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‘I need help’: Work permit waits are resulting in newly reunited families struggling financially
Families forcibly separated at the southern border by the previous administration have already experienced trauma on top of trauma. Being ripped apart without so much as a chance to say goodbye. The months—often years—of separation. The danger that caused them to flee their homes in the first place.
Illinois advocates cheer law ending ICE detention in state, urge Congress to act on permanent relief
Back in 2019, Illinois became first in the nation to ban private immigration detention facilities. Now, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed into law further legislation that effectively ends immigration detention in the state. The Illinois Way Forward Act mandates local jails end their contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by next year, and prohibits the renewal of any existing agreements.
Tech Giant Took $2.7 Million From Trump The Day After Jan. 6 To Send More Of His Emails
Salesforce.com later denounced the violent attack on the Capitol. But it’s once again helping Trump raise money as he ramps up his lies about a “stolen” election.
Debt Limit Fight Ramps Up As Mitch McConnell Makes Key Demand
Now that a Democrat is in the White House, the GOP is raising alarms about deficits after years of looking the other way under Trump.
Announcing the 2021 Atlantic Festival: Virtual Event Expands to Seven Days in September
The Atlantic Festival returns this September 22–24 and 27–30 for an expanded seven days of must-attend experiences and conversations––with virtual events happening live from Washington, D.C., and streamed to subscribers and audiences around the world. For the second year, The Atlantic is making all festival events free to access, and offering special benefits for subscribers. Ticketing is now open. Press should RSVP to press@theatlantic.com.
Louisiana A.G. Encourages Employees To Undermine COVID Restrictions
In an email to state Department of Justice workers, Attorney General Jeff Landry advised how to invoke the Bible to object to face masks in schools.
Justice Department Announces Sweeping Probe Into Phoenix Police
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced an investigation into whether the Arizona city and its police department have violated civil rights laws.
Watching Olympic Skateboarding Among 20 Skeptical, Aging Skaters
As a skateboarder, I found the lead-up to this summer’s Olympics exhausting.
Dems plot to squeeze health care promises into social spending bill
To squeeze as many of their priorities as possible in the budget resolution, lawmakers are discussing making some of the new health spending temporary.
What Are Stores Even Thinking With All These Emails?
It feels like every company and organization I’ve ever transacted with sends me email every week. Some every day, even. Some multiple times a day. My mortgage broker emails on my birthday and holidays. So does my dentist. Certain retailers email much more often. The home-furnishings company Room & Board is one of them, hoping I’ll upgrade to a lounge-worthy sectional or entreating me to meet artisanal glassblowers from Minnesota.
“They Killed Us from the Inside”: U.N. Inquiry Demanded into Officials’ Culpability in Beirut Blast
One year after the Beirut port explosion, a new Human Rights Watch report implicates senior Lebanese officials in the disaster that killed 218 people, wounded 7,000 others and destroyed vast swaths of the city. The blast on August 4, 2020, was one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history.
Rep. Ilhan Omar Backs Ballot Initiative to Abolish Minneapolis Police & Create New Public Safety Department
Congressmember Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, whose district includes Minneapolis, says she supports a ballot initiative to abolish the city’s police department and replace it with a new “Department of Public Safety.” Local activists have already gathered tens of thousands of signatures for the move.
“This Is What America Looks Like”: Ilhan Omar on Her Refugee Journey from Mogadishu to Minneapolis
We speak with Minnesota Congressmember Ilhan Omar about her memoir “This Is What America Looks Like,” the Biden administration’s recent airstrikes in her birth country of Somalia and why the U.S. must remain a country of refuge for people fleeing war and poverty like she did. Omar adds that the Biden administration must stop enforcing Trump-era immigration rules that allow for expedited deportations of asylum seekers. “These policy choices have consequences.
Rep. Ilhan Omar: We Need to Cancel the Rent, Not Just Postpone Evictions
Minnesota Congressmember Ilhan Omar was among the progressive Democrats who camped outside the U.S. Capitol to pressure the Biden administration into passing a new eviction moratorium after the previous moratorium lapsed July 31. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new two-month moratorium earlier in the week that covers areas of the country where there is “substantial” or “high” spread of the coronavirus.
The Capitol Rioters Attacked Police. Why Isn’t the FOP Outraged?
On Tuesday, the National Fraternal Order of Police decided to “clear up confusion” about its position on the January 6 assault on the Capitol by enraged Donald Trump supporters. “Those who participated in the assaults, looting, and trespassing must be arrested and held to account,” it said in a statement.
Help! My Son’s Wife Is Getting Bigger and Butcher Than a Woman Should.
I’m afraid she’s going to emasculate him, looking like this.
Ask a Teacher: Ask a Teacher: How Can I Help My Lonely Middle Schooler Find Friends?
Is it too late to help my son facilitate friendships?
Why the Crypto Industry Is Having a Meltdown Over the Infrastructure Bill
The Shiba Inu memes are howling—and it turns out they also have teeth.
Why Biden Could Succeed Where Trump Failed on Infrastructure
How did Democrats overcome Republican intransigence in order to to take on one of their highest priorities?
Tennessee won’t incentivize Covid shots — but pays to vax cows
Gov. Bill Lee, who grew up on his family’s ranch and refers to himself as a cattle farmer in his Twitter profile, has been far less enthusiastic about incentivizing herd immunity among humans.
I Have an Absurd, Involuntary Habit When I Have Sex. The Aftermath Isn’t Pretty.
Alligators have nothing on me.
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.
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.