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Rep. Adam Schiff talks with Rachel Maddow about the Republican devotion to Donald Trump over rational politics, and his realization that the North Carolina Republican Party was a “canary in the coal mine” when it reacted to losing the governorship to a Democrat by stripping the governor of power rather than accepting democratic defeat. 

It may seem impossible to seek a deal amid war. But the consequences of not doing so are too painful to contemplate With all hope currently buried beneath the rubble of Gaza and Israel’s abandoned kibbutzim, it is hard not to despair about the prospects of an Israeli-Palestinian peace. The hostages have to be returned … Read more

The Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, Gen. Eric Smith, underwent open-heart surgery on Monday to repair a valve in his heart, the Corps said.  Smith, who was confirmed as the new commandant on Sept. 21, was initially hospitalized after suffering cardiac arrest near his home at Marine Barracks Washington on Oct. 29.  “He is … Read more

As it happened: Washington 13-34 MichiganWolverines end stormy season with national title Blake Corum ran for 134 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns as Jim Harbaugh and Michigan – undeterred by suspensions and a sign-stealing case that shadowed the program this season – completed a three-year climb to a national championship by beating Washington 34-13 on … Read more

I got blood clots in my lungs, a pulmonary embolism, and all the doctors could tell me was to do things in moderation At 4.58pm on New Year’s Eve, a globule of blood lodged itself in my right lung. The heart is a pump and it behaved the way most pumps do when encountering a … Read more

Morant, 24, to undergo season-ending surgery for labral tealMemphis star missed first 25 games of season for suspension Ja Morant’s season is over, with the Memphis Grizzlies announcing Monday night that their star guard needs surgery to repair a tear in his right shoulder. Morant got hurt in practice on Saturday, the Grizzlies said. The … Read more

DES MOINES, IA – With one week until the Iowa caucuses kick off the Republican presidential nominating calendar, Nikki Haley is a candidate on the rise. But with her rise in the polls comes more scrutiny for Haley, and more incoming fire from her rivals for the GOP nomination and from President Biden. On Monday, … Read more

A federal appeals court last month denied Donald Trump’s claim that presidential immunity should protect him from civil suits related to the Capitol riot.

Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley said during a Fox News town hall that former President Trump should not be taken off the ballot and predicted she will defeat him “fair and square” without outside help from Democrats in Colorado and other states. “No, he shouldn’t be taken off the ballot and the Supreme Court … Read more

A driver was in custody after crashing a vehicle into an exterior gate of the White House, according to the Secret Service.