Tensions mount between CDC and Biden health team over boosters
Senior officials from the White House and the FDA say the CDC is withholding critical data needed to develop the booster plan.
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Five Extremely Simple Reasons Why Biden Made the Right Call Mandating Vaccines
The president’s critics—and the media pretending they have a point—are being ridiculous.
The Last Time We Worshipped in the Church of the Nightly News
9/11 marked the final gasp of the ministerial anchorman.
A Diamond Necklace Is Tearing My Family Apart
My granddaughters are no longer speaking to each other.
Are Democrats About to Repeat One of Obamacare’s Big Mistakes?
Doing a solid for voters who won’t notice you helped them for years.
The Radio Hosts Taking COVID Denial to Its Grimmest Endpoint
Conservative media is awash in pandemic conspiracy. But it’s mostly local talk radio hosts who are actually getting sick and dying.
New CDC studies show waning vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization in elderly
Two of the analyses suggest that as the Delta variant spread this summer, the shots became less effective at keeping people 75 and older out of the hospital.
Texas ban spotlights Democrats’ generational divide on abortion and trans issues
As the left tries to stay united, its different factions are at odds over a critical word: “women.
FDA says more than 5 million electronic cigarettes must be taken off the market
The agency has deferred its decision on the largest vaping companies, including Juul.
The Mosque That Put the Constitution on Trial
In summer 2010, a Tennessee imam had no idea what was coming for him.
Biden hails ‘strong’ economic recovery despite disappointing jobs numbers
Biden laid blame for the sluggish growth of U.S. jobs on the “impact of the Delta variant” of the coronavirus.
Powell walks high wire as Fed plans to ease support for Biden’s economy
Central bank chief seeks to avoid market turmoil as president weighs tapping him for a second term.
U.S. jobless claims near pandemic low as economy strengthens
Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless claims fell to 375,000 from 387,000 the previous week.
House Dem campaign chief warns the majority at risk without message reboot
“We’re not trying to hide this,” the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s executive director said.
Biden’s economic gains come with newer worries about the future
Some economists have already begun to ease back on forecasts for the rest of this year.
Shared Grief After 9/11: Sister of WTC Victim Meets Afghan Who Lost 19 Family Members in U.S. Attack
On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we revisit a conversation we hosted in January of 2002 between Masuda Sultan, an Afghan American woman who lost 19 members of her family in a U.S. air raid, and Rita Lasar, a New Yorker who lost her brother in the World Trade Center attack. Lasar would become an active member of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows. Masuda later wrote the memoir, “My War at Home.
Rep. Barbara Lee, Who Cast Sole Vote After 9/11 Against “Forever Wars,” on Need for Afghan War Inquiry
Twenty years ago, Rep. Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against war in the immediate aftermath of the devastating 9/11 attacks that killed about 3,000 people. “Let us not become the evil that we deplore,” she urged her colleagues in a dramatic address on the House floor. The final vote in the House was 420-1. This week, as the U.S. marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Rep.
“Humane”: Yale Historian Samuel Moyn on “How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War”
In his new book, Yale historian Samuel Moyn explores whether the push to make U.S. wars more “humane” by banning torture and limiting civilian casualties has helped fuel more military interventions around the world. He looks in detail at the role of President Obama in expanding the use of drones even as he received the Nobel Peace Prize. “What happened after 2001 is that, in the midst of an extremely brutal war on terror, a new kind of war emerged.
“Turning Point”: Legacy of the U.S. Response to 9/11 Is Terror, Domestic Surveillance & Drones
As this week marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., we look at a new five-part documentary series on Netflix about the attacks and the response from the United States, both at home and abroad. “Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror” features a wide range of interviews with survivors of the attacks, U.S.
Kevin McCarthy Ripped On Twitter After Bizarre 3-Word All-Caps Vaccine Rant
The House minority leader, who is vaccinated, fired off a message opposing vaccine mandates.
News Roundup: California recall election nears; Rudy does a Rudy again
In the news today: The Republican effort to recall California’s Democratic governor because reasons is upon us, with in-person voting on Tuesday. It began as a clown show and seems determined to end as one. Elsewhere, the now-fascist Rudy Giuliani took time away from pushing new anti-democratic conspiracy theories to polish his own tarnished legacy with a 9/11 themed(?) speech that he may or may not have given while completely sloshed.
‘He looks better than our president’: Yes, Fox News complimented dictator Kim Jong Un
It seems like tabloids and magazines aren’t the only ones concerned with just appearances. North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has become the talk of the town after making an appearance at a military parade this week, looking a lot slimmer.
Of course, one of the first outlets to report on his new look and focus solely on that rather than his numerous human rights violations is Fox News.
Chris Wallace Rips GOP Governor Over Contradictory Stance On Vaccine Mandates
Kids in Nebraska must be vaccinated against diseases such as chickenpox and measles, but Gov. Pete Ricketts has come out against mandating COVID-19 shots.
California set to spend billions on curing homelessness and caring for ‘whole body’ politic
By Angela Hart, for Kaiser Health News
Living unmedicated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, Eugenia Hunter has a hard time recalling how long she’s been staying in the tent she calls home at the bustling intersection of San Pablo Ave. and Martin Luther King, Jr. Way in Oakland’s hip Uptown neighborhood. Craft coffee shops and weed dispensaries are plentiful here and one-bedroom apartments push $3,000 per month.
Larry Kudlow Says He Misses ‘Calmness’ Of Donald Trump. Twitter Critics Can’t Even.
“I’m being actually quite serious here,” the former White House economic adviser said.
Nuts & Bolts—Inside a Democratic campaign: What If …?
Welcome back to the weekly Nuts & Bolts Guide to small campaigns. Every week I try to tackle issues I’ve been asked about. With the help of other campaign workers and notes, we address how to improve and build better campaigns or explain issues that impact our party.
A few weeks ago, I was part of a series of conference calls involving campaign finance directors, discussing what they needed to make campaigns function correctly.
10 ways the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom could change California
Here are the biggest problems the next governor will face.
By Tim Redmond, for Capital and Main
There are 46 people who think they should replace Gavin Newsom as governor of California.
Most of them have no idea what they would be getting into.
Sure, a couple of candidates—like former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer—actually have some experience in government.
A Teen Magazine Icon Is Shattering Her Legend, One Jaw-Dropping Confession at a Time. Why?
Atoosa is back—and she has more to say than ever.
A Drunken Threesome Has Left My Wife and Me With an Unexpected Problem
Really didn’t think we’d be coming home with this!
Manchin, Sanders At Odds Over Biden’s $3.5 Trillion Economic Bill
Sen. Joe Manchin, whose vote would be crucial in passing the bill, doubled down on his refusal. Sen. Bernie Sanders called his stance “absolutely not acceptable.