jun 2021

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The Justice Department released six new police body camera and surveillance videos that show rioters harassing and attacking police on January 6 aroun...

Voting rights bill dead after Senate Republicans block it

23 Jun 2021

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Senate Republicans blocked a signature Democratic voting and election bill during a key test vote. Democrats were united in favor of the bill after se...

Poll: Most Americans reject validity of 2020 election audits

22 Jun 2021

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A new Monmouth University poll suggests most Americans reject Republican efforts to audit states’ 2020 election results and they believe the reviews...

New videos obliterate GOP whitewashing of Capitol riot

19 Jun 2021

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Newly released video from January 6 shows a supporter of former President Trump, Scott Fairlamb, taunting, stalking, and punching law enforcement outs...

DOJ releases new body camera video of January 6 riot

18 Jun 2021

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The Justice Department released horrifying new police body camera video from the Capitol hill insurrection on January 6. The video shows a man, who is...

Biden on historic Putin summit: “I did what I came to do”

17 Jun 2021

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President Joe Biden said he raised human rights and cyberattacks during a summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Both Biden and Putin said the talks w...

Biden and Putin to meet as relations at lowest point since Cold War

16 Jun 2021

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President Joe Biden will meet with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday and U.S. officials say it could last four to five h...

Biden preparing intensely for Putin’s tactics with aides and allies

15 Jun 2021

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President Joe Biden has been using his spare time on his European tour to prepare intensely for his meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Biden has ...

Trump DOJ requested data on 73 phone numbers and 36 email addresses from Apple

12 Jun 2021

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The Department of Justice under former President Trump demanded metadata from Apple on 73 phone numbers and 36 email addresses, the company said. ...

Bipartisan group of 10 senators agree on infrastructure plan

11 Jun 2021

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A bipartisan group of ten senators say they’ve reached an agreement on infrastructure that would be “fully paid for and not include tax increases....

Biden sets ambitious agenda on first overseas trip

10 Jun 2021

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President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda is stalled in Washington, D.C. while he is overseas for his first trip abroad to talk with world leaders. Bide...

White House negotiations with Capito-led Republicans officially done

09 Jun 2021

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Infrastructure negotiations between President Joe Biden and a group of Republican senators led by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito broke down. Sen. Capito sa...

NY Times: Trump Organization executive testifies before a grand jury

05 Jun 2021

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The New York Times reports that senior Trump Organization financial official Jeffrey McConney has testified before a grand jury in Manhattan as ...

Manchin signals he’s not ready to buck Republicans on key issues

04 Jun 2021

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Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin holds a powerful position as a pivotal swing vote for the party and he’s made it clear he’s not ready to abandon Repub...

Former Trump advisers: The former President is more obsessed than ever with the 2020 election

03 Jun 2021

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Advisers for former President Trump tell CNN that he is more obsessed than ever with the 2020 election and is listening to “the bottom of the bottom...

Biden slams GOP voting restrictions as “simply un-American”

02 Jun 2021

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President Joe Biden announced Vice President Kamala Harris will lead his administration’s efforts on voting rights. Biden condemned the efforts by R...

Manhunt underway for at least three suspects in Florida club shooting

01 Jun 2021

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Breaking news in the search for three people who opened fire at a concert venue outside Miami over the weekend. Two people were killed, 21 others wo...

Podcast May 28, 2021

29 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today, in the very chamber overun by a violent mob just a few months ago, Senate Republicans blocked the creation of a bipartisan commission to inves...

McConnell doubles down to pressure Republicans, asks for “personal favor” to block January 6 commission

28 May 2021

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has ramped up the pressure on his GOP colleagues to oppose a bill that would create a commission to investigati...

At least 8 killed in San Jose shooting

27 May 2021

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At least eight people were killed when a gunman opened fire at the Valley Transportation Authority rail yard in San Jose, California. The shooter, who...

Washington Post: Manhattan DA convenes grand jury in Trump probe

26 May 2021

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The Washington Post reports that the Manhattan district attorney has convened a grand jury in the Trump criminal probe that’s expected to decide whe...

GOP leaders silent on Greene comparing mask mandate to Holocaust

25 May 2021

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Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene compared House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to continue the mask mandate to the Holocaust. House Minority ...

Police to release all video in death of Ronald Greene

22 May 2021

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CNN has obtained new body camera video from one Louisiana State Police trooper who arrived on the scene as other officers had Ronald Greene on the g...

January 6 commission vote: Unlikely 10 Republicans go against McConnell

21 May 2021

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The chances of 10 Senate Republicans going against Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and siding with the Democrats to establish an independent a...

35 Republicans vote with Democrats in favor of January 6 Capitol riot commission

20 May 2021

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The House passed a bill to create an independent and bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol. 35 Republicans voted wi...

McCarthy won’t support bipartisan January 6 commission

19 May 2021

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House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy won’t support a deal to form a January 6 commission, siding with some other Republicans who have tried to...

New York won’t require masks or social distancing for fully vaccinated people

18 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that New York will adopt the CDC’s guidelines to not require masks, inside or outside, or social distancing for people...

Confusion over CDC’s new mask guidelines

15 May 2021

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There’s confusion after the CDC said if you're fully vaccinated you don't need to wear a mask in most cases.  Drs. Paul Offit and Ashish Jha ...

CDC: Fully vaccinated Americans no longer need masks in most cases

14 May 2021

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More than 15 months after the CDC first recommended wearing masks, the federal health agency now says that if you're fully vaccinated, you don't ne...

Cheney: "I will do everything I can to ensure" that Trump "never again gets anywhere near the Oval Office"

13 May 2021

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Rep. Liz Cheney was removed from her position as House GOP conference chair. After the vote she said she “will do everything I can to ensure” that...

Rep. Liz Cheney: “Remaining silent and ignoring the lie, emboldens the liar”

12 May 2021

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Rep. Liz Cheney spoke on the House floor about the move to oust her from her leadership position. She vowed not to remain silent as the former Preside...

Caitlyn Jenner on Biden: “He is our President. I respect that.”

11 May 2021

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California recall candidate Caitlyn Jenner said she doesn’t believe the election was “stolen” and Biden “is our President. I respect that.” ...

Texas House passes election overhaul bill that adds new restrictions

08 May 2021

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The Texas House of Representatives passed an election overhaul bill that would add new voting restrictions and penalties to address voter fraud, even ...

Trump allies search for viable Cheney foe in Wyoming

07 May 2021

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With Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, about to be forced out of her leadership position for telling the truth that Trump lost the 2020 e...

Rep. Liz Cheney: Republicans must choose between the truth and Trump

06 May 2021

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Rep. Liz Cheney: Republicans must choose between the truth and Trump   In a new op-ed in the Washington Post, Rep. Liz Cheney says the Republican...

House GOP leader: “I’ve had it” with Liz Cheney

05 May 2021

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House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy was caught on a hot mic talking negatively about Rep. Liz Cheney, saying “I’ve had it with her” and “I’v...

Rep. Liz Cheney: Trump’s election lies are “poison”

04 May 2021

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Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, said her party can’t accept the “poison” of the idea that the 2020 election was stolen. She also sa...

Trump allies worry Giuliani raid sent “strong message” to the former President’s inner circle

01 May 2021

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An adviser to former President Trump is worried the Rudy Giuliani raid sent a “strong message to a lot of people inside Trump’s world” and that ...

India experiencing world’s worst Covid-19 outbreak

30 Apr 2021

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India is currently experiencing the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreak with daily cases and deaths rising every day. Bodies are being burned in makeshi...

CDC issues new outdoor mask guidance for full vaccinated people

28 Apr 2021

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The CDC issued new outdoor mask guidance for people who are fully vaccinated, allowing them to unmask in small outdoor gatherings and while eating out...

Brown family attorney: Video of police shooting shows “execution”

27 Apr 2021

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An attorney for Andrew Brown Jr.’s family said the shooting of the North Carolina Black man was an “execution.” The family was only shown a shor...

CDC & FDA lift pause on J&J coronavirus vaccine

24 Apr 2021

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The CDC and FDA lifted the pause on the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine after use of the shot was halted while rare, severe blood clots were in...

Daunte Wright’s mother: “My son should be burying me”

23 Apr 2021

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Friends and family gathered in Brooklyn City, Minnesota to say goodbye to Daunte Wright, a Black man whose death at the hands of a police officer reig...

DOJ launches broad investigation into Minneapolis policing

22 Apr 2021

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The Justice Department has launched a federal civil probe into the policing policies in Minneapolis. The investigation comes a day after former Minn...

Derek Chauvin found guilty on all three charges

21 Apr 2021

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Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three charges in the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin was taken away in handcuf...

Jury deliberating in Derek Chauvin murder trial

20 Apr 2021

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Jurors have been sent to deliberate in the trial of former Minneapolis Police offer Derek Chauvin after 45 witnesses were called over three weeks of t...

Another mass shooting

17 Apr 2021

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Police say the gunman who opened fire at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis killing eight people was a 19-year-old former employee.  Ali Brown, a...

Video released in police shooting of a 13-year-old in Chicago

16 Apr 2021

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Chicago police released video today in the fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo. The Toledo family attorney joins Anderson.  In the ...

Protests continue in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota after police killing of Daunte Wright

15 Apr 2021

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Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter was arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter today for shooting and killing 20-year-ol...

Protesters on the streets for third night after police shooting in Minnesota

14 Apr 2021

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As curfew approaches, people march on the streets of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota calling for justice for Daunte Wright. Officer Kim Potter, the pol...