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"Whether it is voter suppression, inequitable broadband access or the racial wealth gap, we are clear that 'We the people' must truly include all of us," said ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero. (Associated Press)

ACLU calls on Joe Biden to ‘dismantle white supremacy’

The American Civil Liberties Union this week called on President Biden to "dismantle white supremacy" and address what it calls a national "legacy of racism" by, among other things, backing the group's call for a slave reparations committee and reducing or eliminating student debt.

February 9, 2021
FILE  -In this Sept. 24, 2020 file photo, Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., speaks during the Senate's Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Shelby, the Senate's fourth most senior member, has told confidantes that he does not intend to run for reelection next year _ prompting some Republicans to urge the powerful, establishment politician to reconsider, even as potential replacements prepare to run for his seat. (Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via AP, Pool, File)

Richard Shelby plans to leave Senate

Six-term Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama said Monday he will not seek reelection in 2022, becoming the latest Republican lawmaker to announce plans to retire.

February 8, 2021
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., walks back to her office after speaking on the floor of the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Marjorie Taylor Greene defends herself in House

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defended herself Thursday as House Democrats prepared to strip her of committee assignments, saying she regrets past inflammatory comments but "big media companies" portrayed her as someone she is not.

February 4, 2021
Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wy., attends a ceremony memorializing U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, as an urn with his cremated remains lies in honor on a black-draped table at the center of the Capitol Rotunda, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Washington. ((Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Liz Cheney survives leadership challenge over Trump impeachment vote

Rep. Liz Cheney survived a rank-and-file rebellion over her impeachment vote against former President Donald Trump -- clinging to her leadership position in the House and reaffirming the power of establishment Republicans as they look to chart a more conventional and less radioactive course moving forward.

February 3, 2021
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., wears a "Trump Won" face mask as she arrives on the floor of the House to take her oath of office on opening day of the 117th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. (Erin Scott/Pool via AP)

Marjorie Taylor Greene, ‘QAnon cult’ weaponized against Republicans

QAnon morphed from a Trump-centric conspiracy theory into a catchall for wild beliefs, and now Democratic lawmakers are channeling the "QAnon cult" into political attacks against the Republican Party, hoping to dent the GOP's image and cast conservatives as beholden to the loosely organized group's crazy conspiracy theories.

February 2, 2021