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‘We need guns, bro… we need guns’: Trump-appointed judge throws the book at one of the most violent Jan. 6 rioters

‘We need guns, bro… we need guns’: Trump-appointed judge throws the book at one of the most violent Jan. 6 rioters

A Virginia man who smashed windows in the Speaker’s Lobby moments before Ashli Babbitt was shot and killed by a U.S. Capitol officer during the Jan. 6 riots was sentenced to eight years in prison. Zachary Jordan Alam, 32, learned his fate this week. In addition to the prison time, he was also given 36...

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‘Kraken’ lawyer Sidney Powell ordered to produce invasive financial documents in Dominion defamation case

‘Kraken’ lawyer Sidney Powell ordered to produce invasive financial documents in Dominion defamation case

So-called “Kraken” attorney Sidney Powell was instructed to provide Dominion Voting Systems with various and substantial documents in a discovery order issued by a federal court on Friday. In the case, the initial lawsuit was filed by the voting machine business against Powell in January 2021 — alleging the Texas-based lawyer defamed the company by...

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McDonald’s employees intentionally filled fish filet with bacon and gave it to Muslim child, agency finds

McDonald’s employees intentionally filled fish filet with bacon and gave it to Muslim child, agency finds

A McDonald’s restaurant in Massachusetts likely served a Muslim child pork in an act of discrimination, a state agency recently ruled. In 2021, Ghadir Alahmar, who wears a hijab — a traditional Muslim headscarf — visited a branch of the popular fast food chain in Chicopee, a medium-sized city in the greater Springfield metro area....

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‘Final opportunity to make peace’: Accused Jan. 6 rioter warns judge of ‘dangerous cycle of retribution’ in asking for trial delay after Trump victory

‘Final opportunity to make peace’: Accused Jan. 6 rioter warns judge of ‘dangerous cycle of retribution’ in asking for trial delay after Trump victory

An accused Jan. 6 rioter and onetime City Council candidate in Topeka, Kansas, asked a judge to delay his trial until after Donald Trump takes office, warning him of a “dangerous cycle of retribution.” William Alexander Pope, who’s representing himself in his trial, warned U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras, a Barack Obama appointee, in...

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‘Incur concrete harm’: Judge strikes down Biden ‘Keeping Families Together’ immigration policy that allowed spouses, stepchildren of citizens to ‘parole in place’

‘Incur concrete harm’: Judge strikes down Biden ‘Keeping Families Together’ immigration policy that allowed spouses, stepchildren of citizens to ‘parole in place’

A federal judge in Texas has struck down a policy aimed at allowing undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens to stay in the country instead of being deported while waiting for green card status. The so-called “parole in place” policy was announced by President Joe Biden in June, and the “Keeping Families Together” program...

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‘DENIED’: Arizona Supreme Court issues terse rejection of Kari Lake’s last-ditch bid to become governor over bogus election claims

‘DENIED’: Arizona Supreme Court issues terse rejection of Kari Lake’s last-ditch bid to become governor over bogus election claims

The Arizona Supreme Court has rejected election denialist Kari Lake‘s last-gasp effort to become the governor of the Grand Canyon State — in brief but decisive fashion. Without a word of reasoning or analysis, the state’s highest court declined to review the petition in the case stylized as Lake v. Hobbs — in a minutes...

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‘As a result of the election’: Jack Smith is calling it quits in Jan. 6 case against Trump — cites ‘Department of Justice policy’

‘As a result of the election’: Jack Smith is calling it quits in Jan. 6 case against Trump — cites ‘Department of Justice policy’

The Biden administration is finally calling it quits in the Washington, D.C., criminal case against former and future President Donald Trump. In a motion filed Friday morning, Jack Smith asked to vacate any and all briefing dates remaining on the docket’s schedule. “As a result of the election held on November 5, 2024, the defendant...

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Trump’s new chief of staff was referenced by Jack Smith in 2 separate incidents listed in Mar-a-Lago indictments

Trump’s new chief of staff was referenced by Jack Smith in 2 separate incidents listed in Mar-a-Lago indictments

A Republican Party operative tapped to become chief of staff in the second Trump administration previously caught the eye of special counsel Jack Smith in the Mar-a-Lago documents probe. On Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump announced that Susan “Susie” Wiles will fill the hugely influential role, one often considered the most powerful unelected position in the...

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‘Unreasonable risk’: Federal judge’s ruling to reduce fluoride levels in drinking water despite ‘scarce’ research may help fuel RFK Jr.’s ‘wild’ crusade

Donald Trump winning the presidency this week has opened a door for erstwhile presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to try and get fluoride out of the nation’s water systems — with there being plans to let him “go wild” with ideas and regulations, according to the president-elect, despite there being “scarce” to suggest he...

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‘We will put your fat a–– in prison’: Potential Trump AG candidate threatens to prosecute Letitia James for conspiracy

‘We will put your fat a–– in prison’: Potential Trump AG candidate threatens to prosecute Letitia James for conspiracy

A conservative attorney rumored as a potential top cabinet appointee for president-elect Donald Trump issued a stark warning to New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday. “Let me just say this to ‘Big Tish’ James, the New York attorney general: I dare you. I dare you to try to continue your lawfare against President...

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