In the news today: A California neo-Nazi who declared himself "on patrol" was arrested by the Capitol Police today near the Democratic National Committee headquarters after being found in possession of a machete and a bayonet. A majority of Republican voters now say that believing Trump's provably false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him is now an "important" part of being a Republican. In better news, Americans are broadly on board with President Biden's new pro-vaccination measures. The nation is getting increasingly fed up with having to stagger through a pandemic that could have already been over had Republican elected officials not demanded that their voters do their best to prolong it.
Here's some of what you may have missed:
• Neo-Nazi ‘on patrol’ near DNC building in D.C. arrested by Capitol Police on weapons charges
• Americans broadly support Biden's aggressive vaccination push despite GOP pushback
• Fascism: Republicans' anti-democracy hoax now supported by a majority of Republican voters
• Biden admin appeals DACA ruling as Democrats make legislative case to parliamentarian
• In another racist rant, Brian Kilmeade says Biden should ‘yell at Black Americans’ to get vaccinated
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