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Default to Kindness
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 41 minutes ago
If there is one policy point I’d like to make it isn’t a policy point, it’s
an ethical one: default to kindness. Or try kindness first. In policy
terms, the kind thing to do is usually the right thing to do. I’d go so
far as to say, almost always. Treating prisoners with kindness nets […]
Donald Trump was not kind.
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Smartmatic Files $2.7 Billion Lawsuit Against Fox News
Jonah E. Bromwich and Ben Smith, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Smartmatic accused Rupert Murdoch’s network of promoting a false narrative
about the 2020 election that damaged the company.
The settlement will be much smaller than Smartmatic hopes.
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Biden’s Policies Are Popular. What Does That Mean for Republicans?
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Polls show that on issues like a stimulus bill, climate change and
immigration, most Americans support the president’s plans. Torn by
infighting, the G.O.P. is still figuring out its lines of attack.
The Republicans will not recapture congress next year.
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Biden Freezes Trump’s Withdrawal of 12,000 Troops From Germany
Helene Cooper, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
The move halts a Trump administration decision to shift some units to
Belgium and Italy and bring others home, a plan that had rankled European
leaders and angered lawmakers in both parties.
Trump has been mistreating U.S. allies.
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Senate Intelligence Committee to Examine Anti-Government Extremists
Julian E. Barnes and Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Senator Mark Warner, the committee’s new chairman, said he hoped to lead a
bipartisan investigation of the groups, their overseas ties and
amplification of their message by foreign powers.
It is better to know the opposition than to be surprised.
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Trump Resigns From Screen Actors Guild
Matt Stevens and Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Top officials at SAG-AFTRA had cited the former president for his role in
inciting the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last month. With a
disciplinary hearing looming, Mr. Trump made his exit.
Donald Trump is running away from his mess.
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Hunter Biden to Release Memoir 'Beautiful Things'
Alexandra Alter, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
President Biden’s oldest surviving child is publishing a memoir about his
struggles with addiction and drug abuse.
Confessions often sell well.
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Mexican Law Halts U.S. From Turning Back Some Migrant Families
Zolan Kanno-Youngs, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
Because of a recent law that prohibits the detention of immigrant children
and families, Mexico has stopped accepting such families from South Texas.
Homeland Security must clean up its mess.
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U.S. Should Slow Withdrawal From Afghanistan, Bipartisan Panel Urges
Julian E. Barnes and Thomas Gibbons-Neff, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
A study group appointed by Congress finds that removing international
forces by the May 1 date set in the 2020 U.S.-Taliban peace agreement could
lead to a civil war in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is not at peace with itself.
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The G.O.P. Walks a Tightrope
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 13 hours ago
Liz Cheney and a Georgia extremist both claim victories (for now): This is
your morning tip sheet.
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been stripped of her committee apointments by the Democrats.
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Biden and Immigration: President to Welcome More Refugees, but Far From All Will Get In
Lara Jakes, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Maggie Haberman and Michael D. Shear, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago
Gutted by the Trump administration, the refugee resettlement system is
unable to quickly process tens of thousands of the world’s neediest people.
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McCarthy Condemns Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Comments, but Stands by Her
Catie Edmondson, Jonathan Martin and Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
In a statement, Representative Kevin McCarthy of California said he
“unequivocally” condemned the Georgia freshman’s violent and
conspiracy-laden remarks, but declined to revoke her committee posts.
The Democrats did what seemed appropriate.
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Officer Killed in Jan. 6 Assault Is Honored at the Capitol
Hailey Fuchs, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
Brian D. Sicknick, the Capitol Police officer who died from injuries
sustained while clashing with the mob that stormed the Capitol, was the
fifth person to lie in honor there.
Officer Sicknick is a martyr to the cause of duty.
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Stimulus Update: Democrats Press Ahead as Biden Signals Openness to Changes
Luke Broadwater and Jim Tankersley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago
The House passed a budget blueprint to allow the president’s $1.9 trillion
plan to speed through Congress without Republican backing. But President
Biden said he was open to negotiating the details.
The relief bill will pass under reconciliation.
The Republican party does not understand negotiation.
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Democrats Press Ahead on Stimulus as Biden Signals Openness to Changes
Luke Broadwater and Jim Tankersley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 23 hours ago
The House passed a budget blueprint to allow the president’s $1.9 trillion
plan to speed through Congress without Republican backing. But President
Biden said he was open to negotiating the details.
The relief bill will pass under reconciliation.
The Republican party does not understand negotiation.
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Justice Department Unveils Further Charges in Capitol Riot
Katie Benner and Alan Feuer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Two men were charged with conspiracy and another with leading a mob of 100
people who stormed the building on Jan. 6.
Armed insurection is not tollerated.
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Jim Justice, a G.O.P. Governor, on Why Biden Needs to ‘Go Big’ on Covid Aid
Trip Gabriel, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The governor of West Virginia, who supported a bigger relief bill than
Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat, initially did, spoke with us about
government spending, Covid-19 vaccinations and climate policy.
Jim Justice hears his state.
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Biden Demands Russia and Myanmar Reverse Course
David E. Sanger, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The president is about to discover how years of sanctions fatigue —
exacerbated in the Trump administration — and a decline in American
influence may make it difficult to deliver on his promises.
Difficult is not a reason to surrender.
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Declaring Democracy Won’t Be Subverted, Biden Demands Russia and Myanmar Reverse Course
David E. Sanger, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The president is about to discover how years of sanctions fatigue —
exacerbated in the Trump administration — and a decline in American
influence may make it difficult to deliver on his promises.
Difficult is not a reason to quit.
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Biden to Welcome More Refugees, but Far From All Will Get In
Lara Jakes, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Maggie Haberman and Michael D. Shear, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Gutted by the Trump administration, the refugee resettlement system is
unable to quickly process tens of thousands of the world’s neediest people.
The refugees gathered on the Mexican border are a U.S. emergency.
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