Investigations

Alabama

Judge denies Trump legal team’s motion to extend deadline over protective order dispute in election subversion case | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

CNN  —  A federal judge on Saturday denied a request from former President Donald Trump’s legal team for a deadline extension over the handling of evidence in the 2020 election subversion case. Trump’s lawyers will have to respond by Monday afternoon to the Justice Department’s proposal for a protective order. John Lauro, an attorney for […]

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City Council

L.A. police investigating legality of city council recording | #citycouncil

Los Angeles police said Tueaday detectives are investigating whether leaked audio of city council members’ racist remarks was recorded illegally, AP reports. Why it matters: The audio, which captured three Latino Democrats using derogatory language in a conversation about redistricting, led to intense backlash across the country and calls for resignation. What they’re saying: “The […]

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Alaska

Through election, Zinke faces heat for investigations while at Interior | #alaska | #politics

Investigations during Ryan Zinke’s time as Secretary of the Department of the Interior have been a major issue in the race for Montana’s new western congressional district. Zinke has faced accusations of wrongdoing and dishonesty from both Republicans in June’s primary, and now from his Democratic opponent Monica Tranel leading up to November’s general election. […]

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Alaska

The mysterious nine-second call from the White House to a January 6 rioter: CNN reveals the rioter’s identity for the first time | #alaska | #politics

Washington CNN  —  At 4:34 pm on January 6, 2021, a cell phone registered to a Capitol rioter who had stormed the building, received a phone call from a White House landline, according to records obtained by CNN. The call lasted for only nine seconds. Who placed the call and why remains a mystery, but […]

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Alabama

A new Georgia voting law reduced ballot drop box access in places that used them most | #elections | #alabama

A sign indicates that an absentee ballot drop box is available to voters outside a Fulton County early voting site at C.T. Martin Natatorium and Recreation Center in Atlanta on May 18. Alyssa Pointer for NPR Monica Poole looked forward to voting in Georgia’s primary in May. But after breaking her ankle, she couldn’t drive. […]

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