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Fact-checking Sen. Ron Johnson’s continued efforts to mislead on Covid-19 and January 6 insurrection

Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson’s penchant for spreading false claims and misinformation shows no signs of stopping after a week in which he touted falsehoods related to both the January 6 Capitol riot and Covid-19. The senator faced online punishment Friday after making false claims over treatments for Covid-19 and, over the weekend, downplayed the

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Justice Department to ‘strengthen’ rules regarding seeking congressional records, Garland says

The Justice Department will “strengthen” rules regarding seeking congressional records, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement Monday, following reports that the previous administration seized the records of journalists, members of Congress and their families. Over the last few weeks, it was revealed that during the previous administration the phone records from journalists with

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ICE terminates Trump-era office that focused on victims of immigrant crime

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has terminated the Trump-era office that focused on victims of crimes linked to undocumented immigrants, another move the Biden administration has taken to distance itself from President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. ICE announced on Friday that it was shuttering the Victim of Immigration Crime Engagement office and replacing it with a

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Supreme Court declines to take up challenge to California electoral vote process

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a case challenging California’s electoral process in another instance of the high court shying away from election-related disputes. The case, brought by comedian Paul Rodriguez, Rocky Chavez, League of United Latin American Citizens and California League of United Latin American Citizens, sought for the high court to consider whether

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Trump-era sentencing reform law doesn’t apply to low-level crack cocaine offenders, Supreme Court says

The Supreme Court held Monday that a low-level crack-cocaine offender is ineligible to seek a reduced sentence under the Trump-era First Step Act sentencing reform law. The vote was 9-0. At issue in the case is whether low-level crack-cocaine offenders who were convicted before Congress changed sentencing guidelines in 2010 are eligible for lower sentences

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