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HARRISBURG, Pa. AP 鈥?Just how hard did some Republican members of Congress work to keep President Donald Trump in office after his 2020 election loss A court case is providing a few tantalizing clues.Snippets and short summaries of texts and emails sent by Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, a top Trump ally, have emerged public stanley quencher ly for the first time as part of a court filing that was unsealed 鈥?perhaps inadvertently 鈥?by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., as part of a legal battle with federal prosecutors.The messages reveal m stanley cup ore about what investigators want to know, what actions Perry took in the weeks after the election and where Perry may fit in the web of Trump loyalists who were central to his bid to remain in power.It was Perrys efforts to elevate Jeffrey Clark to Trumps acting attorney general 鈥?and likely reverse the Department of Justices stance that it had stanley us found no evidence of widespread voting fraud that would change the election 鈥?that have made him a figure of interest to federal prosecutors.Perry, in the past, has said he merely obliged Trumps request that he be introduced to Clark.But the messages suggest that Perry was a key ally for Clark, providing encouragement as he sought to win Trumps favor. At one point Perry told a nervous Clark that you are the man and seemingly helped him prep for an important meeting and secure a higher security clearance.The court filing with Perrys messages was unsealed last week 鈥?then resealed in a move Ojzg West Bank land annexed to Israeli kibbutz
NEW YORK AP 鈥?U.S. stock futures are rising on optimism that China will take steps to stanley france boost its economy which has been growing at a slower pace.Dow futures are up 79 points to 12,508. The broader SP 500 futures are up 8 points to 1,323. Nasdaq futures are up 21 points to 2,545.The gains in U.S. stock futures contrast with weakness in European stanley usa markets because of concerns that Spains ailing banking sector might worsen the European debt crisis.The movements following a three-day weekend come ahead of a report on home prices and the release of the Conference Boards Consumer Confidence Index for May. Economists expect the confidence figure to edge up to 70, an improvement over Aprils 69.2 but still far from the 90 that indicates a healthy economy.@media screen and max-width: 992px {.btn-small-on-mobile {font-size: 1rem !important;}.sub-price-text { font-size: 20px;}} sticky-footer-cta {position: fixed;width: 100%;z-index: 9997;bottom: 0;right: 0;left: 0;} sticky-footer-cta .close-btn { width: 2rem;height: 2rem;position: absolute;top: -1rem;right: 1rem;}/* light green bu stanley quencher ttons used for news-letter subscribe buttons *//*.newsletters-signup-cta .subscribe-btn, .newsletter-subscribe-btn { background-color: 36E15E; border-color: 36E15E; color: 000;}.newsletters-signup-cta .subscribe-btn:hover, .newsletter-subscribe-btn:hover { background-color: 2bab49;}.newsletters-signup-cta .subscribe-btn.btn-arrow:after, .newsletter-subscribe-btn.btn-arrow:after { background-im