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Jamie Raskin and the Dems Exposed Trump and the GOP Knows It

By Molly Jong-Fast

Impeachment no longer feels like a punishment for Trump so much as a necessity for democracy.

Willie Nelson on Smoking With Snoop and Marathon Sex

By Marlow Stern

The country music legend talks to Marlow Stern about his new album of Sinatra covers, his love of weed, and whether the wildest stories you’ve heard about him are true.

QAnon Is Now Invading Jeff Bezos’ Video Game App

By Will Sommer

Nearly every social-media platform has cast QAnon supporters out, but some started to rebuild on Twitch.

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Trump Clings to the Presidency—of Mar-a-Lago

By Michael Daly

His lawyer is arguing that the title means he can legally reside at the club over neighbors’ objections.

Anti-Vaxxers Who Shut Down Dodger Stadium Plot Creepy Sequel

By Kelly Weill

They already temporarily sabotaged one of the largest vaccine sites in America. Get ready for more, powered by a deluded new fantasy comparing nurses to Nazis.

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On ‘Cheer,’ They Were Champions. Then Came the Arrests.

By Cheyenne Roundtree

Fan-favorite Jerry Harris and two more men from the hit docuseries have been arrested for sex crimes against minors. Netflix, Navarro College, and the show’s stars remain silent.

Trump’s Defense? The Same Crazy Talk That Got Him Impeached.

By Jay Michaelson

Amazingly, David Schoen deployed exactly the incendiary, lie-filled rhetoric that caused the insurrection to begin with.

Twitter Helps India’s Nationalist Government Block Dissent

By Barbie Latza Nadeau

The social-media blackout comes as Modi’s government stands credibly accused of planting evidence against protesters arrested for plotting to overthrow the government.

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1. McConnell Still Thinking of Voting for Impeachment: Report

ON THE FENCE

The Senate minority leader appears to be having a crisis of conscience, even after voting Tuesday to declare the Trump insurrection trial unconstitutional.

2. Navalny’s Wife Yulia Reportedly Flees Russia for Germany

I’M DONE

Her reported departure comes a week after her husband was sentenced to two years and eight months in a prison colony, sparking widespread street protests.

3. I Didn’t Like Henleys Until I Tried This One

BE-SLEEVE ME

This henley is a little heavy, making it substantial enough to be worn to bed or even on a Zoom call.

4. Trump Was ‘Almost Screaming’ at TV During Senate Trial: CNN

TEMPER TANTRUM

The ex-president reportedly vented his fury at the television as his lawyer Bruce Castor delivered his much-ridiculed opening argument.

5. Klan Leader Who Drove Truck Into BLM Protest Sent to Prison

WRONG TURN

Harry Rogers boasted about his attack in a Facebook video shortly after it happened, saying: “It’s kind of funny if you ask me.”

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