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Court Filing Gives Look Inside FBI Seizure Of A Lawmaker’s Phone

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Just how hard did some Republican members of Congress work to keep President Donald Trump in office after his 2020 election loss? A court case is providing a few tantalizing clues. Snippets and short summaries of texts and emails sent by Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, a top Trump ally, have emerged publicly for the first time as part of a court filing that was unsealed — perhaps inadvertently — by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., as part of a legal battle with federal prosecutors. The messages reveal more about what investigators ...

Trump Tells Supporters, ‘Guard The Vote’

Former President Donald Trump is urging supporters to “guard the vote” during next year’s election, a phrase that has set off alarm bells among pro-democracy advocates who say it signals permission to take extreme measures that could intimidate voters and threaten election workers. The phrase is a relatively novel one for Trump, though activists in the far-right movement have been setting the groundwork for it to be deployed more widely. Former national security adviser Michael Flynn has spent months repeating the phrase in posts, speeches and interviews. And Victor Mellor, a ...

As Ukraine Aid Falters Biden Signals He’s Willing To Make A Deal On Border Security

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Senate Republicans blocked the advance of tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance for Ukraine Wednesday, President Joe Biden berated their tactics as “stunning” and dangerous. Yet he also signaled an openness to what GOP lawmakers ultimately want: border policy changes. Biden at the White House warned of dire consequences for Kyiv — and a “gift” to Russia’s Vladimir Putin – if Congress fails to pass a $110 billion package of wartime funding for Ukraine and Israel as well as other national security priorities. Hours later, ...

U.S. Files War Crime Charges Against Russians Accused Of Torturing An American In Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four Russian men accused of torturing an American during the invasion of Ukraine have been charged with war crimes in a first-of-its-kind case, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday. It is the first prosecution against members of the Russian armed forces in connection with atrocities during Moscow’s war against Ukraine and it is the first time the Justice Department has brought charges under a nearly 30-year-old statute that makes it a crime to subject an American to torture or inhumane treatment during a war. The charges are largely symbolic for now, ...

Happy Holy Days

Just before Halloween I happened to be out at a local store, and got to enjoy the piped in sounds of Christmas carols as the accompaniment to my shopping. To all those who demand that we “put the Christ back in Christmas,” I say thank you! Thank God that we live in a nation where each person is free to practice her religion as she sees fit. The thought of Christians celebrating Christmas should not be offensive to anyone. At the same time, however, the suggestion that non-Christians ought to be celebrating Christmas, too, raises an important question: In a free society, governed as a ...

Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance’ Is No. 1 At The Box Office

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Beyonce ruled the box office this weekend. Her concert picture, “ Renaissance: A Film by Beyonce,” opened in first place with $21 million in North American ticket sales, according to estimates from AMC Theatres Sunday. The post-Thanksgiving, early December box office is notoriously slow, but “Renaissance” defied the odds. Not accounting for inflation, it’s the first time a film has opened over $20 million on this weekend in 20 years (since “The Last Samurai”). Beyonce wrote, directed and produced “Renaissance,” which is focused ...