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Feb 2022
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GOP Divide Widening Over RNC Censure Lan...

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The Senate and the House Republican leaders are at odds riots now over the RNC’s censure resolution that’s clearly dividing the Republican Party. Mitch McConnell just rejected a description of January 6th as legitimate political discourse while Kevin McCarthy is defending it. Plus, the Biden administration is facing new pressure to update its Covid-19 guida ... Show More
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