Oath Keepers’ New Hope: Lawyer Who Cites ‘Lord of the Rings’

By Kelly Weill

Prosecutors are said to be considering sedition charges against members of the far-right militia. Now an attorney with a bizarre past is raising cash for them.

By Wajahat Ali

A Christian 21-year-old appears to have been driven by his twisted religious beliefs while a Muslim 21-year-old mass shooter doesn’t appear to have been very religious.

By Asawin Suebsaeng, Adam Rawnsley

The former president and his eldest son have tapped a familiar “Stop the Steal” attorney.

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By Nick Schager

The new HBO doc “The Day Sports Stood Still” features athletes revisiting when Rudy Gobert’s coronavirus diagnosis abruptly ended the NBA season—and other leagues followed suit.

By Pilar Melendez

In newly released messages, Oath Keepers leader Kelly Meggs boasted to a fellow extremist that he was plotting with the Proud Boys and other groups.

By Barbie Latza Nadeau

The British-Swedish vaccine is supposed to be the cornerstone of Europe’s pandemic escape plan. So what keeps going wrong?

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By Maxwell Tani

The left-leaning digital media pioneer will be helmed by The Root’s current top editor Danielle Belton, The Daily Beast has learned.

By Jackie Kucinich, Roger Sollenberger

Less than 24 hours after 10 people died in a Colorado supermarket at the hands of a mass shooter, the Senate Judiciary Committee quickly settled into firearm debate purgatory.

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 END OF THE ROAD 

Aaron Rich, brother of the murdered DNC staffer, settled his suit against wealth manager Ed Butowsky for undisclosed terms.

 THE GREENE MILE 

The Qanon congresswoman thinks her 12-hour social media blackout puts her on par with wrongfully accused p.

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 NOT FUNNY 

Comedian Jay Leno has issued a formal apology for making several jokes that perpetuated harmful Asian stereotypes.

 PRIVATE PUNK’D 

The head of the Southern Poverty Law Center was confused by Fallon’s nonsensical questioning.

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