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Why green investments have become the last line of defense for Biden’s climate agenda
4 weeks ago

Why green investments have become the last line of defense for Biden’s climate agenda

CNN  

CNN — Can the green shoots of clean energy break through the “brown blockade”? The brown blockade is the phrase I’ve used to describe the hardening tendency of the states most deeply integrated into the existing oil and gas economy, as either major producers or consumers of fossil fuels, to support Republican presidential and congressional candidates who are resolutely opposed …

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Editorial Roundup: United States
1 month, 1 week ago

Editorial Roundup: United States

Hindustan Times  

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Editorial Roundup: United States Nov. 8 The Washington Post says Democrats hurt themselves trying to protect Joe Biden Vice President Kamala Harris didn’t just call special counsel Robert K. Hur’s report “gratuitous, inaccurate and inappropriate” when it came out in February. Mr. Hur, appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to …

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Editorial: Abortion was on ballots across the country in this election. The results are encouraging
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Editorial: Abortion was on ballots across the country in this election. The results are encouraging

LA Times  

Ever since the Supreme Court took away the constitutional right to abortion in 2022, the people have been taking it back state by state. Before last week’s election, voters in six states had either enshrined abortion rights in their state constitutions or defeated ballot measures that would have restricted them. Ballot measures in New York, Maryland, Colorado and Montana enshrined …

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Abortion Rights Are on Every Swing-State Ballot Come Tuesday
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Abortion Rights Are on Every Swing-State Ballot Come Tuesday

Slate  

In almost all of the swing states this election cycle, abortion remains legal and available through the first trimester and beyond. First, as Project 2025 details, as president, Trump would use the tools of federal agencies to restrict abortion access everywhere. A Trump FDA might try even more aggressive measures to attack mifepristone, or the agency could refuse to vigorously …

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'Increasingly deranged' Trump is inciting 'civil war' as election loss looms: Morning Joe
2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Increasingly deranged' Trump is inciting 'civil war' as election loss looms: Morning Joe

Raw Story  

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough warned Monday that an "increasingly desperate" Donald Trump is inciting civil war in anticipation of another election loss. "I saw part of Donald Trump's speech this weekend," Scarborough continued. Vance continues lying about 2020, Trump continues lying about 2020, senators will not say on Sunday news shows that Donald Trump lost in 2020, despite the fact Republican …

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Ken Paxton stretches boundaries of consumer protection laws to pursue political targets
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ken Paxton stretches boundaries of consumer protection laws to pursue political targets

Raw Story  

"How Ken Paxton is stretching the boundaries of consumer protection laws to pursue political targets" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. “Instead,” she added, “what is taking place in these times are efforts that undermine the civil …

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What To Think About Biden’s Latest Poor Poll Numbers
7 months ago

What To Think About Biden’s Latest Poor Poll Numbers

Huff Post  

President Joe Biden speaks during the commencement ceremony of Morehouse College, a historically Black men's college, in Atlanta on May 19. “These voters will decide this election and only the Biden campaign is doing the work to win them over.” Other Biden campaign allies have sought to cast doubt on the accuracy of the Times’ polling. “We continue to see …

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Five takeaways from the US Super Tuesday primary races
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Five takeaways from the US Super Tuesday primary races

Al Jazeera  

Busy US election day sees Biden and Trump bolster their paths to the White House, ends Nikki Haley’s GOP campaign. Donald Trump and Joe Biden continue to march towards November’s United States presidential election, securing major primary victories on Super Tuesday, one of the busiest days in the country’s election calendar. Haley’s departure from the race, and President Biden’s overwhelming …

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Super Tuesday is here: What you need to know about this jam-packed presidential primary day
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Super Tuesday is here: What you need to know about this jam-packed presidential primary day

ABC  

With both major parties in the United States seemingly settled on who their nominees will be for the 2024 presidential election, it would be easy to assume the primary season is all but over. This Tuesday, voters in 13 states will cast their ballots in presidential primaries — a process much like a regular election, with volunteers running polling stations …

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AAP govt in Delhi says it does not know the source of Delhi air pollution
1 year, 1 month ago

AAP govt in Delhi says it does not know the source of Delhi air pollution

Op India  

On Wednesday, Delhi minister and AAP leader Atishi said that there was no official data available that could tell the different sources contributing to the pollution in Delhi. Notably, many times in the past, AAP leaders including Atishi and Arvind Kejriwal have blamed the stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana for the pollution in Delhi. Previously, AAP blamed stubble burning …

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As we wait for a Voice referendum result, here's what to expect as the votes are counted
1 year, 2 months ago

As we wait for a Voice referendum result, here's what to expect as the votes are counted

ABC  

Unless the result is very close, we'll know tonight whether Australians have voted to change the Constitution to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. There's a very good chance that votes will start to be reported in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and Canberra in the first half hour of counting, before polls close in South Australia. First we'll see …

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Don’t blame drug decriminalization for what the housing crisis has caused
1 year, 4 months ago

Don’t blame drug decriminalization for what the housing crisis has caused

Salon  

National media outlets have trained their sights on Portland, Oregon, releasing hit piece after piece. The mischaracterizations begin before the article does, starting out with the assertion the primary goal was to curb overdoses, reaching a fever pitch by the final clause, "and life has changed for most everyone…" Jan Hoffman's New York Times piece profiles Jennifer Myrle, a worker …

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Delimitation Constitutional Process, Says Union Minister Kishan Reddy; BRS, AIMIM Call it 'Injustice' to South
1 year, 6 months ago

Delimitation Constitutional Process, Says Union Minister Kishan Reddy; BRS, AIMIM Call it 'Injustice' to South

News 18  

Lok Sabha delimitation is a constitutional process and it is not known when it will be taken up, union minister for culture G Kishan Reddy said, even as the BRS party in Telangana maintained that if it is done on the basis of population, it will be a “gross injustice” to the south. We are not making a new law …

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BJP asks Opposition to rethink decision to boycott new Parliament inauguration
1 year, 6 months ago

BJP asks Opposition to rethink decision to boycott new Parliament inauguration

The Hindu  

Appealing to 19 Opposition parties to reconsider and reverse their decision to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building on May 28, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi urged them to be a part of the historic function. In response to this criticism, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted that in the last nine years, five non-BJP State governments …

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Editorial: Walgreens is despicable for bowing to pressure not to sell abortion pills in some states
1 year, 9 months ago

Editorial: Walgreens is despicable for bowing to pressure not to sell abortion pills in some states

LA Times  

When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced earlier this year that it would allow drugstore chains to sell mifepristone, the highly regulated first drug taken in a two-drug regimen for medication abortion, Walgreens and other pharmacy chains eagerly stepped up and said they would go through the required certification process. But after attorneys general in 20 Republican-led states wrote …

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The Supreme Court’s Hands Are All Over The 2022 Midterm Election Results
2 years, 1 month ago

The Supreme Court’s Hands Are All Over The 2022 Midterm Election Results

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING If Republicans win control of the House by just a handful of seats or less, they will owe their slim majority to the Republican-appointed justices on the Supreme Court. In a series of election law cases, including one yet to be decided, the court’s conservative justices authorized partisan gerrymandering and effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act’s protections …

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Column: Dear Hollywood, next time choose to film in Kansas
2 years, 4 months ago

Column: Dear Hollywood, next time choose to film in Kansas

LA Times  

Abortion rights supporters cheer Tuesday in Overland Park, Kan., as the proposed Kansas constitutional amendment removing the right to an abortion fails. Amy Poehler just announced she will be filming her new unscripted show “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning” in Kansas City, where “Queer Eye” shot Seasons 3 and 4. But the last big feature film set in …

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How to access abortion in a post-Roe world
2 years, 6 months ago

How to access abortion in a post-Roe world

Salon  

The Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion and sweeping nearly five decades of legal precedent aside in the process. In 13 states — Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wyoming — "trigger laws" making abortion illegal will go into …

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Here's every word of the third Jan. 6 committee hearing on its investigation
2 years, 6 months ago

Here's every word of the third Jan. 6 committee hearing on its investigation

NPR  

Here's every word of the third Jan. 6 committee hearing on its investigation Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/AP Drew Angerer/AP Below, read the full transcript from the June 13 hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Now, to the question specifically that you asked, Madam Vice Chair, I believe that had Vice President …

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Taxes 2022: Here's how to get a filing extension from the IRS
2 years, 8 months ago

Taxes 2022: Here's how to get a filing extension from the IRS

CBS News  

It's Tax Day, and some Americans may be scrambling to file their returns on April 18 after two years in which the IRS extended the tax filing deadline because of the COVID-19 pandemic. First, you'll have to request an extension by April 18 or you could face a "failure to file" penalty, the IRS said. That's right — getting an …

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The top 10 Senate seats that are most likely to flip to the other party
2 years, 8 months ago

The top 10 Senate seats that are most likely to flip to the other party

NPR  

The top 10 Senate seats that are most likely to flip to the other party Enlarge this image toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images; STR/NurPhoto/Getty Images Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images; STR/NurPhoto/Getty Images The landscape has shifted. Pennsylvania toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The top of this top 10 is difficult, …

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Social programs weak in many states with tough abortion laws
2 years, 8 months ago

Social programs weak in many states with tough abortion laws

Associated Press  

States with some of the nation’s strictest abortion laws are also some of the hardest places to have and raise a healthy child, especially for the poor, according to an analysis of federal data by The Associated Press. The findings raise questions about the strength of the social safety net as those states are poised to further restrict or even …

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Social programs weak in many states with tough abortion laws
2 years, 8 months ago

Social programs weak in many states with tough abortion laws

Associated Press  

States with some of the nation’s strictest abortion laws are also some of the hardest places to have and raise a healthy child, especially for the poor, according to an analysis of federal data by The Associated Press. And I’m going to love a child in the womb, at 5 years old, at 10, at 15,” said Louisiana state Sen. …

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Republicans who pushed fake Electoral College documents in 2020 need to face 'criminal prosecution': attorney
2 years, 11 months ago

Republicans who pushed fake Electoral College documents in 2020 need to face 'criminal prosecution': attorney

Raw Story  

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow has been doing a great deal of reporting on MAGA Republicans who, after the 2020 presidential election, circulated fake “Electoral College” documents in states that Joe Biden won and falsely claimed, on those documents, that Donald Trump won the states in question. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration — told the host, “Under state law, I think clearly you have …

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