Wednesday, September 4, 2019

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Gregory Craig’s Trial Reaches Closing Arguments

Sharon LaFraniere at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The former White House counsel under President Barack Obama is charged with lying to federal officials over work he did for Ukraine.
 
Republicans know they would be lying.
 

Elizabeth Warren Unveils $3 Trillion Climate Plan, Embracing Inslee’s Goals

Coral Davenport and Lisa Friedman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
Ms. Warren and four other presidential candidates are releasing climate proposals this week, as the top contenders prepare for a prime-time forum on global warming.
 
If the plan is enough the cost is a small matter.
Global heating is an existential problem.
 

Next Arena for Criminal Justice Reform: A Roof Over Their Heads

Lola Fadulu at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
Criminal justice changes have focused on getting people out of prisons, but once people are released, they have struggled to find a place to live.
 
Prisoners are not wealthy.
Homes cost.
 
I am comfortable. 

Trump Says China Will Suffer as Data Shows Trade War Hurting U.S.

Ana Swanson at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
President Trump said Chinese supply chains “would crumble,” as a closely watched index signaled a contraction in United States factory activity for the first time since 2016.
 
Trump is preaching his faith.
Facts are lacking.
 

How Has Climate Change Affected Hurricane Dorian?

John Schwartz at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Climate change is making hurricanes more destructive in several ways.
 
It is unknown.
 

When The Ideas That Run The World Change

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 5 hours ago
Real political change happens infrequently. The cycles are decades long. So, most recently, there was the crisis of the 70s which led to the rise of neoliberalism: Thatcher and Reagan. Everything that has happened since then, in the Western world and Japan has been an unfolding of that. There are some important sideshows, but this […]
 
Work is always in order.
 

U.S. Manufacturing Slowed in August in Latest Sign of Economic Weakness

Nelson D. Schwartz at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
A key index fell to its lowest level since January 2016 as production managersrump said President Trump’s trade war with China was straining supply chains.
 
Trump has lost in my mind.
 

Pence Staying at Trump Property in Ireland at Trump’s ‘Suggestion,’ Aide Says

Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
The vice president, who has meetings in Dublin, is staying in Doonbeg, which is on the other side of Ireland.
 
The president's personal concerns are first.
 

The Gospel According to Marianne Williamson

Taffy Brodesser-Akner at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 8 hours ago
Do spirituality and self-help have a political constituency?
 
I am not so passive.
 
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Manchin Won’t Run for West Virginia Governor; Will Stay in Senate

Sheryl Gay Stolberg at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
The announcement by Joe Manchin III, a rare moderate Democrat in the Senate, brought relief to party leaders who feared losing his seat to Republicans if he stepped down.
 
Keep working if you can.  I will.
 
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President Trump, Weatherman: Dorian Updates and at Least 122 Tweets

Katie Rogers at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
Mr. Trump has been the meteorologist in chief, adding constant weather updates to a usual weekend of tweets attacking his enemies and retweeting bits of praise.
 
Trump's personal concerns come first.
 
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2020 Democrats Demand Gun Control, but Differ on Tactics

Reid J. Epstein, Maggie Astor and Thomas Kaplan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Joe Biden said there was no room for compromise with congressional Republicans, while Elizabeth Warren sounded more open to it and wanted a broad solution to gun violence.

Iran Acknowledges Space Center Blast, Days After Trump Shares Revealing Image

Megan Specia at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
A government spokesman said that a technical failure had prompted the fire at the Imam Khomeini Space Center.

Does Joe Biden Want to Be Doing This?

Mark Leibovich at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
On certain days, Biden 2020 can feel more like a dutiful slog than the last march of a happy warrior.

Blackbeard’s Ship Heads to Supreme Court in a Battle Over Another Sort of Piracy

Adam Liptak at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The justices will decide whether an underwater videographer can sue North Carolina for posting his images of the wreckage of a sunken pirate ship.

Trump Administration Officials at Odds Over C.I.A.’s Role in Afghanistan

Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Julian E. Barnes, Matthew Rosenberg and John Ismay at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
White House advisers want to expand the C.I.A.’s presence as troops leave Afghanistan, but the agency’s director and others expressed reservations.

Texas Shooting Brings New Urgency to Gun Debate in Congress

Sheryl Gay Stolberg at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
After shootings in Dayton and El Paso last month, the issue was already expected to top the agenda when lawmakers return from their recess next week. Now the pressure has intensified.

In Poland, Where History Is a Weapon, Leaders Commemorate World War II

Marc Santora at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
World leaders gathered in Poland for the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the deadliest conflict in human history.

Why Some Labor Unions Are Holding Back on 2020 Endorsements

Sydney Ember and Thomas Kaplan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
Democratic candidates are jockeying for labor support, but union leaders aren’t rushing to endorse. The race is “so fluid,” one said.

The Gillibrand Test Case for Women in Politics

Lisa Lerer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 days ago
Here’s what we learned about a feminist message in a six-woman field.
 
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