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Andy Cohen ‘Overserved’ on New Year’s Eve While Anderson Cooper Lands New Parenting Show on CNN+ PEOPLE.com January 2, 2022 Both Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper ended 2021 with a bang! The Bravo star, 53, admittedly had a little too much to drink while ringing in the new year with the network anchor, 54, for the fifth year in a row on CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live from Times Square in New York City on Friday. Elsewhere on Friday, CNN announced that Cooper will host a new show called Parental Guidance, which will air on the network’s upcoming…

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Capitol rioters’ tears, remorse don’t spare them from jail | AP News AP NEWS January 2, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida business owner Robert Palmer cheered on the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 before he joined the fray. Screaming obscenities, he hurled a wooden plank and a fire extinguisher at police officers trying to ward off the mob. Nearly a year later, Palmer fought back tears when he faced the federal judge who sentenced him to more than five years in prison. He said he was “horrified, absolutely devastated” by what he had done. “I’m…

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Biden faces series of minefields in coming year By Amie Parnes and Morgan Chalfant TheHill January 1, 2022 President Biden is staring down a number of minefields when he returns to Washington in the new year. Biden will have to tackle major issues, including getting the coronavirus under control after a severe spike from the omicron variant during the holiday season. He will have to ensure that the deadly virus doesn’t overwhelm the nation’s health systems and the financial markets. Biden will also have to try to revive talks about his signature climate and social spending legislation to…

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The left is already looking to 2024. Some want to see a Biden primary challenge. By Holly Otterbein POLITICO January 1, 2022 When Joe Biden first came into office, progressives said he could be the next FDR. Now, as Biden’s relationship with the left has come under strain, liberals are talking about treating him like former President Jimmy Carter instead — and mapping out a Democratic primary challenge in 2024. “Will there be a progressive challenger? Yes,” said Jeff Weaver, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ former presidential campaign manager. Continue Reading…..

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Biden to speak with Zelensky as US warns against Russian invasion of Ukraine By Betsy Klein CNN January 1, 2022 Washington (CNN)President Joe Biden will speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, several days after Biden urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to ease an unremitting military crisis on Ukraine’s border. Biden, a White House official said, “plans to speak by phone with President Zelensky of Ukraine on Sunday to reaffirm US support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, discuss Russia’s military build-up on Ukraine’s borders, and review preparations for upcoming diplomatic engagements to help de-escalate the situation…

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In the year since the US Capitol attack, judges remind us what it means to be American By Hannah Rabinowitz CNN December 31, 2021 (CNN)On January 6, rioters streamed past the federal courthouse in Washington, DC, and descended upon the US Capitol. For weeks after the attack, DC’s chief judge said she could see National Guard troops from the window in her chambers. And in the year since the deadly riot, as divisive politics rage and the public becomes more divided about just what happened as Congress was trying to certify Joe Biden’s election victory, judges have taken…

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Obama to deliver eulogy at Harry Reid’s funeral The Washington Times December 31, 2021 Former President Barack Obama is set to deliver the eulogy at the late Sen. Harry Reid’s funeral next week. The funeral will be held at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Las Vegas at 11 a.m. on Jan. 8. Mr. Reid, a prominent Nevada Democrat who served as Senate majority leader, died Tuesday after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 82. Continue Reading…..

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