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Former Trump Adviser Charged With Contempt for Defying Jan. 6 Subpoena
Peter Navarro is the second associate of former President Donald J. Trump, after Stephen K. Bannon, to face criminal charges for stonewalling the inquiry into the Capitol riot. read more
 
Grand juries and criminal prosecutors demand respect.
 
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Rick Caruso’s Law-and-Order Campaign for Los Angeles Mayor
Rick Caruso, a billionaire front-runner in Tuesday’s primary election for Los Angeles mayor, has built his campaign on a law-and-order message. read more
 
An oppertunistic "Democrat in name only". 
Let him rot.

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Before Jan. 6, Aide Warned Secret Service of Security Risk to Pence
New details flesh out how the pressure campaign by Donald J. Trump and his allies to block certification of the 2020 election left the vice president’s staff fearing for his safety. read more
 
Treachery does not come into the world full blown.
 
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Pennsylvania Court Orders Undated Ballots to Be Counted, Siding With McCormick For Now
David McCormick, who was trailing Dr. Mehmet Oz by fewer than 1,000 votes, had sued to have ballots without handwritten dates on their return envelopes counted. read more
 
David McCormick has conceeded.
 
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Ian Welsh4 hours ago
The EU As The Epitome Of the Iron Cage of Bureaucracy
[image: The EU As The Epitome Of the Iron Cage of Bureaucracy] A couple years ago I read “The Dawn of Eurasia” by Bruno Macaes. Macaes was a member of Portuguese government, very neoliberal and fairly awful while in office, but his book proved quite insightful in most areas outside of Russia, where what seems to be fear and contempt for Russia distorts his vision. (I thought this when I read it before the Ukraine invasion.) He’s most worth readingi about Europe and the EU, and one example and one passage particularly struck me at the time. This is the formula for accepting immigran... read more
 
"The problem with our societies is that elites aren’t held responsible for the harm they cause, nor, by and large for any good they do. We have elections without being democratic, because the feedback systems are broken." 

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Biden Urges Lawmakers to Pass Gun Safety Measures
President Biden called on Congress to pass new federal gun legislation, including stopping the sale of assault-style weapons, expanding background checks and passing “red flag” laws. read more
 
The continuing Republican failure of Reconstruction haunts the U.S.
The second amendment should be clarified by legislation.
"Well ordered" must be clearly defined. 

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Biden Will Urge Lawmakers to Pass Gun Laws in Speech on Mass Shootings
President Biden urged lawmakers to stop the sale of assault-style weapons, expand universal background checks and pass “red flag” laws after last month’s massacres in Texas and New York. read more
 
The continuing Republican failure of Reconstruction haunts the U.S.
The second amendment should be clarified by legislation.
"Well ordered" must be clearly defined. 

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Full Transcript: Biden’s Speech on Gun Control
As the nation grieves for the victims of several recent mass shootings, the president called for a ban on assault weapons and new “red flag” laws. read more
 
The continuing Republican failure of Reconstruction haunts the U.S.
The second amendment should be clarified by legislation.
"Well ordered" must be clearly defined. 

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Voters Say They Want Gun Control. Their Votes Say Something Different.
Broad public support on the issue may not be as broad as polling shows or as Democrats hope. read more
 
People want other's guns controlled. 

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Is ‘Greedflation’ Rewriting Economics, or Do Old Rules Still Apply?
Economists and politicians are debating whether monopolistic companies are fueling inflation in ways that confound longstanding theory. read more
 
The rules always apply.
 
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Florida Supreme Court Turns Down DeSantis Voting Map Challenge
A decision by the Florida Supreme Court means the November elections there will most likely be based on legislative maps that a lower court said illegally diluted the power of Black voters. read more
 
Redistricting is winding down.
 
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Biden to Travel to Saudi Arabia, Ending Its ‘Pariah’ Status
As a candidate, President Biden vowed to punish the kingdom for the brutal assassination of Jamal Khashoggi. But now he wants to rebuild relations as he seeks to lower gas prices and isolate Russia. read more
 
The world still burns oil.
 
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The Massachusetts Race for Democrats’ Next Crusading Attorney General
In cerulean-blue Massachusetts, candidates for the state’s top law enforcement job are seeking to demonstrate their faith in progressive ideals. But the race could be decided on other grounds. read more
 
 They are all good candidates.

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Children Under 5 Could Get Covid Shots in Late June, White House Says
President Biden’s coronavirus response coordinator shared the timeline in anticipation of federal regulators authorizing coronavirus vaccines for children younger than 5. read more
 
Covid-19 shots are the preventative treatment.
 
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A Georgia Mystery: How Many Democrats Voted in the G.O.P. Primary?
Donald Trump has pointed to so-called crossover voters as a significant factor in his chosen candidates’ heavy losses. Some Democrats, too, embrace the theory. But the reality seems more complicated. read more
 
No rules were broken.
 
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Biden to Travel to Saudi Arabia, Ending Its ‘Pariah’ Status
As a candidate, President Biden vowed to punish the kingdom for the brutal assassination of Jamal Khashoggi. But now he wants to rebuild relations as he seeks to lower gas prices and isolate Russia. read more
 
The world burns oil for energy.
The Saudis have it and are not the Russians.
 
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Democrats Attack Both Oz and McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate Race Ads
Ads criticizing both Dr. Mehmet Oz and David McCormick preview how the general election could unfold in a critical midterm Senate contest. read more
 
Dr. Mehmet Oz won the Republican primary.
 
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House Panel Examining Jared Kushner Over Saudi Investment in New Firm
The House Oversight Committee is seeking documents related to the $2 billion investment by a Saudi fund in the private equity firm started by Mr. Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and former adviser. read more
 
Donald Trump lost the 2000 presidential election.
 
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A Georgia Mystery: How Many Democrats Voted in the G.O.P. Primary?
Donald Trump has pointed to so-called crossover voters as a significant factor in his chosen candidates’ heavy losses. Some Democrats, too, embrace the theory. But the reality seems more complicated. read more

No rules were broken.


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