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[TRENDING NEWS] Is Biden’s Presidency a Disappointment?

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Author: Unknown Author - Publish Date: December 15, 2021 at 01:11AM Readers assess the Biden presidency. Also: Mark Meadows and Jan. 6; paying for abortions for women in need.

[TRENDING NEWS] The Year America Lost Its Democracy

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Author: BY FARHAD MANJOO - Publish Date: December 9, 2021 at 03:00AM Republicans mounted an all-out assault on voting rights. Democrats did little to stop them.

[TRENDING NEWS] Carrie Mae Weems Sets the Stage and Urges Action

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Author: BY ARUNA D’SOUZA - Publish Date: December 7, 2021 at 01:29AM In “The Shape of Things” at the Park Avenue Armory, the artist tells us how we got to this political moment, and asks us to decide what comes next.

[TRENDING NEWS] Jan. 6 Panel to Propose Charging Former Trump Official With Contempt

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Author: BY LUKE BROADWATER - Publish Date: November 30, 2021 at 03:24AM The committee investigating the Capitol riot will consider recommending criminal charges against Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official.

[TRENDING NEWS] Trump Seeks Continued Block on Sending White House Files to Jan. 6 Panel

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Author: BY CHARLIE SAVAGE - Publish Date: November 17, 2021 at 02:21AM The ex-president’s brief to a federal appeals court argued that his residual secrecy powers could block a House subpoena for information about the Capitol riot.

[TRENDING NEWS] Chris Christie Wants the Post-Trump G.O.P. to Move Past 2020

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Author: BY MAGGIE HABERMAN - Publish Date: November 13, 2021 at 09:00PM In a new book and in an interview, Mr. Christie says that if the former president wants to be a positive force, “he’s got to let this other stuff go.”

[TRENDING NEWS] The Bolsonaro-Trump Connection Threatening Brazil’s Elections

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Author: BY JACK NICAS - Publish Date: November 12, 2021 at 03:29AM With his poll numbers falling, President Jair Bolsonaro is already questioning the legitimacy of next year’s election. He has help from the United States.

[TRENDING NEWS] An Oath Keeper was at the Capitol riot. Today, he’s on the ballot.

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Author: BY TRACEY TULLY - Publish Date: November 3, 2021 at 01:29AM

[TRENDING NEWS] Trump Lawyer Blamed Pence for Violence as Rioters Stormed Capitol

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Author: BY LUKE BROADWATER - Publish Date: October 31, 2021 at 01:16AM John Eastman, the author of a memo that some in both parties liken to a blueprint for a coup, sent a hostile email to the vice president’s chief counsel as the mob attacked.

[TRENDING NEWS] Bannon Rebuffs Subpoena From Jan. 6 Inquiry, Invoking Executive Privilege

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Author: BY MAGGIE HABERMAN AND LUKE BROADWATER - Publish Date: October 8, 2021 at 11:49PM The refusal of the former adviser to President Donald J. Trump to comply with a subpoena raises the prospect of a legal battle for evidence in the inquiry.

[TRENDING NEWS] Bannon Rebuffs Subpoena From Jan. 6 Inquiry, Invoking Executive Privilege

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Author: BY MAGGIE HABERMAN AND LUKE BROADWATER - Publish Date: October 8, 2021 at 11:49PM The refusal of the former adviser to President Donald J. Trump to comply with a subpoena raises the prospect of a legal battle for evidence in the inquiry.

[TRENDING NEWS] The Lawyer Behind the Memo on How Trump Could Stay in Office

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Author: BY MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT AND MAGGIE HABERMAN - Publish Date: October 3, 2021 at 12:03AM John Eastman was a little-known but respected conservative lawyer. Then he became influential with Donald Trump — and counseled him on how to retain power after losing the election.

[TRENDING NEWS] Bob Woodward Extends His Trump Chronicles With the Chaotic Transfer of Power

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Author: BY JOHN WILLIAMS - Publish Date: September 17, 2021 at 11:50PM In “Peril,” Woodward and his co-writer Robert Costa take readers up to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and the early days of the Biden administration.

[TRENDING NEWS] Capitol Police formally clear officer who shot rioter, saying he may have saved lives.

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Author: BY LUKE BROADWATER - Publish Date: August 24, 2021 at 01:18AM “The actions of the officer in this case potentially saved members and staff from serious injury and possible death,” the agency said.

[TRENDING NEWS] Jan. 6: A Failed Coup Plot but, Yes, a Coup Plot

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Author: Unknown Author - Publish Date: August 7, 2021 at 12:09AM Readers disagree with Christopher Caldwell, who called the events of Jan. 6 "ambiguous." Also: Donald Trump's legacy; Bard College and Russia; condominium fees; the New York Public Library's picture collection.

[TRENDING NEWS] The G.O.P. Menace to Society

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Author: BY CHARLES M. BLOW - Publish Date: August 2, 2021 at 02:38AM It is delusional to not tell the unvarnished truth because you believe your tone of conciliation will lead to rehabilitation.

[TRENDING NEWS] How a Respected N.Y.P.D. Officer Became the Accused Capitol Riot #EyeGouger

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Author: BY MICHAEL WILSON - Publish Date: July 28, 2021 at 12:09AM Thomas Webster once was part of Mayor Bloomberg’s security detail. On Jan. 6, the retired cop found himself on the other side of the law.

[TRENDING NEWS] Pelosi Appoints Kinzinger to Panel Scrutinizing Jan. 6

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Author: BY LUKE BROADWATER - Publish Date: July 26, 2021 at 01:37AM The selection of Representative Adam Kinzinger for the special committee adds a second Republican who has been an unsparing critic of former President Donald J. Trump.

[TRENDING NEWS] Enlist Trump Against Vaccine Hesitancy

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Author: Unknown Author - Publish Date: July 24, 2021 at 12:34AM Readers urge Donald Trump to persuade the vaccine holdouts. Also: Prosecuting rapists; the appeal of Texas; Republicans and Jan. 6; China crackdown; higher education.

[TRENDING NEWS] Pelosi weighs adding Kinzinger, a second anti-Trump Republican, to the Jan. 6 inquiry.

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Author: BY NICHOLAS FANDOS - Publish Date: July 22, 2021 at 11:55PM The speaker has already given one of the eight Democratic seats on the panel to Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming.