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NYT > U.S. > Politics24 minutes ago
Harris to Host Dinner for Female SenatorsThe bipartisan dinner marks the first social event Vice President Kamala
Harris has hosted since coming into office six months ago. read more
Vicepresident Harris is searching for a political lever.
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Ian Welsh42 minutes ago
It Is True: There Is No Moral Equivalency Between Hamas and Israel or AmericaIlhan Omar, the most radical of the Squad, gave in and apologized for
saying: “We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all
victims of crimes against humanity,” she wrote. “We have seen unthinkable
atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the
Taliban.” This is, of course, true. In fact, […] read more
Hamas is as reactionary as Trump's Republican party.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Trump Pressed Rosen to Wield Justice Dept. to Back 2020 Election ClaimsThe former president began pressuring his incoming acting attorney general
even before announcing that his predecessor was stepping down, emails show. read more
Trump promoted revolt against constitutional law.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
What We Learned About Amazon's Warehouse WorkersOutsiders see a business success story for the ages. Many insiders see an
employment system under strain. read more
Amazon warehouse workers are considered fungible.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungibility
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Texas Democrats to Make Their Case on Voting Rights BillFor the first time in a year, Senate Democrats will convene an ornate room
just off the Senate floor to hash out the issues facing the caucus. read more
The Republican machine is not what Joe Manchin knew as a youth.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
McConnell Suggests He Would Block Biden Supreme Court Pick in 2024The minority leader said it was “highly unlikely” that Republicans would
advance a Biden nominee in the months before the next presidential
election, should they regain control of the Senate next year. read more
McConnell is playing for permanent conservative dominance.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
House Panels Will Examine Capitol RiotLawmakers will not hear testimony from the acting chief of the Capitol
Police, Yogananda D. Pittman, who declined to attend, citing her need to
hear testimony from another panelist. read more
Congress is getting out of its own way about the events arround 1/6/21
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
Deb Haaland Wants to Restore National Monuments Slashed by TrumpDeb Haaland, the interior secretary, has advised President Biden to
reinstate boundaries at Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in Utah,
and also in a marine area off New England. All were reduced by former
President Donald J. Trump. read more
Deb Haaland is recovering some Republican loot.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
Biden Administration Forms Blueprint to Combat Domestic ExtremismThe plan synthesizes recommendations throughout the government that would
aim to identify extremists in the United States after years of heightened
focus on terrorists abroad. read more
Some love mobs.
Some mobs are virtual.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
Where Biden’s Justice Department Isn’t Breaking From TrumpDemocratic gripes are increasing, as some critics worry that the department
is rubber-stamping Trump-era policies. read more
The Justice department does not always know what it is doing.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago
Shifting Focus, NATO Views China as a Global Security ChallengeNATO leaders expressed a new concern about China’s growing military might,
signaling a fundamental shift in the attentions of an alliance devoted to
protecting Europe and North America — not Asia. read more
China's Belt and Road is a back door to Asia.
Turkey is again at the center of world affairs.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago
Biden Offers Work Permission to Migrants Who Were U.S. Crime VictimsThe change will benefit immigrants who have applied for the U visa, a
program that currently has a backlog of 270,000 applications. read more
The undocumented want documents.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago
Justice Dept. Will Toughen Rules for Seizing Lawmakers’ Data, Garland SaysAttorney General Merrick B. Garland met with news media executives amid
fallout over prosecutors’ seizures of records from phone and tech companies
for leak inquiries. read more
The Executive branch will need to get a warrant.
Suspicion of talking to journalists is not enough.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics14 hours ago
NYC Mayoral Race: Poll Shows Adams in First, Garcia SecondWith early voting underway, the candidates are making their final cases to
voters, and they are attacking their closest rivals. read more
Mud slinging is traditional.
Brooklyn needs more attention than it has had.
Sanitation would help.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics15 hours ago
Departure of Netanyahu Provides Biden a Chance for Better TiesThe departure of Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister is a relief for
Democrats, but Iran and the Palestinians could test Mr. Biden’s relations
with a fragile new Israeli government. read more
The problems of the Levant remain.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics15 hours ago
Shift in Israel Provides Biden a Chance for Better TiesThe departure of Benjamin Netanyahu as prime is a relief for
Democrats, but Iran and the Palestinians could test Mr. Biden’s relations
with a fragile new Israeli government. read more
The Levant is an unexploded bomb.
Biden should not be tied to it.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics16 hours ago
Reality Winner, Who Leaked Government Secrets, Is Released From PrisonOut on good behavior, the former National Security Agency contractor was
sent to a halfway house. read more
The N.S.A. tries hard to be secret.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
G.O.P. Bills Rattle Disabled Voters: ‘We Don’t Have a Voice Anymore’Legislation across the country would restrict voting methods and
accommodations that people with disabilities are disproportionately likely
to rely on. read more
The disabled have able friends and supporters.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics18 hours ago
Reality Winner Released From PrisonMs. Winner’s more than five-year sentence was shortened because of good
behavior, but the government will continue to restrict her public comments. read more
The N.S.A. has secrets. It guards them as it must.
It reports to the defense department.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics18 hours ago
Couple Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Charge in Capitol AttackAs more suspects plead guilty, prosecutors will reveal potential sentences
for several groups of defendants. read more
The justice department is tasked with federal domestic disorders.
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