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CNN.com is reporting that Tony Dow is still alive.

Several hours ago, the "Leave it to Beaver" star was announced to have passed at 77 years old, but now the management company that represents him has pulled the statement.

The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Congress on Tuesday released another excerpt of testimony they gathered from former officials in Donald Trump's administration.

Speaking to the committee, former acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller said the former president never requested 10,000 National Guard troops to secure the Capitol prior to January 6.

Matthew Dowd previously worked to help get President George W. Bush elected, but since then he's walked away from Republican politics forever.

Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Tuesday, he noted that the GOP treats their own voters like they're fools too dumb to know better.

Speaking to MSNBC on Tuesday, Punchbowl News reporter Jake Sherman explained that House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has no one to blame but himself for the GOP's inability to fight back against the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on Congress.

McCarthy, along with several other Republicans, have complained that there's no way to have their own say about the evidence being presented in public hearings. Sherman recalled that McCarthy had the chance to have his members on the committee, but he refused. He appointed Reps. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Jim Banks (R-IN) along with three others. Speaker Pelosi vetoed Jordan and Banks but not the other three. McCarthy claimed it was all or nothing and walked away from the committee.

The New York Times reported on Tuesday that previously unknown communications between staff on Donald Trump's campaign revealed the work outside advisers were doing to try and overturn the election.

What's being called a "gift to prosecutors" proves both federal and state crimes, according to former impeachment lawyer Norm Eisen on Twitter.

A Pennsylvanian pleaded guilty today to assault charges related to attacks on both Capitol police and members of the media at the January 6 riot in Washington D.C.

Alan William Byerly, 55, of Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, faced a prison sentence of 37 to 46 months if U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss follows federal sentencing guidelines recommended as part of his guilty plea. His sentencing is set for October 21.

The Associated Press revealed that a federal judge ruled to block the enforcement of a state law that involves a political ad from North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein.

The law North Carolina passed makes it illegal to knowingly publish or promote false information about a candidate intending to hurt them. That led to an investigation into Stein about rape kits being ignored.

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow opened her Monday show by talking about the 1950s activist Gerald L.K. Smith, who promoted Christian Nationalism. It's the same kind of Christian Nationalism that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA) promoted over the weekend and that Doug Mastriano (R-PA) promotes as part of his gubernatorial campaign.

After calling out Mastriano and the latest alliances between the GOP and Christian Nationists, Maddow brought up the revelation that former President Donald Trump's draft of his Jan. 7 speech was part of the House Select Committee's investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on Congress and attempt to overthrow the election.

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) announced that he wouldn't run for reelection in 2022 after years of being Donald Trump's punching bag. While Kinzinger is on his way out the door, however, Republican members from the southern part of his state are looking to give him a quick kick too.

The Chicago Tribune reported that GOP candidate for governor Darren Bailey demanded the Illinois Republican Party censure Kinzinger for his participation in the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on Congress and the attempt to overthrow the 2020 election. Bailey is supported by Trump though it's unclear if the demand came from the former president.

The pun game was strong on Monday evening with former "Daily Show" headwriter Lizz Winstead and MSNBC host Ari Melber as the two joined together to continue the mockery of Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO).

Over the weekend, Hawley, ironically, told the Talking Points USA conference attendees, "I'm not going to run from you."

Pennslyvania Republican Rep. Glenn Thompson's son got married on Friday and his father was there with support. Yet, when given the opportunity to codify the right for his son to be married, he voted it down.

Gawker was the first to reveal the nuptials but NBC News explained that Rep. Thompson's son confirmed he "married the love of [his] life" on Friday evening and that his "father was there." They noted that they wouldn't publish the son's name for his own privacy.

Columnist for the Bulwark, Amanda Carpenter, took House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to task for his inaction on Jan. 6 and the lies that have followed.

Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace, Carpenter pointed to some of the testimony of Gen. Mark Milley revealed by the House Select Committee that ` wanted to "kill the narrative" that Vice President Mike Pence was calling all the shots on Jan. 6 and that it was Donald Trump trying to save the Capitol.

The San Francisco Chronicle revealed that there are some hefty donors that typically give to Democrats who are now bankrolling some Republican candidates that are advocating for crypto-currencies.

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) told Politico that he wants the chairmanship position on the House Financial Services Committee if Republicans take over Congress in November. Not long after, mega-donors from the Bay Area started flooding his campaign with cash.