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For two years, Mike Johnson refused to hang the plaque on the wall honoring police officers who defended the Capitol on J6 against a mob of violent rioters, even though a law was passed to mandate it. But he supports paying over a billion dollars to the criminal rioters.

Now that the president is encouraging states to cancel their primary elections and redraw congressional district maps, can we agree that a constitutional crisis is now upon us?

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NEW: Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican. After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges.

Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.

Before the 2024 election, federal prosecutors were "full steam ahead" looking into how a prison gang in Puerto Rico gave drugs to inmates if they voted for a GOP gubernatorial candidate. After Trump’s...

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In the past year alone, Jeff Bezos's net worth has increased by $75 billion. That’s $205,479,452 per day $8,561,643 per hour $142,694 per minute $2,378 per second The median American’s weekly earnings is $1,235 ($64,220/yr).

A UK experiment found that brief cross-partisan chats didn’t change issue positions much, but they did increase sympathy for the other side and willingness to keep talking, softening some of the social dynamics that sustain echo chambers.

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Even people who distrust fact-checkers still respond to credible corrections: a 2024 meta-analysis of 21 experiments found warning labels cut belief in false headlines by 27.6% on average, and by 12.9% even among the most distrustful.

An infographic describing how even people who distrust fact-checkers still respond to credible corrections: a 2024 meta-analysis of 21 experiments found warning labels cut belief in false headlines by 27.6% on average, and by 12.9% even among the most distrustful.

Congratulations to the Chicago Tribune on its Pulitzer Prize win for local reporting. The country was able to see the impacts of the Trump Administration's chaos and violence during Operation Midway Blitz thanks to the hard work of local journalists.

Chicago Tribune wins Pulitzer Prize for local reporting

The Chicago Tribune won the Pulitzer Prize on Monday for its coverage of Operation Midway Blitz, the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement mission in the Chicago area last fall.

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