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DaveXA replied to the thread New Voting Law Proposals and Voting Rights Efforts.Well, I'm not a Republican. :hihi:
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ABC News: Top Stories posted the thread Biden picks 1st woman to be Army secretary in U.S. Political News Feed.In historic first, President Joe Biden has nominated Christine Wormuth to serve as secretary of the Army. If confirmed she would be the first woman to hold the job. Continue reading...
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ABC News: Top Stories posted the thread UN chief urges wealth tax of those who profited during COVID in U.S. Political News Feed.The United Nations chief says the world’s failure to unite on tackling COVID-19 has created wide inequalities Continue reading...
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Houston Keene posted the thread Daunte Wright's death reignites 'Defund the Police' movement in U.S. Political News Feed.The death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota on Sunday has given new energy to the far-left "defund the police" movement. Multiple progressive activists, politicians and groups have renewed...
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Steve Inskeep posted the thread Poll Finds Republicans Particularly Opposed To 'Vaccine Passport' Messaging in U.S. Political News Feed.People who voted for Donald Trump were already some of the most likely to oppose getting vaccinated. Now a poll shows the idea of a document, sometimes called a "passport," showing proof of vaccination is unpopular...
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Peter Aitken posted the thread Biden's dog Major to undergo 'additional training' to help adjust to White House life after biting people in U.S. Political News Feed.The younger Biden family dog, Major, will undergo "additional training" as he tries to adjust to life in the White House, a spokesperson told Fox News. First lady Jill Biden's press secretary Michael LaRosa said...
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Fox News Staff posted the thread McEnany reacts to deadly Minnesota police shooting: 'We always have to let the facts play out' in U.S. Political News Feed."Outnumbered" co-host and former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany discussed the fatal police shooting of Daunte Walker on "The Story" Monday, telling host Martha MacCallum there needs to be "due process...
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Evie Fordham posted the thread Marines' vaccine hesitancy presents early test for Biden as commander-in-chief in U.S. Political News Feed.Many U.S. Marines' hesitancy to receive coronavirus vaccinations could prove to be a sticking point for President Biden as some Democrats pressure him to mandate vaccinations for service members. Nearly 40% of U.S...
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CNN.com - RSS Channel - Politics posted the thread Biden to nominate first woman secretary of the Army in U.S. Political News Feed.(CNN)President Joe Biden has picked Christine Wormuth to be the next secretary of the Army, the White House announced Monday, making her the first woman to hold the position if confirmed by the Senate. Wormuth...
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Eric Schmitt posted the thread Biden picks first woman to be Army secretary. in U.S. Political News Feed.WASHINGTON — President Biden has picked Christine E. Wormuth to be the first woman to serve as secretary of the Army, Pentagon officials said on Monday. If approved by the Senate, Ms. Wormuth, who was the Defense...
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Charlie Savage and Adam Goldman posted the thread Subpoenaing the Brookings Institution, Durham Focuses on Trump-Russia Dossier in U.S. Political News Feed.WASHINGTON — Exiled from Twitter, former President Donald J. Trump issued a sarcastic statement recently inquiring about the ongoing public silence from John H. Durham, the special counsel who has been investigating...
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Lara Jakes posted the thread Blinken Appoints Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley Diversity Chief at State Department in U.S. Political News Feed.Decades ago, back when she was a diplomat-in-training, Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley was told by the Foreign Service’s selection board that African-Americans struggled cognitively with reading large amounts of...
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DaveXA replied to the thread New Voting Law Proposals and Voting Rights Efforts.Touché lol.
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Rachel Treisman posted the thread 'The Advantage Of Our Smallness': Bhutan Vaccinates 93% Of Adults In Under 2 Weeks in U.S. Political News Feed.It took less than two weeks for the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan to vaccinate almost all of its eligible population. The country's vaccination campaign kicked off on March 27. By April 8, according to the...
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ABC News: Top Stories posted the thread Shooting at Tennessee high school leaves several injured, including police officer in U.S. Political News Feed.Police are investigating a shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School, where several people were shot and injured. Continue reading...
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Brittany De Lea posted the thread Minnesota officials declare state of emergency, compare Daunte Wright shooting to George Floyd in U.S. Political News Feed.Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Monday gave a press briefing about the shooting of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota this weekend, declaring a state...
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Thomas Barrabi posted the thread Federal workers offered paid leave to take care of migrant children at border: Report in U.S. Political News Feed.The Department of Health and Human Services offered federal employees four months of paid leave if they volunteered to help care for a surge of unaccompanied migrant children at immigration shelters near the southern...
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Paul Steinhauser posted the thread Pushing a Kentucky 'Green New Deal,' Booker moves toward challenging Paul in U.S. Political News Feed.Charles Booker, the Black former state lawmaker in Kentucky who came close to winning the 2020 Democratic Senate nomination, is taking a major step toward launching a 2022 progressive campaign to challenge Republican...
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Thomas Barrabi posted the thread Biden urges calm after Daunte Wright shooting, says 'no justification' for looting, violence in U.S. Political News Feed.President Biden urged "peace and calm" on Monday as authorities investigate what led to the fatal police-involved shooting of a Black man during a traffic stop in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota...
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CNN.com - RSS Channel - Politics posted the thread Hawley raised $3 million in 2021's first quarter after objecting to electoral votes Biden won in U.S. Political News Feed.(CNN)Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley raised $3 million in the first quarter of 2021, a person familiar with his fundraising said -- a total that showcases how the Republican base is rewarding loyalty to former President...
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Rachel Treisman posted the thread Studies Confirm Racial, Ethnic Disparities In COVID-19 Hospitalizations And Visits in U.S. Political News Feed.Days after declaring racism a serious public health threat, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a pair of studies further quantifying the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of...
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ABC News: Top Stories posted the thread Video shows Black player forced to sit near banana peels in U.S. Political News Feed.A Black football player at a northwest Illinois high school is seen on video sitting down in a locker littered with banana peels after a teammate threatens to break his knees if he doesn't comply Continue reading...
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ABC News: Top Stories posted the thread DeSantis attacks YouTube for yanking his pandemic video in U.S. Political News Feed.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is attacking YouTube for its decision to remove from its website a video of a pandemic panel discussion he recently held that it considered disinformation Continue reading...
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Evie Fordham posted the thread Biden's CBP nominee defended sanctuary cities, criticized police working with immigration authorities in U.S. Political News Feed.President Biden's expected pick to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Chris Magnus, has a record of defending sanctuary cities and resisting Trump administration orders about undocumented immigrants. Magnus is...
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CNN.com - RSS Channel - Politics posted the thread Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory will soon launch Senate campaign in U.S. Political News Feed.(CNN)Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is planning to launch his Republican campaign for Senate this week -- and immediately become a front-runner in a race that could determine the future control of the...
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BBC News - World posted the thread Minneapolis: Daunte Wright shooting by police 'accidental' in World Political News Feed.Daunte Wright was fatally shot after an officer mistook her gun for a Taser, the police chief says. Continue reading...
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Laurel Wamsley posted the thread WATCH: George Floyd's Brother Testifies In Derek Chauvin Trial in U.S. Political News Feed.Philonise Floyd, George Floyd's younger brother, took the witness stand on Monday to testify in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Philonise Floyd, 39, lives in Houston, Texas, where he is...
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Esme Nicholson posted the thread Germany Is Expected To Centralize Its COVID-19 Response. Some Fear It May Be Too Late in U.S. Political News Feed.This week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is making good on a veiled threat she issued two weeks ago to centralize pandemic management. Amid growing calls for Merkel to take control of the situation and bypass the...
