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Florida and Texas Join the March to Restrict Voting Access
Nick Corasaniti and Reid J. Epstein, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The efforts in two critical battleground states with booming populations and 70 Electoral College votes between them represent the apex of the Republican effort to roll back access to voting.
 
Trump lost which he oppined was impossible.
 
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Florida and Texas Join the March as Republicans Press Voting Limits
Nick Corasaniti and Reid J. Epstein, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The efforts in two critical battleground states with booming populations and 70 Electoral College votes between them represent the apex of the Republican effort to roll back access to voting.
 
Trump lost which he oppined was impossible.
 
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F.E.C. Drops Case Reviewing Trump Hush-Money Payments to Women
Shane Goldmacher, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The case had examined whether Donald Trump violated election law with a $130,000 payment shortly before the 2016 election to a pornographic-film actress by his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.
 
Tax fraud is not the business of the F.E.C.
 
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F.E.C. Asks Congress to Ban Prechecked Recurring Donation Boxes
Shane Goldmacher, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The recommendation by the election commission came a month after a Times investigation showed that Donald J. Trump’s political operation had steered many unwitting supporters into repeated donations through the tactic.
 
Republican fundraising is fraudulent.
 
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Stefanik Moves to Oust Cheney, Resurfacing False Election Claims
Catie Edmondson and Luke Broadwater, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Republicans say Liz Cheney, their No. 3, is being targeted because she won’t stay quiet about Donald J. Trump’s election lies. Her would-be replacement is campaigning on them.
 
Lying about lying is a Republican speciality.
 
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Pentagon Struggles to Wean Afghan Military Off American Air Support
Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Afghan commanders are asking for more help from American warplanes, illustrating their dependency on American air power.
 
The Afghan military is a mercinary force of occupation.
 
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DeSantis Shuts Out Reporters as he Signs Florida Voting Restrictions Into Law
Patricia Mazzei, Glenn Thrush, Nick Corasaniti and Reid J. Epstein, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
There is movement in virtually every state with a Republican-controlled legislature — including Michigan and Arizona, where G.O.P. lawmakers are conducting an unorthodox audit of the November results.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulligan_(games)
 
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Polling’s Prognosis: Wary Conservatives and Eager Liberals
Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
A new report points to another problem with surveys: liberals with strong political views who are almost too willing to be polled.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push_poll
 
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Nuclear Talks With Iran Could Reach Agreement Within Weeks, U.S. Says
Lara Jakes and Farnaz Fassihi, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Significant hurdles remain. But it was an optimistic signal by the Biden administration that an American return to the accord between Iran and world powers could be within reach.
Stefanik Pledges Loyalty to Trump in Bid to Replace Cheney
Catie Edmondson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Representative Elise Stefanik pitched herself as an unshakable Trump ally as momentum gathered to oust his fervent critic, Representative Liz Cheney, from the Republican leadership.
Blinken, in Ukraine, Warns of Dual Threats: Russia and Corruption
Michael Crowley, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
The secretary of state, Antony J. Blinken, noted that, despite a partial pullback by Moscow, “significant” military forces remained on the border. He also urged the Ukrainian president to tackle internal graft.
Baltimore Vaccine Plant’s Troubles Ripple Across Africa, Europe and Canada
Chris Hamby, Sharon LaFraniere and Sheryl Gay Stolberg, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
Millions of doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine produced by Emergent BioSolutions have been held back in Europe, South Africa and Canada as a precaution.
Biden Backs Suspending Patents on Covid Vaccines
Thomas Kaplan, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Rebecca Robbins, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago
The Biden administration, siding with some world leaders over the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, came out in favor of waiving intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines.
Federal Judge Strikes Down Eviction Moratorium
Glenn Thrush, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago
The Biden administration will appeal the ruling against the policy, which has been the subject of legal challenges by landlords.
Could ‘Young Rock’ Be Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Apprentice’?
Jeremy Gordon, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 17 hours ago
A wrestler’s job is to sell an absurd fiction, and make it reality — maybe it’s not so different from politics.
Facebook Oversight Board Tells Zuckerberg He's the Decider on Trump
Kevin Roose, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
The company tried to punt its Trump dilemma to a panel of experts. On Wednesday, the experts punted back.
Facebook’s ‘Supreme Court’ Tells Zuckerberg He’s the Decider
Kevin Roose, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
The company tried to punt its Trump dilemma to a panel of experts. On Wednesday, the experts punted back.
In Turning on Liz Cheney, G.O.P. Bows to Trump’s Election Lies
Nicholas Fandos and Catie Edmondson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
House Republicans were lobbying to replace Representative Liz Cheney, who has vocally called out Donald J. Trump’s lies, with Representative Elise Stefanik, who has embraced them.
Who Deserves The Good Things In Life?
Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 1 day ago
On Wall Street they have sayings. One of them is that they “eat what they kill.” They mean this in a good way: that they earn their money by making the right bets or by landing the big clients. That money is theirs: they went and got it. Of course, one could see it in […]
Taking ‘Extraordinary Measures,’ Biden Backs Suspending Patents on Vaccines
Thomas Kaplan, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Rebecca Robbins, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The Biden administration, siding with some world leaders over the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, came out in favor of waiving intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines.

 

 

 

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