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Threads posts – Longtime ‘CBS Evening News’ anchor Norah O’Donnell has new role, she wasn’t fired

“CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell was fired.

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Donald Trump – Donald Trump’s False claim that Jan. 6 committee deleted ‘all’ evidence

The U.S. House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “deleted and destroyed all of the information that they collected over two years.”

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Did Trump kill ‘Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1965’? Here’s why that claim caused confusion

President Donald Trump revoked executive order 11246, signed by former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, that required federal contractors to provide equal opportunity in hiring. Some social media users mistakenly claimed Trump revoked a law.

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Robin Vos – Wisconsin Republicans say voter ID laws are supported by 70% to 80% of the public

Voter ID "is supported, if you look at any poll, by 70 to 80% of the public."

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Trump’s early health moves signal intent to erase Biden’s legacy. What’s next is unclear.

With his early actions on health care policy, President Donald Trump’s signaled he will likely wipe away some Biden-era programs to lower drug costs and expand coverage under public insurance programs.

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