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ABC’s Martha Raddatz 'startled' by Republican support for Putin

ABC News reporter Martha Raddatz revealed from Ukraine that she's hearing from sources close to Vladimir Putin that the Russian leader is growing "more and more erratic."

Raddatz, who is in Lviv, Ukraine, was asked about statements from Republican politicians, including Donald Trump, after a Fox call-in where the ex-president appeared to believe the U.S. was putting American troops on the ground in Ukraine.

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America's trucker convoy struggles to reach goal of shutting down the DC Beltway

Americans who supported the Canada trucker protest in Ottawa have decided to create a convoy of their own, but it isn't quite working out as they'd hoped.

Earlier this morning, one Scranton trucker, Bob Bolus, desperately waited for others who promised they'd join him. No one came. Then he found out he had two flat tires. Finally, once the tires were changed he did a "parade" with his truck in downtown Scranton. Once he took off for Washington he was able to collect at least 7 others to join with the convoy to the Capitol.

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'We can’t even get you to wear a mask': The View points out irony of GOP love for Putin's authoritarianism

Republican leaders and Fox News hosts have made news over the past several months in the lead-up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine because they've sided with Vladimir Putin. Addressing the recent comments by former President Donald Trump and Fox News host Tucker Carlson, the co-hosts of "The View" couldn't understand it.

Trump said Tuesday: "I went in yesterday and there was a television screen, and I said, this is genius. Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine -- of Ukraine. Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that's wonderful. So Putin is now saying, it's independent, a large section of Ukraine. I said, how smart is that? And he's going to go in and be a peacekeeper. Here's a guy who's very savvy. I know him very well. Very, very well. By the way, this never would have happened with us. Had I been in office, not even thinkable. This would never have happened."

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High school guidance counselor arrested for racist and homophobic threats

Marysville, California police arrested school counselor Todd Tyler Tuesday after he was uncovered as the person sending threatening messages with racist and homophobic attacks.

According to KCRA, Tyler is accused of leaving voicemails to two softball coaches at Marysville High School, a different school from his. The threats qualified as criminal. He also began carrying a concealed gun in his car.

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The View blasts Clarence and Ginni Thomas over Trump conflicts: 'They don’t care because there aren't any repercussions'

The co-hosts of "The View" attacked Clarence and Ginni Thomas after a scathing New York Times expose revealing the conflicts of interest the Supreme Court justice has.

Justice Thomas is ruling on cases involving the attack on the U.S. Capitol and the election lies that led up to it. Meanwhile, his wife was working for organizations that support the lie and the Jan. 6 attack.

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Legal expert: 'Trump's finances are as much in jeopardy as they ever have been in'

Former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Daniel Goldman warned that former President Donald Trump's finances are in jeopardy.

Speaking to MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell on Monday, Goldman cited former Trump biographer David Cay Johnston, who wrote over the weekend that the walls are closing in around Trump.

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WATCH: Kenya takes down Russia in United Nations Security Council speech

The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting at 9 p.m. EST after Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he now recognizes part of Ukraine as Russia and he will send in his troops to be peacekeepers.

The U.K. was quick to announce sanctions. They rebuked Russia along with Mexico, Ireland, Norway, Ghana, and others. But it was Kenya that took the remarks a step further.

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Tucker Carlson continues begging for Putin interview as troops move into Ukraine

Fox host has been criticized for the past several months for his support of Russia and President Vladimir Putin over fledging democracy Ukraine.

Politico's Andrew Desiderio wrote earlier this month, "Carlson’s views are permeating the GOP base in a way that could undermine Republicans’ efforts to emphasize cross-party unity as they seek to deter a Russian invasion of Ukraine."

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Legal expert explains why he thinks Trump will be indicted — and what happens after

Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner walked through the next steps if former President Donald Trump is indicted in the many suits he's facing.

As Kirschner explained in a video posted on Monday, many of the legal challenges Trump is facing seem to be coming together at once this month.

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How right-wing Virginia parents could be held accountable for frivolous lawsuits against schools

A Loudoun County, Virginia mother's eyes filled with tears as she presented stacks of papers she said were being "served" to the school district in a lawsuit as part of a right-wing legal strategy that an NBC News reporter is calling an example of "paper terrorism."

The lawsuits are being filed by a group called Bonds for the Win, a kind of shell company used to sue the Virginia school district.

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It's the 14th Amendment that could stop Trump from holding office: former prosecutor

In a panel discussion about former President Donald Trump's legal troubles, former federal prosecutor Barbara McQuade noted that there are legal troubles that might stop him on his path to the Office of the Presidency in 2024.

While Trump faces civil problems from the New York attorney general and additional financial issues with his inaugural committee in Washington, D.C., it could be another issue entirely that causes him problems.

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Oliver is back — and he's slamming Joe Rogan, Tucker Carlson, Ted Cruz and the Republicans' CRT lies

John Oliver returned Sunday night to a new season of "Last Week Tonight," railing against the Republicans' latest lie that some law school idea is being taught to kindergarteners.

He began with a smackdown of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who claimed at a right-wing conference that critical race theory was just as racist as the klansmen in the white sheets.

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The clock has run out for Donald Trump: ex-deputy attorney general

Former deputy Attorney General Harry Litman estimated that former President Donald Trump will likely be forced into a deposition in about 30 days. That takes into account Trump will demand the Supreme Court rescue him, which Litman doesn't think is possible.

Discussing the New York civil case, Litman explained that past playbooks by Trump don't appear to be working as he works to escape accountability for his company.

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