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Following are edited excerpts from a current report in The New York Times:
Months after the partisan clash that led to the longest shutdown in history, lawmakers have agreed on spending bills that look far different from what the president wanted.
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Huh, a lack of migrant workers is driving up prices, you say? Hmmmm.
Your health insurance premiums are increasing by +50% because we no longer receive ACA credits, you say? Hmmmm.
A masked, untrained ICE gestapo agent with complete immunity is…
Following are edited excerpts from a current report in The New York Times:
Weather, supply, tariffs, labor and changing consumer habits continue to drive up the cost of groceries. President Trump falsely claims prices are falling.
Days away from th…
Following are excerpts from a current report in The New York Times:
The testimony, part of the derailed Georgia election interference case, makes clear how dismissive some senior Republicans were of claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election.
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Following are excerpts from a current essay in The New York Times:
Trump’s Attack on the Fed Is Already Backfiring
On Sunday evening, news broke that the Trump administration was targeting Jerome Powell — the Federal Reserve chair, whom President T…
Following are excerpts from a current essay in The New York Times:
Trump’s Attack on the Fed Is Already Backfiring
On Sunday evening, news broke that the Trump administration was targeting Jerome Powell — the Federal Reserve chair, whom President T…
Following are excerpts from a current report in The New York Times:
The ruling means that construction can continue on Revolution Wind, a $6.2 billion project off the coast of Rhode Island, at least for now.
A federal judge on Monday ruled that con…
Following are excerpts from a current report in The New York Times:
Senator Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, asked a federal judge to block the Trump administration from disciplining him for a video warning about illegal military orders.
Senator Ma…
Ready to evaluate a potential return..." - Oblique doublespeak for "Don't call us, we'll call you".
Oh, I dunno... I'm always ready to evaluate a potential return to no wine with dinner, or to no more occasional adult beverages. Hell, I've been re…
Following are excerpts from a current report in The New York Times:
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
For decades,…
"And inadvertently deleted it."
Man, I just hate it when I do that. And the one that "got away" was always, at least as I remember, the best one ever. :(
The DOL may be a "friend" of the court, but it sure as hell is no friend of those who have worked their entire lives for a pension that is no longer protected by ERISA.
Following are excerpts from a current report in The Guardian:
US president says company is ‘playing too cute’ after CEO responds sceptically to his push for oil investment after deposing Nicolás Maduro
Donald Trump has said he might block ExxonMobi…
Following are excerpts from a current report by the BBC:
US justice department opens criminal probe into Fed chair Jerome Powell
Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, he said on Sunday…
Following are excerpts from a current report by the BBC:
US justice department opens criminal probe into Fed chair Jerome Powell
Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, he said on Sunday…
Following are excerpts from a current report in The Guardian:
Fed chair hits back, accusing DoJ of threatening criminal charges because central bank defied Trump’s demands
The Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into Jerome Po…
Following are excerpts from a current report in The Guardian:
Fed chair hits back, accusing DoJ of threatening criminal charges because central bank defied Trump’s demands
The Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into Jerome Po…
Following are excerpts from a current report in The New York Times:
The investigation, which centers on renovations of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters in Washington, signals an escalation in the long-running clash between President Trump and the…
