The most significant individual case so far from January 6 is now being heard before a jury in Washington DC. The case centers on the leaders of the Oath Keepers, who are accused of seditious conspiracy to attempt to overthrow the government as part of a coordinated plan. Now the AP is reporting that the…

President Joe Biden speaks during the First State Democratic Dinner in Dover, Delaware. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday announced fresh economic sanctions against hundreds of Russian officials and entities in response to the Kremlin’s illegal annexation of four regions of Ukraine. “Make no mistake: these actions…

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) described Ginni Thomas’ testimony before the 1/6 Committee as deranged. Politico reported: “I can’t say that,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) when asked if Thomas had provided any new leads to the panel. And committee chair Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) previously said her testimony was “typical” of others steeped in fringe…

Virginia Thomas, conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, pauses during a closed meeting with the House Select Committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol on Capitol Hill on Jan To be examined September 29, 2022 in Washington. direct current. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images A select…

Trump refuses to comply with the special master’s order to review the list of items taken from Mar-a-Lago. Reuters reported: According to a letter publicly filed Wednesday by Trump’s attorneys, the former president’s legal team told senior U.S. judge Raymond Dearie, who is reviewing materials extracted during the federal search of the Florida property, that…

Russian President Vladimir Putin with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization leaders’ summit in Samarkand September 16, 2022. “Today’s era is not an era of war and I spoke to you on the phone about it spoken that,” Modi told Putin at a televised meeting. Aleksandr Demianchuk |…

One of DeSantis’ greatest gifts is the ability to hide his earnest intellect behind the facade of a bumbling jerk. DeSantis is smart enough to know that when he seems to put his serious intelligence (Yale, Harvard Law) to work, he’s done as a MAGA. He wouldn’t be that “real”. This makes DeSantis particularly dangerous.…

U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Committee investigating the Capitol Riot, speaks during a hearing of the House Representatives Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington , D.C., June 13, 2022. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The…

Rachel Maddow explained that vote-denying Republicans want to stay in power without having to serve you and your needs. Video by Maddow: Maddo says: It’s about separating power from people’s preferences. Instead, rule over people only by force, for their own ends and to meet their own needs, rather than people’s needs. If you try…

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden speaks live from Russia during the Web Summit technology conference November 4, 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal. Pedro Fiuza | OnlyPhoto | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin granted citizenship to former U.S. intelligence operative Edward Snowden on Monday, according to a decree translated by NBC News. Snowden’s name appears…