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Sep 27 2021
Headline Roundup
Bill to Avert Shutdown, Suspend Debt Ceiling Blocked By Senate Republicans
Senate Republicans on Monday voted against a motion to begin debate on a Democrat-proposed stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown and suspend the debt ceiling. The motion, which needed 60 votes to avoid a Republican filibuster, failed in a 48-50 party line vote. If Congress fails to raise or suspend the debt ceiling by mid-October, the U.S. government could default on its debts for the
Politico The Hill Fox BusinessAug 03 2021
News
This Democrat wants to fix potholes with Republicans, not steamroll them
Kyrsten Sinema, a once-strident liberal who now charts a pragmatic path, is spearheading Congress’ most significant infrastructure bill in years. Some Democrats see the bipartisan effort as capitulation.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema knows a thing or two about crusading for justice. As an activist back in the early 2000s, she protested the Iraq War in a pink tutu. And as a first-term Arizona
Christian Science MonitorFeb 26 2021
Analysis
The House is set for a historic down payment on Biden's legacy
At any other time, the imminent House passage of a gargantuan $1.9 trillion bill that addresses many of the foundational goals of a new presidency would be regarded as a smashing victory for a White House only six weeks into a first term.
Yet the extreme circumstances of a pandemic, an ex-President's impeachment trial and a partisan split over the contents of the legislation have so far
CNN (Online News)Apr 13 2021
News
Cop, police chief resign 2 days after Black motorist’s death
A white police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb resigned Tuesday, as did the city’s police chief — moves that the mayor said he hoped would help heal the community and lead to reconciliation after two nights of protests and unrest.
The resignations from Officer Kim Potter and Police Chief Tim Gannon came two days after the death of 20-
Associated PressApr 05 2021
Analysis
Be Warned: Biden Aims to Outshine Obama as a Progressive Reformer
As a likely one-term POTUS, he is aiming for ‘greatness’ — fast. And the country may pay the price.
In looking at the nearly $5 trillion in proposed spending in the Biden budget, people are wondering, “What happened to the Joe Biden who ran for president by citing his 36-year record as a moderate dealmaker in the Senate?”
The answer is that, at age 78, he has bought into the
John FundMar 27 2020
News
Zoom Shabbat, drive-through confessional: Faith during coronavirus
During the pandemic, what does it mean to come together and pray? Members of many religions are wrestling with how to best serve their faith while heeding government guidelines.
Even though it was a sunny afternoon, Father Corey Bassett-Tirrell was shocked to see the line of cars in the parking lot of St. Mary Church in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, waiting to participate in the parish’s
Christian Science MonitorOct 06 2021
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: The Senate's Debt Ceiling Standoff
Despite warnings that inaction could lead to an economic crisis, the U.S. Senate has reached a partisan impasse on suspending the debt ceiling. A short-term offer from Republicans to extend the debt limit into December is likely to be accepted by Democrats, but doesn't solve the issue of how the limit will be raised. Senate Republicans have promised for months to vote against and filibuster
538 (ABC News) New York Times (Opinion) Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Dec 07 2021
Perspectives Blog
Reckoning With Race
This blog was originally included in an email campaign from our friends at Braver Angels.
“Racial reckoning” is an ominous phrase.
We heard it a lot in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd. We still hear it. It’s meant to suggest a final calling to account of society’s conscience and our political system with respect to all of its complicity with inequity and injustice
John R. Wood Jr.Jan 14 2017
Headline Roundup
House Begins ACA Repeal and Replace
House of Representatives passed legislation for Republicans to proceed with ‘budget reconciliation’ to end key provisions of Obama’s signature healthcare law
The Guardian CNN (Online News) Washington TimesFeb 05 2021
Headline Roundup
Democrats Set to Advance Pandemic Relief Bill as Congress Approves Budget
The House voted 219-209 Friday to approve a budget resolution that will help advance the Biden administration's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. The Senate voted 51-50 early Friday morning to pass the measure; Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote. The moves are a part of the budget reconciliation process, which allows lawmakers to approve and advance budget-related
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