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New York AG drops the hammer on entire Trump clan

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  It's  O ur  D emocracy! Today’s Action: Take action to help Hurricane Ian victims! Today's Top Stories: New York AG announces plans to put the Trumps on trial in 2023 After a long and thorough investigation into their rampant fraud crimes, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced plans to finally bring the hammer down on the crooked Trump family. Take Action:  Demand the Justice Department prosecute DeSantis and Abbott for their Martha’s Vineyard migrant stunt! VIDEO OF THE DAY:  Top Democrat excoriates Republicans on House floor with speech of the year Rep. Elissa Slotkin brought the House down shredding Republicans for their utterly cruel and inhumane anti-abortion policies. Take Action:  Call on the Democratic Party to stop working with corporate mercenary firms! Top prosecutor offers bad news for Trump No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen:  Whoa. Trump-appointed judge ludicrously sides with disgraced ex-president in stolen docs scandal again MA...

RSN: FOCUS: Mark Joseph Stern | Why Two Trump Judges Ended Aileen Cannon's Reign of Madness Over the Mar-a-Lago Case

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    23 September 22 Live on the homepage now! Reader Supported News WHO ARE THE PEOPLE WHO COME BUT WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE? — How is it possible that nearly “400,000” people have come to “Reader Supported News” this month and only “203” have responded to our fundraising appeals. We serve the interests of our supporters. That’s you. With urgency. Marc Ash • Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation!   FOCUS: Mark Joseph Stern | Why Two Trump Judges Ended Aileen Cannon's Reign of Madness Over the Mar-a-Lago Case Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Stern writes: "Here's why the 11th Circuit, including two Trump judges, ruled in favor of the Department of Justice." Here’s why the 11th Circuit, including two Trump judges, ruled in favor of the Department of Justice. J udge Aileen Cannon suffered a rout on Wednesday night when the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals  shredded every aspect  of her decision that halted the criminal investigation into Donald Trump. The ...

September 22, 2022 HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

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September 22, 2022 Heather Cox Richardson Sep 23   Big stories in different parts of the world today. The Russian mobilization—the first since World War II—appears to be aiming at 1 million new soldiers, rather than the 300,000 suggested yesterday. Officials are scouring villages to conscript men, especially ethnic minorities, to fill the quotas the government has established. Stories are circulating of men given only an hour to appear at recruitment centers, students being given draft notices while they were sitting in class, and workers taken off the job.  Meanwhile, the U.S. government has officially condemned Russia’s attacks on the civilian population of Ukraine: the forced deportations, disappearances, detainments, torture, and other abuses. The State Department said that “President Putin must be held accountable for these atrocities.” Indeed, even North Korea has distanced itself from Russia, saying in an official statement that it has never supplied Russia with weapons...

Trump’s new defense: My thoughts have mysterious powers

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  It's  O ur  D emocracy! Today’s Action: Take action to help Hurricane Fiona victims in Puerto Rico! Today's Top Stories: Trump ludicrously claims that he can declassify documents by simply "thinking" it The serial con man's patently absurd claim makes it clear that he's growing increasingly desperate as the DOJ's explosive criminal investigation into stolen classified documents expands. Take Action:  Tell Merrick Garland it’s time to indict Donald Trump! VIDEO OF THE DAY:  Trump gets crushing legal news New York Attorney General Letitia James has Donald and his criminal children squarely in her crosshairs, and there's nowhere for them to run. Ron DeSantis' migrant stunt BACKFIRES spectacularly No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen:  Not what he expected... DOJ resumes criminal probe of classified documents from Mar-a-Lago after appeals court lifts hold The disgraced ex-president's reprieve didn't last long, as a federal appeals court panel — comp...