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The New York TimesTrump's COVID and Election Falsehoods at Arizona Rally
WASHINGTON — During a rally in Arizona on Saturday, former President Donald Trump repeated his lie that the 2020 election was stolen and made other false claims about the pandemic and the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6 last year. Here’s a fact check. WHAT TRUMP SAID: “The left is now rationing lifesaving therapeutics based on race, discriminating against and denigrating, just denigrating, white people to determine who lives and who dies. If you’re white, you don’t get the vaccine, or if you’re
ReutersBiden to continue push for voting rights bill as he honors King's legacy
U.S. President Joe Biden traveled to Philadelphia on Sunday to honor the legacy of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., as he continues to press for voting rights legislation and concerted action to combat rising extremism. Biden's visit to the "City of Brotherly Love" comes hours after an FBI hostage rescue team https://www.reuters.com/world/us/police-colleyville-texas-involved-standoff-synagogue-media-2022-01-15 stormed a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, to free three hostages after a more than 10-hour standoff. Biden and first lady Jill Biden are volunteering at Philabundance, a hunger relief organization in Philadelphia, to mark Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
Associated PressBy the numbers: Stats that tell story of Biden's first year
By some counts, President Joe Biden can lay claim to a banner first year in office. America exited Afghanistan, but the war ended with a chaotic evacuation and a suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. troops. Pricey legislation to advance Biden's social and climate proposals shrunk and then stalled.
PoliticoClyburn on election reform bills: We're not giving up
“People of goodwill are going to break their silence and help us win this battle,” he said.
The Daily BeastGOP Senator Naively Dismisses Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ Push: Americans Won’t ‘Vote for a Cheat’
CNNSen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) attempted to wave off any concerns on Sunday about former President Donald Trump’s push to install election-denying supporters into election supervisory positions, claiming that “it’s just not true” that these officials could impact final vote counts.At the same time, Cassidy insisted that the American public won’t fall for Trump-backed candidates pushing the “Big Lie” at the ballot box. “The American people are not going to vote for a cheat,” he confidently proclaime
Business InsiderRestaurant owner blasts NY senator Kirsten Gillibrand for ignoring mask mandate during visit
Kirsten Gillibrand has pledged to 'do better' after Innovo Kitchen's owner expressed his frustration that she wasn't wearing a mask on the premises.
PoliticoYoungkin's executive orders to focus on education, critical race theory
The order is the first of a batch of executive actions the Republican governor planned to release after his swearing in Saturday.
PoliticoIllinois governor cuts $90M check for reelection campaign
Self-funder JB Pritzker made the contribution just days before expected GOP challenger Richard Irvin is set to announce a bid to unseat the first-term Democrat.
The New York TimesA Bill Proposed a New Way to Teach History. It Got the History Wrong.
Amid a flurry of bills nationwide that seek to ban the teaching of critical race theory in schools, one such proposal in Virginia stood out. Tucked inside a bill introduced by Wren Williams, a Republican delegate, was a glaring error: Among the concepts that school boards would be required to ensure students understood was “the first debate between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.” But as scholars, Williams’ colleagues in the House of Delegates and others on social media noted, that debat
Associated PressSecond gentleman Emhoff acts as public link to White House
As America’s first second gentleman, Doug Emhoff has attended a U.S. naturalization ceremony in New York, dished up spaghetti and chocolate milk to kids at a YMCA near New Orleans and reminisced with second graders in Detroit about an early job at McDonald's. Emhoff visited 31 states over the past year, meeting with doctors, parents, community leaders and small-business owners everywhere from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Allentown, Pennsylvania. “It gets me to really talk about the folks I meet,” Emhoff told The Associated Press.
ReutersDirecTV to drop far-right channel OAN from its service
OAN, which rose to prominence amid the triumph and tumult of the administration of then-President Donald Trump, has been criticized for spreading conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 election. "We informed Herring Networks that, following a routine internal review, we do not plan to enter into a new contract when our current agreement expires," a DirecTV spokesperson said in an emailed statement to Reuters. AT&T has a 70% stake in DirecTV, after last year spinning off the satellite service, now an independently managed company.
The GuardianGlenn Youngkin bans critical race theory on day one as Virginia governor
Newly elected Republican unveils sweeping conservative orders, including loosening public health mandates during the pandemic Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin waves to the crowd during an inaugural celebration on Saturday. Photograph: Steve Helber/AP Virginia’s newly elected Republican governor has immediately passed a swath of conservative orders – ranging from attempts to alter local school curriculums to loosening public health mandates during the pandemic – after being sworn into office on S
CBS NewsSullivan warns of "severe economic consequences" if Russia invades Ukraine
The Biden administration has been pursuing a diplomatic response to Russia's military build-up along Ukraine's eastern border.
PoliticoRomney on election reform: I never got a call from the White House
“He’s got to recognize that when he was elected, people were not looking for him to transform America,” he said of President Joe Biden.
ReutersTexas synagogue hostage taker a British citizen -FBI
The FBI identified the man as Malik Faisal Akram, 44, who was killed after the safe release of his four hostages on Saturday night. The incident in Colleyville, Texas, "was an act of terror,“ said Biden, who was in Philadelphia with first lady Jill Biden packing carrots and apples at a food bank in a visit to the city to honor the legacy of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
The Daily BeastTrump's Arizona Speech Proves His Shock Comic Act Has Jumped the Shark
ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty ImagesThere was a time when Donald Trump made news with his rallies—when he said things that utterly shocked us. Who could forget the firestorm he started, for example, when he went after Colin Kaepernick and other NFL players who knelt during the national anthem in 2017, or earlier that year when he called Barack Obama “the founder of ISIS”?Trump’s performance in Arizona on Saturday night—his first rally in months and his much-hyped chance to respond to the one-year ann
AxiosSurgeon General calls SCOTUS vaccine mandate block "a setback for public health"
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told ABC's "This Week" on Sunday the Supreme Court's decision to block the Biden administration's coronavirus vaccine-or-test requirement for large employers was "a setback for public health."The big picture: Murthy said the mandate was necessary and appropriate, adding that such measures "help create a safer environment for health care workers as well as for patients."Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.Driving the news: The co
Associated PressAfter Biden's first year, the virus and disunity rage on
From the inaugural platform, President Joe Biden saw American sickness on two fronts — a disease of the national spirit and the one from the rampaging coronavirus — and he saw hope, because leaders always must see that. For Biden, it's been a year of lofty ambitions grounded by the unrelenting pandemic, a tough hand in Congress, a harrowing end to an overseas war and rising fears for the future of democracy itself. Biden did score a public-works achievement for the ages.
LA TimesTime to start over on voting rights and election security
Our electoral system is still in peril. Congress should try a different approach — less ambitious, more bipartisan.
The GuardianJoe Biden’s first year: Covid, climate, the economy, racial justice and democracy
How has the president fared on the four big issues he outlined at his inauguration – and the one he couldn’t ignore Joe Biden delivers his inaugural address at the US Capitol on 20 January 2021. Photograph: Patrick Semansky/AP One year ago on Thursday, Joe Biden took the oath of office as the 46th president at the US Capitol in an inauguration ceremony devoid of the usual crowds due to pandemic restrictions. Biden identified four crises facing America: the coronavirus, the climate, the economy a
Associated PressBritish national ID'd as hostage-taker at Texas synagogue
Authorities on Sunday identified a 44-year-old British national as the man who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue for 10 hours before an FBI SWAT team stormed the building, ending a tense standoff that President Joe Biden called “an act of terror." Malik Faisal Akram was shot and killed after the last of the hostages got out at around 9 p.m. Saturday at Congregation Beth Israel near Fort Worth. In a statement, the FBI said there was no indication that anyone else was involved, but it didn't provide a possible motive.
Business InsiderSteve Bannon claims Trump rally will prompt Arizona to decertify Biden's 2020 election victory. The vote cannot be decertified in any way.
"We're going to decertify Biden electors in Arizona, in Wisconsin, in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and in the great state of Georgia," Bannon said.
Business InsiderGlenn Youngkin sworn in as Virginia's 74th governor, reinvigorating Republicans after years of statewide losses
The governor — a political newcomer — led a successful statewide GOP ticket that includes Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears and Attorney General Jason Miyares.
HuffPostCNN Unearths Audio Of Kevin McCarthy Saying Trump Admitted Responsibility For Riot
CNN's "K-File" resurfaced the top House Republican's comments to a California radio station just days after the Jan. 6 insurrection.
HuffPostSen. Ron Johnson Ripped As ‘Virus That Infects’ GOP By Wisconsin Newspaper
The Capital Times tore into the Wisconsin Republican in a blistering editorial.
“Air travel is a funnel point through which millions of Americans pass each week. Requiring vaccinations would save lives.”
“Get ready for a snarled mess at airports around the country if airlines are forced to verify that passengers are vaccinated.”
“The only way to protect our industries, our work and our economy is to mandate vaccines on airplanes and schools, etc.”
“Of course airplanes, thanks to their ventilation systems, are the opposite of superspreader sites.”
“At the very least, Biden should extend that 24-hour testing requirement to all domestic air travel.”