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| House Republicans fail to impeach Mayorkas — for now: The articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas went down in dramatic fashion Tuesday, after Democratic Rep. Al Green showed up on the floor in scrubs, fresh out of surgery, to tie the vote. But Republicans were dealing with a number of absences themselves, including Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who returns from cancer treatment this week. So we expect to see the impeachment push come up for another vote.
Out: Bipartisan border deal. In: Ukraine funding, maybe? For months, Republicans insisted on pairing substantive border policy changes with additional security assistance for Ukraine. But after former President Trump trashed the deal crafted by Senate negotiators, Republicans walked away. So now the Senate is considering a "clean" national security package, with funding for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and other allies. But that could face resistance in the House, where Republicans are still calling for, you guessed it, border policy changes.
Trump wins Nevada caucuses, nobody wins Nevada primary: The state had two Republican nominating contests this year, in short due to a feud between election administrators and the state party. To make matters even more confusing, former President Trump competed in one, while his opponent Nikki Haley ran in the other. Trump handily won the caucus, while Haley lost to "none of these candidates" in the primary race.
The border crisis is helping to mainstream a dangerous conspiracy theory: Extremism researchers are warning that the rhetoric used by Republican officeholders about the surge of migrants at the border with Mexico increasingly echoes the "Great Replacement" theory that has inspired violence in the past and could do so again in the future. NPR's Odette Yousef explains. |
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Going Deeper: A Mixed Week For Trump's Legal Team |
The courts handed former President Trump some wins and some losses in his myriad legal battles this week. Here's what you need to know:
An appeals court ruled that Trump does not enjoy broad immunity from federal prosecution.
⚖️ Read more about the decision
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The Supreme Court seemed skeptical of Colorado's effort to remove Trump from the ballot:
🏛️ NPR's Carrie Johnson breaks down the arguments
🎧 Listen for more on the Trump's Trials podcast
Then there's that special counsel report:
🐘 Politically, Trump and his Republican allies are making hay out of the report, saying it shows Biden is unfit to lead and that there is a "two-tiered system of justice."
📑 But Hur went out of his way to note the differentiating circumstances between Trump's case and Biden's. Specifically, that Trump's indictment claims the former president "not only refused to return the documents for many months, but he also obstructed justice by enlisting others to destroy evidence and then to lie about it." |
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The Shot: You Got A Fast Car |
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This year's Grammy Awards was full of memorable moments. Taylor Swift announced a new album, Joni Mitchell made her Grammys debut at 80, and Celine Dion made a surprise appearance.
But the moment people are still talking about is Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs duetting "Fast Car."
Chapman released the song on her debut album in 1988, and Combs covered it last year. Chapman hasn't performed publicly in years, so her return to the Grammys stage stole the show.
In a video shown before the performance, Combs called the duet a "full-circle moment," and talked about what Chapman and her hit song have meant to him.
"That song, 'Fast Car', it was my favorite song before I even knew what a favorite song was," Combs said. "Just to be associated with [Chapman] in any way is super humbling for me."
After the performance, Chapman's version of the song shot to number one on the iTunes charts. |
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