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The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway. by Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Brett Murphy ProPublica
Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show by Katelyn Polantz and Phil Mattingly CNN
Former 2016 Trump campaign adviser is charged over his work for sanctioned Russian TV by Eric Tucker and David Klepper The Associated Press
Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls faces $6 million fine and criminal charges by Holly Harper and Alsi Swnson The Associated Press
Gunfire Erupts in Colorado Supreme Court Break-In Following Controversial Trump Ballot Decision by Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire/The Skanner
Turkey's Erdogan says Hamas is not terrorist organisation, cancels trip to Israel by Tuvan Gumrukcu and Huseyin Hayatsever Reuter
Trump is fined $10,000 over a comment he made outside court in his New York civil fraud trial by Jennifer Peltz and Jake Offenksrtz The Associated Press
Jenna Ellis becomes latest Trump lawyer to plead guilty over efforts to overturn Georgia's election by Will Weissert and Kate Bumback The Associated Press
Donald Trump fined $5,000 for violating gag order in New York fraud trial and warned twice about imprisonment by Kara Scannell and Sabrina Souza CNN
Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 loss in Georgia by Kate Baurmbac The Associated Press
Former Trump attorney Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election subversion case by Marshall Cohen CNN
Sen. Menendez is accused of being an unregistered agent of Egypt’s government in updated indictment by Larry Neumesister The Associated Press
Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro convicted of contempt of Congress by Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz CNN
Trump indicted for second time in three months over Mar-a-Lago secret papers by Andrew Feinberg The Independent
Trump's ‘body man’ who helped move documents at Mar-a-Lago reportedly indicted alongside ex-president by Bevan Hurley The Independent
'They shot them down like animals': Massacre at Peru's Ayacucho by Zoe Alexandra AlterNet
Jan. 6 committee votes to issue criminal referrals against Trump by Aditi Sangal, Maureen Chowdhury, Elise Hammond, Melissa Macaya and Meg Wagner CNN
Why Congress Can’t Stop the CIA From Working With Forces That Commit Abuses by Lynzy Billing ProPublica
Conservative Activist Poured Millions Into Groups Seeking to Influence Supreme Court on Elections and Discrimination by Andy Kroll, d Andrew Perez and Aditi Ramaswami, The Lever/ProPublica
The Fight Against an Age-Old Effort to Block Americans From Voting by Aliyya Swaby and Annie Waldman ProPublica
Voters Accuse Wisconsin Election Commission of Violating Federal Election Act by The Thomas Moore Society
Sen. Joe Manchin and His Wife Directed Millions to the Wildlife Area Surrounding Vacation Condo by Daniel Boguslaw The Intercept
Trump hid plan for Capitol march on day he marked as ‘wild’, panel says by The Washington Post/Flipboard
Protesters break into home of Sri Lankan PM, set it on fire by Krishan Franci The Associated Press
Tokyo archbishop condemns political violence after former Japanese PM killed by Nirmala Carvalho Crux
DC disciplinary office files ethics charges over Giuliani's false election claims by Reuters/The Jerusalem Post
Grand jury indicts former Trump adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress by Evan Perez, Paula Reid, Tierney Sneed and Zachary Cohen CNN
Judge holds former President Trump in civil contempt for failing to comply with document subpoenas from New York attorney general by Sonia Moghe and Kara Scannell CNN
Reps. Matt Gaetz and Jim Jordan plotted with Trump to stop Biden from becoming president, House January 6 committee says by Yelina Dzhanova Business Insider
Trump aide seeking NH House seat voted in 2 states in 2016 by Drian Slodysko and Holly Ramer The Associated Press
Former Giuliani associate Lev Parnas is convicted of campaign finance crimes by The Associated Press/NPR
Boehner Blasts Trump, Saying He ‘Incited That Bloody Insurrection. In his new book, John Boehner, the Republican former House speaker, sharply rebukes the former president for his role in the “mob violence” at the Capitol on Jan. 6. by Maggie Haberman The New York Times
Documents Show Trump Officials Skirted Rules to Reward Politically Connected and Untested Firms With Huge Pandemic Contracts. House Democrats investigating the COVID-19 response say Trump adviser Peter Navarro pressured agencies to award deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars. by J. David McSwane ProPublica
Prosecutors Are Lining Up Witnesses to Explain Donald Trump’s Many Alleged Crimes to a Jury by Bess Levin Vanity Fair
‘Appalled’: UN urges probe into killing of Philippine activists by Al Jazeera
Slaying of nine Filipino activists sparks outrage Church leaders accuse security forces of going too far following killings in 'weapons raids' by Joseph Peter Calleja UCA News
Church shouldn’t stay silent,’ church official says amid Russian protests by Jonathan Luxmoore Crux
An Infection in the Blood by Jay Neugeboren Commonweal
Doctor Who Joined Capitol Attacks Leads a Far-Right Campaign Against Covid-19 Vaccine by Sharon Lerner The Intercept
Watergate prosecutor: Trump’s attempt to overthrow the election is criminal—and should be investigated by Kevin Clarke America
Trump, on tape, presses Ga. official to ‘find’ him votes by Jeff Amy. Darlene Superville and Kate Brumback The Associated Press
Only a firing squad could silence a true Filipino patriot Jose Rizal's martyrdom leaves an indelible .imprint that will always serve as a beacon of hope for his compatriots by Mary Aileen D. Bacalso UCA News
Dangerously viral: How Trump, supporters spread false claims by Amanda Seitz and David Klepper Associated Press
William Barr and the politics of death, We are not executing the ‘worst of the worst,’ as some may believe, but the poorest of the poor, and disproportionately people of color. by Shane Claiborne Religion News Service
Lebanese cardinal: Country's 'political authority has murdered its people' by Doreen Abi Raad, Catholic News Service/CatholicPhilly
The Children’s Hell of Minsk.Newly discovered oral histories and memoirs depict horrifying Jewish experiences of Nazi brutality that were silenced and erased under Soviet rule by Anima Walke Tablet
Department of Homeland Security Sued for Chemical Weapons Use by Sharon Lerner The Intercept
OAN reporter fired from FDA appointment is still at FDA, flouting rules by Beth Mole Ars Technica
FBI uncovers plot to kidnap Michigan governor by Veronica Rocha, Melissa Macaya and Meg Wagner CNN
John MacArthur claimed there is 'no pandemic.' He was politicizing science, experts say by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
"A Silent Pandemic": Nurse at Ice Facility Blows the Whistle on Coronavirus Gangers. Irwin Detention Center, run by LaSalle Corrections, has refused to test detainees and underreported Covid-19 cases, the nurse says. by José Olivares, and John Washington The Intercept
Claim of unwanted hysterectomies at ICE detention center by Father Pahlo Migone Patheos
Mike Pompeo accused of violating Hatch Act in Jerusalem RNC speech by Jack Jenkins Religion News Service
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