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‘Three Johns’ Top the List of Potential Successors to Mitch McConnell

The men are considered the leading candidates to replace the top Senate Republican, should he be forced to step aside for health reasons.

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Two ex-Proud Boys leaders get some of longest sentences in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Two former leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group have been sentenced to more than a decade each in prison for spearheading an attack on the U.S. Capitol to try to prevent the peaceful transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 presidential election.

apnews.com/article/capitol-riot-proud-boys-sentencing-seditious-conspiracy-5c8bf8a8e5dc6381e7387e31e554cee6