NEW THINGS: @19:00, , 9/21/21

American Airlines and JetBlue Face Antitrust Suit Over Alliance

The Justice Department said the partnership amounted to a merger in the New York and Boston markets and reduced competition more widely. read more

Air traffic is light nationally.

NYT > U.S. > Politics34 minutes ago

John Nkengasong, of the Africa C.D.C., Will Lead PEPFAR

Dr. Nkengasong will be the first person of African origin to oversee the U.S. government program combating H.I.V., which has ravaged the continent. read more

Skills are not racist.

NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago

Trump Campaign Knew Lawyers' Dominion Claims Were Baseless, Memo Shows

Days before lawyers allied with Donald Trump gave a news conference promoting election conspiracy theories, his campaign had determined that many of those claims were false, court filings reveal. read more

The Democrats never hacked Dominion voting machines.

NYT > U.S. > Politics1 hour ago

A Botched Drone Strike in Kabul Started With the Wrong Car

An errant strike that killed 10 civilians has called into question the reliability of the intelligence that will be used to conduct future U.S. operations in Afghanistan. read more

The campaign in Afghanistan was one long intelligence failure.

NYT > U.S. > Politics2 hours ago

Biden is Combating Ransomware with Crackdown on Cryptocurrency Payments

Previewing its new approach, the Treasury Department announced sanctions ag

Ransomware can end the usefulness of connected digital entities.

The vulnerability of ransomware is the payoff.

NYT > U.S. > Politics6 hours ago

Haitians deported from Del Rio say they feel mistreated and betrayed.

They should feel that way because they are.

NYT > U.S. > Politics7 hours ago

Veterans Discharged Under ‘Don't Ask, Don’t Tell’ Are Eligible for Full V.A. Benefits

The new guidance comes on the 10th anniversary of the policy’s repeal. read more

The DOD has been forced out of the closet.

NYT > U.S. > Politics7 hours ago

C.D.C. Mandates Measles Vaccinations, Quarantines for Afghan Refugees

Officials know of 16 confirmed cases of measles among Afghan evacuees and Americans who fled Afghanistan in recent weeks. read more

Veterans of Republican administrations are resisting fulfilling promises.

NYT > U.S. > Politics7 hours ago

Democrats to Pair Spending Bill With Raising Debt Ceiling, Pressuring G.O.P.

The approach essentially dares Republicans to follow through on their threats to oppose increasing the debt limit, by coupling it with urgently needed federal spending. read more

The debt ceiling is a nuclear option.

NYT > U.S. > Politics8 hours ago

Biden faces an uphill climb as he tries to reassure allies at the U.N. General Assembly.

In conversations over the past two weeks, allies say they have new concerns about the United States. read more

The U.S. constitution is just words on paper.

NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago

Democrats Begin Effort to Curb Post-Trump Presidential Powers

But to appeal to Republicans, a bill being introduced in the House to impose checks on executive authority may be broken into pieces in the Senate. read more

Limiting executive power does not appeal to authoritarians.

NYT > U.S. > Politics11 hours ago

Justice Dept. Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Roe v. Wade

The department also sought permission to present oral arguments in December when the court hears a case challenging Mississippi’s restrictive abortion law. read more

Roe v. Wade empowers women.

NYT > U.S. > Politics18 hours ago

Democrats Begin Effort to Curb Post-Trump Presidential Powers

But to appeal to Republicans, a bill being introduced in the House to impose checks on executive authority may be broken into pieces in the Senate. read more

Limiting executive power does not appeal to authoritarians.

NYT > U.S. > Politics20 hours ago

Homeland Security Investigating Photos, Videos of Border Patrol Chasing Haitians

Photos and video have emerged showing agents chasing and grabbing immigrants while on horseback. read more

Racists get some cover.

NYT > U.S. > Politics20 hours ago

Homeland Security Investigating After Images of Haitian Migrants at Border

Photos and video have emerged showing agents chasing and grabbing immigrants while on horseback. read more

Free people are not cattle.

NYT > U.S. > Politics21 hours ago

Appeals Panel Overturns Army Judge’s Ruling on Torture

The decision on a case at the Guantánamo war court did not resolve the broader issue of whether prosecutors can use evidence obtained through torture. read more

Republicans will not plead guilty to war crimes.

NYT > U.S. > Politics21 hours ago

C.I.A. Officer Suffers Havana Syndrome Symptoms

The officer, who had been traveling in India with the agency’s director, was given medical attention after an unexplained incident triggered injuries. read more

Do what works.

NYT > U.S. > Politics23 hours ago

After Setback, Democrats Vow to Push Ahead on Immigration Overhaul

After a top Senate official rejected a proposal to legalize millions of undocumented immigrants, Democrats said they would craft an alternative. read more

The Republican congress passed the Know Nothing program.

The Republican supreme court is not expected to strike it down.

NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

The Senate’s rules enforcer said Democrats’ immigration plan could not be done through reconciliation.

The parliamentarian is a Republican appointee.

NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

Jill Biden chases the president’s most elusive campaign promise: unity.

Jill Biden is a professional teacher.

She will get order without violence.