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WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith said his team “stood up for the rule of law” as it investigated President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, writing in a much-anticipated report released Tuesday that he stands fully behind his decision to bring criminal charges he believes would have resulted in a conviction had voters not returned Trump to the White House. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “The throughline of all of Mr.

By DAVID BRANDT GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Sam Darnold tried to step up in the pocket to find a receiver but there was nowhere to go. The blue and yellow wall that was the Los Angeles Rams’ defense closed too fast. Akhello Witherspoon got there first, knocking the Minnesota quarterback to the ground as the ball popped loose.

DALLAS — Mike McCarthy will not return as coach of the Dallas Cowboys, who are going on three decades since their last Super Bowl title, owner Jerry Jones said Monday. Jones said the organization and McCarthy mutually agreed to part ways. A search for the team’s next coach begins immediately, he said. “I have great respect for Mike, and he has led the team through some very unique and challenging times during his tenure,” Jones said in a statement. McCarthy’s contract expired on Jan.

NEW YORK — A sixth person was charged Monday in the federal sports betting case involving ex-NBA player Jontay Porter, and authorities disclosed a text message Porter allegedly sent explaining how to cash in on his plans to bench himself in a January 2024 game. The former Toronto Raptors center already has pleaded guilty in the criminal case and was banned from the NBA for life.

Guys, Madge has a thought (no, really!) — I think Sporkfoot has secured Louis Gohmert’s old role as the Stupidest Person In The House. Republished with permission from Mock Paper Scissors. read more

"The startup’s tagline, “Not owned by anybody,” is a pointed reference to billionaire Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos and other moguls who, in Rubin’s view, have “bent the knee” to President-elect Donald Trump." Quite. I imagine it's difficult for anyone to work in the mainstream media these days knowing more often than not you're part of the problem, whether you do good work or not. Source: Brian Stelter, CNN New York CNN — Veteran opinion columnist Jennifer Rubin is becoming the latest in a long list of Washington Post figures to leave the troubled institution. Rubin is partnering with former White House ethics czar Norm Eisen and launching something new: a startup publication called The Contrarian. The startup’s tagline, “Not owned by anybody,” is a pointed reference to billionaire Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos and other moguls who, in Rubin’s view, have “bent the knee” to President-elect Donald Trump. “Our goal is to combat, with every fiber of our being, the authoritarian threat that we face,” Rubin told CNN in an interview ahead of the publication’s introduction. Rubin also called out the Washington Post for recent failings, giving specific examples.read more