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A Public Flagpole, a Christian Flag and the First Amendment

“We don’t agree with Camp Constitution’s views,” he added, “but we defend its right to express them.” The Biden administration also filed a brief last week urging the Supreme Court to reverse the First Circuit’s decision in the case, Shurtleff v. City of Boston, No. 20-1800. “The city cannot generally open its flagpole to flags […] More

by Tonya Frazier November 29, 2021, 3:45 pm
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Jan. 6 Panel to Propose Charging Jeffrey Clark With Contempt

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol moved on Monday to begin contempt of Congress proceedings against Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official involved in President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, setting a vote this week on recommending criminal charges for his refusal […] More

by Tonya Frazier November 29, 2021, 3:32 pm
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Pentagon Chief Orders New Inquiry Into U.S. Airstrike That Killed Dozens in Syria

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on Monday ordered a new high-level investigation into a U.S. airstrike in Syria in 2019 that killed dozens of women and children, according to a senior Defense Department official. The investigation by Gen. Michael X. Garrett, the four-star head of the Army’s Forces Command, will examine the strike, which […] More

by Tonya Frazier November 29, 2021, 3:08 pm
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Taliban and 9/11 Families Fight for Billions in Frozen Afghan Funds

WASHINGTON — Nearly 20 years ago, about 150 family members of Sept. 11 victims sought a measure of justice for their losses by suing a list of targets like Al Qaeda and the Taliban. A decade later, a court found the defendants liable by default and ordered them to pay damages now worth about $7 […] More

by Tonya Frazier November 29, 2021, 5:00 am
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Carrie P. Meek, 5-Term Florida Representative, Dies at 95

Carrie P. Meek, who was spurred by memories of childhood discrimination and inspired by her heritage as she rose to political power in her native Florida and later in Washington, died on Sunday at her home in Miami. She was 95. Her death was confirmed by Adam Sharon, a family spokesman. He did not specify […] More

by Tonya Frazier November 28, 2021, 7:07 pm
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Esper Claims Defense Dept. Is Improperly Blocking Parts of His Memoir

But when the office returned the manuscript to him last month, “multiple words, sentences and paragraphs from approximately 60 pages of the manuscript were redacted,” Mr. Esper wrote. “No written explanation was offered to justify the deletions.” Mr. Esper said that in follow-up conversations, the office was not able to confirm that “the redacted items […] More

by Tonya Frazier November 28, 2021, 5:01 pm
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As China Speeds Up Nuclear Arms Race, the U.S. Wants to Talk

The nuclear relationship with Russia, he noted, is “far more mature, has a much deeper history to it.” After the summit meeting between Mr. Biden and Mr. Xi, he added, it is time to begin such conversations with China. “It is now incumbent on us to think about the most productive way to carry it […] More

by Tonya Frazier November 28, 2021, 4:57 pm
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Local News Outlets May Reap $1.7 Billion in Build Back Better Aid

Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the second-ranking House Republican, echoed that criticism on Twitter: “This is Biden and Dems in Congress helping pay the reporters’ salaries who cover for them.” The tax credit would be an unusual instance of federal aid for news organizations, but it is not entirely new. Mr. Waldman noted that the […] More

by Tonya Frazier November 28, 2021, 5:00 am
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Opinion | Republicans Have a Golden Opportunity. They Will Probably Blow It.

Last weekend I considered what the Democratic Party should expect from politics after Covid — the hope of revived popularity for Joe Biden under return-to-normalcy conditions, the danger that the left-tilting party might be losing ground across multiple different demographic groups. Now, after an interlude of giving thanks, let’s consider how post-Covid politics might look […] More

by Tonya Frazier November 27, 2021, 3:00 pm
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Democrats Struggle to Energize Their Base as Frustrations Mount

Ms. Ocasio-Cortez and other Democrats acknowledge that a significant part of the challenge facing their party is structural: With slim congressional majorities, the party cannot pass anything unless the entire caucus agrees. That empowers moderate Democrats like Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia to block some of the biggest promises to their supporters, including […] More

by Tonya Frazier November 27, 2021, 1:00 pm
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Booster Rollout for Nursing Homes Is Sluggish

A Connecticut nursing home had planned to roll out Covid booster shots to residents at the beginning of this month. But before it could start the program, the coronavirus swept through the home, the Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in North Canaan, infecting 89 people, including 67 residents. Nearly all were fully vaccinated. Eight of […] More

by Tonya Frazier November 27, 2021, 8:00 am
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U.S. to Place Travel Restrictions on South Africa, Other Countries

He said there had been some breakthrough infections among those who had recovered from the Delta variant, and among those who were vaccinated. But at the same time, he said, scientists do not know the severity of the infections caused by the new variant. It is entirely possible that it spreads more quickly but causes […] More

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