Author: Freedom Watch

Biden rides a Keep It Simple, Stupid strategy to early success By Natasha Korecki, Christopher Cadelago POLITICO March 7, 2021 From the day Joe Biden stepped into the White House, his top priority was clear: Pass Covid relief. Ignore skirmishes elsewhere. Keep the message to Congress simple. And keep the message to the public even clearer: The current health and financial crisis would not go unanswered. “Crisis creates urgency and they made the relief bill the singular focus of their agenda,” said Rahm Emanuel, who as President Obama’s chief of staff in 2009 ushered through a relief package…

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Biden signs executive order expanding voting access By Donald Judd and Devan Cole CNN March 7, 2021 (CNN)President Joe Biden signed an executive order Sunday expanding voting access in what the White House calls “an initial step” in its efforts to “protect the right to vote and ensure all eligible citizens can freely participate in the electoral process.” The move comes as Republicans in statehouses around the country work to advance voter suppression legislation, including a bill in Georgia that voting rights groups say targets Black voters. Congressional Democrats, meanwhile, have pushed measures in recent days to increase…

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By Josh Gerstein, Kyle Cheney POLITICO March 6, 2021 The lawyer for the horned shaman who became one of the most iconic figures involved in the storming of the Capitol in January is in hot water with a federal judge after facilitating an interview that the judge said violated federal rules. At a hearing Friday on the case against QAnon follower Jacob Chansley, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth dressed down Chansley’s attorney Al Watkins for using his privileges as a lawyer to arrange an interview with Chansley for CBS’ “60 Minutes+.” “Can you tell me how that came about?”…

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Swalwell sues Trump and close allies over Capitol riot in second major insurrection lawsuit By Katelyn Polantz and Devan Cole CNN March 5, 2021 Washington (CNN)Former House impeachment manager Eric Swalwell has sued former President Donald Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and Republican Rep. Mo Brooks in a second major lawsuit seeking to hold Trump and his allies accountable for inciting the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6. The new lawsuit filed on Friday by Swalwell, a California Democrat who helped to lead impeachment arguments against Trump for inciting insurrection, follows a similar…

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Trump appointee arrested in connection with Capitol riot By Josh Gerstein POLITICO March 5, 2021 The FBI on Thursday arrested Federico Klein, a former State Department aide, on charges related to the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6, marking the first known instance of an appointee of President Donald Trump facing criminal prosecution in connection with the attempt to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s victory. Klein, 42, was taken into custody in Virginia, said Samantha Shero, a spokesperson for the FBI’s Washington Field Office. An FBI lookout bulletin issued two weeks after the Capitol assault…

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Duke basketball seeing its worst closers in 99 years Ball Durham March 4, 2021 To find a less clutch record, go back to when Duke basketball didn’t exist. Taking into account Tuesday night’s bubble-popping 81-77 loss in overtime at bubble-growing Georgia Tech (14-8, 10-6 ACC), this Duke basketball team (11-10, 9-8 ACC) is likely to wind up among the worst in program history when it comes to coming out on top in close games. Well, at least there is one straightforward metric that says so at this point, with the rivalry battle versus UNC (15-9, 9-6 ACC) in…

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By Bob Unruh WND March 4, 2021 A case challenging the “discriminatory” practices of Big Tech in America is up for review by the U.S. Supreme Court. The complaint filed by Laura Loomer, a conservative activist and political candidate, and Larry Klayman of Freedom Watch accuses the companies of “anti-competitive, discriminatory practices” that violate the Constitution. The court website shows the case is scheduled to be heard Friday after it had been scheduled for two previous conferences. Continue Reading…..

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Brazilian Coronavirus Variant Identified In Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Patch March 4, 2021 LOS ANGELES, CA — New variants of the COVID-19 virus were identified in Los Angeles and Southern California on Wednesday — worrying developments as the region emerges from the worst days of the pandemic. The findings serve as stark reminders that the coronavirus remains a threat even as new cases plummet in Los Angeles. County health officials have identified a case of the COVID-19 variant that originated in Brazil, and Gov. Gavin Newsom confirmed the state’s first case of the New York variant in…

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