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Impeachment Case Against Trump Aims to Marshal Outrage of Capitol Attack
Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 39 minutes ago
Armed with lessons from the last impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump,
prosecutors plan a shorter, video-heavy presentation to confront
Republicans with the fury they felt around the Capitol riot.
The preparations are in hand.
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Breaking With G.O.P., Top Conservative Lawyer Says Trump Can Stand Trial
Michael S. Schmidt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
Charles J. Cooper, a stalwart of the conservative legal establishment, said
that Republicans were wrong to assert that it is unconstitutional for a
former president to be tried for impeachable offenses.
Donald Trump appears to be guilty.
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Liz Cheney Says G.O.P. Must Move Past Trump
Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Ms. Cheney, having fended off a challenge to her House leadership role, was
defiant in defending her impeachment vote and called for Republicans to be
“the party of truth.”
The Republican model of government is a lie.
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Wyoming Republicans Censure Liz Cheney for Trump Impeachment Vote
Aishvarya Kavi, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The state party voted to censure the No. 3 Republican in the House and
demanded her resignation.
Wyoming will make things clear in the next election.
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Democrats to Unveil Up to $3,600 Child Tax Credit as Part of Stimulus Bill
Emily Cochrane and Alan Rappeport, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
The credit would send monthly payments to millions of Americans under
certain income thresholds for a year starting in July.
There will be little releif from Covid-19 soon.
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Joe Biden Commutes Home to Delaware. A Few Things Have Changed.
Thomas Kaplan, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
As he had done countless times in his career in public office, Joe Biden
returned to the Wilmington suburbs from Washington on Friday — this time,
as the commander in chief.
Joe Biden takes a break from the chaos.
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Lawsuits Take the Lead in Fight Against Disinformation
Michael M. Grynbaum, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago
Defamation cases have made waves across an uneasy right-wing media
landscape, from Fox to Newsmax.
Editors are responsible for the content of their news.
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Spurning Calls to Resign, Liz Cheney Says G.O.P. Must Move Past Trump
Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago
Ms. Cheney, having fended off a challenge to her House leadership role, was
defiant in defending her impeachment vote and called for Republicans to be
“the party of truth.”
Liz Cheney is correct.
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Why Chuck Schumer Is Cozying Up to the A.O.C. Wing of His Party
Alexander Burns, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago
As he prepares for an impeachment trial this week, Senator Chuck Schumer is
at the height of his political power in Washington. At home in New York, he
is taking steps to head off a primary challenge from the left.
Coalitions require maintenance.
Chuck Schumer is doing what needs to be done.
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Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – February 7, 2021R
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – February 7, 2021 by Tony Wikrent
Strategic Political Economy If There’s No Fear of Inflation, Why is GOP
Against More Stimulus? – Rana Foroohar and Mark Blyth — Transcript here
Mark Blyth. ….arguing about deficits is just a footnote on the wider
agenda of power for the sake of power. Why […]
The Republican's philosophy has failed.
They have no backup position.
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Yellen Warns Jobs Will be Slow to Rebound Without Stimulus
Alan Rappeport, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
Janet Yellen is correct.
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Biden Wants Harris to Have a Major Role. What It Is Hasn’t Been Defined.
Katie Rogers and Michael D. Shear, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 19 hours ago
President Biden is rarely seen without Kamala Harris, a tangible result of
his efforts to treat her as an equal stakeholder. But for now he does not
intend to assign her a specific portfolio.
Kamala Harris presides over the senate where she will break ties.
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A Rotating Group of Intelligence Analysts Will Brief President Biden
Julian E. Barnes, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
Morgan Muir, who had led Mr. Biden’s first briefings in the early days of
the administration, will oversee the assembly of the written President’s
Daily Brief, among other responsibilities.
Morgan Muir will oversee the assembly of the written President’s
Daily Brief.
Experts will answer questions.
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Strong Trump Supporters Picked to Head Michigan Republican Party
Kathleen Gray, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
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The Republican party will not win the next election in Michigan.
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Trump Lawyer Asks to Pause Impeachment Trial if It Runs Into Sabbath
Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 22 hours ago
The request by David Schoen, one of former President Donald J. Trump’s
lawyers, could upend plans for a fast trial.
Accomodation will be made for religious services.
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How the US Lost to Hackers
Nicole Perlroth, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
America’s biggest vulnerability in cyberwarfare is hubris.
Excessive automation induces vulnerabilities.
Systems should not automatically execute remotely installed code.
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Michael Flynn Re-emerges Pushing QAnon, Stolen 2020 Election Lies
Matthew Rosenberg, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Recast by President Trump’s most ardent supporters as a MAGA martyr,
Michael T. Flynn has embraced his role as the man who spent four years
unjustly ensnared in the Russia investigation.
The news could ignore Michael Flynn.
He could not get arrested at this point.
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How Do the Nobel Peace Prize Nominations Work?
Daniel Victor, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
Thousands of people, including university professors, can submit
nominations. Hundreds are submitted per year.
The process works very well.
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For Buttigieg, ‘Generational’ Transportation Change May Not Be Easy, Experts Say
Pranshu Verma, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The new secretary has stirred excitement among transportation experts, but
they warn that deep institutional change is likely to remain difficult.
The job of transportation secritary will be difficult.
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Biden Wants Harris to Have a Major Role. What It Is Hasn’t Been Defined.
Katie Rogers and Michael D. Shear, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
President Biden is rarely seen without Kamala Harris, a tangible result of
his efforts to treat her as an equal stakeholder. But for now he does not
intend to assign her a specific portfolio.
Kamala Harris has the job of emergency backup.
Biden is old to hold his position.
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