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Trump Is Not Immune From Prosecution, Appeals Court Rules

Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected Donald Trump’s claims of absolute immunity, ruling that the former president is not exempt from prosecution over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. “For the purpose of this criminal…

Meet America’s New Special Climate Envoy, John Podesta

Anna Moneymaker/Getty/Grist This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. John Podesta already has a lot on his plate. The veteran political strategist has been working for the past year as a senior adviser to President Joe Biden overseeing the rollout of the Inflation Reduction Act, the biggest climate law…