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3 Legal Experts on What the Obamacare Ruling Really Means

Jan Hoffman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

With the future of the law in limbo, we asked them to explain what might happen now that an appeals court has sent the case back to a lower court.

The Republicans want to end Obama-care.
Not this time.

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Congress Gives Final Approval to First Half of Spending Package to Avoid Shutdown

Emily Cochrane at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

With government funding set to lapse Friday, the Senate rushed to pass two packages of spending legislation — allocating $1.4 trillion in government spending.

This shutdown would be Republican owned.

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Congress Gives Final Approval to First Half of Spending Package to Avoid Shutdown

Emily Cochrane at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

With government funding set to lapse Friday, the Senate rushed to pass two packages of spending legislation — allocating $1.4 trillion in government spending.

The Democrats are not Behind the stingyness.

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Debbie Dingell Calls for Civility After Trump Insults Her Late Husband

Eileen Sullivan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

President Trump implied that the former Representative John Dingell was in hell during a speech Wednesday evening in Michigan.

The dead cannot fight back.

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Michael Bloomberg’s Health Care Plan: A ‘Public Option’ and Caps on Patient Fees

Sarah Kliff at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

Mr. Bloomberg’s proposal, which would offer a government alternative to private health insurance, is similar to plans from some of his more moderate rivals in the 2020 race.

I will be surprised if Mike Bloomberg is the candidate.

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Elizabeth Warren to Meet With Native American Leaders in Oklahoma

Astead W. Herndon at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

Ms. Warren will meet with several tribes in the state where she grew up, part of her continuing outreach efforts in the wake of the controversy over her past claims of Native heritage.

Winning is more powerful.
The tribes have our attention.

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Obamacare Ruling May Spare Republicans Some Political Pain

Margot Sanger-Katz at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

Texans  can be crazy.

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How TV Covered the Moment of Impeachment

Jim Windolf at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

Tucker Carlson was grim. Sean Hannity was angry. Two networks seemed reluctant to leave their scheduled prime-time shows.

Sunrise is not news.

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Democrats Love Free College, Until You Offer Them More Options

Ben Casselman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago

A new survey finds that Democrats haven’t fully embraced progressive policy proposals like Medicare for all.

Most people do not know what they think.

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Trump Impeachment Trial in Doubt as Democrats Weigh Withholding Articles

Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Nicholas Fandos at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would wait to see what the trial in the Senate would look like before sending the two articles of impeachment there, leaving the timing in doubt.

The Republicans would not have a trial.
The managers can call witnesses.

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Tonight’s Democratic Debate: When It Is and What to Watch For

Shane Goldmacher at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

Everything you need to know about the 2020 Democratic presidential debate in Los Angeles.

Old news.

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Putin Hints at Holding Power Past 2024, and Defends Trump on Impeachment

Andrew Higgins at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago

Presidents for life often do not live long.

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Trump Ally Mark Meadows Will Not Seek Re-election

Eileen Sullivan and Emily Cochrane at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago

Representative Mark Meadows, a Republican from North Carolina, announced that he would not seek re-election at the end of his term.

"Why does a man sell a good horse?"

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Obamacare Ruling May Spare Republicans Some Political Pain

Margot Sanger-Katz at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago

The practical effect of the decision is likely to be months of delays, pushing the final outcome of the case beyond the 2020 election.

Hurt now or hurt more later.

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What Are Independent Voters’ Burning Issues?

Lynn Vavreck, John Sides and Chris Tausanovitch at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 12 hours ago

After impeachment, their second-most important topic is the separation of immigrant children at the border.

The stake is waiting.  The brush is stacked high.

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Andrew Yang Is Onstage, but Offstage, Asian-Americans Wonder Where They Fit In

Jennifer Medina and Matt Stevens at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago

The Democrats have a historically diverse field, but the Asian-American entrepreneur will be debating with six white candidates.

Minorities never get the attention they want.

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How 2 Soviet Émigrés Fueled the Trump Impeachment Flames

Michael Rothfeld, Ben Protess, William K. Rashbaum, Kenneth P. Vogel and Andrew E. Kramer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago

“Lev and Igor” were obscure businessmen who became fixtures of the Republican donor set. Then they played an unlikely role in the proceedings gripping the nation.

Call them as witnesses.

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Timing of Trump Impeachment Trial in Limbo as Pelosi Holds Out for Assurances

Nicholas Fandos at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago

In declining to say when she might send the articles of impeachment to the Senate, Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested she might keep them as leverage for negotiations on the rules for a trial.

Winning is important.

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Trump, Unbowed, Uses Rally to Strike Back Against Impeachment Vote

Michael Crowley, Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago

The president traveled to Michigan, a vital electoral state, to deliver his response after he became the third president to be impeached by the House.

Another lie.

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A President Impeached, and a Nation Convulsed

Peter Baker at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago

The impeachment battles over Andrew Johnson, Richard M. Nixon and Bill Clinton came at turning points in the American story. The time that produced President Trump has proved to be another one

There is not enough upset..


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