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20 years later, Senate eyes repeal of Iraq war authorization

The Senate will vote this month to repeal two decades-old measures that approved American military action in Iraq

The Independent UK

Jan 6 rioter who threatened Capitol officer with Confederate flag is jailed for three years

A Delaware man who threatened a Black police officer with a pole attached to a Confederate battle flag as he stormed the US Capitol has been sentenced to three years in prison

The Independent UK

GOP paints a dark picture as 'weaponization' probe begins

Republicans have opened a new inquiry with a brazen attempt to portray the federal government as weaponized against Americans

The Independent UK

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Mitt Romney breaks from GOP to defend Biden response to Chinese spy balloon

Republicans have seized on the surveillance craft to criticize Biden’s policies and position with China

The Independent UK

Donald Trump returns to Facebook and Instagram after suspension for election lies

Suspension of former president’s accounts lifted by Facebook and Instagram

Evening Standard

Voters worry about crime, police chief lays groundwork for exit and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Family: Suspect in power grid plot embraced racist ideology

Relatives of a Maryland woman who allegedly conspired with a Florida-based neo-Nazi leader to plan a crippling attack on Baltimore's power grid say she has a long history of white supremacist beliefs

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House passes resolutions to block DC voting, criminal code changes

WASHINGTON — The House passed resolutions Thursday to overturn District of Columbia bills that would allow immigrants to vote in local elections and reduce criminal penalties, the first time the chamber has voted to nix local measures in eight years.

Tribune News Service

Trump has paid himself almost $1m from donors since leaving the White House

Mr Trump’s political committees’ largest expenditure has been his own legal fees

The Independent UK

Former Michigan governor hopeful Perry Johnson exploring presidential bid, preps Super Bowl ad

LANSING, Mich. — Republican Perry Johnson, a Michigan businessman and former candidate for governor, is launching a campaign committee to potentially run for president along with funding Super Bowl ads to back his possible bid in the key state of Iowa.

Tribune News Service

Pfizer, George Soros and Robert Mueller: GOP’s ‘weaponisation’ hearing goes after an array of conservative boogeymen

A committee hearing held as payback for probes into Donald Trump quickly devolved

The Independent UK

Donald Trump might lose millions in backing from conservative donors

WASHINGTON — Key Republicans are trying to choke off any momentum that Donald Trump can build for a third White House campaign to make room for a fresh GOP standard-bearer.

Tribune News Service

Group asks how African American course violates Florida law

The organization that created a high school African American studies program rejected by Florida says it’s still waiting for specifics from the state about how the course violates state law

The Independent UK

Rioter who menaced officer with Confederate flag gets prison

A Delaware man who threatened a Black police officer with a pole attached to a Confederate battle flag as he stormed the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to three years in prison

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Chicago Sun-Times

Democrats, Republicans need fresh faces for presidential picks

Neither Joe Biden nor Donald Trump should be running for president in 2024.

Tribune News Service

Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig assaulted in apartment elevator

WASHINGTON — Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig was assaulted in an elevator in her D.C. apartment building on Thursday, her chief of staff said in a statement.

Salon

Don't buy GOP cheers for Social Security

"Republicans have told us over and over again that they want to cut Social Security," advocacy group warns

The Independent UK

Minnesota congresswoman assaulted at Washington apartment

Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota is recovering after an assault in her Washington apartment building

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Watch: Biden addresses social security and medicare in Tampa

Watch as Joe Biden discusses his plan to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare, and lower healthcare costs.

The Independent UK

Democrat Jamie Raskin blasts House GOP’s ‘weaponisation’ committee as a way to boost Trump’s 2024 run

The Maryland Democrat cites the words from Jim Jordan saying the hearings are a means to ‘frame up the 2024 race’

The Independent UK

Minnesota congresswoman used hot coffee to fend off man who attacked her in elevator of DC apartment building

Attacker ‘punched her on the chin area of her face, and later grabbed her neck,’ police report states

Texas Observer

Before ‘Lawrence’: From Sodomy to Queer Liberation

Wesley G. Phelps’ new history book reveals how gay persecution in the Lone Star State spurred the struggle for LGBTQ+ civil rights nationwide.

WEKU

Biden had a sick burn in his State of the Union speech. 'Lots of luck' explaining it

President Biden wished congressional Republicans "lots of luck in your senior year" during his State of the Union speech — a taunt that had a lot of people wondering.

The Guardian - US

Joe Biden has steadied the nation – why don’t his polling numbers reflect this?

Biden’s State of the Union address is a reminder of how good a president he has been, but majorities believe he has made no progress

The Independent UK

GOP asks for records from Biden's family on business deals

House Republicans have made the first official requests for documents from Hunter and James Biden regarding foreign business dealings

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