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House Democrats Move to Knock Out a Key Piece of Obamacare

Abby Goodnough at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

The House will vote on Wednesday to repeal the so-called Cadillac tax on high-cost health plans, a key way the Affordable Care Act was supposed to pay for itself.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_debt_ceiling

The national debt is fast approaching this Republican number.

The Republicans must own their trap and will have to pay to escape their trap.

The end of the Trump tax cut is a part of the price.

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House to Vote on Contempt Citations for Barr an d Ross Over Census Question

Nicholas Fandos at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

The House is expected to vote Wednesday evening to hold Attorney General William P. Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt of Congress.

Yes.

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Sanders to Call for Rivals to Reject Money From Health Care Industry

Sydney Ember at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

In a speech in Washington, Mr. Sanders will lay out his vision of “Medicare for all,” while saying all candidates should reject money from health care companies.

The U.S. has the best government money can buy.

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The Republicans Who Voted to Condemn Trump’s Remarks (and Other Things to Know)

Sheryl Gay Stolberg at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

Only four Republicans broke with their party to vote against President Trump. They were joined by Representative Justin Amash, who recently left the party to become an independent.

A small hope.

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5 Ways John Paul Stevens Made a Mark on the Supreme Court

Adam Liptak at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

He was nominated to the Supreme Court by a Republican president, and even as Justice Stevens emerged as a leading liberal, President Gerald R. Ford remained a fan.

Yes.

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With Name-Calling and Twitter Battles, House Republican Campaign Arm Copies Trump’s Playbook

Catie Edmondson at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

House Republicans’ campaign arm, waging a no-holds-barred battle to reclaim the majority, has adopted an antagonistic strategy that includes calling lawmakers names.

It worked for Trump.

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John Paul Stevens: Canny Strategist and the ‘Finest Legal Mind’ Ford Could Find

Adam Liptak at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

Justice Stevens’s confirmation hearings in 1975 were the last not to be broadcast live on television. He was confirmed by unanimous vote.

Government can work when operated by people of good will.

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With Name-Calling and Twitter Battles, House Republican Campaign Arm Copies Trump’s Playbook

Catie Edmondson at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago

House Republicans’ campaign arm, waging a no-holds-barred battle to reclaim the majority, has adopted an antagonistic strategy that includes calling lawmakers names.

I have been shown no reason to think this Republican party is of good will.

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It May Not Seem That Way, but Politicians Often Do What Voters Want

Lynn Vavreck and Chris Tausanovitch at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago

Data limitations once made the question hard to answer, but not anymore.

There is always an election.

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Do Service Dogs Help Treat PTSD? V.A. Still Doesn’t Know

Jasper Craven at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago

The V.A. was mandated to study the use of service dogs as a mental-health treatment for veterans almost a decade ago. But repeated setbacks have held up the results.

The VA apears to be remiss in its duty.

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Top Myanmar Generals Are Barred From Entering U.S. Over Rohingya Killings

Richard C. Paddock at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago

Myanmar’s commander in chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, was among those named by the State Department as responsible for atrocities against Rohingya Muslims.

Myanmar is a sovereign nation.
Trump must act through the U.N.

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On Politics: House Condemns Trump’s Attacks as Racist

NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago

It was the first time in more than 100 years that the House has approved a measure aimed at rebuking the president.

Woodrow Wilson?

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John Paul Stevens: Canny Strategist and the ‘Finest Legal Mind’ Ford Could Find

Adam Liptak at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 14 hours ago

Justice Stevens’s confirmation hearings in 1975 were the last not to be broadcast live on television. He was confirmed by unanimous vote.

A better Justice than many.

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The Republicans Who Voted to Condemn Trump’s Remarks (and Other Things to Know)

Sheryl Gay Stolberg at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago

Only four Republicans broke with their party to vote against President Trump. They were joined by Representative Justin Amash, who recently left the party to become an independent.

Hope

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Iran Rejects Pompeo’s Suggestion It Is Willing to Negotiate Over Missile Program

David E. Sanger and Michael Crowley at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago

The misunderstanding seemed to underscore the White House’s eagerness to turn weeks of confrontation with Iran into a negotiating opportunity — and a reminder of how hard that will be to accomplish.

Send a diplomat.

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Trump Sets the 2020 Tone: Like 2016, Only This Time ‘the Squad’ Is Here

Jeremy W. Peters, Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago

The president boasted of “marrying” Nancy Pelosi to four progressive congresswomen of color, betting that he can cast the entire Democratic Party as radical.

Unfortunately there is no middle ground.

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Tech Hearings: Congress Unites to Take Aim at Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google

Steve Lohr, Mike Isaac and Nathaniel Popper at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 18 hours ago

A series of hearings on Capitol Hill showed the rising force of the political backlash against the country’s tech giants.

Antitrust and common carrier rules are enough to reign them in if they are administered properly.

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House Condemns Trump’s Attack on Four Congresswomen as Racist

Julie Hirschfeld Davis at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago

The House voted largely along party lines to formally condemn President Trump’s comments on four minority congresswomen as racist, after an hourslong brawl.

True

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Read the House Resolution Condemning ‘Trump’s Racist Comments Directed at Members of Congress’

NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago

The measure passed on Tuesday nearly along party lines.

I don't feel the need.

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William Dannemeyer, California Archconservative, Dies at 89

Sam Roberts at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 20 hours ago

A seven-term Orange County congressman, he favored curbs on people with AIDS and laws against sodomy and opposed abortion rights and environmentalists.

I am sure some will miss him.

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