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  Democratic lawmakers from Connecticut report Thanksgiving bomb threats against their homes

  Scripps News

  At least five Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut were targeted by bomb threats on their homes Thursday, the lawmakers or their offices said. (Scripps News)

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  4 days ago

  Threats and Intimidation Are Distorting U.S. Democracy

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  You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter. Click here to receive it in your inbox. Violence has often scarred …

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  4 days ago

  Democratic lawmakers report Thanksgiving bomb threats against their homes

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  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — At least five Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut were targeted by bomb threats on their homes Thursday, the lawmakers or their offices said. Sen. Chris Murphy and Reps. Jim Himes, Joe Courtney, John Larson and Jahana Hayes all reported being the subject of such …

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  5 days ago

  An FBI sting operation catches Jackson’s mayor taking big bribes

  The Economist

  EVERYONE THOUGHT a new hotel would revitalise the downtown area. Nearly two decades ago city leaders in Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, …

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  Democratic-controlled cities are finalizing plans to oppose mass deportation

  NBC News - By Alicia Victoria Lozano

  Many have passed ordinances intended to shield migrants from efforts by the incoming Trump administration to eject them from the country. LOS ANGELES — The resistance promised by blue state governors after the election of Donald Trump is beginning to take shape as city leaders, advocacy groups and …

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  Nov 26

  Did Merrick Garland Blow It? Left-wingers Blame AG as Trump Charges Dropped

  Newsweek - Ewan Palmer

  Attorney General Merrick Garland has received criticism from left-leaning figures after the federal case over President-elect Donald Trump's alleged …