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UNITED STATES - JUNE 21: Reps. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., left, and Anthony Brown, D-Md., prepare for television interviews in the Capitol on Friday, June 21, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Where Things Stand: ‘Vast Majority’ Of GOP Believes Trump Incited The Insurrection

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By | July 8, 2021 1:07 p.m.

They just don’t want to admit it.

It’s not as if you couldn’t speculate — we now know House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) blamed Trump for the insurrection the night it happened, only to crawl back to Trump’s side for the midterms. Several other prominent Republican leaders have taken similar about-face paths since January.

A Brief History Of The ‘Lucy And The Football’ Political Analogy

By | July 8, 2021 12:12 p.m.

Why Ashli Babbitt?

By | July 7, 2021 5:50 p.m.

Where Things Stand: National Teachers Unions Vow To Defend Educators Punished Over Critical Race Theory

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By | July 7, 2021 1:25 p.m.

While the conservative fever swamps’ fear mongering over critical race theory intensifies to new, unhinged heights, the nation’s largest teachers unions are vowing to stand behind educators if they are punished due to new state laws that try to limit or outright ban critical discussions on race, discrimination and the role it plays in American history.

Where Things Stand: Biden To Address Lag In US Vaccination Goals

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By | July 6, 2021 12:58 p.m.

Following the July 4th holiday weekend, President Biden has one item on his public agenda today: a speech addressing COVID-19 vaccination progress in the U.S.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 19: Rudy Giuliani accuses people of voting twice as he speaks to the press about various lawsuits related to the 2020 election, inside the Republican National Committee headquarters on November 19, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump, who has not been seen publicly in several days, continues to push baseless claims about election fraud and dispute the results of the 2020 United States presidential election. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Where Things Stand: Dominion Hits Rudy On All Sides

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By | July 2, 2021 12:42 p.m.

Dominion Voting Systems is already suing Rudy Giuliani personally for defamation. It’s now pulling the former mayor and currently suspended lawyer into its suit against Fox News.

Where Things Stand: DeSantis Begs Trumpworld To Cancel FL Rally

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By | July 1, 2021 12:36 p.m.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is threading a weird needle.

Where Things Stand: ‘Somebody With A Pulse’

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By | June 30, 2021 1:52 p.m.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has not publicly disclosed whether she intends to run for reelection after a decade-plus in the Senate.

Where Things Stand: Trump-Appointed Judge Allows Rep Boebert To Block Twitter Critic

By | June 29, 2021 1:07 p.m.

The Colorado gun congresswoman is now allowed to block critics on Twitter.

WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES - 2019/10/08: Participant holding a sign outsithe the Supreme Court. 133 protesters were arrested blocking the street across the Supreme Court in an act of non violent civil disobedience, as hundreds of LGBTQ+ advocates convened in Washington, DC for a national day of action as a community response to the landmark Supreme Court hearings that could legalize workplace discrimination, primarily against LGBTQ+ people, on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender presentation. (Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Where Things Stand: SCOTUS Quietly Punts On Trans Rights Case

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By | June 28, 2021 1:18 p.m.

As anti-trans rights laws pop up in GOP-led state legislatures across the country, fueling one of Republicans’ top culture wars in the Biden era, the majority conservative Supreme Court decided to not take up a key transgender rights case today, a surprising victory for LGBTQ rights.