Politics
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Jan. 6th Panel Requests Testimony From Three GOP Reps. About Capitol Riot Involvement
The House committee sent letters asking House Republican Reps. Mo Brooks of Alabama, Andy Biggs of Arizona, and Ronny Jackson of Texas to appear.
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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott Criticized For Increasing Police Budget
He campaigned on promises to reform policing in his city
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Jan. 6th Committee Will Hold Public Hearings In June on Capitol Attack
The eight hearings on tap so far will be held in a “mixture” of daytime and prime-time programming, starting June 9th.
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Ex-CDC Chief States Trump Administration Silenced Agency On COVID Response
In his testimony to a House committee, Redfield said the CDC could not get approval to hold its own news briefings.
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Republicans Are the “Free Speech” Party Until It’s Time To Talk About American History
Why are Republican legislators regulating books in libraries, racial discussions in schools, and “divisive concepts” if speech is free?
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Republican Gov. Brian Kemp Signs Bill Limiting Race Discussions In Classrooms
The “Protect Students First Act” is one of a couple of pieces of legislation Kemp signed that limits discussion and books in Georgia classrooms
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Former NAACP-LDF President Calls Out Republican Louie Gohmert’s ‘Anti-Lynching’ Comments
Sherrilyn Ifill–the former leader of the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund–took to Twitter to blast Gohmert’s ignorant remarks.
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AME Church Massacre Survivor Urges South Carolina Republicans To Pass Hate Crimes Bill
South Carolina is one of two remaining states in the country that does not have a hate crime law on the books.
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Queen Latifah Has Big Plans for Newark
Queen Latifah plans to revitalize housing fit for everyone in her hometown of Newark.
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Ginni Thomas Texts Spur House Panel Investigation Into Judicial Ethics
House Democrats intend to look at exploring codes of conduct for federal judges outside the Supreme Court.