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Kelly Weill

Kelly Weill is a former reporter for The Daily Beast.

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LEFT TO THEIR OWN DEVICES

‘Absurd’: As 2024 Looms, Counties Won’t Update Voting Tech

Three Washington state counties have declined to install a new device which will help election security citing an unfounded conspiracy theory that they are run by the radical left.

Kelly Weill

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‘ENOUGH’

Dissent Over Zionism Is Splitting ADL From Within: Ex-Staff

As the organization’s CEO praises Elon Musk and takes a hard line against college student groups, recent employees say the ADL is imperiling its own mission.

Kelly Weill

Donald Trump
POINTING THE FINGER

Lawyer Slams ‘Stupid’ Fake Elector Defendants Blaming Trump

Some defendants in a scheme to overturn Michigan’s 2020 presidential election results claim they were acting on Trump’s orders.

Kelly Weill

Ammon Bundy addresses the media at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon.
‘PLEASE PRAY’

Ammon Bundy Has No Regrets as Judge Issues Arrest Warrant

The militia leader bonded out of jail on $10,000 this summer. His continued failure to appear in court has earned him another warrant—and a $250,000 bond.

Kelly Weill

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WHITEWASH

The Right Is Rewriting the Whitmer Kidnapping Case

Nine people were convicted or pleaded guilty to plotting to kidnap Michigan’s governor. A state lawmaker just gave an award to their acquitted co-defendants.

Kelly Weill

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MOVE ON OUT

Maine Town Drives Out ‘Blood Tribe’ Nazi Encampment

A white supremacist group bought up land in rural Maine for a headquarters. Months after their location was revealed, they’ve sold the property.

Kelly Weill

Maine congressman Jared Golden
‘TAKE RESPONSIBILITY’

Maine Pol Has Stunning Apology After ‘Sniper Rifle’ Rampage

Rep. Jared Golden, whose hometown was torn apart by a mass shooter on Wednesday, conceded he was wrong to have “opposed efforts to ban deadly weapons of war.”

Kelly Weill

A young girl sits on the floor and reads in a bookstore.
TURNING THE PAGE

Scholastic Says It Will Stop Siloing Diverse Books at Fairs

A new Scholastic policy, meant to protect schools from censorship laws, was criticized as caving to book-banners’ demands.

Kelly Weill

Jenna Ellis
LAST STOP

How the Trump Train Finally Crashed for Jenna Ellis

Ellis, who pleaded guilty on Tuesday to making false statements, has gone from never-Trump, to Trump acolyte, and back again.

Kelly Weill

A photo illustration showing a mugshot of Jared Roark over the Communist of India or Maoist symbol, with images from a Red Guard protest.
STRUGGLE SESSIONS

Ex-Members of This Maoist Clique Say It Was a ‘Cult’

Red Guards made a name for itself with provocative protests that targeted other groups on the left. A year after its implosion, ex-members say they were part of a coercive gang.

Kelly Weill

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