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GOP leader dubs Jan. 6 riot probe committee as ‘illegitimate’, refuses cooperation
Jan 13, 2022 05:39A top Republican leader in the US Congress has refused to cooperate with a committee probing the deadly Jan. 6 riot on the US Capitol, slamming its work as “illegitimate” and “abuse of power.”
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58% of Americans believe US democracy in danger of collapse: Poll
Jan 13, 2022 05:10One year after the storming of the US Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump, six out of 10 Americans believe the country's democracy is in danger of collapse, according to a poll released Wednesday.
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Strategy shift: Biden confronts Trump head on after year of silent treatment
Jan 12, 2022 11:44US President Joe Biden strikes different tone in tacit admission that ignoring the most powerful force in the Republican Party is risky.
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Biden calls for changing Senate rules to allow voting bills to pass
Jan 12, 2022 04:02President Joe Biden has called for a historic change to Senate rules as he seeks to pass an overhaul of the US' election laws.
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Why Republicans keep falling for Trump’s lies
Jan 10, 2022 06:58When called upon to believe that Barack Obama was really born in Kenya, millions got in line. When encouraged to believe that the 2012 Sandy Hook murder of 20 children and six adults was a hoax, too many stepped up.
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US Capitol attack panel investigates Trump over potential criminal conspiracy
Jan 10, 2022 06:54Messages between former US Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and others suggest the former President Donald Trump White House coordinated efforts to stop Joe Biden’s certification.
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US House top Dem. steps up attack on GOP: Legislative continuation of Jan. 6
Jan 10, 2022 05:35US House speaker Nancy Pelosi is stepping up attacks on GOP, claiming they are trying to "undermine our democracy" by taking measures amounting to "legislative continuation" of Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump.
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Jan. 6 committee will ask Mike Pence to answer questions: Chair says
Jan 09, 2022 06:20The congressional committee investigating the Capitol attack will ask former US Vice President Mike Pence to answer its questions, according to the panel's chairman.
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Bannon and allies bid to expand pro-Trump influence in local US politics
Jan 06, 2022 06:05Growing drive by hardcore Trumpists spurs US election watchdogs to voice alarm about threat to American democracy.
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One year in, Biden’s nuclear policies look a lot like Trump’s (2)
Jan 05, 2022 12:09Currently, the U.S. is pursuing a nuclear weapons modernization program that was launched by the Obama-Biden administration that is expected to cost at least $1.7 trillion by 2046. This includes large spending increases on a controversial low-yield smaller nuclear warhead, the total replacement of the intercontinental ballistic missile force, new B-21 strategic bombers, B-52 upgrades, more destructive nuclear warheads, as well as other programs.