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  Federal Defender Shawn Nolan sipped beer as he waited for his colleagues in Philadelphia to patch together the four or five points needed for a last-ditch c…
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Biden may cut Trump off from classified information
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will wait for a recommendation from his intelligence advisers on whether to share classified information with President Donald Trump after the Re…
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A sneak preview of Biden's inaugural address
President-elect Joe Biden will deliver an appeal to national unity when he is sworn in Wednesday and plans immediate moves to combat the coronavirus pandemic and undo some of P…
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Deceptions in the time of Trump
Truth caught up with Donald Trump after years of giving chase. The arc of his life reveals insistent fabrication and exaggeration, as well as one vast understatement, attribute…
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Fauci: Weeks, not months before new vaccines are submitted for approval
Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the nation’s foremost public health experts, said Sunday that the U.S. is “weeks away, not months away” from considering the approval of new coronavir…
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Gen. Milley key to military continuity as Biden takes office
In taking charge of a Pentagon battered by leadership churn, the Biden administration will look to one holdover as a source of military continuity: Gen. Mark Milley, chairman o…
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Poll: Trump approval remains stable; Republicans unmoved after Capitol violence
Donald Trump is the only president in history to be impeached twice — this time for his role in encouraging a deadly assault on the Capitol by his supporters — but he is poised…
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U.S. state capitals gird for pro-Trump armed protests, FBI flags risk of violence
Protesters are expected to descend on statehouses across the United States on Sunday in support of baseless claims that electoral fraud robbed President Donald Trump of a secon…
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'Hamilton' star to appear in Biden inauguration special
Other newly announced participants in the special include NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, chef and philanthropist José Andrés, labor leader Dolores Huerta and MLB general manag…
Following violent and deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol, the communications director for Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert turned in his resignation.
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Congresswoman's spokesman quits less than 2 weeks into term
The spokesman for Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has quit less than two weeks after she was sworn into office, saying he was prompted to by the insurrection at the nation'…
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Biden outlines 'Day One' agenda of executive actions
In his first hours as president, Joe Biden plans to take executive action to roll back some of the most controversial decisions of his predecessor and to address the raging cor…
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Armed man arrested near Capitol with unauthorized inauguration pass, 500 rounds of ammo
A Virginia man was arrested at a Washington checkpoint near the Capitol with an "unauthorized" inauguration pass, a gun and more than 500 rounds of ammunition, according to Cap…
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Some in the GOP parrot far-right talk of a coming civil war
War-like imagery has begun spreading in Republican circles after the attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters, with some elected officials and…
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Trump boycotting Biden inauguration with early exit
President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida.
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Attack on Capitol was the beginning of an American insurgency, counterterrorism experts warn
Counterterrorism experts say the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol looked like the birthing of a violent American insurgency.
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Alex Azar resigns as Health and Human Services Secretary, citing Capitol mob
Alex Azar, the Health and Human Services Secretary, resigned earlier this week, citing the violent Capitol riot inflamed by President Donald Trump in his resignation letter obt…
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Giants owner claims he wasn't aware of Lauren Boebert's QAnon support when he donated
Boebert was publicly supporting QAnon months before Charles Johnson reportedly made his first campaign contribution.
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Nation gives Trump highest award for Mideast work
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday received Morocco's highest award for his work in advancing a normalization deal between Israel and Morocco, a senior administration offici…
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Pence calls Harris to offer assistance with transfer
Vice President Mike Pence reached out to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Thursday, sources familiar with the situation said, marking the first contact at that level betwe…
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No 'direct evidence' of Capitol assassination plot
Federal prosecutors said there was “strong evidence” the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials,” but the hea…

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A sneak preview of Biden's inaugural address

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Gen. Milley key to military continuity as Biden takes office

Poll: Trump approval remains stable; Republicans unmoved after Capitol violence

U.S. state capitals gird for pro-Trump armed protests, FBI flags risk of violence

'Hamilton' star to appear in Biden inauguration special

Congresswoman's spokesman quits less than 2 weeks into term

Biden outlines 'Day One' agenda of executive actions

Armed man arrested near Capitol with unauthorized inauguration pass, 500 rounds of ammo

Some in the GOP parrot far-right talk of a coming civil war

Trump boycotting Biden inauguration with early exit

Attack on Capitol was the beginning of an American insurgency, counterterrorism experts warn

Alex Azar resigns as Health and Human Services Secretary, citing Capitol mob

Giants owner claims he wasn't aware of Lauren Boebert's QAnon support when he donated

Nation gives Trump highest award for Mideast work

Pence calls Harris to offer assistance with transfer

No 'direct evidence' of Capitol assassination plot

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