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By Spencer S. Hsu and Devlin Barrett Washington Post February 20, 2021 The Justice Department and FBI are investigating whether high-profile right-wing figures — including Roger Stone and Alex Jones — may have played a role in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach as part of a broader look into the mind-set of those who committed violence and their apparent paths to radicalization, according to people familiar with the investigation. The investigation into potential ties between key figures in the riot and those who promoted former president Donald Trump’s false assertions that the election was stolen from him does not…
By History.com Editors HISTORY February 20, 2021 On January 9, 1776, writer Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet “Common Sense,” setting forth his arguments in favor of American independence. Although little used today, pamphlets were an important medium for the spread of ideas in the 16th through 19th centuries. Originally published anonymously, “Common Sense” advocated independence for the American colonies from Britain and is considered one of the most influential pamphlets in American history. Credited with uniting average citizens and political leaders behind the idea of independence, “Common Sense” played a remarkable role in transforming a colonial squabble into the…
By Larry Klayman RenewAmerica February 19, 2021 This week the dean of conservative talk radio sadly died. Rush Limbaugh was an icon, far surpassing any of his rivals. And, while we mourn his passing, leaving a huge void in the lives of many of his followers comprised mainly of conservatives, libertarians, people of faith and all those who believe in the vision and creation of our Founding Fathers, we must also reflect that Rush, like any mortal, was not the Moses who would have lead us back to the promised land! He was a very wise man, but he…
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Coach Mike Krzyzewski opens up on Jalen Johnson’s decision to opt-out By Matt Howe 247Sports February 19, 2021 Earlier this week, Duke star freshman Jalen Johnson announced his decision to opt-out of the remainder of the 2021 college basketball season. Johnson is widely seen as a first-round pick in the 2021 NBA Draft after having averaged 11.2 points per game, 6.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists this season. He was a 5-star prospect in the 2020 class out of Milwaukee (Wis.) Nicolet and chose Duke over UCLA and Arizona. The Blue Devils are struggling this season, and many have…
A MAGA ambassador violated the Hatch Act. Biden must decide what to do about it. By Anita Kumar POLITICO February 19, 2021 Donald Trump’s ambassador to Denmark, Carla Sands, violated federal law when she urged Americans to donate to her boss’s campaign using her official Twitter account. She did it again when she tweeted — once more from her official account — an article questioning whether Kamala Harris, the daughter of immigrants, was eligible to be vice president. And yet again when she tweeted that Joe Biden was using the coronavirus pandemic for politics. Continue Reading…..
With Trump in debt, intelligence and security sources fear foreign spies may target him with offers of money By Mitch Prothero Business Insider February 18, 2021 With more than $1 billion in total debts and at least $340 million due to Deutsche Bank, former President Donald Trump poses an unprecedented challenge for the US and Western intelligence services tasked with keeping the secrets he was exposed to daily for the past four years, according to five current or former intelligence officials in the US and Europe. Trump’s inability to keep US intelligence secrets — and his willingness to…
CBS News February 18, 2021 Congressman Bennie Thompson, the Democratic lawmaker who is partnering with the NAACP in a lawsuit against former President Trump and Rudy Giuliani, says he is looking forward to his day in court. “Donald Trump has to go away. If he doesn’t, we will put him out of business,” Thompson, the chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, told CBSN in an interview Wednesday. He spoke along with NAACP President Derrick Johnson about the legal action they are pursuing against those they want held accountable for the January 6th assault on the U.S. Capitol. Thompson,…
By Katelyn Polantz CNN February 18, 2021 (CNN)Federal prosecutors investigated some of the Proud Boys, including their leader Enrique Tarrio, and their ties to longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone, in a previously undisclosed criminal probe in 2019 into whether the men intended to threaten a federal judge.​ The threat investigation did not lead to charges. But its existence, now revealed by CNN, sheds new light on how federal prosecutors had already looked into the far-right organization’s ties to someone in former President Donald Trump’s orbit ​before the siege of the US Capitol in January. Stone was accompanied on January…
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