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Aug 27 2019
News
On US slavery’s 400th anniversary, how ancestry quests help heal
lipping through his social studies textbook as a seventh grader in the 1970s, John F. Baker Jr. was stopped cold by an old black-and-white photo of four African Americans dressed in 1890s finery in front of a plantation home. The unidentified woman in the photo staring seriously out at him reminded him of his grandmother – and a tickle of curiosity was triggered every time he opened the book
Christian Science MonitorJun 03 2020
Perspectives Blog
Will June Protesters Be November Voters?
When there’s blood on the streets of American cities, a discussion of polling data may not sound particularly exciting. But especially for those who are grieving the recent tragedies in Minneapolis, Louisville and too many other places, give me just a minute to run through some numbers with you.
According to the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll, Joe Biden is now running about ten
Dan SchnurAug 08 2022
Headline Roundup
Senate Democrats Pass $739 Billion Climate and Healthcare Bill
Senate Democrats on Sunday passed a $739 billion budget reconciliation bill across party lines, 51-50, that addresses energy, taxes and health care.
After striking deals with centrist Democrats Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote in the Senate. The legislation, entitled the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, now moves
Mother Jones National Review (News) NewsNationJan 16 2021
Analysis
Truth, lies, and insurrection. How falsehood shakes democracy.
In the early morning hours of Nov. 4, 2020, President Donald Trump told possibly the most consequential falsehood of his life.
The lie was that he had been reelected by American voters to a second term, despite tens of millions of votes still outstanding and rapidly narrowing margins in key states such as Michigan and Pennsylvania.
“Frankly, we did win this election. We did win
Christian Science MonitorAug 11 2021
Headline Roundup
Senate Approves $3.5 Trillion Budget Framework
The U.S. Senate approved the framework of the Biden administration's $3.5 trillion budget plan on Wednesday morning with a 50-49 vote along party lines. The procedural vote allows the Senate to move towards a final vote on the budget. The plan now goes to the House, where progressives have refused to vote on the infrastructure bill until the House approves the budget plan. Senate Majority
National Review (News) Associated Press Fact Check Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 10 2021
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Senate Passes Bipartisan $1.2T Infrastructure Bill
After months of debate and bipartisan negotiations, the Senate passed the Biden administration's $1.2 trillion infrastructure package on Tuesday. The vote was 69-30, with 19 Republican senators joining all 50 Democrats in support; Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was among those who voted in favor. If passed, the legislation will provide over $500 billion in federal funding for highways
CNBC New York Post (News) CBS News (Online)Sep 28 2021
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Progressives Rebel as Pelosi Plans Infrastructure Vote
Leaders of the House Progressive Caucus said Tuesday that they would tank the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill — which House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to bring to a vote this week — unless Senate Democrats first agree to a version of their $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation proposal. Pelosi announced her plans on Monday after she said Senate Democrats would need more time to work
New York Times (News) The Hill Washington ExaminerOct 28 2021
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Biden Pitches New Spending Framework to Senate Dems
On Thursday, President Joe Biden met privately with House Democrats to outline the specifics of his Build Back Better economic agenda and to sell his scaled-back spending plan to resistant progressives.
An agreement on a bill priced between $1.75 and $1.9 trillion, down from the original $3.5 trillion figure, would represent a victory for centrist Democrats who pushed back on climate
Washington Times The Hill PoliticoOct 08 2021
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Dems and GOP Strike Short-Term Deal on Debt, but Larger Divide Remains
Democrats and Republicans have reached a temporary solution to the nation's debt limit dilemma, but the partisan split on how to solve the problem remains.
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y) accepted an offer Thursday from Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to raise the debt limit by $480 billion, which is expected to last into December. Eleven Republicans and the 50 Democratic
CNN (Online News) Axios National Review (News)Sep 29 2021
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Senate Prepares Bill to Avert Shutdown Before Thursday Deadline
Senators from both parties worked Wednesday to come to an agreement on a bill to fund the government through Dec. 3, days after Senate Republicans blocked a bill that would have both averted a government shutdown and suspended the debt ceiling. Senate Republicans said that while they opposed Democrats’ funding and debt ceiling bill, they would support a standalone funding bill. With no other
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