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Judge rejects Trump’s motion to dismiss New York AG’s lawsuit

A New York state judge on Friday rejected a motion from former President Trump to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him by New York Attorney General Letitia James (D), allowing the case to proceed. New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron ruled the arguments from Trump’s legal team were frivolous and rejected an argument that...
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Iran executes two more people in connection with protests

Iran has executed two additional people in connection with the protests that have been ongoing in the country for months, bringing the total to at least four. Iran’s Mizan news agency, which the country’s judiciary runs, reported that Mohammad Mehdi Karmi and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini were hanged on Saturday for allegedly killing a member of...
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Republicans change minds on adjournment, McCarthy potentially on brink of Speakership

After a shocking final vote in which Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) was the deciding vote that denied GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) the Speakership for the 14th time, Republicans moved to adjourn. But after they had gotten 218 votes, the threshold needed to adjourn, something changed. Gaetz walked up to McCarthy, appearing to say “one...
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Ashli Babbitt’s mother arrested outside Capitol on two-year anniversary of Jan. 6 riot

Ashli Babbitt’s mother was arrested outside the U.S. Capitol on Friday afternoon, as she demonstrated with a larger group on the two-year anniversary of her daughter’s death during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. Micki Witthoeft, 58, was arrested on two traffic violations for failing to obey an order from Capitol Police and illegally blocking traffic,...
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