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The Hill reports: Parler announced on Wednesday that it is engaging in a social media “special arrangement” with former first lady Melania Trump where she will share “exclusive communications” on the social media network. Parler said that Trump would share “exclusive communications on Parler,” noting it is already powering her blockchain technology and non-fungible token (NFT) platform, MelaniaTrump.com. In a …

Texas Tribune reports: The U.S. Capitol Police said Tuesday they were conducting a routine security check of U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls’ office three months ago, rejecting an accusation from the congressman that officers were using illegal tactics to investigate him as political retribution. Nehls, a Republican from Richmond, claimed without evidence on Twitter on Tuesday morning that U.S. Capitol Police …

Law & Crime reports: Family drama will be sure to pervade the debut trial for the Jan. 6 attack. Two children of accused militia member Guy Reffitt, including the son who flagged his father to the FBI, will be called as government witnesses, prosecutors confirmed in a filing on Monday. Linked to the Three Percenters militia group, Reffitt memorably told …

“She [Nancy Pelosi] has been using the Capitol Police, she used them on January 6th. In some instances, they were attacking protesters. In other instances, they were letting hundreds of them into the building. “Congress doled over $2 billion to them in emergency supplemental funds that, now I guess they’re using to expand this intelligence unit. “But look, this is …

The Associated Press reports: Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo on Tuesday declined to disclose whether he has received a coronavirus vaccine during a contentious confirmation hearing where Democrats pressed the state’s top doctor to promote the shots. Ladapo, appointed in September by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, has attracted national scrutiny over his close alignment with the Governor in opposing …

The New York Times reports: Inside the Republican National Committee, the resolution has led to an intensive round of finger-pointing. Several members said they never intended to suggest that those who rioted on Jan. 6, 2021, were “engaged in legitimate political discourse,” even as they conceded the censure resolution’s language said just that. The resolution, which was drafted by David …

The New York Times reports: Plans for a demonstration by truckers in the United States similar to the one in Canada appear to be gaining momentum, aided by online supporters. The route and timing of the demonstration, meant to protest pandemic restrictions in the United States, was set to be announced on Tuesday evening, said Brian Brase, a trucker who …

Reuters reports: Canadians say they are concerned political strife in the United States will undermine security and economic growth at home, according to a new poll, as an anti-vaccine mandate protest praised by former U.S. President Donald Trump gripped the capital and affected the border. The Ottawa protest, now in its 13th day, has been marred by the appearance of …

NPR reports: The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday indefinitely suspended the law licenses of two St. Louis attorneys who waved guns at Black Lives Matter protesters in 2020, but it stayed their suspensions and placed them on probation for a year. The orders came after Missouri’s chief disciplinary counsel last year asked the court to suspend the law licenses of …

Wayne Root writes for World Net Daily: It’s time to use civil disobedience to kill the vaccine mandates. In America we need our courageous “Mother Truckers” to blockade the Super Bowl. It’s time for thousands of 18-wheeler trucks to surround SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Just like 57,000 trucks in Canada have blockaded Ottawa, Canada’s capital. They aren’t leaving until …

Colorado Politics reports: Police arrested Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters at a Grand Junction restaurant on Tuesday after she resisted authorities’ attempts to seize an iPad under a search warrant, police said. Peters was released at the scene pending charges, police said. The incident is not directly related to multiple state and federal investigations into Peters’s alleged involvement last year …

NBC News reports: A Jan. 6 rioter who stormed the Capitol while he was out on bail on an attempted first-degree murder charge was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday, more than 10 months after he was first identified by online sleuths. Matthew Jason Beddingfield, of North Carolina, faces felony charges of assaulting officers, impeding officers during a civil disorder …

Raleigh’s NBC News affiliate reports: A formal effort to evaluate whether North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn should be disqualified as a candidate because of his involvement in the January 2021 rally that preceded the U.S. Capitol riot should be allowed to continue, voters and election officials told a federal judge. Cawthorn’s attorneys wrote in a Jan. 31 lawsuit that the …

The Detroit Free Press reports: A handful of Michigan Republican lawmakers support creating new regulations that would ban large, private social media platforms from removing the accounts of political candidates that violate their terms of service. It’s unclear that the proposal is enforceable and it may be unconstitutional: a federal judge in Florida blocked the implementation of a similar bill …

Posted to Franklin Graham’s Facebook page: The issue isn’t primarily masks or vaccines—the issue is FREEDOM, the freedom to make our own choices. These truckers are a modern-day version of Paul Revere, riding against oppression. Who would’ve thought you could ever be arrested for delivering fuel or food to truckers who are a part of the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa? …

The New York Times reports: During the summer of 2018, as Richard Seddon, a former British spy, was trying to launch a new venture to use undercover agents to infiltrate progressive groups, Democratic campaigns and other opponents of President Donald J. Trump, he turned for help to a longtime friend and former colleague: Erik Prince, the private military contractor. Mr. …

Law & Crime reports: Indignant about what they describe as their portrayals as “overwrought, dangerous lunatics,” attorney Sidney Powell and her fellow “Kraken” lawyers asked a federal appeals court on Monday to reverse an “intemperate” sanctions order aiming at their law licenses. Roughly half a year ago, a federal judge in Michigan referred Powell and eight of her co-counsel for …

Miami’s ABC News affiliate reports: Miami-Dade Elections Department 2021-22 records show more than 5,000 registered Democrats switched their party affiliation to Republican. The increase comes just as more victims of third-party registrations are coming forward to report that their voter registration was altered without their permission. All of the victims were older than 65 years old, live in Miami-Dade County, …

“Right now, nobody cares about 2020. Nobody. And everything that he said and the challenges that he made should’ve been done before the election. “And they did a recount in Arizona, and the recount showed no difference almost, and he came out and said it showed that they won Arizona. “That’s an outright lie, and please stop wasting our time …

The New York Times reports: Peter Thiel, one of the longest-serving board members of Meta, the parent of Facebook, plans to step down, the company said on Monday. Mr. Thiel, 54, wants to focus on influencing November’s midterm elections. Mr. Thiel sees the midterms as crucial to changing the direction of the country, this person said, and he is backing …