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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Joe Manchin just threatened to derail Biden's big win. Please proceed, Senator. — Barely hours after Senate Democrats passed their $3.5 trillion reconciliation budget resolution, Sen. Joe Manchin III issued a statement that unleashed waves of dread across Twitter.
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Lindsay Wise / Wall Street Journal:
McConnell Credits Biden for Infrastructure Breakthrough, Dismisses Trump Criticism — But the Senate GOP leader doesn't anticipate many more opportunities for bipartisan deals — WASHINGTON—Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell credited President Biden with helping to get the roughly …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Biden defies expectations. Again. — The Senate on Tuesday passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal with 19 Republican votes. Had someone polled the White House press corps a month ago, few would have expected any bipartisan deal possible. — Journalists at mainstream media outlets are creatures of habit laced with cynicism.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP prays Sinema and Manchin pare back Dems' big spending bill — Senate Republicans can't stop Democrats from spending as much as $3.5 trillion more on social priorities like climate change in the coming months. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema can, though, and the GOP lobbying effort is already underway.
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
How Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans learned to stop worrying about a Biden victory and love the infrastructure bill — What happened Tuesday in the Senate might seem like nothing short of a political miracle: Nineteen Republican senators, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell …
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Senate Passes $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan, Advancing Sweeping Safety Net Expansion
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Senate adjourns until September without advancing voting rights legislation
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
Infrastructure Summer: Bipartisan Bill Boosts Corporate Giants
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
YouTube suspends Sen. Rand Paul over a video falsely claiming masks are ineffective — WASHINGTON — YouTube suspended Sen. Rand Paul's account on Tuesday for posting a video claiming cloth face masks are ineffective against the coronavirus. — “A badge of honor ... leftwing cretins …
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Jordan Williams / The Hill:
Rand Paul suspended one week by YouTube over COVID-19 mask claims — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has been suspended from YouTube for a week over a video claiming that masks are ineffective against COVID-19. — In a statement to The Hill, a YouTube spokesperson said the platform …
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Daniel Victor / New York Times:
YouTube suspends Rand Paul for a week over a video disputing the effectiveness of masks.
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Melanie Zanona / CNN:
Republicans are seizing on backlash to new mask and vaccine mandates
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Poll: Majorities support vaccine, mask mandates — but not Republicans
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Christopher Brito / CBS News:
Rand Paul suspended from YouTube for 7 days after COVID mask claims
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Washington Post:
U.S. officials warn collapse of Afghan capital could come sooner than expected — The Biden administration is preparing for Afghanistan's capital to fall far sooner than feared only weeks ago, as a rapid disintegration of security has prompted the revision of an already stark intelligence …
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Axios:
Inside the Biden administration as Afghanistan collapses — The Taliban has stunned even some seasoned military and national security officials in the U.S. government with the speed of its conquests over the past week, sources with direct knowledge of the developments tell Axios.
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ProPublica:
Secret IRS Files Reveal How Much the Ultrawealthy Gained by Shaping Trump's “Big, Beautiful Tax Cut” — The Secret IRS Files … In November 2017, with the administration of President Donald Trump rushing to get a massive tax overhaul through Congress, Sen. Ron Johnson stunned his colleagues by announcing he would vote “no.”
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CNN:
Federal government sends ventilators to Florida as DeSantis says he's unaware of shipment — (CNN)The Biden administration sent hundreds of ventilators to Florida in recent days as the state responds to a dramatic new increase in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, an official from the Department …
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Nathaniel Rodriguez / WFLA-TV:
White House plans to fund Florida schools who defy DeSantis' order against mask mandates
Michaeleen Doucleff / NPR:
The CDC Said The Delta Variant Is As Contagious As Chickenpox. That's Not Accurate — In a leaked report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made a surprising claim about the delta variant of the coronavirus: It “is as transmissible as: - Chicken Pox,” the agency wrote …
Kylee Zempel / The Federalist:
How Many Other Andrew Cuomos Are Elites Covering For? — The media played cheerleader instead of investigator, enabling a powerful man to exploit women and elderly people for personal pleasure and political points. Who else are they covering for? — All eyes were on Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday …
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Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
Chris Cuomo apparently lied to his viewers. Again.
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David Yaffe-Bellany / Bloomberg:
Trump Accounting Firm Must Release Some Records to Congress — A federal judge in Washington ruled that Donald Trump must disclose certain financial records held by his accounting firm Mazars in response to a subpoena from congressional Democrats. — But in an order on Wednesday …
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Federal prosecutors came to suspect Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg lied, and considered charging him with perjury — New York (CNN)New York federal prosecutors came to suspect the Trump Organization's chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, lied in testimony during their investigation …
YaleNews:
Donald Kagan, celebrated historian of the ancient world and revered teacher — Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with LinkedIn Share this with Email Print this — Donald Kagan, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Classics and History, prominent for his scholarship …
Tom Lawrence / The Daily Beast:
‘No One I Know Is Vaccinated’: Sturgis Rally Bikers Are Coming for America — SUM OF ALL FEARS — Thousands of unvaccinated, unmasked people traveling across the country. An ultra-contagious new variant. Overloaded hospitals. If you thought it could get no worse, think again.
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Joshua Ceballos / Miami New Times:
UM Students Outraged by Former Trump Official Alex Azar's Hire — The decision to hire former President Donald Trump's HHS Secretary Alex Azar has incensed faculty, staff, and students. — On its surface, the hiring of a former federal health official would seem like a smart move for the University of Miami.
Jackie Salo / New York Post:
Italian Americans mad at Cuomo for dismissing creepy behavior as cultural — Italian Americans are outraged that Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared to try to write off his creepy behavior with women as “cultural behavioral differences.” — “We Italians refuse to acknowledge Cuomo as a member of la famiglia …
Joshua Miller Globe / The Boston Globe:
Scott Brown resigns as head of New England Law Boston after less than a year, says he will get back into the political arena — Former US senator Scott Brown, who has led New England Law Boston since January, announced his resignation from the law school Wednesday and said he would re-engage in the political arena.
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Washington Post:
CDC guidance now official: Pregnant women should get coronavirus vaccine — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Wednesday that pregnant women be vaccinated against the coronavirus, updating its advice after it found no increased risk of miscarriage among those who have been immunized.
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Karen Townsend / HotAir:
A first: Judge delivers a blow to Abbott's ban on mask mandates in schools with temporary restraining order — There's rarely a dull moment in Texas these days. Between the state Democrat fleebaggers drama and the coronavirus pandemic, things are popping.
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John Markoff / New York Times:
Massachusetts Start-Up Hopes to Move a Step Closer to Commercial Fusion — The company, founded by scientists at M.I.T., has been testing an extremely powerful magnet necessary to generate immense heat. — A start-up founded by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology …
New York Times:
China Sentences Canadian Businessman to 11 Years in Prison — The prosecution of Michael Spavor has been widely seen as political retaliation by China against Canada for the detention of a Chinese technology executive. — For years, as Michael Spavor tried to expand his business in North Korea …
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Megan Cassella / Politico:
‘Price growth is winning the race’: Inflation is devouring wage gains — Rising prices on everything from groceries to gasoline have eaten away the wage gains workers have seen since the start of the year, leaving most Americans earning less than they were before the pandemic began and derailing …
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Sam Stanton / Sacramento Bee:
CA college professor held in arson spree near Dixie Fire | The Sacramento Bee — A college professor suspected in a series of arson fires in remote forested areas of Northern California near the massive Dixie Fire has been charged in connection with one of the blazes in Lassen County …
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Christopher F. Rufo / New York Post:
Lie of credit — American Express tells its workers capitalism is racist — American Express, which made a $2.3 billion profit last quarter, invited the great-grandson of the Nation of Islam's founder to tell its employees that capitalism is evil. — It was part of the credit-card giant's …
Rebecca Jacobs / CREW:
Candidates have visited Trump properties more than 60 times since he left office … Though Donald Trump is no longer the president, he's still the de facto leader of the Republican Party. While in office, Trump made it clear that the best way to get into his good graces is by spending money at his properties.
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