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It’s ‘more the merrier’ in Georgia indictment of Trump
Take a closer look at the 18 individuals accused of supporting former President Donald Trump in his effort to overturn 2020 election defeat.
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott makes his pitch to Iowa Republicans
Tim Scott listed favorite GOP talking points including border security, energy independence, tax cuts and boosting the private sector over the government.
Courts & the law
Feds won’t honor gun charge agreement with Hunter Biden, US attorney says
Lawyers for President Biden’s son have argued that part of the doomed plea deal allowing him to sidestep a felony gun charge remains in effect.
Appeals court sides with abortion opponents arrested over chalk
The activists scrawled their message on a public sidewalk in summer 2020 when paint and chalk advocating the Black Lives Matter message appeared all over Washington.
Capitol rioter pleads guilty to attacking officers with stolen police baton
Matthew Krol is one of over 1,100 Jan. 6 defendants who have been charged in connection to their actions at the Capitol.
Experts raise potential Trump defense strategies in Jan. 6 case
The former president’s indictment over his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection is just one of four criminal actions he faces.
Water wars
Feds ease Colorado River water cuts for thirsty Western states
Despite a banner winter, lakes Mead and Powell sit at a combined 36% of capacity.
Water wars: Mexico conference denounces plunder of resources from Indigenous communities
As Mexico faces its worst water crisis in decades, Indigenous communities have organized to fight back against what they call an exploitative system that has looted and contaminated their ancestral lands.
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