Republicans Say Election Fraud Theories Made GOP Voters Stay Home In New Mexico Special Election
The stolen election myth absolves all failures.
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Move Over, Mars
In June of 1769, an astronomer named David Rittenhouse prepared to observe a rare cosmic phenomenon, the transit of Venus. Rittenhouse had built an observatory on his farm in Pennsylvania to monitor the planet as it moved across the face of the sun, a small black dot against the glowing orb in the afternoon sky.
Joe Biden Makes Key Concession On Corporate Taxes In Attempt To Woo Republicans
Instead of raising the corporate tax to 28% (from 21%), Biden proposed a minimum corporate rate of 15% to pay for new infrastructure projects.
Sweeney, Coughlin introduce new bill to end health emergency, limit Murphy’s powers
New Jersey has been operating under a public health emergency for almost all of the pandemic.
I Had an Explosive Affair With a Co-Worker. Now He’s Back, and Something Has Gone Very Wrong.
He failed to mention one thing in particular.
FBI Investigating Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Over Political Fundraising: Report
DeJoy “never knowingly violated” any campaign contribution laws, his spokesperson said.
Watch What’s Happening in Red States
It’s not just voting rights.Though this year’s proliferation of bills restricting ballot access in red states has commanded national attention, it represents just one stream in a torrent of conservative legislation poised to remake the country. GOP-controlled states—including Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, Arizona, Iowa, and Montana—have advanced their most conservative agenda in years, and one that reflects Donald Trump’s present stamp on the Republican Party.
Biden admin reveals plans for first 25 million donated vaccine doses
The move comes after months of internal debate and external pressure.
“The Second”: Carol Anderson on the Racist Roots of the Constitutional Right to Bear Arms
Do African Americans have Second Amendment rights? That’s the question Emory University professor Carol Anderson set out to answer in her new book, “The Second,” which looks at the constitutional right to bear arms and its uneven application throughout U.S. history. She says she was prompted to write the book after the 2016 police killing of Philando Castile, who was fatally shot during a traffic stop after he told the officer he had a legal firearm.
Help! My Ailing Mother Keeps Accusing Her Black Caregiver of Theft.
I’m torn between taking their job away or subjecting them to racist abuse.
Ask a Teacher: My Daughter Is So Burned Out. Can She Skip Summer School?
Teachers on summer school, summer homework, and divorce.
The Problem With Free Transit
A growing movement wants to scrap bus and subway fares. That’s not what riders need most.
I Think My Superrich Grandpa Is Trying to Use Me in a Weird Scheme Against My Brother
He wants me to move in with him. I’m suspicious of his motives—but it sure would be nice not to have to worry about rent.
The Government Might Borrow a Move From Amazon to Turn More Cities Into Seattle
Get ready for HQ2, uh, part two.
My Family Is Furious I Won’t Pay My Brother’s $200,000 Hospital Bill
Years ago, I pleaded with him to get health insurance. Now I’m being ostracized due to his carelessness.
Moderna seeks full FDA approval of its Covid-19 vaccine
The company is the second vaccine maker to seek full approval from U.S. regulators.
New attention on abortion pill dispensing amid challenge to Roe v. Wade
The FDA decision to allow patients to receive the pills via telemedicine or through the mail during the pandemic has galvanized both sides of the abortion wars.
Help! My Neighbor Is Furious That I Moved Her Clothes Out of the Dryer.
Did I really break a laundry room rule of etiquette?
Dear Care and Feeding: I Feel Incredible Resentment Toward My MIL. How Can I Let It Go?
Parenting advice on MILs, toxic masculinity, and postpartum anxiety.
Biden’s budget blowout predicts years of Obama-level tepid growth
Some analysts suggested that the administration is essentially admitting that its proposed surge in federal spending won’t actually boost the economy much at all.
A Biden-friendly economist is creating a big headache for president’s spending plans
The study adds fuel to an intense national debate about what is behind a suspected worker shortage and what policy changes are needed to accelerate Americans’ return to work as the pandemic subsides.
Tax the rich? Executives predict Biden’s big plans will flop
Corporate executives and lobbyists say they are confident they can kill almost all of these tax hikes by pressuring moderate Democrats in the House and Senate.
Biden pressed to send clear message on economy as warning signs flash
The White House’s reaction to unexpected jobs and price data has opened the administration up to GOP attacks.
Lockdown mentality still holding the economy back, banking official says
Neel Kashkari of the Minneapolis Fed says things should get better as people overcome fears related to the pandemic.
“There Are Many Others”: 215 Bodies Found at Canadian Residential School for Indigenous Children
The Canadian government is facing pressure to declare a national day of mourning after the bodies of 215 children were found in British Columbia on the grounds of a school for Indigenous children who were forcibly separated from their families by the government. The bodies were discovered at the Kamloops Indian Residential School, which opened in 1890 and closed in the late 1970s.
Trump’s Justice Department Secretly Seized Phone Records Of NYT Reporters
New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet said the act “profoundly undermines press freedom.
News Roundup: Scholars warn democracy is in danger; voting rights legislation remains stalled
In the news today: A Senate parliamentarian ruling appears to sharply limit new reconciliation options, giving Republicans a boost in their efforts to block new infrastructure spending. 100 scholars issue a public warning that Republican actions are putting the nation’s democracy at dire risk. And Joe Biden singles out two Democratic senators who continue to protect a Senate tradition long used to sabotage civil and voting rights.
White House weighs sending states’ unused vaccine doses abroad — before they expire
Some spare Covid-19 vaccine doses — including tens of thousands of Johnson & Johnson shots — are set to expire at the end of this month.
One hundred scholars submit a dire warning about the future of American democracy
I wanted to write about this simply because I didn’t want it to be overlooked. You can make of it what you will. I know what I make of it, and it’s disturbing. As reported by Summer Concepcion, forTalkingPointsMemo:
More than 100 democracy scholars called on Congress to pass national level voting rights legislation as an increasing number of GOP-led state legislatures work to implement restrictive laws at the state level in a statement issued Tuesday.