The Signature Audit Georgia Republicans Claim To Want Would Be Fruitless — But It’s Convenient

In recent days, Georgia Republicans have quickly coalesced behind calling for a “signature audit” to address the fabricated ills of the November election. 

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AZ GOP Cites ‘Copyright Concerns’ After Deleting Incendiary Rambo Tweet

The Arizona Republican Party on Tuesday said that it took down its incendiary tweet boosting President Trump’s long-shot efforts to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s legitimate victory in the battleground state due to “copyright concerns.”

The now-deleted tweet, which featured a clip from the film “Rambo,” was taken down following backlash for appearing to encourage violence.

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This series of “King Over the Water” posts (the reference is to the Stuart Pretenders, James II, his son and grandson) circles around basic questions: what do Joe Biden, or Democrats or just people who value our civic democracy do if Trumpists or Republicans or some fraction of them refuse to accept that Joe Biden is the legitimate President and continue to believe lies about voter fraud?

Judge Takes Parting Shot At DOJ While Dismissing Case Against Pardoned Flynn

Following President Trump’s controversial pardon, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan dismissed the pending criminal case against former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, bringing to a close one of the most dramatic episodes in the Russia investigation and subsequent interference at the Justice Department to undercut it.
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Report: Doug Jones Is Top Contender For Attorney General In Biden Administration

President-elect Joe Biden is strongly considering tapping outgoing Alabama Sen. Doug Jones (D) to serve as Attorney General in his incoming administration, NBC News reported on Tuesday.

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