NEW from ⁦@timelywriter⁩: Sen. John Fetterman raises alarms with outburst at meeting with teachers’ union officials, AP sources say.⁩

In high school Griffin also expressed an affinity for Robert E. Lee. In a 1998 feature on high school “scholars of the week” in the Raleigh News & Observer newspaper, Griffin said Lee was his No. 1 choice to include on an “ideal guest list” for a party.

During Griffin’s time in the fraternity, some in his chapter questioned the appropriateness of dressing up in Confederate uniforms for the ball. Griffin opposed abandoning the tradition, according to a person familiar with the situation. The uniforms stayed.

RT @NewsDudeAP: Jefferson Griffin, who is challenging the outcome of his N.C. Supreme Court race, was photographed wearing Confederate mili….

NEW: North Carolina judge challenging outcome of race wore Confederate uniform and posed before Confederate flag in college photos. W/ @NewsDudeAP.

Trump loves the Gilded Age and its tariffs. It was a great time for the rich but not for the many

RT @AP: BREAKING: More than 20 civil service employees are resigning from Elon Musk’s DOGE, saying they refuse to “dismantle critical publi….

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NEW: 21 federal tech staffers resign rather than ‘legitimize’ Elon Musk’s DOGE. “We swore to . uphold our oath to the Constitution,” they write. “It has become clear that we can no longer honor those commitments.”. w/@ByronTau .

NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press sues 3 Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing First Amendment.

RT @AP: BREAKING: Republican Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in history, won't seek reelection next year. https://….

“It is not common for automakers to sue their customers. But Tesla has pioneered a legal strategy and leveraged the patronage of powerful leaders in China’s Communist Party to silence critics, reap financial rewards and limit its accountability.”

RT @etuckerAP: Kash Patel had a roster of foreign clients. Their interests could clash with FBI he hopes to lead (w/⁦@BrianSlodysko⁩ and ⁦@….

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Kash Patel had a roster of high-dollar clients. Their interests could clash with FBI he hopes to lead. _ Czech arms maker that VP Vance alleged had ties to Putin's circle._ Shein, the Chinese founded fashion company. (Paid him $1-5M in stock.)._Qatar

RT @ByronTau: New from me: DeepSeek has code in its user login system that could send user data to a sanctioned Chinese state-owned telecom….

RT @AP: Doug Burgum has been confirmed as interior secretary. Here's how he benefited from the oil industry as North Dakota's governor. htt….

Big Oil wants a lot from Trump. It has an ally in Doug Burgum, his Interior pick.

RT @daveweigel: "The Salisbury man who died Monday after he was shot by two Kannapolis police officers over the weekend was the ‘Pizzagate’….

Lawmakers brace for Trump’s promised Jan. 6 pardons. Some Republicans are urging restraint. From @APkfreking .