Multiple people shot at Dallas-area outlet mall

ALLEN, Texas — Multiple people were shot at an outlet mall in the Dallas suburb of Allen, Texas, on Saturday, sending hundreds of shoppers fleeing in panic in the latest gun violence to strike the country. Calls about shots being fired came in about 3:40 p.m. from the Allen Premium Outlets. A dispatcher with Allen police confirmed the department was investigating a shooting...

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Biden calls McCarthy ‘honest’ and himself wise as debt ceiling talks heat up

In the shadow of a looming debt ceiling deadline, President Joe Biden gave his first interview in weeks, during which he addressed both the potential for default and a number of other pressing matters, including his ability to win reelection at nearly 82 years old. Here are a few of the top lines from his sit down with MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle. McCarthy, an honest guy Biden...

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Proud Boys juror says group’s deleted messages weighed on jury

Jurors who convicted four Proud Boys leaders of seditious conspiracy reviewed thousands upon thousands of text messages and private chats that the defendants sent in the weeks leading up to Jan. 6, 2021 — exchanges prosecutors described as the prelude to a violent effort to keep Donald Trump in power. But paradoxically, it may have been the absence of key messages that sealed...

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Eight false Trump electors have accepted immunity deals, lawyer says

Eight Republican activists who falsely claimed to be legitimate presidential electors for Donald Trump have accepted immunity deals from the Atlanta-area district attorney investigating Trump’s bid to subvert the 2020 election. Kimberly Debrow, a lawyer for the false electors, revealed the arrangement — reached last month — in a court filing Friday, opposing a bid by District...

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Biden administration green lights nation’s first congestion pricing plan for New York

NEW YORK — The Biden administration on Friday cleared New York’s congestion pricing plan to move forward, approving an environmental review that suffered such significant delays many doubted the first-in-the-nation tolling system would ever happen. The Federal Highway Administration issued a letter approving the New York Metropolitan Transportation’s Authority environmental...

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Eric Adams attacked for subway safety approach after killing of Jordan Neely

NEW YORK — In post-pandemic New York City, the subway has emerged as a politically prominent battleground. Mayor Eric Adams, a moderate Democrat, spent his first year in office devoting major resources to countering criticism from Republicans and centrists over transit crime. He increased the presence of police underground and instituted a policy of removing homeless people...

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Teachers union slams House GOP over ‘fishing expedition’

Lawyers for the American Federation of Teachers on Friday condemned the Republican-led Covid-19 oversight panel’s request for their president’s phone records as an “improper” expansion of its investigation. House lawmakers are investigating the deliberations around pandemic-spurred school closures and the CDC's February 2021 school reopening guidance. On Thursday, House Coronavirus...

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