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A $900 Billion Plan Would Help the Economy, but Not Fix It

The economic recovery, slowing for months, is in danger of going into reverse. That’s why a growing list of economists, business lobbyists and other advocacy groups are urging lawmakers to rally around the $908 billion aid package currently gaining bipartisan support in Congress. A plan of that size would fall short of doing everything that […] More

by Tonya Frazier December 4, 2020, 11:07 pm
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in Elections, News, Presidential Election of 2020, United States International Relations, United States Politics and Government

Opinion | Send In the Peace Brokers

It’s been four weeks since Joe Biden was declared the winner of a hard-fought election. The votes have been counted in Georgia. Three times. Yet the incumbent refuses to admit defeat and released a 46-minute video alleging “massive fraud.” He’s made it clear that he’s not going to go quietly. So I’m sure you’re all […] More

by Tonya Frazier December 4, 2020, 9:12 pm
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in Criminal Justice, Harris, House Of Representatives, Jerrold, Kamala D, Marijuana, Nadler, News, United States Politics and Government

House Passes Landmark Bill Decriminalizing Marijuana

It is the first major piece of legislation aimed at addressing racial disparities in the criminal justice system that Congress has taken up since June, when the House, responding to a national outcry for racial justice, passed a behemoth policing overhaul bill, which ultimately was stalled by partisan disagreement. To date, Congress has yet to […] More

by Tonya Frazier December 4, 2020, 7:01 pm
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in Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons, Donald J, Flynn, Michael S, Michael T, News, Schmidt, Trump, United States Politics and Government

The President and Pre-Emptive Pardons

President Trump has discussed insulating his children and personal lawyer from criminal charges that have yet to be brought. Here’s a look at what he could do in his final days. View the Original Article More

by Tonya Frazier December 4, 2020, 11:00 am
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in Biden, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Democratic Party, Joseph R Jr, Law and Legislation, McConnell, Mitch, Nancy, News, Pelosi, Republican Party, Stimulus (Economic), United States Politics and Government

Lawmakers Inch Toward Stimulus Compromise

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory and faster-than-expected breakthroughs on a coronavirus vaccine have shifted the dynamics of stimulus talks in Congress, leading to the first serious bipartisan negotiations in months and empowering rank-and-file lawmakers who have long agitated for a compromise. With many cities and states reinstating lockdowns and the pace of job […] More

by Tonya Frazier December 4, 2020, 3:16 am
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in Abbe D, Amnesties, Bribery and Kickbacks, Broidy, California, Commutations and Pardons, Donald J, Elliott, Federal Taxes (US), Jared, Justice Department, Kushner, Lowell, News, Republican National Committee, Trump, United States Politics and Government

Trump Associates Said to Have Been Scrutinized in Suspected Pardon Scheme

Bradley Diller said that he did not know about his father’s relationship with Mr. Broidy or Mr. Lowell, and that his father never discussed enlisting their help — or anyone’s — in trying to obtain a pardon for Mr. Baras. “I doubt my father would do something like that,” he said, adding that, based on […] More

by Tonya Frazier December 4, 2020, 2:19 am
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Harris Adds to a Diverse Staff Where a Majority, Like Their Boss, Are Women of Color

While Ms. Flournoy’s appointment was seen as ensuring a grown-up will be in charge of Ms. Harris’s office, she is not without critics, who said she did not always have the right instincts to protect Mr. Clinton from politically damaging moments. Many aides in Mrs. Clinton’s orbit hold Ms. Flournoy responsible for Mr. Clinton’s ill-fated […] More

by Tonya Frazier December 4, 2020, 1:51 am
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in Campaign Finance, Donald J, Political Action Committees, Politics, Presidential Election of 2020, Republican National Committee, Republican Party, Trump, United States Politics and Government

Trump Lost the 2020 Election. He Has Raised $207.5 Million Since.

The filings also showed that Mr. Biden’s campaign committee, despite contribution limits, had raised more than $1 billion since he began his campaign, though he spent almost all of it, ending with $1.5 million in the bank. The Democratic National Committee had $23.9 million in the bank as of Nov. 23, and Mr. Biden’s shared […] More

by Tonya Frazier December 4, 2020, 1:08 am
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Opinion | Goodbye, U.S.D.A., Hello, Department of Food and Well-Being

These dysfunctions began long before the decline of the family farm. The U.S.D.A. has long been accused of discrimination in dispensing its services and resources, and of intentionally driving the commercial success and wealth building of white farmers while causing the failure, bankruptcy and land loss of Black, Hispanic, Native American and women farmers and […] More

by Tonya Frazier December 4, 2020, 12:30 am
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Opinion | Will We Get the Coronavirus Relief We Need From Congress?

If we can’t get a Covid-19 relief package through Congress in the next week or two, we’re sunk. It means we have a legislative branch so ideologically divided it can’t address even our most glaring problems. It means we have representatives so lacking in the willingness and ability to compromise that minimally competent government will […] More

by Tonya Frazier December 3, 2020, 11:30 pm
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in Appointments and Executive Changes, Banking and Financial Institutions, Christopher (1959- ), Donald J, Federal Reserve System, Interest Rates, News, Senate, Trump, United States Economy, United States Politics and Government, Waller

A Trump Fed Pick Squeaks Through Senate Confirmation

“Everything has become hyper-politicized, and the Fed is no exception,” said Mark Spindel, who with Ms. Binder wrote a book on politics at and around the Fed. “Filling those spots with Trump appointees just limits what Biden can do.” The Fed’s Washington-based board members hold constant votes on monetary policy, while most of the 12 […] More

by Tonya Frazier December 3, 2020, 10:58 pm
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Democrats Pick Campaign Chief for Uphill Bid to Protect House Majority

Ready to go on the offensive, Republicans already re-elected their campaign chairman, Representative Tom Emmer of Minnesota, to lead the charge to retake the majority. His searing campaign attack strategy this year, portraying vulnerable Democrats as socialist sympathizers who want to defund police forces, clearly rattled Democrats and pleased the rank and file in his […] More

by Tonya Frazier December 3, 2020, 10:25 pm

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