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20/11/2022

Thomas Simonetti for The Washington Post Washington Post: “Former president Donald Trump declared this week in his 2024 campaign announcement that the single gravest threat to “our civilization” was the Justice Department, which has been investigating his alleged mishandling of classified documents and his role in the effort to prevent his successor from taking office.” “When Attorney General Merrick Garland…...

Thomas Simonetti for The Washington Post Washington Post: “Former president Donald Trump declared this week in his 2024 campaign announcement that the single gravest threat to “our civilization” wa…

20/11/2022

President Biden Turns 80, Making Him the First Octogenarian in the Oval Office - New York Times

New York Times: “ If he was watching from the White House, President Biden might have winced last week when Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared in her speech on the House floor that “the hour has come for a new generation to l...

07/04/2022

ABC News: “The Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, paving the way for her to become the first Black woman to sit on the nation's highest court.” “Just before the 53-47 bipartisan vote, during a rare occasion when senators announce their votes standing at their desks, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called it ‘an even greater moment for America as we rise to a more perfect union.’ "

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ABC News: “The Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, paving the way for her to become the first Black woman to sit on the nation’s highest court.” “Ju…

25/03/2022

Washington Post: “Virginia Thomas, a conservative activist married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, repeatedly pressed White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to pursue unrelenting efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in a series of urgent text exchanges in the critical weeks after the vote, according to copies of the messages obtained by The Washington Post and CBS News.”

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Washington Post: “Virginia Thomas, a conservative activist married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, repeatedly pressed White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to pursue unrelenting efforts…

11/03/2022

New York Times: “Congress cleared the first major federal spending legislation of President Biden’s administration on Thursday, approving a $1.5 trillion measure with substantial increases for domestic and national security programs, along with $13.6 billion in emergency aid for Ukraine as it battles Russia’s invasion.”

https://wadingthrupoliticsnews.wordpress.com/2022/03/11/congress-clears-1-5-trillion-spending-bill-including-ukraine-aid-new-york-times/

New York Times: “Congress cleared the first major federal spending legislation of President Biden’s administration on Thursday, approving a $1.5 trillion measure with substantial increases for dome…

10/03/2022

New York Times: “The 2020 census undercounted the country’s population by 18.8 million people, the Census Bureau said on Thursday, acknowledging that the count had underrepresented Black, Latino and Indigenous residents.” “At the same time, the census overcounted the number of white and Asian residents, the bureau said.”

https://wadingthrupoliticsnews.wordpress.com/2022/03/10/2020-census-undercounted-u-s-population-by-nearly-19-million-new-york-times/

New York Times: “The 2020 census undercounted the country’s population by 18.8 million people, the Census Bureau said on Thursday, acknowledging that the count had underrepresented Black, Latino an…

08/03/2022

Associated Press: “A Texas man was convicted on Tuesday of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun, a milestone victory for federal prosecutors in the first trial among hundreds of cases arising from last year’s riot.” “A jury also convicted Guy Wesley Reffitt of interfering with police officers who were guarding the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and of obstructing justice for threatening his two teenage children if they reported him to law enforcement after the attack. Jurors deliberated about three hours and convicted him on all counts.”

https://wadingthrupoliticsnews.wordpress.com/2022/03/08/1st-trial-in-capitol-riot-ends-with-conviction-all-counts-associated-press/

Associated Press: “A Texas man was convicted on Tuesday of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun, a milestone victory for federal prosecutors in the first trial among hundreds of cases…

02/03/2022

Washington Post: “Mexican smuggling gangs have sawed through new segments of border wall 3,272 times over the past three years, according to unpublished U.S. Customs and Border Protection maintenance records obtained by The Washington Post under the Freedom of Information Act.”

https://wadingthrupoliticsnews.wordpress.com/2022/03/02/trumps-border-wall-has-been-breached-more-than-3000-times-by-smugglers-cbp-records-show-washington-post/

Washington Post: “Mexican smuggling gangs have sawed through new segments of border wall 3,272 times over the past three years, according to unpublished U.S. Customs and Border Protection maintenan…

26/02/2022

Washington Post: “President Biden announced Friday the nomination of federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace retiring Justice Stephen G. Breyer, a historic choice that fulfills the president’s pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court and would make Jackson, 51, just the third African American in the high court’s 233-year history.”

https://wadingthrupoliticsnews.wordpress.com/2022/02/26/biden-nominates-ketanji-brown-jackson-to-the-supreme-court-washington-post/

Washington Post: “President Biden announced Friday the nomination of federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace retiring Justice Stephen G. Breyer, a historic choice that fulfills the president…

25/02/2022

Washington Post: “Three former Minneapolis police officers who were at the scene with Derek Chauvin as he pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck were convicted Thursday of violating Floyd’s civil rights in a case that is likely to increase scrutiny over how officers are trained to intervene with rogue colleagues.”

https://wadingthrupoliticsnews.wordpress.com/2022/02/25/former-minneapolis-officers-found-guilty-of-violating-george-floyds-civil-rights-washington-post/

Washington Post: “Three former Minneapolis police officers who were at the scene with Derek Chauvin as he pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck were convicted Thursday of violating Floyd’s civi…

23/02/2022

Axios: “Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Tuesday ordered state agencies to investigate gender-affirming care for transgender kids as child abuse.

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Axios: “Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Tuesday ordered state agencies to investigate gender-affirming care for transgender kids as child abuse.

22/02/2022

Washington Post: “A federal jury has found three White men guilty of committing a hate crime and other violations when they chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in coastal Georgia two years ago, determining they were motivated by racial animus because he was Black.”

https://wadingthrupoliticsnews.wordpress.com/2022/02/22/three-white-men-guilty-of-hate-crimes-charges-in-connection-with-ahmaud-arbery-murder-washington-post/

Washington Post: “A federal jury has found three White men guilty of committing a hate crime and other violations when they chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in coastal Georgia two years ago, determi…

18/02/2022

New York Times: “The National Archives confirmed on Friday that it had uncovered classified information among documents that President Donald J. Trump had taken with him to his home in Florida from the White House and that it had consulted with the Justice Department about the matter.”

https://wadingthrupoliticsnews.wordpress.com/2022/02/18/material-recovered-from-trump-by-archives-included-classified-information-new-york-times/

New York Times: “The National Archives confirmed on Friday that it had uncovered classified information among documents that President Donald J. Trump had taken with him to his home in Florida from…

17/02/2022

CNN: “President Joe Biden on Thursday announced $1 billion in funding from his administration's signature bipartisan infrastructure law would go toward cleanup and restoration of the Great Lakes.”

https://wadingthrupoliticsnews.wordpress.com/2022/02/17/biden-announces-1-billion-in-infrastructure-funding-to-clean-up-the-great-lakes-cnn/

CNN: “President Joe Biden on Thursday announced $1 billion in funding from his administration’s signature bipartisan infrastructure law would go toward cleanup and restoration of the Great La…

10/02/2022

New York Times: “The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitolhas discovered gaps in official White House telephone logs from the day of the riot, finding few records of calls by President Donald J. Trump from critical hours when investigators know that he was making them.” “Investigators have not uncovered evidence that any official records were tampered with or deleted, and it is well known that Mr. Trump used his personal cellphone, and those of his aides, routinely to talk with aides, congressional allies and outside confidants.”

https://wadingthrupoliticsnews.wordpress.com/2022/02/10/investigators-find-gaps-in-white-house-logs-of-trumps-jan-6-calls-new-york-times/

New York Times: “The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitolhas discovered gaps in official White House telephone logs from the day of the riot, finding few records of calls …

09/02/2022

Washington Post: “The National Archives and Records Administration has asked the Justice Department to examine Donald Trump’s handling of White House records, sparking discussions among federal law enforcement officials about whether they should investigate the former president for a possible crime, according to two people familiar with the matter.”

https://wadingthrupoliticsnews.wordpress.com/2022/02/09/archives-asks-justice-department-to-investigate-trumps-handling-of-white-house-records-washington-post/

Washington Post: “The National Archives and Records Administration has asked the Justice Department to examine Donald Trump’s handling of White House records, sparking discussions among federal law…

07/02/2022

Washington Post: “President Donald Trump improperly removed multiple boxes from the White House that were retrieved by the National Archives and Records Administration last month from his Mar-a-Lago residence because they contained documents and other items that should have been turned over to the agency, according to three people familiar with the visit.”

https://wadingthrupoliticsnews.wordpress.com/2022/02/07/national-archives-had-to-retrieve-trump-white-house-records-from-mar-a-lago-washington-post/

Washington Post: “President Donald Trump improperly removed multiple boxes from the White House that were retrieved by the National Archives and Records Administration last month from his Mar-a-Lag…

04/02/2022

New York Times: “The Republican Party on Friday officially declared the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and events that led to it “legitimate political discourse,” formally rebuking two lawmakers in the party who have been most outspoken in condemning the deadly riot and the role of Donald J. Trump in spreading the election lies that fueled it.”

https://wadingthrupoliticsnews.wordpress.com/2022/02/04/g-o-p-declares-jan-6-attack-legitimate-political-discourse-new-york-times/

New York Times: “The Republican Party on Friday officially declared the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and events that led to it “legitimate political discourse,” formally rebuking two lawmake…

02/02/2022

Politico: “In the final days of his presidency, Donald Trump seriously considered issuing a blanket pardon for all participants in the Jan. 6 riot, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.”

https://wadingthrupoliticsnews.wordpress.com/2022/02/02/trump-considered-blanket-pardons-for-jan-6-rioters-before-he-left-office-politico/

Politico: “In the final days of his presidency, Donald Trump seriously considered issuing a blanket pardon for all participants in the Jan. 6 riot, according to two people with direct knowledge of …

01/02/2022

New York Times: “Six weeks after Election Day, with his hold on power slipping, President Donald J. Trump directed his lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, to make a remarkable call. Mr. Trump wanted him to ask the Department of Homeland Security if it could legally take control of voting machines in key swing states, three people familiar with the matter said.” “Mr. Giuliani did so, calling the department’s acting deputy secretary, who said he lacked the authority to audit or impound the machines.”

https://wadingthrupoliticsnews.wordpress.com/2022/02/01/trump-had-role-in-weighing-proposals-to-seize-voting-machines-new-york-times/

New York Times: “Six weeks after Election Day, with his hold on power slipping, President Donald J. Trump directed his lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, to make a remarkable call. Mr. Trump wanted him t…

30/01/2022

New York Times: “Donald J. Trump said on Saturday that if elected to a new term as president, he would consider pardoning those prosecuted for attacking the United States Capitol on Jan. 6 of last year.” “He also called on his supporters to mount large protests in Atlanta and New York if prosecutors in those cities, who are investigating him and his businesses, take action against him.”

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New York Times: “Donald J. Trump said on Saturday that if elected to a new term as president, he would consider pardoning those prosecuted for attacking the United States Capitol on Jan. 6 of last …

27/01/2022

New York Times: “Continuing to rebound from the shocks of the pandemic, the nation’s economy expanded by 1.7 percent in the final three months of 2021, the Commerce Department announced Thursday.”

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New York Times: “Continuing to rebound from the shocks of the pandemic, the nation’s economy expanded by 1.7 percent in the final three months of 2021, the Commerce Department announced Thursday.”…

26/01/2022

New York Times: “Justice Stephen G. Breyer, the senior member of the Supreme Court’s three-member liberal wing, will retire, two people familiar with the decision said, providing President Biden a chance to make good on his campaign pledge to name a Black woman to the court.” “Mr. Biden is expected to formally announce the retirement at the White House on Thursday, according to one person familiar with the planning for the event.”

https://wadingthrupoliticsnews.wordpress.com/2022/01/26/justice-stephen-g-breyer-to-retire-from-supreme-court-new-york-times/

New York Times: “Justice Stephen G. Breyer, the senior member of the Supreme Court’s three-member liberal wing, will retire, two people familiar with the decision said, providing President Biden a …

19/01/2022

New York Times: “The New York State attorney general, Letitia James, accused Donald J. Trump’s family business late Tuesday of repeatedly misrepresenting the value of its assets to bolster its bottom line, saying in court papers that the company had engaged in “fraudulent or misleading” practices.”

https://wadingthrupoliticsnews.wordpress.com/2022/01/19/n-y-attorney-general-outlines-pattern-of-possible-fraud-at-trump-business-new-york-times/

New York Times: “The New York State attorney general, Letitia James, accused Donald J. Trump’s family business late Tuesday of repeatedly misrepresenting the value of its assets to bolster its bott…

18/01/2022

Associated Press: “The Biden administration on Tuesday quietly launched its website for Americans to request free at-home COVID-19 tests, a day before the site was scheduled to officially go online.”

https://wadingthrupoliticsnews.wordpress.com/2022/01/18/white-house-soft-launches-covid-19-test-request-website-associated-press/

Associated Press: “The Biden administration on Tuesday quietly launched its website for Americans to request free at-home COVID-19 tests, a day before the site was scheduled to officially go online…

13/01/2022

Washington Post: “Stewart Rhodes — founder and leader of the extremist group Oath Keepers, whose members are accused of being key players in the Jan. 6 attack on Congress — has been indicted and arrested, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.”

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Washington Post: “Stewart Rhodes — founder and leader of the extremist group Oath Keepers, whose members are accused of being key players in the Jan. 6 attack on Congress — has been indicted and ar…

07/01/2022

New York Times: “A Georgia judge on Friday sentenced both Travis McMichael, the man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery, and his father to life in prison without the possibility of parole, but issued a lesser sentence of life with the possibility of parole to the other white man convicted of murdering Mr. Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man whom they had chased through their neighborhood.”

https://wadingthrupoliticsnews.wordpress.com/2022/01/07/three-men-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-in-arbery-killing-new-york-times/

New York Times: “A Georgia judge on Friday sentenced both Travis McMichael, the man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery, and his father to life in prison without the possibility of parole, but issued a …

06/01/2022

Politico: “President Joe Biden on Thursday marked one year since his predecessor's supporters besieged the Capitol with a pointed rebuke of the violence — and a declaration that Donald Trump bears “singular responsibility” for the attack.”

https://wadingthrupoliticsnews.wordpress.com/2022/01/06/biden-decries-trumps-singular-responsibility-for-the-capitol-riot-politico/

Politico: “President Joe Biden on Thursday marked one year since his predecessor’s supporters besieged the Capitol with a pointed rebuke of the violence — and a declaration that Donald Trump …

02/01/2022

New York Times: “Twitter on Sunday permanently suspended the personal account of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican of Georgia, after the company said she had violated its Covid-19 misinformation policies.” “Twitter suspended Ms. Greene’s account after she tweeted on Saturday, falsely, about “extremely high amounts of Covid vaccine deaths.” She included a misleading chart that pulled data from a government database of unverified raw data.”

https://wadingthrupoliticsnews.wordpress.com/2022/01/02/twitter-permanently-suspends-marjorie-taylor-greenes-account-new-york-times/

New York Times: “Twitter on Sunday permanently suspended the personal account of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican of Georgia, after the company said she had violated its Covid-19…

02/01/2022

Politico: “Rep. Liz Cheney said Sunday she fears that if former President Donald Trump were to become president again, it could be a lethal blow to American democracy.”

https://wadingthrupoliticsnews.wordpress.com/2022/01/02/liz-cheney-on-trump-hes-a-threat-to-american-democracy-politico/

Politico: “Rep. Liz Cheney said Sunday she fears that if former President Donald Trump were to become president again, it could be a lethal blow to American democracy.”

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