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Video appears to show Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman explaining how to get inside state Capitol building

Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman, a Republican who is accused of allowing protesters into the closed state Capitol building while lawmakers were debating Covid-19 restrictions, is seen in new video, appearing to give insights on how to access the Capitol. The video, which is being reported by Oregon Public Broadcasting, is posted on YouTube and

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Harris safely returns to air base after plane has ‘technical issue’ while departing for first foreign trip

Vice President Kamala Harris, who was en route to Latin America on Sunday, safely returned to Joint Base Andrews after her plane had a “technical issue,” according to Harris’ chief spokesperson and senior adviser Symone Sanders. “It is a technical issue. There are no major safety concerns,” Sanders said, adding that the vice president would

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Warning of ‘dire’ consequences, progressive groups plan pressure campaigns on Senate Democrats to pass federal voting laws

Progressive and voting rights groups say they plan to ratchet up pressure on Democrats in the Senate in coming weeks to do whatever it takes to pass the federal voting legislation they view as key to counteracting the blitz of new voting restrictions in Republican-led states. Activists plan to text, call, email and go door-to-door

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Biden’s Justice Department says it will no longer seize reporters’ records for leak investigations

The Justice Department on Saturday said it will no longer seize reporters’ records in leak investigations, a notable policy shift on the heels of disclosures that federal prosecutors aggressively pursued communication data from reporters to identify their sources. “Going forward, consistent with the President’s direction, this Department of Justice — in a change to its

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New York Times: Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows pushed DOJ to investigate baseless election fraud claims

Mark Meadows, former President Donald Trump‘s White House chief of staff, pushed the Department of Justice in his boss’ last days in office to investigate unproven conspiracy theories and fraud claims about the 2020 presidential election, the New York Times reported Saturday. Meadows sent five emails in late December and early January to then-acting Attorney

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