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Jordan, an Ohio Republican, confirmed this week that he forwarded the text message to Meadows—outlining a strategy to reject some of then-President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College votes in an effort to keep Trump unconstitutionally in power. Gallego, an Arizona Democrat, responded to the news of the text message by telling MSNBC on Wednesday that his Republican colleague is “a traitor to the Constitution.” On Friday, Kirschner appeared with Gallego during a segment of MSNBC host Joy Reid’s program and said he agreed with the Democratic representative’s assessment of the GOP lawmaker’s text message....

“He played well,” Fisher said after the loss. “He manned our team and I thought he did a great job at manning our football team … I am very happy with Sean. This was a tough game against a tough team. We’re not down on Sean in any way, shape or form.” MORE: Best Week 10 photos | What went wrong for FSU against Clemson Fisher said it wouldn’t have made a difference on whether he started Golson or not....

For the other competitors, perhaps this should be a source of concern. MORE: Who’s in, who’s out of Chase right now? Can a break lead to a breakout? Can an ensuing top performance lead to another top performance? Throughout his career, Johnson has shown the ability to hit a hot streak — and stay on it. — In 2002, as a rookie, he was 21st in points after the season’s second race....

Frankly, that’s probably at 5:30 a.m. in the Hendrick Motorsports shop, where crew chief Chad Knaus and others already have arrived for work, getting cars prepared for Johnson to race. But 16 miles from Hendrick Motorsports, Johnson is among a group of about 50 serious runners out for an early-morning 4-mile sprint. Hendrick Motorsports has a nice workout room and a running track available for his use, but this is how Johnson prefers to start his day....

On the pole for Sunday’s Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix , Johnson, a six-time NASCAR champion, is in position to tie Earnhardt with 76 career wins, seventh-most all-time. MORE: Eight drivers vying for Cup title | Yes, drivers are athletes | Phoenix favorites Johnson has 75 wins in 505 races, compared to Senior’s 76 victories in 676 races. Johnson said he would be proud if he could match “The Intimidator’s” total....

A NASCAR official said after the race that a Johnson crewman was being investigated for modifying the side skirt on Johnson’s car during the race. MORE: All-Star Race moments | Did Denny jump final restart? | Owens: Hamlin’s pit crew the real winner | Hamlin holds off Harvick NASCAR implemented new rules prior to this season preventing teams from modifying the side skirts during a race. NASCAR also has new video cameras monitoring pit road, making such rules violations easier to detect....

Butler, who only played 6 minutes in the fourth, had a game-high 29 points on 8-for-14 shooting from the field and 12-for-16 shooting from the line. Forward Mike Scott led the Hawks (2-2) with 15 points. Pau Gasol had 11 points and seven rebounds for Chicago, and Joakim Noah had seven points and 13 rebounds. Derrick Rose had 10 points in 20 minutes. Chicago (3-2) struggled to score for much of the game, managing no more than 17 points in any of the first three quarters before erupting for 38 points in the final quarter....

The 41-year-old and eight other people, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, lost their lives when the helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California, northwest of Los Angeles. There were no survivors after the crash and a federal investigation to shed light on the causes of the incident is currently underway. Bryant’s death sparked an outpour of emotion, with fellow NBA stars past and present, athletes from different sports, fans and entertainment stars all paying their respects to the five-time NBA champion....

In the video, an employee can be seen helping another put the noose made of dough around his neck. Another employee can be heard telling the one with the noose around his neck that he has been sentenced to death, while another employee films the event. The video of the Jimmy John’s employees was originally posted on Snapchat—with a Fourth of July banner at the bottom—but someone shared a recording of the Snapchat video playing on a cellphone, and posted it to Twitter....

Abby Leedy made headlines after her run-in with Manchin on October 26, after the senator addressed the Economic Club of D.C. The Sunrise Movement activist challenged the Democratic senator for blocking the climate bill and said doing so was robbing the younger generation of “a liveable future.” President Joe Biden is in Glasgow, Scotland this week for COP26, a crucial U.N. climate summit. He was looking to pass America’s most ambitious climate bill in history before the summit, but it remains stalled in Congress....

During his weekend retreat at Camp David, Biden and his granddaughter Naomi played the racing video game, and he won. Naomi shared a video to Instagram that showed Biden competing against her on the Arcade GP DX machines, complete with chairs and steering wheels. Biden sat on the right as Luigi, and Naomi is Princess Peach on the left, GameRant noted. Despite not being at the same gaming level as his granddaughter, the commander-in-chief came out victorious....

Biden told reporters Wednesday Putin “is a war criminal” for his invasion of Ukraine. Russian press secretary Dmitry Peskov said what Biden mentioned was “unacceptable,” according to Russian state-owned news agency TASS. “We consider unacceptable and unforgivable such rhetoric of the head of state, whose bombs killed hundreds of thousands of people around the world,” the Kremlin spokesman said. Several other world leaders have called Putin’s military attacks in Ukraine war crimes, but the U....

Speaking at an Earth Day event in Seattle, Biden shut down reports that the party is divided on key issues. “They talk about the split in the Democratic Party. There’s virtually no split in the Democratic Party,” Biden said. He went on to note that in the 50-50 Senate, any single senator can “change the dynamic.” The remarks came as Biden’s domestic agenda has stalled in Congress. His signature Build Back Better legislation to expand the social safety net and combat climate change passed the House of Representatives but was essentially killed by West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin....

The president was blasted by Republicans after the documents, dating back to his time as vice president under the Obama administration, were discovered in the Washington D.C. offices of the Penn Biden Center as well as his home in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden worked at the think tank after leaving the vice presidency in 2017 until launching his 2020 presidential bid. Justice Department officials have since opened an investigation into the 16 classified documents to find whether any federal laws were broken and whether they were mishandled....

“He’s trying to be a sense of calm in this really great storm that we have,” Harrison told BBC’s Hardtalk program. Harrison said that he can make “Nostradamus” predictions that he will win the election in South Carolina, and that Biden will win the presidential race both in his state and in the nation as a whole. “What the U.S. people are looking for is real, true and tested leadership, someone who is not going to demonize the American people but is going to be there to protect them, to fight for them, to push for them, their families, their communities,” Harrison said....

The Carter Center shared the photo on Twitter and said: “We’re pleased to share this wonderful photo from the @POTUS and @FLOTUS visit to see the Carters in Plains, Ga.! Thank you President and Mrs. Biden!” The Bidens visited the Carters on Thursday to mark Biden’s 100th day as president. The meeting was also the first time the two couples had met since Biden became president, as the former president and his wife did not attend the inauguration in January because of COVID-19....

U.S. Customs and Border Protection data reveals that the number of unaccompanied child migrants encountered at the Southwestern border rose by 61 percent from 5,858 minors in January this year to 9,457 in February. Under the Trump administration, the number of unaccompanied migrant children spotted at the border rose by 31 percent between January and February 2019—a lower surge than the one witnessed today. Speaking at his first press conference on Thursday night, President Biden said: “The truth of the matter is nothing has changed....

On Tuesday, the president called out governors of hot-spot states, including DeSantis, for their refusal to implement COVID restrictions, including mask mandates in schools. Biden urged DeSantis and other governors to “get out of the way of the people who are trying to do the right thing,” and DeSantis clapped back on Wednesday in a press conference. “If you’re trying to restrict people and impose mandates and ruin their jobs and livelihood, if you are trying to lock people down,” he said, “I am standing in your way....

In an opinion article published by The New York Times Sunday, Biden, who served as vice president under former President Barack Obama and is now the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge Trump in November, argued that the president’s response to the pandemic had “led to catastrophic results.” He also presented his thoughts on the best path forward to deal with the fallout moving forward. Newsweek has reached out to the White House for a response to Biden’s criticism, but the administration had not responded by the time of publication....

“The Cuban people are demanding their freedom from an authoritarian regime,” Biden told reporters at the White House on Monday. “I don’t think we’ve seen anything like these protests in a long long time if, quite frankly, ever.” Biden also called on Cuban leaders to “refrain from violence in their attempt to silence the voices of the people of Cuba.” “The U.S. stands firmly with the people of Cuba as they assert their universal rights,” Biden said....