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NYT > U.S. > Politics40 minutes ago
Biden Calls on Congress to Extend Eviction MoratoriumThe moratorium on residential evictions is scheduled to expire on Saturday. read more
Another arranged failure for Biden.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics44 minutes ago
Senate Approves Emergency Spending to Secure the CapitolThe vote in the Senate was 98-0. The House voted 411-11; the opponents were
six progressive Democrats known as “the Squad” and five ultra-conservative
Republicans. read more
It is interesting what the Republicans stripped out of the emergency spending bill.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Biden to Meet with Top Democrats on New Voting Rights ProposalActivists are pressing for Democrats to try again to bring up an elections
overhaul bill, anticipating that Republicans would block it and intensify
pressure to eliminate the filibuster. read more
The Republican party will fight any voting rights regulation.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Arizona Vote Review Being Financed by Trump SupportersCyber Ninjas said that it had collected more than $5.6 million from five
pro-Trump organizations for the widely disparaged review. read more
A dud effort and a financial mess.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
As Biden Moves to Vaccinate Federal Workers, Troops Get a PassNew vaccine rules for federal workers will cover civilians in the military,
but not the active-duty troops who work with them. read more
A disinformation campaign is proving effective.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Justice Dept. Warns Abbott: Rescind Migrant Order or Be SuedAttorney General Merrick B. Garland labeled the executive order Mr. Abbott
issued on Wednesday “both dangerous and unlawful.” read more
Texas is crazy.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago
Biden Seeks to Revive Vaccine Effort With New Rules and IncentivesThe president said those refusing to get a coronavirus shot should expect
inconveniences as long as they decline a vaccine. read more
Talk radio said bad things about vaccines.
Believeing talk radio is foolish.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
Biden Administration Wants States and Cities to Pay People $100 to Get VaccinatedSome experts, especially in the early days of the vaccination campaign,
have expressed concern over the idea of paying people to get vaccinated,
worrying that it could be perceived as out of step with messaging that
vaccines bring enormous benefits on their own. read more
Do what it takes.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago
Flying Pigs, Frozen Hell and the Bipartisan Infrastructure BillPolitical scientists who study legislative compromise (and the lack
thereof) explain how this collaborative effort has unfolded. read more
The eviction moratorium will not be funded. The money went for infrastructure.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
Lawmaker to Call for Renewed Push to Free Paul Whelan, U.S. Marine Jailed in RussiaA Michigan lawmaker is pushing for a bipartisan effort to secure the
release of Paul N. Whelan, who has not contacted his family or the U.S.
Embassy since July 4. read more
Let the diplomats work.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
Biden to Nominate Francisco Mora as U.S. Ambassador to the O.A.S.The pick, Francisco O. Mora, was a fixture on Mr. Biden’s campaign in
Florida last year. read more
Here is a working diploat.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics3 hours ago
Jill Biden to Undergo Foot Surgery at Walter ReedThe first lady stepped on an object that became lodged in her left foot
while walking on a beach in Hawaii, her spokesman said. read more
Cleaning and dressing a foot wound is best done professionally.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
Georgia G.O.P. Edges Toward Election Takeover in Fulton CountyBy requesting a performance review of the top election official in the
county, G.O.P. state legislators took the first step toward establishing
partisan control over how elections are run in one of the state’s
Democratic bastions. read more
The Republicans will pass their voter legislation.
Organize.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago
Budget Watchdog Warns Infrastructure Deal May Fall Short on FundingThe group’s analysis found that the offsets might only cover about half the
cost of the legislation. read more
I expect infrastructure will be underfunded until the second part is passed.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago
Senate Approves Emergency Spending to Secure the CapitolThe vote came after several Republicans dropped their objections and the
Senate agreed to require a report on the Afghan visa program. read more
This is money well spent.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics9 hours ago
Officials Struggled With Trump’s Ukraine Aid Freeze, Emails ShowThe Trump administration successfully stonewalled a Freedom of Information
Act lawsuit for the messages during his first impeachment. read more
Trump just can't escape his past.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago
China’s new ambassador to the U.S. arrives amid heightened tensions between the two nations.Ian Welsh14 hours ago
Who Goes To Prison For America’s Crimes? The Whistleblowers.[image: Story 459546561]
There’s a joke about the CIA and torture, in that the only person who went
to prison for torturing people was the guy who revealed the torture.
Daniel Hale, the guy who revealed that drone bombing killed 90% innocents,
is now off to his stint in jail. He seems tough, maybe he won’t be driven
to multiple suicide attempts like Manning was by the deliberate
mistreatment he will surely experience..
The judge, an enforcer named Liam O’Grady, said,
“You are not being prosecuted for speaking out about the drone program
killing innocent people,” O’Grady said. “Yo... read more
Ian Welsh makes his point.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Inflation Is New Battle Line as Republicans and Biden Spar Over SpendingRepublicans say President Biden’s spending plans will keep inflation
rising, but the White House says the proposals could help tame costs. read more
The Republicans are economically ignorant.
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