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Arizona Senator Krysten Sinema announced she is leaving the Democratic Party and is now an Independent. This change does not affect the Democrats’ control of the chamber. But this forces the party to decide if they will back Sinema’s reelection campaign in 2024 or if they’ll throw their support behind a real Democrat. Would the party risk splitting votes?
Plus, German intelligence intercepted a scheme by an extreme right-wing group to overthrow the government. The plot had ties to conspiracy theories and right-wing doctrine that is proliferating in the U.S. What did this plot have in common with the January 6th insurrection in the U.S.? And how is social media undermining the truth and catalyzing misinformation? |