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Proud Boys leader Joseph Biggs sentenced to 17 years for Jan. 6 riot

Biggs, a former military service member, was convicted alongside former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and other fellow members of the group. Prosecutors sought 33 years for Biggs' role.
- Jaclyn Diaz
Trump pleads not guilty to Georgia election interference charges

Former President Donald Trump waived his right to appear at an arraignment and pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from his unsuccessful attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia.
- NPR's Washington Desk
Political scientists confront real world politics dealing with hotel workers strike

The American Political Science Association, or APSA, is holding its annual meeting in Los Angeles this weekend despite calls from striking hotel workers for conferences to stay away from the city.
- Danielle Kaye
Why Biden is now routinely taking the short stairs up to Air Force One

The built-in stairs lead to the belly of the plane. They're less photogenic than the tall, outdoor steps. But the sturdier stairs pose less of a health and political risk to the 80-year-old president.
- Tamara Keith
Judge finds Rudy Giuliani liable for defamation of two Georgia election workers

Rudy Giuliani is liable for defaming two Georgia election workers by repeatedly claiming the women were manipulating 2020 ballots, a federal judge has ruled.
- Stephen Fowler
How a hug and a prayer took over Spokane’s mayoral race

Spokane’s mayoral office is technically non-partisan. But controversy surrounding an embrace shared between Mayor Nadine Woodward and disgraced former state Rep. Matt Shea underscores how politics are anything but missing from the race.
- Libby Denkmann
Millions of additional salaried workers could get overtime pay under Biden proposal

A proposal from the Labor Department would make an estimated 3.6 million salaried workers newly eligible for overtime pay. It covers workers earning less than $55,000 per year.
- Scott Horsley
White House plan to cut drug prices could lower costs for over 100K WA seniors

The Biden White house has announced plans to negotiate lower prices on 10 drugs, which could save seniors here a lot of cash. The medications are used to treat a range of health problems including blood cancers, diabetes, heart failure and arthritis. And they’re spendy: Nationally, the 10 drugs cost people on Medicare around $3.4 billion in out-of-pocket expenses last year, according to the White House.
- David Hyde
Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again while talking to reporters in Kentucky

Sen. Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze momentarily at an event in Covington, Ky. McConnell also froze in July at a news conference on Capitol Hill, going silent before being escorted away.
- Sylvia Goodman
Rudy Giuliani is liable for defaming 2 Georgia election workers, a judge says

Judge Beryl Howell's decision means that a trial will commence in this case to decide how much Rudy Giuliani must pay Ruby Freeman and Wandrea "Shaye" Moss.
- Jaclyn Diaz

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