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Gaetzgate
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Gov. Newsom appoints Rob Bonta as California’s next attorney general, first Filipino American in that role
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Loose lips
PoliticsJosh Barro and Ken White discuss the fall out of former acting U.S. attorney’s interview on 60 Minutes, an embarrassing brief for Sidney Powell, and more.
Analysis: Derek Chauvin chooses not to testify in his trial, and the defense rests
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