Steve Bannon and the Murderers and Hitmen Who Became His ‘Besties’

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. The adult-education program at Federal Correctional Institution Danbury needed a civics teacher. Conveniently, a new prisoner with a history of intimate involvement in American politics—inmate No. 05635-509—needed a work assignment. And that is how Steve Bannon, the man who stood accused of helping orchestrate an effort to undermine American democracy and to overturn a presidential election, found himself on the federal payroll making 25 cents an hour teaching civics to fellow convicts. Bannon’s…

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Roundup: RFK Jr.’s Ties to Murderers, Magicians, and Fake Addresses Draw Scrutiny as His Favorability Plummets

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The more we learn about RFK Jr., the clearer it becomes that he should be nowhere near the White House. This week, we learned that he doubled down on blaming two Black and brown men for a murder his cousin was found guilty of in 2002.  Meanwhile, longtime West Coast resident RFK Jr. was exposed for lying about his supposed New York home address. Even his own campaign acknowledges he’s never lived at a friend’s residence that is listed as his residence on his ballot petitions.  Also…

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