From The Guardian: “Across a vast swath of the American heartlands, the anti-Biden backlash is being replicated in Republican-controlled statehouses in what Ronald Brownstein has described in the Atlantic as a ‘collective cry of defiance.'”
Read the story here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/19/joe-biden-republicans-polarization-us-politics-texas.
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump face potential sanctions for their court filings in Michigan and Colorado challenging the outcome of the 2020 election.
Here is a story from The Washington Post (July 12, 2021): ‘This is really fantastical’: Federal judge in Michigan presses Trump-allied lawyers on 2020 election fraud claims in sanctions hearing. Federal judge in Michigan presses Sidney Powell and other Trump-allied lawyers on 2020 election fraud claims in sanctions hearing – The Washington Post
Here is a story from The Washington Post on Friday, July 16, 2021: ‘A propaganda tool’ for Trump: A second federal judge castigates attorneys who filed a lawsuit challenging the 2020 results. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sanctions-hearing-2020-lawsuit/2021/07/16/90392266-e661-11eb-b722-89ea0dde7771_story.htm
There are a few new books and stories about former President Donald Trump, the 2016 and 2020 elections, and the January 6 insurrection.
The Washington Post had this story by Reis Thebault on Wednesday: Joint Chiefs chairman feared potential ‘Reichstag moment’ aimed at keeping Trump in power. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/joint-chiefs-chairman-feared-potential-reichstag-moment-aimed-at-keeping-trump-in-power/2021/07/14/a326f5fe-e4ec-11eb-a41e-c8442c213fa8_story.html
The Washington Post had this story by Carol D. Leonnig and Philip Rucker on Thursday: ‘I Alone Can Fix It’ book excerpt: Inside Trump’s Election Day and the birth of the ‘big lie’. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/13/book-excerpt-i-alone-can-fix-it/
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