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Hillary Clinton Voter Sentenced 35-to-Life for Shooting over 2016 Election

A Hillary Clinton voter from Corona, California, who shot a bandmate’s wife in an argument over the 2016 presidential election was sentenced to 35 years to life in prison on Wednesday in a Los Angeles Superior Court after being found guilty of second-degree murder with a gun.

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January 6 Committee Drops Demand for Some Trump Presidential Records

The United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack has dropped its request for some records from President Donald Trump’s administration, though it continues to seek others that the former president says are protected by executive privilege.

January 6 committee (Drew Angerer / Getty)

Wall Street Journal: Inflation Is Caused by Bad Weather

The Wall Street Journal published an article on Tuesday claiming that the country’s current inflation woes can be traced to bad weather — though, curiously, the article did not mention “climate change” as the cause of dramatic weather events.

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AUDIO: Canadian Bank Rejects Rebel News Mortgage over Politics

Audio released on Wednesday by Canadian conservative outlet Rebel News suggests that the Royal Bank of Canada rejected the company’s application for a commercial mortgage and a line of credit earlier this month for political reasons alone.

Royal Bank of Canada (John Raoux / Associated Press)

Report: Los Angeles D.A.’s Chief of Staff Threatened Police Officer

Joseph Iniguez, the chief of staff for Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, allegedly threatened to place a policeman on a list of dishonest officers after the staffer’s fiancée was stopped Dec. 11 for an illegal U-turn in her Tesla.

Joseph Iniguez and George Gascon (Jesse Grant / Getty for Patrisse Cullors)

Blue State Blues: 2021 Was the Year of the Jury Trial

If 2020 was the year of the riot, 2021 was the year of the jury trial — the year when Americans quietly and anonymously asserted the rule of law in the most direct fashion possible: by considering the facts, and pronouncing guilt or innocence.

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Another Pro-impeachment Republican Punished in Redistricting

Another Republican who voted for the second impeachment of President Donald Trump in January has seen his district redrawn in a way that makes it more difficult for him to win reelection next year — this time, Rep. David Valadao (R-CA).

David Valadao (Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press)

Arizona AG Mark Brnovich Targeted with Bar Complaints by State Officials

The Arizona Board of Regents, which governs the state’s universities, has filed a complaint against Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich with the Arizona State Bar, saying he has no right to sue them or to criticize them in public because he is supposed to defend state agencies.

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Trump Criticizes American Jews over Lack of Support for Israel

Former President Donald Trump criticized American Jews for failing to support Israel, according to comments released Friday from an interview for a podcast by Barak Ravid, an Israeli journalist for the left-leaning online publication Axios.

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Californians Are Ignoring Gavin Newsom’s Statewide Mask Mandate

Californians are ignoring Gov. Gavin Newsom’s statewide mask mandate, which went into effect Wednesday for most indoor spaces, and is meant to prevent a winter surge of coronavirus cases associated with the new Omicron variant of coronavirus.

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