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Five key takeaways from CNN’s divisive town hall with Donald Trump

Trump calls Jan 6 a ‘beautiful day’ and repeats long-debunked claims about the 2020 election

The Independent UK

N.Y. Rep. George Santos pleads not guilty to federal indictment and says he won’t resign

The freshman congressman who has told repeated lies about his accomplishments, is accused of duping donors, stealing from his campaign and lying to Congress.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trump's "unhinged" town hall claims

CNN insiders reportedly called the event a "f***ing disgrace"

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Trump’s CNN town hall was a mess of lies – and it was utterly predictable

Neither CNN nor its host was able to take control as the ex-president played steamroller, to the audience’s delight

The Guardian - US

‘Shameful’: AOC blasts CNN’s controversial Trump town hall

Former president given live platform by cable news network in New Hampshire

The Independent UK

Biden warns ‘millions of jobs’ at risk if debt ceiling not raised

US president accuses Republicans of holding economy hostage by demanding spending cuts to raise debt limit.

Al Jazeera

Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson hits D.C.; meets Vice President Kamala Harris, works Capitol Hill

Brandon Johnson held meetings at the White House and Capitol on Wednesday with the unions that bankrolled his mayoral run hosting a fundraiser for him.

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Trump uses town hall to mock victim

"I don't know her. I never met her... Her cat was named Vagina," Trump said

Salon

Trump continues lies about election and lashes out after N.Y. verdict in town hall

Trump was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation. But Trump, to be expected, dismissed all that in a CNN town hall and continued his conspiracy about the 2020 election he lost.

WEKU

Takeaways from town hall: Trump says sexual assault case was 'fake,' calls Jan. 6 'a beautiful day'

Donald Trump’s primetime appearance in a live CNN town hall Wednesday had the former president and 2024 presidential candidate digging in on his false claims as he faced tough questions after largely sticking to friendly conservative media outlets

The Independent UK

GOP senator’s office forced to walk back comments about white nationalists in the military

Alabama lawmaker on white nationalists: ‘I call them Americans’

The Independent UK

Obama shares words of advice with a new generation of community organizers

Barack Obama credits Lilydale First Baptist Church on the South Side — where he spoke with about 30 students — and its longtime pastor for helping him find his way.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trump repeats conspiracy theories and election lies in CNN town hall

Ex-president and frontrunner for Republican nomination fielded questions from voters offering his thoughts on a range of topics

The Guardian - US

Scoop: Manchin flirts with Iowa voters

Manchin is increasingly acting like a third-party candidate for president.

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The Independent UK

'Affront to democracy,' Mississippi resident says of appointing judges where most are elected

Three residents of Mississippi’s capital city say their rights are undermined by a new state law that would create a court inside Jackson with judges who are appointed

Al Jazeera

Florida Governor DeSantis unveils hardline immigration package

DeSantis, likely 2024 US presidential candidate, signed into law a bill that would limit access to healthcare and work.

The Guardian - US

Trump town hall live: ex-president repeats election lies and denies sexual abuse verdict to mostly Republican crowd – as it happened

Republican voter event in New Hampshire comes after Trump is told to pay $5m in damages to E Jean Carroll

The New Daily

Trump jokes about sex assault verdict at CNN town hall

Donald Trump has fielded questions from a moderator and audience members at a town hall hosted by CNN, in the wake of being found liable for sexual assault.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Days before leaving office, Lightfoot fills job of director of veterans affairs

Ald. Gilbert Villegas, the mayor’s former floor leader, said the job should have been filled last fall, when he pressured the mayor to find $400,000 in the budget and reinstate the Office of Veterans Affairs that was disbanded in 2019.

The Independent UK

McConnell opposes Alabama Republican's blockade of military nominees over Pentagon abortion policy

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says he won’t support a fellow GOP senator’s blockade of military nominees, backing Democrats and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin who have said that the holdup is harming national security

The Texas Tribune

House signals readiness to fight Senate over bills to ban tenure, diversity efforts at Texas universities

Rep. John Kuempel, R-Seguin, pledged to defend his legislation dialing back Senate bills that would eliminate tenure and ban diversity, equity and inclusion offices. But faculty and students say even the House versions will hurt higher education.

The Independent UK

Justice Dept. settles with New Jersey county over ballot languages, highlighting widespread barrier

The Justice Department has reached a settlement with a New Jersey county over language barriers for Spanish-speaking voters, emphasizing a growing challenge for certain minority communities nationwide

The Independent UK

Alabama Republicans would charge abortion patients with murder under proposed legislation

The bill would allow prosecutions for anyone who terminates a pregnancy ‘regardless’ of viability, at any point after fertilization

The Independent UK

Search for St. Louis prosecutor Gardner's replacement begins

Missouri's Republican governor is taking applications to replace the soon-to-depart St. Louis prosecutor

The Independent UK

National Archives leader confirmed amid turmoil over Trump probe

There's a new leader at America's National Archives

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