Testimony confirms Title 42 was never about public health, it was about deporting asylum-seekers
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We already knew from an October 2020 Associated Press report that the flawed Title 42 public health order that’s used the novel coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to quickly deport asylum-seekers in violation of their rights was implement
Some religious groups oppose Biden child care plan because they might have to stop discriminating
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The Republican attack on President Joe Biden’s plan to make child care more affordable and accessible has escalated around a defense of the right to discriminate. Republican politicians and media started by claiming, falsely, that the plan would exclud
Anti-vaxx Chronicles: When racist COVID deniers have to face the consequences of their idiocy
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Facebook is a menace. COVID-19 is a menace. Conservatism is a cesspool. Together, those three ingredients have created a toxic stew of malevolent death and devastation. We can talk about all those things in the abstract, look at the numbers and statistics, an
Majority of Republicans support investigating representatives' ties to Jan. 6—but not Trump's ties
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As House Republicans do everything within their power to stymie the bipartisan probe in the Jan. 6 attack, a new Monmouth University poll shows that nearly three-quarters of Americans support exploring whether members of Congress played a role in the attack,
Lone Georgia GOP senator secretly drops bills targeting Dem-led school board and county commission
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A lone GOP Georgia senator is attempting to roll back the significant gains made during last year’s election, which handed dominant control of his county’s nearly million residents to Democrats.
Sen. Clint Dixon’s latest manipulative (and racist
Manchin keeps arguing Build Back Better will lead to more inflation. Manchin is wrong
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The announcement last week from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that consumer prices rose 6.2 percent over the past year in the U.S. The pain American consumers feel is very real (though their reported milk consumption might be exagger
When 'Let's Go Brandon' is chanted from pews at Texas megachurch, tax-exempt status is questioned
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When a bunch of QAnon-believing, MAGA-loving, former White House employees show up at church and begin shouting a veiled version of f**k Joe Biden via “Let’s Go, Brandon,” from the pews, that’s not a religious service, it’s a political rally; and Sa
2021 is already the deadliest year on record for trans folks in the United States
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As we kick off Transgender Awareness Week, which spans from Nov. 13 to 19, it’s important to celebrate all of the wins and victories the trans community has to celebrate. Whether it’s brave youth speaking out against transphobic legislation that affects t
Naturalization numbers go up, a good sign after pandemic and politics disrupted services for many
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Roughly 808,000 people became U.S. citizens in the 2021 fiscal year, up from just over 625,000 in the 2020 fiscal year, CNN reports. The numbers come as the Biden administration also naturalized thousands of former and current military service members (as wel
House Republicans promise revenge over Bannon indictment just as soon as they retake the gavel
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House Republicans did everything they could to block a bipartisan investigation of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. seat of government. Now they are promising retribution against Democrats over that probe after the Department of Justice indicted Steve Bannon fo
Beto's back: Former Texas congressman launches campaign against Republican governor
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Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke announced Monday that he would challenge Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, a move that gives Texas Democrats a candidate they’ve eagerly sought for months. O’Rourke is unlikely to face any serious opposition in next year’s primary
Judge is fed up with Alex Jones, rules Sandy Hook families victorious in lawsuit
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On Monday, after months of hemming and hawing and delays generated by Infowars snake oil salesman Alex Jones, a judge in Waterbury, Connecticut, has ruled that Jones is liable to the families of eight people killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary schoo
House Republicans scared stiff by Jan. 6 probe are already promising revenge against Democrats
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House Republicans did everything they could to block a bipartisan investigation of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. seat of government. Now they are promising retribution against Democrats over that probe after the Department of Justice indicted Steve Bannon fo
Judge rules Alex Jones and Infowars are liable to Sandy Hook families
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On Monday, after months of hemming and hawing and delays generated by Infowars snake oil salesman Alex Jones, a judge in Waterbury, Connecticut, has ruled that Jones is liable to the families of eight people killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary schoo
Bannon has turned himself in, but he's not the only one refusing to comply with a Jan. 6 subpoena
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Steve Bannon has surrendered to the FBI following a contempt of Congress indictment. Still, more such indictments need to follow because Bannon’s not the only Trump loyalist who has defied a subpoena from the select committee investigating th
The Senate's longest-serving member will not seek re-election in deep-blue Vermont
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Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Democrat who is the chamber’s longest-serving sitting member from either party, announced Monday that he would not seek a ninth term in 2022. While Leahy is famously the only Democrat ever elected to represent the Green Mountai
The Senate's longest-serving member will not seek re-election in deep blue Vermont
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Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Democrat who is the chamber’s longest-serving sitting member from either party, announced Monday that he would not seek a ninth term in 2022. While Leahy is, famously, the only Democrat ever elected to represent the Green Mount
Biden signs hard infrastructure bill, has to pivot to closing the deal on Build Back Better
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President Joe Biden will officially ring in infrastructure week, for real, when he signs the infrastructure bill Monday afternoon. The $1.2 trillion package contains $550 billion in new spending on road, bridges, ports, rail, and water systems.
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Welcome to the real infrastructure week, but the work’s only half done
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President Joe Biden will officially ring in infrastructure week, for real, when he signs the infrastructure bill Monday afternoon. The $1.2 trillion package contains $550 billion in new spending on road, bridges, ports, rail, and water systems.
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Defiant all the way: Bannon claims take down of the 'Biden regime' imminent as he surrenders to FBI
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After being indicted for contempt of Congress following his flat refusal to comply with a Jan. 6 Committee subpoena, Steve Bannon surrendered himself to the FBI on Monday and now faces criminal charges for his defiance.
Bannon, a longtime stalwart of f
LIVE: Watch what happens when defense attorney seeks mistrial in Arbery case
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The trial of the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery began on Monday with testimony from Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge, Jason Seacrist.
Attorney Kevin Gough, representing William “Roddie” B
Despite clemency, Oklahoma may execute Julius Jones this week, an expert explains why
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Just a few days following the horrifying last moments of John Marion Grant’s execution in late October, in a 3-1 vote, the Oklahoma State Pardon and Parole Board granted clemency to another death row inmate: Julius Jones, who
Live updates: Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial enters closing arguments
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Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial has entered its third week and jurors are preparing for closing arguments and instructions from Judge Bruce Schroeder. Schroeder began proceedings on Monday by claiming he was worried that he would bore jurors with reading th
Developing: Trump's pet, Steve Bannon, surrenders to authorities
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After being indicted for contempt of Congress following his flat refusal to comply with a Jan. 6 Committee subpoena, Steve Bannon surrendered himself to the FBI on Monday and now faces criminal charges for his defiance.
Bannon, a longtime stalwart of f
LIVE: Watch how the trial following Ahmaud Arbery's death plays out in court
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The trial for the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery began on Monday with testimony from Georgia Bureau of Investigation Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jason Seacrist. Attorney Kevin Gough, representing William “Roddie” Bryan, qu
Oklahoma set to execute man this week, expert links states with racist past to capital punishment
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Just a few days following the horrifying last moments of John Marion Grant’s execution in late October, in a 3-1 vote, the Oklahoma State Pardon and Parole Board granted clemency to another death row inmate: Julius Jones, who
Republican senator's allegiance to Trump is unshaken despite latest show of support for Jan. 6 mob
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Donald Trump continues to rule the Republican Party. The publication of a recorded interview in which Trump defended the people chanting “Hang Mike Pence” on Jan. 6 isn’t changing Sen. John Barrasso’s embrace of Trump.
In the interview
New memo shows pressure on Mike Pence to subvert 2020 election results was unrelenting
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A Trump administration memo made newly public this week reportedly offering an outline for how to overturn the 2020 election results demonstrates, yet again, the persistence of the pressure campaign foisted on former Vice President Mike Pence to go along wit
Barrasso: Never mind his latest Jan. 6 comments, Trump 'brings lots of energy to the party'
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Donald Trump continues to rule the Republican Party. The publication of a recorded interview in which Trump defended the people chanting “Hang Mike Pence” on Jan. 6 isn’t changing Sen. John Barrasso’s embrace of Trump.
In the interview
Attorney calls for DOJ probe after Oklahoma cops use Taser more than 50 times to murder man
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An attorney representing the family of a man murdered when police used their Tasers on him more than 50 times in 2019 is making an important call of federal investigators investigating police brutality, and that is not to overlook rural America. Former O
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: The Repercussions of the Bannon Indictment Are Still Being Felt
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David Frum/Atlantic:
Steve Bannon Knows Exactly What He’s Doing
The fight over January 6 is about much more than the law.
Does anyone still remember the Chicago Seven?
They were a disparate group of radicals—some who knew each other, some who didn
Morning Digest: A big battle looms for Montana's first brand-new congressional district in decades
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar.
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News Roundup: Virginia redistricting; Florida undermines education (again)
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In the news today: It's redistricting time, when politicians attempt to sabotage elections by crafting districts meant to ensure the people in power stay that way. As «critical race theory» becomes the new rallying cry for conservative racists wh
Let's get at the root cause of Astroworld tragedy. It's bigger than Travis Scott
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Nine days after at least eight people were killed during rapper Travis Scott's set at the Astroworld festival at NRG Park, journalists are asking all the right questions. What could have been done to prevent the tragedy? Who should the onus fall on to ensure
Kerry Eleveld on the Michelangelo Signorile Show: The Big Lie whips up 'the perfect storm'
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As the bipartisan panel to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues gathering evidence, many in the GOP are starting to feel increasingly nervous—but there is no time to waste in getting to the bottom of what happened that day, as Daily K
Building a workforce equity agenda starts with dismantling white supremacy
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by Marie Kurose and Bob Giloth
This story was originally published at Prism.
A recent government report showed that job openings and hires are falling, which is not surprising given the delta variant’s rise. What is significant is
Nuts & Bolts—Inside a Democratic campaign: what exactly is deep canvassing?
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Welcome back to the weekly Nuts & Bolts Guide to small campaigns. Recently, there has been a lot of discussion regarding deep canvassing, with political scientists introducing studies and commenting on this “newly discovered” technique
Chris Christie hits back at Trump, reminds him he's a colossal loser
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Well, well, well. Looks like someone has wandered away from the Branch Covidian compound, and Dear Leader is none too pleased. Somewhere between running against Donald Trump in the 2016 Republican presidential primary and using the jaws of life to nestle insi
Suburban moms of color in Virginia are left out of the critical race theory discussion
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by Ray Levy-Uyeda
This story was originally published at Prism.
Last week, voters in Virginia offered a sharp rebuke to the state’s Democratic administration by electing Republican Greg Youngkin for governor, a position held by Democrats since 2013. P
Sen. Ron Johnson is very mad at YouTube (again) after latest suspension for vaccine disinformation
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RoJo the Clown is at it again. Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, who surfed into office on the derp wave of 2010, has been temporarily bounced from YouTube because he can’t distinguish reality from nonsense.
Make no mistake. He is a stupid, stupid man. If
