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Rep. Lucy McBath is living her son's legacy

Rep. Lucy McBath vividly remembers having "the talk" with her teenage son Jordan in 2012 after 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed."I said, 'Baby, you got to understand. You are a young, Black male, and there are people in…

Arizona audit funding cloaked in secrecy

Three weeks into the Arizona Senate's unorthodox audit of the 2020 presidential election results, one potential winner seems to be emerging, regardless of any count: Cyber Ninjas, the Florida-based consulting firm being paid to lead the analysis of the votes…

Fact check: A week of brazen Republican dishonesty

The top Republican in the House of Representatives said he doesn't think anybody is questioning the legitimacy of the 2020 election -- even as many Republicans continued to publicly question the legitimacy of the presidential election.A prominent Republican senator claimed…

Republican governors are refusing aid from Democrats in Washington

Democrats in Washington have approved trillions of dollars to help Americans weather the coronavirus pandemic, but Republican state officials are pulling back relief for low-income Americans by turning away federal money.In little more than a week, 17 governors have announced…

Colonial Pipeline returns to 'normal operations' after restart

Colonial Pipeline said Saturday that its pipeline system has returned to "normal operations" after a crippling cyberattack forced a six-day shutdown."Since this incident began, we have been clear that our focus was on the safe and efficient restoration of service…