[ad_1] CNN — A Michigan federal judge sentenced a man convicted of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to nearly 20 years in prison Wednesday. Barry Croft Jr. was part of a plan to kidnap the Democratic governor from her summer home in 2020 and practiced detonating explosives in …
Read More »Incoming congressman’s claims his grandparents fled the Holocaust contradicted by genealogy records
[ad_1] CNN — Claims by incoming Republican Rep. George Santos that his grandparents “survived the Holocaust” as Ukrainian Jewish refugees from Belgium who changed their surname to survive are contradicted by sources reviewed by CNN’s KFile including family trees compiled by genealogy websites, records on Jewish refugees and interviews with …
Read More »Warnock honored 5 civil rights ‘martyrs’ in his victory speech. Here are their stories
[ad_1] CNN — Sen. Raphael Warnock’s re-election is being celebrated by supporters across the nation with many political observers crediting the work of voting rights groups for the consequential win. Warnock delivered a victory speech to a fiery crowd in Atlanta on Tuesday night that touched on the power of …
Read More »Justice Alito’s mentions of Ashley Madison and children wearing KKK costumes cap an awkward Supreme Court day
[ad_1] CNN — As the Supreme Court gathered for more than two hours on Monday to discuss whether a graphic designer can refuse to do business with same-sex couples, the justices somehow strayed into dueling hypotheticals concerning Black and White Santas and dating websites. Hypotheticals are nothing new at the …
Read More »3 more men found guilty in Whitmer kidnapping plot
[ad_1] CNN — A jury in Michigan has found three men guilty of providing material support for a terrorist act and two other state charges related to the 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Paul Bellar, Joseph Morrison and Pete Musico were also convicted of gang membership and …
Read More »Proud Boys member is first to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy
[ad_1] CNN — Jeremy Bertino, a top lieutenant to Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy in federal court on Thursday, and is cooperating with the Justice Department’s investigation into the far-right extremist group. Bertino, 43, also pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a …
Read More »Kanye West called out by Jayden Smith and others over ‘hate slogan’ shirt
[ad_1] CNN — Kanye West is receiving backlash over his latest fashion statement. On Monday, West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, wore a shirt with an image of Pope John Paul II on it. The words “White Lives Matter” were written on the back in large lettering. …
Read More »GOP congressional candidate Joe Kent’s ties to white nationalists include interview with Nazi sympathizer
[ad_1] CNN — Despite disavowing White nationalism last spring when one of its adherents endorsed him, a US House candidate in Washington subsequently gave a previously unreported interview in June to a Nazi sympathizer and White nationalist. While Republican Joe Kent touted his support for prominent far-right figures like Reps. …
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