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Month: February 2021

The accountability era begins

Immediately following his impeachment acquittal, former President Donald Trump issued a statement saying his movement “has only just begun.” He is right about one thing: Something has only just begun, but it’s not another chapter of the conspiracies and lies to which Trump clings. The movement that just got kicked into high gear is an

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LAPD launches internal investigation into Valentine-themed image with George Floyd and phrase ‘You take my breath away’

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating whether employees were involved in sharing or creating an offensive Valentine’s Day-themed image making light of George Floyd, who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer last year. The post in question was described to CNN by an LAPD official as using an image of Floyd with the

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McConnell defends vote to acquit Trump: ‘Our job was to defend the Constitution and respect its limits’

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday rebuked Donald Trump‘s incitement of the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol while doubling down on his vote to acquit the former President of the charge. “There is no question former President Trump bears moral responsibility,” McConnell wrote in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal of

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These GOP lawmakers are facing backlash from state parties for not backing Trump

State Republican parties are taking action against GOP lawmakers who have reprimanded former President Donald Trump. Some of the senators and representatives who voted in favor of Trump’s impeachment or conviction have been or are facing censure from their state party, underscoring the hold Trump continues to have over the Republican base. Pennsylvania Sen. Pat

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This Trump could be on the ballot in 2022

The Senate’s impeachment proceedings just put a big spotlight on the 2022 North Carolina US Senate race. GOP Sen. Richard Burr’s surprise vote to convict former President Donald Trump isn’t sitting well with the Republicans in his home state. Burr’s state party voted to censure him, but that’s less of an issue — after all,

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