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Judge says Trump’s political actions around 2020 election not protected by ‘absolute immunity’

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A federal judge in Washington, DC, on Monday said that Donald Trump doesn’t have “absolute immunity,” as the former president claimed he should, in response to a lawsuit in its early stages related to Trump’s actions around the 2020 presidential election. Civil rights groups have sued Trump

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Congress prepares to act after Biden calls on Capitol Hill to ‘immediately’ pass legislation to avert rail shutdown

By Donald Judd, Paul LeBlanc and Manu Raju, CNN Democratic leaders say they could act as soon as this week after President Joe Biden on Monday called on Congress to pass legislation “immediately” to avert a rail shutdown by officially adopting a September tentative agreement approved by labor and management leaders. “I am calling on

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Parson extends drought alert until March 1

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)  Gov. Mike Parson on Monday issued an executive order to extend Missouri’s drought alert until March 1, 2023, to address issues outlined by the state’s Drought Assessment Committee. Currently, 87% of Missouri face abnormally dry conditions, with many counties — including Boone, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau, Pettis and Saline — still experiencing

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Former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway sits for 5-hour interview with January 6 committee

By Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen, Jamie Gangel and Sara Murray, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection asked Kellyanne Conway, who served in the White House as a senior adviser to then-President Donald Trump, about her conversations with Trump after his election loss in an interview that lasted roughly five hours

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Arizona’s Maricopa County says printer problems did not prevent voting on Election Day

By Maeve Reston, CNN The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office issued a letter on Sunday stating that the problems with printers on Election Day at some of their voting locations did not prevent voters from lawfully casting their ballots in Arizona’s most populous county. Monday is the deadline for Arizona’s counties to certify their general election

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Schiff says January 6 committee will decide what goes in the final report ‘in a collaborative manner’

By Daniella Diaz, CNN House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, who also sits on the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, said Sunday that he doesn’t believe the committee’s upcoming report would focus almost entirely on Donald Trump. Schiff, a California Democrat, told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union,” that he

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Arkansas GOP governor says Trump’s meeting with Holocaust denier is ‘very troubling’ and ’empowering’ for extremism

By Devan Cole, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s meeting last week with White nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes was “very troubling” and “empowering” for extremism, Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday. “No, I don’t think it’s a good idea for a leader that’s setting an example for the country or the party to meet

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Schiff says January 6 committee will decide what goes in the final report ‘in a collaborative manner’

By Daniella Diaz, CNN House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, who also sits on the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, said Sunday that he doesn’t believe the committee’s upcoming report would focus almost entirely on Donald Trump. Schiff, a California Democrat, told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union,” that he

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