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.
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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.
U.S. economy surpasses prepandemic size with 6.5% Q2 growth
The growth is another sign that the nation has achieved a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession.
Virus resurgence menaces economy just as rescue programs unravel
A new wave of cases followed by the looming expiration of enhanced jobless benefits, a ban on evictions and other rescue programs is sparking concern among lawmakers and economists.
The pandemic drove women out of the workforce. Will they come back?
Their absence could hurt the broader U.S. economy, so policymakers are weighing ways to help them return to work.
News Roundup: Trump team inched toward coup; calls for Cuomo’s resignation continue to grow
In the news today: Newly released documents show we came very close to a January coup. Trump administration members battled internally over whether to use the Justice Department to push false information casting doubt on the validity of the U.S. presidential election, and the “yes” team came perilously close to winning. New York Gov.
What’s new at Daily Kos? Read about what you might have missed in July
July tends to be a slower month for us at Daily Kos: the sun is shining, summer is in full swing, vacations are happening, and our staff and readers are taking advantage. Despite all that, we’ve still got some new things brewing that I’d like to highlight in case you missed it last month.
We are not ‘harassing’ vaccine refusers, they’re harassing us
I’ve been in a minor funk the past few days after getting in an online tiff with an anti-vaxxer family member. I was called a “bully” and “judgmental” for refusing to join hands with this relative and leap into the fatuous fairyland where career civil servant Dr.
New York City to mandate vaccines for indoor restaurants, gyms, performances
The new program to “unlock New York City” will begin Aug. 16, with enforcement set to start Sept. 13, according to City Hall.
Police union finally stands up for officer at Capitol! No, wait … he was an insurrectionist.
I had to do a double-take when I read that a police union went to bat for a cop at the U.S. Capitol—at least that’s what I thought it said. I assumed it was for one of the brave Capitol police officers who fended off an armed and violent insurrection. Police unions, such as the Fraternal Order of Police, which used to count Capitol Policeman Michael Fanone among its members, is the largest and loudest law enforcement union in the nation.
‘Literally losing our workforce’: Florida schools defy DeSantis’ anti-mask order
School districts view the mask mandates as a matter of life or death.
St. Louis County health director says he was mocked, called racial slurs for promoting masks
Anti-maskers took their ignorance to a new level during a St. Louis County Council meeting last week. The session, attended by hundreds of maskless protesters, ended with the council reversing a day-old countywide mask mandate. In the following days, many attendees reported that they had contracted COVID-19.
I Have a Dark Suspicion About My Boyfriend’s Strange Sexual “Condition”
Tell me I’m wrong about what’s really going on.
Democrats Fret About Effort To Recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom
But Newsom enjoys several advantages in the deep blue state, including a huge war chest and a lack of well-known challengers.
Democrats Introduce Bill To Give Every American An Affirmative Right To Vote
The Right to Vote Act would allow voters to challenge any restriction of their access to the ballot.
I Was Stunned to Learn the Truth About the Finances I Share With My Husband
We didn’t realize we were such an anomaly.
Mike Pompeo Got $5,800 Whiskey Gift From Japan, But Where Is It?
The State Department is looking into the apparent disappearance of a bottle of whiskey given to then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in 2019.
What It’s Like to Be a Teacher in Florida, Where School Mask Mandates Are Banned
The hands-on science labs will have to wait.
Arkansas Governor Regrets Signing Ban On Mask Mandates As COVID Spike Continues
Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, is now trying to get the state legislature to overturn a law banning mask mandates in schools.
FDA targets early September for approving Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine
Officials have recently accelerated their work and now hope to finalize approval in a matter of weeks.
Trump ‘Patriot’ Who Called Jan. 6 The ‘Best Day Ever’ Gets Time Served In Capitol Plea Deal
Judge Amy Berman Jackson said Karl Dresch was a “big talker” who “placed his trust in someone who repaid that trust by lying to him.
Shot with Rubber Bullets, Hospitalized, Jailed: Line 3 Protester Tara Houska Decries Police Attack
At least 20 water protectors were brutally arrested in Minnesota as resistance to the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline continues, and they say state and local police have escalated their use of excessive force, using tear gas, rubber and pepper bullets to repress opposition to Line 3, which, if completed, would carry Canadian tar sands oil across Indigenous land and fragile ecosystems.
Should Progressives in Congress Oppose Biden’s Infrastructure Deal If Reconciliation Bill Is Blocked?
The $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill is making its way through the Senate this week. The outcome of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which calls for $550 billion in new spending and reuses some unused COVID-19 relief aid, will set the stage for debate on Biden’s much larger $3.5 trillion package, which Democrats hope to pass with a simple majority using the reconciliation process in the Senate.
CDC Issues 60-Day Eviction Moratorium After Progressives Pressured Biden & “Moved Mountains”
The Biden administration has issued a new two-month moratorium on evictions, covering much of the country, after facing public pressure from progressive lawmakers led by Congressmember Cori Bush of Missouri, who was once unhoused herself and slept on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in protest after the moratorium on evictions lapsed on July 31.
Cuomo Must Go: Sexual Harassment Report Prompts Demands for NY Gov. to Resign or Face Impeachment
Pressure is growing on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign after the state’s attorney general, Letitia James, released the damning findings of an independent investigation Tuesday about how Cuomo sexually harassed at least 11 women in violation of the law. “The report is devastating, and it is disturbing. And unfortunately, it’s not surprising to anyone who has spent time in Albany,” says New York state Senator Julia Salazar.
The International Travel Restrictions Make Little Sense
If you’ve traveled internationally this summer and have had to navigate a labyrinth of COVID-19 tests, quarantines, health-authorization forms, and scarce flights to get there, you are one of the lucky ones. Many people have been unable to travel at all.Few would argue that governments ought to fully reopen travel now, especially with the threat of the Delta variant.
The Myth of the Golden Years
“You’ll want to read this,” my wife said, handing me the Sunday Boston Globe. The cover story that week in late September 2020 was about a 62-year-old woman who had colon cancer that had metastasized. She died in a local hospital; her husband was also in poor health and could not take care of her at home. After she died, he moved into an area facility. Reading of someone so close to my own age succumbing to a highly preventable disease was a bit unsettling.
The Surprising Benefits of Talking to Strangers
Nic spent most of her childhood avoiding people. She was raised by a volatile father and a mother who transferred much of the trauma she’d experienced onto her daughter. The combination left Nic fearful and isolated. “My primitive brain was programmed to be afraid of everybody, because everybody’s evil and they’re gonna hurt you,” she told me. (Nic asked to be referred to by only her first name to protect her privacy.