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NYT > U.S. > Politics24 minutes ago
Harris to Host Dinner for Female Senators
The 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.
 

Ian Welsh42 minutes ago
It Is True: There Is No Moral Equivalency Between Hamas and Israel or America
Ilhan 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.
 

Trump Pressed Rosen to Wield Justice Dept. to Back 2020 Election Claims
The 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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What We Learned About Amazon's Warehouse Workers
Outsiders 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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Texas Democrats to Make Their Case on Voting Rights Bill
For 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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McConnell Suggests He Would Block Biden Supreme Court Pick in 2024
The 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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House Panels Will Examine Capitol Riot
Lawmakers 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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Deb Haaland Wants to Restore National Monuments Slashed by Trump
Deb 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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Biden Administration Forms Blueprint to Combat Domestic Extremism
The 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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Where Biden’s Justice Department Isn’t Breaking From Trump
Democratic 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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Shifting Focus, NATO Views China as a Global Security Challenge
NATO 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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Biden Offers Work Permission to Migrants Who Were U.S. Crime Victims
The 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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Justice Dept. Will Toughen Rules for Seizing Lawmakers’ Data, Garland Says
Attorney 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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NYC Mayoral Race: Poll Shows Adams in First, Garcia Second
With 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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Departure of Netanyahu Provides Biden a Chance for Better Ties
The 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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Shift in Israel Provides Biden a Chance for Better Ties
The 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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Reality Winner, Who Leaked Government Secrets, Is Released From Prison
Out 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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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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Reality Winner Released From Prison
Ms. 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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Couple Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Charge in Capitol Attack
As 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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