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35 minutes ago

Trump Pressed Justice Dept. to Declare Election Results Corrupt, Notes Show

“Leave the rest to me” and to congressional allies, the former president is said to have told top law enforcement officials. read more

 

Trump was attempting autocracy.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago

Eviction Moratorium Set to Lapse as Biden Aid Effort Falters

 

A nationwide moratorium on residential evictions has expired at the behest of the Republicans.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago

Already Distorting Jan. 6, G.O.P. Now Concocts Entire Counternarrative

In the Republicans’ disinformation campaign, the arrested Capitol rioters are political prisoners and Speaker Nancy Pelosi is to blame for the attack. read more

 

Lying is easier than thinking.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago

Biden Promised to Restore the Iran Nuclear Deal. Now It Risks Derailment.

Both sides have much to lose if a delicate negotiation over limiting Iran’s activities in return for a lifting of sanctions falls short. read more

 

All the participants in the Iran deal would like a better deal.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago

Trump Raised $56 Million Online in First Half of 2021

The former president raised far more money online than any other Republican, federal records show, and more than each of the three main fund-raising arms of the Republican Party itself. read more

 

Trump is ambitious.

He would like to be king.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics9 hours ago

Biden, Republicans and the Pandemic Blame Game

G.O.P. resistance to public health measures has helped fuel Covid’s resurgence. But the president will be left to clean up the mess. read more

 

Sportscasting.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago

Short of the Mandate They Crave, Military Leaders Race to Vaccinate Troops

The military is trying to navigate how to get more service members to take the shot without issuing an order. read more

 

This is an experiment in social engineering.

I will be interested in the report.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics15 hours ago

Afghan Visa Applicants Arrive in U.S. After Years of Waiting

The first group of Afghan interpreters and others who helped Americans during the war will stay on an Army base in Virginia until they are resettled. read more

 

"One can't do just one thing" 

Education is expensive.

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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago

An Unlikely Pair, Portman and Sinema Steer Infrastructure Deal

An Ohio Republican who is retiring after decades in Washington has teamed with an Arizona Democrat in her first term to try to secure an agreement on one of President Biden’s top priorities. read more

 

The Republican party is "playing for time"

 

The domestic economy must feel much better to people by October. 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago

Trump Tax Returns Must Be Given to Congress, Justice Dept. Says

The Trump administration had stymied the request, and the committee sued to obtain the documents. The former president could still seek an injunction to stop their release to Congress. read more

 

Trump is going to jail for taxes.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics18 hours ago

Democrats Scramble to Act on Eviction Moratorium Extension

Even if the House measure passes, it will almost certainly die in the Senate. read more

 

The failure to rescue peoples homes can doom Biden's presidency.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics19 hours ago

Bezos' Blue Origin Loses Challenge to NASA SpaceX Lunar Lander Contract

The Government Accountability Office said a $2.9 billion award to SpaceX to build the next lunar lander for astronauts would stand. read more

 

Elon Musk has the better plan.

Space X has properly won the contract for a moon lander.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics19 hours ago

Justice Dept. sues Texas governor over an executive order on migrants.

Gov. Greg Abbott’s order bars private transportation suppliers from providing ground transit to many migrants, and the federal government says it is unconstitutional. read more

 

Texas is crazy.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics20 hours ago

U.S. Will Pay for Unvaccinated Federal Workers' Coronavirus Tests

The decision could set a benchmark for state governments and companies now grappling with the same issue. read more

 

A few weeks of swabs and masks should sell vaccination.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics21 hours ago

Infrastructure Deal Puts Cryptocurrencies in Washington’s Cross Hairs

A provision in the Senate legislation would give the I.R.S. more power to scrutinize a largely unregulated corner of finance. read more

 

Crtptocurrencies have lost their reason for being. 

It may not be known who but it is knowable where they come to rest.

A hack can simply delete them.  A better hack can identify the owner much of the time.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics22 hours ago

How Disabled Americans Are Pushing to Overhaul a Key Benefits Program

Many older, blind and disabled Americans receive benefits from the Supplemental Security Income program. But it has been essentially unchanged since 1972, and its rules mean that many recipients must remain in poverty. read more

 

Inflation has been a constant.

Republican policy has been biblical.

If one is not sweating one is not laboring enough.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics23 hours ago

U.S. Authorities Seek Documents From Troubled Vaccine Manufacturer

Emergent BioSolutions, which ruined 75 million Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses at its Baltimore plant, disclosed record requests from Congress and federal and state law enforcement agencies. read more

 

Emergent must explain what went wrong with Johnson&Johnson vaccine production.

 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

‘Covid With a Vengeance’ Consumes U.S. Politics

Rising case counts and stagnant vaccination rates could prove equally frustrating for President Biden and the G.O.P., making it impossible to shift the public’s attention to other priorities. read more

 

The pandemic may have upset the parties game.

A few days more to know. 

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

Navy Charges Sailor With Arson in Fire That Destroyed Warship

The sailor, who was a member of the crew when the fire broke out last July, faces a hearing that will determine whether there will be a court-martial. read more

 

She will need legal council,

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NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

How Biden Got the Infrastructure Deal Trump Couldn’t

The early success of the deal vindicated the president’s faith in bipartisanship. If he can keep it on track, it will help affirm the rationale for his presidency. read more

 

The deal is a trap that may have failed,

Let the professional political analists think.

The eviction moratorium has expired.

The money is committed to infrastructure.

 

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