NEW THINGS: @10:00, . 10/23/21

Biden the Dealmaker Finds That Compromise Can Have Consequences

The president pushed for an expansive agenda knowing that he would most likely have to pare it back, leaving a sense of disappointment that could hurt his party at the polls. read more

Michael D. Shear misreads Joe Biden and his situation.

There is little eccess in the progressive program.

NYT > U.S. > Politics4 hours ago

The Pessimistic Electorate Behind Biden’s Approval Ratings

In the era of modern polling, only Donald J. Trump has had a lower approval rating than President Biden’s at this early stage of his term. read more

None are happy with things as they are.

NYT > U.S. > Politics10 hours ago

Biden Crafts a Climate Plan B: Tax Credits, Regulation and State Action

The new strategy could deeply cut greenhouse gases that are heating the planet but it will still face considerable political, logistical and legal hurdles. read more

Established power burns fossil carbon.

NYT > U.S. > Politics12 hours ago

Illegal Border Crossings Soar to Record High, New Data Shows

Migrants were encountered 1.7 million times in the last 12 months, the highest number of illegal crossings recorded since at least 1960. read more

The world recession is not easing.

NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago

Biden Said the U.S. Would Protect Taiwan. But It’s Not That Clear-Cut.

After the president’s remarks at a CNN event, the White House quickly declared that the American policy of “strategic ambiguity” over the island’s defense had not changed. read more

Let the diplomats work.

NYT > U.S. > Politics13 hours ago

What Happened When Facebook Employees Warned About Election Misinformation

Company documents show that the social network’s employees repeatedly raised red flags about the spread of misinformation and conspiracies before and after the contested November vote. read more

Facebook must change its business model.

NYT > U.S. > Politics14 hours ago

Democrats Consider Billionaires Tax

Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s refusal to raise rates on high earners and major corporations has led Democrats to consider proposals once championed only by the party’s most liberal flank. read more

Pass the budget.

NYT > U.S. > Politics14 hours ago

Supreme Court Again Refuses to Block Texas Abortion Law

But the court said it would hear arguments on Nov. 1 on challenges to the law from the Biden administration and abortion providers in the state. read more

Texas SB 8 should not stand.

NYT > U.S. > Politics15 hours ago

After Dropping Free Community College Plan, Democrats Explore Options

Expanded tuition assistance remains an option for the budget bill, but how much it would help students — and economic competitiveness — remains to be seen. read more

There has been no vote.

NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago

U.S. Warns of Efforts by China to Collect Genetic Data

The National Counterintelligence and Security Center said American companies needed to better secure critical technologies as Beijing seeks to dominate the so-called bioeconomy. read more

The Yellow Peril is a racist fantasy.

NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago

Bye, Maryland? Lawmakers in 3 Counties Float a Plan to Secede From the State.

The proposal to join West Virginia seems destined to go nowhere. But it has tapped into deep-seated feelings of alienation in western Maryland, a mountainous panhandle wedged against the Mason-Dixon line. read more

Secession has not been allowed since West Virginia.

NYT > U.S. > Politics17 hours ago

‘American Veteran’ Honors the Many Faces of the U.S. Soldier

On the heels of America’s longest war, a new PBS documentary series sits down with nearly 50 veterans in hopes of helping to bridge a growing gap. read more

Some war damage does not show.

NYT > U.S. > Politics19 hours ago

Pfizer Says Its Vaccine Is Highly Effective in 5- to 11-Year-Olds

The companies reported that a lower dose of the vaccine had a 90.7 percent efficacy rate in preventing symptomatic Covid-19 in a clinical trial. read more

Vaccinated is good. Boosted is better.

Ian Welsh21 hours ago

Stopping Sinema and Manchin From Electing Donald Trump

[image: Story 495655719] So, these two Senators, between them, have managed to absolutely gut all of Biden’s signature efforts, from climate change to helping people in need. It is days like this where one wishes LBJ was President. Progressives have tried bargaining with them and failed, repeatedly. Fine. The way to handle them is simply to find something they care about and kill it. Progressives also have veto power (in the House in particular.) Then find something else and kill that. Then kill something else. As for Biden, well, Manchin’s family has a coal company, I bet he care... read more

Debate continues.

NYT > U.S. > Politics22 hours ago

Woman Charged in Submarine Secrets Case Will Stay in Custody

Prosecutors used text messages to argue that Diana Toebbe and her husband had discussed leaving the country years ago. read more

More noise.

NYT > U.S. > Politics22 hours ago

Biden Names Neera Tanden as White House Staff Secretary

The move comes after her nomination as budget director was pulled earlier this year over her frequent caustic remarks on social media. read more

Biden is the president.

NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

Democrats' Plan Takes Gender-Neutral Approach to Family Policies

Compared with its peers, the U.S. has little in the way of family policy, but where it exists, it has mostly treated men and women the same. The Democrats’ plan would cement that. read more

More noise.

NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

Biden Is Open to Scrapping Filibuster for Voting Rights Bill ‘and Maybe More’

The president said any push to “fundamentally alter” the Senate’s 60-vote threshold would have to wait until after Congress passed his vast spending agenda. read more

Debate continues.

NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

House Ethics Committee Details Accusations Against 4 Lawmakers

The separate reports, investigating three Republicans and a Democrat, center on stock trades, the misuse of campaign funds and the improper awarding of contracts. read more

The big problems are in the senate.

NYT > U.S. > Politics1 day ago

U.S. Warns Climate Poses ‘Emerging Threat’ to Financial System

A Financial Stability Oversight Council report could lead to more regulatory action and disclosure requirements for banks. read more

Intransigence will not fix the weather.