Supreme Court Reform Commission Delays Final Report Publication to December 15
According to a source who is familiar with its planning, President Joe Biden’s earlier year creation of a commission to examine proposals for reforming America’s Supreme Court will be delayed for a month. The 36-member commission, which was Biden created it through an executive order in MayThis fulfills a 2020 campaign promise by the president. […]
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Gun Dealers Are Selling Accessories With “Let’s Go Brandon” Slogan on Them
According to a report from NBC News Gun dealers all over the country are using an anti–President Joe Biden song, which is very popular among Trump’s vehement supporters, to sell their customers ammunition and weapon parts. The slogan “Let’s Go Brandon,” is a not-so-secret way for Trump supporters to say “Fuck Joe Biden.” The phrase […]
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Biden Condemned for Approving Fossil Fuel Lease Sales Amid COP26
As U.S. President Joe Biden professed Washington’s allegedEngagement to decarbonize during the ongoing COP26Climate summit, White House on Tuesday authorized more fossil fuel pollution — advancing its plan to sell oil and gas leases on public lands even after concluding that the resultant emissions could generate billions of dollars in social and ecological damage. Environmental […]
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Of 35,000 NYPD Officers, Only 34 Were Put on Leave Over Vaccine Mandate
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city’s public employees would be mandated to have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of October or be placed on unpaid leave, the New York Police Department’s union threw a fit. “10,000 cops set to be pulled from streets,” they […]
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Arizona Supreme Court Rules That Mask Mandate Ban Is Unconstitutional
On Tuesday, Arizona’s Supreme Court ruled that a ban preventing school districts from imposing mask mandates was unconstitutional. The ban will be temporarily suspended so that schools can continue to enforce mask mandates to protect their students from the spread of coronavirus. The court deemed the ban unconstitutionalBecause it was part of a series budget […]
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SCOTUS Likely to Allow Challenge to Texas Law, But May Still Overturn “Roe”
Texas’s draconian anti-abortion law remained in effect as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on November 1 about whether it could be challenged in court. Known as the “Texas Heartbeat Law,” Senate Bill 8 (SB 8) outlaws all abortions after cardiac activity can be detected, generally after six weeks of pregnancy when most people don’t […]
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Sanders Slams Democrats’ Tax Break for the Wealthy as “Beyond Unacceptable”
Democrats are currently considering including a tax break for the wealthy in the reconciliation bill — but Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has rejected the proposal, calling the idea “beyond unacceptable.” Democrats are debatingIn their Build Back better Act, they propose to repeal the SALT tax deduction cap for five year. The current policy allows taxpayers […]
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Virginia Gubernatorial Winner Encapsulates the Worst Elements of the Modern GOP
Another Tuesday night in November, another over-caffeinated, eye-grit Wednesday to contemplate What It All Means. Alas, last night meant the same thing it has for a horribly long time now, that which is not discussed but which moves the populace more than any ad or campaign speech: Almost everyone involved in the business of national […]
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A US Military Jury Is Seeking Clemency for a Guantánamo Detainee
WarningThis article contains graphic descriptions and photos of sexual assault and torture. With all of the hoopla this past week over the off-year elections, President Biden’s foreign trip, and the ongoing drama on Capitol Hill, there was very little discussion of the latest chapter in one of the most important and horrific stories of our […]
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Voters Will Punish Democrats If They Don’t Deliver on Their Promises
We speak with The Nation’s John Nichols about key outcomes from Tuesday’s election night. In a major blow for Democrats, Republican Glenn Youngkin, who President Biden warned is an extremist in the vein of former President Trump, won the Virginia governor’s race against former Governor Terry McAuliffe. Youngkin campaigned for so-called parents’ rights — a […]
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