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NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago
Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick Steer Texas Far to the RightDifferent in style and background, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan
Patrick have come together, for different reasons, to push an
uncompromising conservative agenda. read more
The conservative agenda is a fantasy.
Texas is crazy.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics5 hours ago
Olivia Rodrigo at the White House: What She Wore and WhyWe spoke to the pop star’s stylists about the vintage Chanel she wore to
meet the Bidens at the White House. read more
Jessica Testa does not understand.
I can't help her.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago
2022 Midterm Elections: Democrats See Early Edge in Senate MapEarly fund-raising has given Democrats cause for optimism in key states as
Republicans split over how closely to align with Donald Trump’s preferences. read more
The Trump party will not win in 2022.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago
Democrats See Early Edge in 2022 Senate MapEarly fund-raising has given Democrats cause for optimism in key states as
Republicans split over how closely to align with Donald Trump’s preferences. read more
The Democrats are not exhausted.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics11 hours ago
How Republican Coronavirus Vaccine Opposition Got to This PointIn recent months, Republican skepticism of Covid vaccines and their rollout
has grown louder: One recent poll found that 47 percent said they weren’t
likely to get vaccinated. read more
There seems to be a desire to believe the Democratic party wrong on all points.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics11 hours ago
How Republican Vaccine Opposition Got to This PointIn recent months, Republican skepticism of Covid vaccines and their rollout
has grown louder: One recent poll found that 47 percent said they weren’t
likely to get vaccinated. read more
There seems to be a desire to believe the Democratic party wrong on all points.
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Everything starts with negotiations
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics16 hours ago
‘Rogue’ U.S. Agency Used Racial Profiling to Investigate Commerce Dept. Employees, Report SaysAn obscure federal office operated for more than a decade as an
“unaccountable police force” inside the Commerce Department, using extreme
and unauthorized tactics. read more
Preventing witch hunting is part of the rule of law.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics16 hours ago
William H. Regnery II, 80, Dies; Bankrolled the Rise of the Alt-RightThe reclusive heir to a Midwestern textile fortune, he sought, through
funding and organizing, to upgrade and update white supremacy. read more
We must not blame all of the insanity on the Koch brothers.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics16 hours ago
Biden Faces New Pressure on ImmigrationA monthly surge in migrants and a ruling against a program that protects
young immigrants underscored the difficult choices the president is
confronting on an issue that could shape his legacy. read more
"Advocates for migrants say the Republican attacks are little more than
hypocritical rhetoric from politicians who spent the last 18 months
downplaying the severity of the pandemic. They are urging Mr. Biden to
see the Title 42 measure, which many public health experts have said was
unnecessary in the first place, as little more than a cynical effort by
the former president to keep immigrants out of the United States."
The numbers are not that overwhelming.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics16 hours ago
June Sets Monthly Record for Most Migrants to Arrive at U.S. BorderThe number of migrant children and teenagers arriving at the border
increased slightly from May, but the influx has slowed since early spring,
when a steep surge created President Biden’s first immigration crisis as
president. read more
United States/Population
328.2 million (2019) google
1% = 3.282 million or 3,282,000
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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago
Why the New Monthly Child Tax Credit Is More Likely to Be Spent on ChildrenMoney seems different when it shows up regularly, influencing not only how
people use it, but also how they think about government aid. read more
Cash in hand means more than spreadsheet numbers. Child costs are constant. Accounts are anual.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics19 hours ago
‘They’re Killing People’: Biden Denounces Social Media for Virus DisinformationThe president’s blunt statement capped weeks of frustration in the White
House over the spread of vaccine disinformation on Facebook and other
platforms. read more
Covid-19 has no political awareness.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics20 hours ago
William H. Pauley III, Judge in Trump Hush Money Case, Dies at 68He sentenced Michael D. Cohen to three years in prison for breaking
campaign finance laws by helping to buy the silence of two women who said
they had affairs with Donald J. Trump. read more
He did justice.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics22 hours ago
Free Pre-K and Community College Included in Budget BlueprintFor at least a decade, many experts and advocates have called for expanding
the public education system to level the playing field for students from
“cradle to career.” read more
Free pre-k and community college mostly correct for the failure of local school boards.
Get the curriculum right.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
A Pause in Federal Executions, but Uncertainty About What’s NextPresident Biden’s Justice Department has ordered a moratorium on carrying
out federal death sentences after a surge in executions under the Trump
administration. read more
Only the living can suffer.
Death is not a punishment.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Why the New Monthly Child Tax Credit Is More Likely to Be Spent on ChildrenMoney seems different when it shows up regularly, influencing not only how
people use it, but also how they think about government aid. read more
Child care costs are constant.
Tax credits are anual.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Yellen Says China Trade Deal Has ‘Hurt American Consumers’The Treasury secretary said an agreement made by the Trump administration,
which remains under review, had failed to address fundamental problems
between the two countries. read more
Trump did not understand trade.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Chairwoman of Congressional Black Caucus is arrested while protesting on Capitol Hill.Representative Joyce Beatty said she was protesting “in defense of our
constitutional right to vote” when she was detained by the U.S. Capitol
Police. read more
She is not shamed.
She has the attention she needed.
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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago
Here Are the Possible Winners and Losers in a Student Loan ProposalWho would be helped by a 5 percent income cap suggested by the Biden
campaign? High earners could wind up reaping the biggest benefits. read more
There seems to be no "fair" solution.
The uneducated would be minimum wage earners.
Grade inflation continues.
Could all secular education be made tuition free?
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