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Proud Boys Lieutenant Sentenced to 17 Years in Jan. 6 Sedition Case

The penalty for Joseph Biggs is the second longest in more than 1,100 criminal cases stemming from the Capitol attack. Another Proud Boys leader was sentenced to 15 years.

The New York Times
For George Santos, a life in Brazil at odds with his GOP politics https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/08/31/george-santos-brazil/
For George Santos, a life in Brazil at odds with his GOP politics

As a young adult in his mother’s native land, family, friends and acquaintances say, the embattled congressman performed in drag and marched for Pride – activities that put him in opposition to current Republican policies and rhetoric.

The Washington Post

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/politics/trump-judge-protective-order.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare “He is a criminal defendant,” Judge Chutkan said. “He is going to have restrictions like every other criminal defendant” — adding that she was not going to “allow him any greater or lesser latitude than any defendant in a criminal case.”

The judge described Mr. Trump’s candidacy as “a day job,” like another defendant.

Judge Chutkan Limits Trump’s Ability to Share Evidence in Jan. 6 Case

During a 90-minute hearing in Washington, Judge Tanya S. Chutkan also warned the former president against any attempt to intimidate witnesses or prejudice potential jurors.

The New York Times
The Secret Hand Behind the Women Who Stood by Cuomo? His Sister.

For nearly two years, Madeline Cuomo quietly worked with grass-roots activists to help smear her brother’s accusers. He was “seeing everything,” she told his defenders.

The New York Times
How Supreme Court Justices Make Millions From Book Deals

The deals have become highly lucrative for the justices, including for those who used court staff members to help research and promote their books.

The New York Times
A Climate Warning from the Cradle of Civilization

How extreme temperatures and dwindling water are pushing the Fertile Crescent toward the brink.

The New York Times
The Secret History of Gun Rights: How Lawmakers Armed the N.R.A.

They served in Congress and on the N.R.A.’s board at the same time. Over decades, a small group of legislators led by a prominent Democrat pushed the gun lobby to help transform the law, the courts and views on the Second Amendment.

The New York Times
Worried by Florida’s history standards? Check out its new dictionary!

Defining things like gun violence: (noun) Simple, unalterable fact of life, like death but unlike taxes. Or Black history: (entry not found)

The Washington Post