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Russia says it has full control of Mariupol steel plant – Meantime, Russia plans to cut off Finland from natural gas and the war crimes trial of Russian solider Vadim Shishimarin will resume next week in Ukraine.
ISW: A call reportedly intercepted from a #Russian soldier redeployed from the #Kharkiv axis to the #Donbas area expressed shock at the intense fighting compared to the previous area of deployment. @washingtonpost: https://t.co/RNhXmVPHQo
Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Fighting in Donbas is ‘hell,’ Zelensky says; Biden to sign $40B package on Asia trip https://t.co/Mx5NyjURj2
First on CNN: Giuliani meets with January 6 committee for more than 9 hours – Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump's onetime personal attorney and a lead architect of his attempt to overturn the 2020 election results, on Friday met with the House select committee…
Rudy Giuliani, who helped lead Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election, met with the January 6 panel for more than 9 hours Friday, sources say https://t.co/RIwmtXZ3vQ
FULL STORY: w/ @PaulaReidCNN Rudy Giuliani meets w/ 1-6 Committee for more than 9 hours. https://t.co/fzt8xwa1Zg
BREAKING NEWS: Trump Lawyer Giuliani Questioned for Over Nine Hours By Bipartisan January 6 Committee https://t.co/qiIynTweZv
Nine hours with Rudy Giuliani? If that was first prize in some weird contest, what was second prize? Eighteen hours with Rudy, I suppose? https://t.co/KK4ZJSwZeg
NEW via @ryanobles and @PaulaReidCNN: Rudy Giuliani met with the January 6 committee for more than 9 hours today https://t.co/dqFwrbzgyX
NEW: Rudy Giuliani, who helped lead former President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election, met with the House January 6 committee for more than nine hours Friday, sources say https://t.co/jF4V7apxJT
This is for everyone who threw up their hands and gave up on the Jan. 6th Committee a few weeks ago because Rudy Giuliani had then backed out of giving voluntary testimony. #saturdayvibes https://t.co/dPj42vVstx
ICYMI- our scoop from late Friday: Rudy Giuliani met yesterday with the 1/6 Committee for more than 9 hours. This after backing out of a prior scheduled deposition. w/@PaulaReidCNN: https://t.co/fzt8xwa1Zg
Rudy Giuliani met with the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection for more than 9 hours, per @ryanobles @PaulaReidCNN. https://t.co/H3Wqt7qAgU
Karine Jean-Pierre’s Unlikely Rise to the White House Lectern – The first Black and first openly gay press secretary was raised in an immigrant family with “so many secrets.” Now she occupies one of the most scrutinized jobs in American politics.
Here's my @nytimes profile of @PressSec, Karine Jean-Pierre: https://t.co/UlbCYZYqCS
The first Black and first openly gay press secretary was raised in an immigrant family with “so many secrets.” Now she occupies one of the most scrutinized jobs in American politics. https://t.co/HXiFAwpIYe
“What I hope is that young people get to dream big, and dream bigger than they have before, by seeing me stand here.” - @K_JeanPierre https://t.co/zyLLtSynhW
Prosecutors say Trump ally Thomas Barrack altered 2016 Republican platform to shroud ties of 9/11 hijackers to Saudis: report https://t.co/34PXomdwUZ
Contraception "should not be legal," says Trump-backed candidate Eubanks – Jacky Eubanks, a candidate for Michigan's state house, said contraception gives people "the false sense of security that they can have consequence-free sex."
Biden tops list of Americans banned from traveling to Russia, but Trump is not on it – Russia responded to sanctions for invading Ukraine by saying Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Mark Zuckerberg and hundreds more can't visit.
Russia just issued a list of Americans banned from travel — Trump's not on it, but Biden is https://t.co/HLGXTdJF5p
An Oklahoma state rep proposed legislation that would mandate young men get mandatory vasectomies https://t.co/kBt9zrMBe4
Trump’s Is Making Georgia All About Himself, And It Could Cost The GOP – The former president wants Republican Gov. Brian Kemp gone for refusing to go along with the "big lie" — and could end up helping Stacey Abrams.
Opinion | How the Buffalo Massacre Proves There’s No 'Great Replacement' – It was no accident that a shooter who wanted to gun down Black Americans had to travel 200 miles to find them.
"According to @nytimes, the terrorist shooter selected the Tops Friendly Market as the best spot for a killing spree after researching predominantly Black ZIP codes," @SheryllCashin writes. "The legacy of segregation eased his selection process." https://t.co/IJd2bsC9Q9
Eastman provides new details of Trump’s direct role in legal effort to overturn election – The court filing describes the direct role of Trump himself in developing strategy, detailing “two hand-written notes from former President Trump about information that he thought might be useful for…
“Eastman advised PA lawmaker Diamond to replace Biden’s electors with Trump’s and to justify it by simply retabulating the popular vote to put Trump on top.” Shades of Trump’s call to GA’s Raffensperger. These guys are peas in a sick pod! https://t.co/bz02hApoKk
Pro-Trump attorney John Eastman revealed in a late-night court filing that he was in touch directly with Trump about plans to overturn the 2020 election — which included receiving Trump's handwritten notes. https://t.co/njlHpjkHh1
NEW: In an overnight court filing, John EASTMAN provided new insight into Donald Trump's direct involvement in the legal effort to overturn the 2020 election — from phone calls to handwritten notes. Eastman says he had 'six conduits" to Trump as well. https://t.co/Fq3MYwDMcv
1/2 Eastman to judge: please protect my comms w/Trump in furtherance of our conspiracy to interfere w/the transfer of power. Also, my comms about fake slates of electors. https://t.co/ov5U1a1ymb
Among the 600 emails Eastman is arguing to shield from the Jan. 6 aelect committee are 12 that appear to be with Fox host Mark Levin, who he describes (without naming) as a "dual role" attorney/media figure. https://t.co/Fq3MYwDMcv
Eastman described a blizzard of communications among Trump, his White House team, his campaign and an army of outside lawyers involved in efforts to flip results in key states. https://t.co/Fq3MYwDMcv
Attorney-client privilege does not apply to alleged criminal conduct. Eastman provides new details of Trump’s direct role in legal effort to overturn election https://t.co/JQrXXzKOkC via @politico
➡️ NEW: “The filing also describes the direct role of Trump himself in developing strategy, detailing ‘two hand-written notes from former President Trump about information that he thought might be useful for the anticipated litigation.’” https://t.co/zQdQrwO5Uq
The architect: A filing in Eastman's case "describes the direct role of Trump himself in developing strategy, detailing 'two hand-written notes from former President Trump about information that he thought might be useful for the anticipated litigation.'” https://t.co/KghMK8daqz
He didn't just leave the election-stealing to subordinates. https://t.co/CseEd71Oqj
192 Republicans Decide They’d Like Formula-Seeking Parents to Keep Suffering – According to conservatives, the formula-shortage crisis isn’t worth urgently addressing.
He’s raised and spent millions running against Marjorie Taylor Greene – Democrat Marcus Flowers is not expected to win. People are throwing money at him anyway.
Democrat Marcus Flowers is not expected to win. People are throwing money at him anyway. https://t.co/gtlGsoHIvN
Ireland's abortion ban was a story of suffering and death – If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion in the United States, the nation may find itself on a path similar to that trod by the Irish people from…