Rudy Giuliani and Michael Flynn will no longer hold honorary degrees from the University of Rhode Island, the school announced Friday, CBS News reports.
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Eric Adams Eyeing White House Bid
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) may be eyeing a White House run if President Biden doesn’t seek a second term, confidantes and City Hall insiders told the New…
McKinsey Worked with Russian Weapons Maker
“Russia has fired more than 2,000 missiles on Ukraine since invading in February. The engines for many of these missiles were manufactured by a massive state-owned enterprise called Rostec, and…
Judge Approves New York House Map
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Labor Government Projected in Australia
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Court Ruling Could Upend Pennsylvania Senate Race
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Global Leaders Warn of Economic Dangers
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An Insurrectionist Could Be Pennsylvania Governor
New Yorker: “Doug Mastriano, who won the Republican nomination, has pushed Trump’s lies about the election and sent busloads of supporters to the Capitol riot.” Save to Favorites
Ukraine Will Fight Until All Russian Forces Are Expelled
“Ukraine’s military intelligence chief said the country would keep fighting until it evicts Russian forces from all of its territory—including Crimea and other areas effectively seized by Moscow in 2014—and…
A Democratic Midterm Blowout Is Not Inevitable
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Scientists on Alert Over Monkeypox
Nature: “More than 120 confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox, a rare viral disease seldom detected outside of Africa, have been reported in at least 11 non-African countries in the…
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“About a third of our population is African American; African Americans have a higher incidence of maternal mortality. So, if you correct our population for race, we’re not as much…
Giuliani Meets with January 6 Committee
“Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s onetime personal attorney and a lead architect of his attempt to overturn the 2020 election results, on Friday met with the House select committee…
Pennsylvania GOP Senate Primary Headed for Recount
The Pennsylvania Republican Senate primary is too close to call, the Washington Post reports. “The contest is now in the hands of Pennsylvania’s secretary of state, who has until May…
Judge Blocks Biden from Ending Covid Border Policy
“A federal judge has blocked the Biden administration from ending Title 42 — a controversial border policy that has allowed officials to rapidly turn back migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border…
Eric Garcetti’s Parents Register to Lobby for Their Son
“The parents of Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti have enlisted the help of prominent lobbyists to aid their son’s beleaguered nomination to serve as U.S. ambassador to India,” Politico reports….
Clyburn Says Country ‘Is In Danger of Imploding’
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) told the Washington Post “the country is in danger of imploding” while discussing the recent racist mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y. Said Clyburn: “It’s…
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