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Liz Truss crashes the party (Republican) Upstart-news
Whether Truss had reconsidered the robustness of a program that sent the pound tumbling, prompted emergency action by the Bank of England and drew open scorn from the Biden administration, he did not say. On the contrary, he seemed to believe that his flawed strategy of borrowing Republican ideas could be improved by borrowing more […]
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SIZE MATTERS: Biden challenges McCarthy: ‘Show me your budget and I’ll show you mine’ Upstart-news
President Biden issued a challenge to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday amid rising tensions over the debate over raising the federal debt ceiling: “Show me your budget and I’ll show you mine.” Biden made the comments while responding to a CNN question about what his message to McCarthy would be during the next meeting […]
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Colorado River States Still Fractured by Water Shutoffs Upstart-news
Fights between California and Arizona, which have rights to 4.4 million and 2.8 million acre-feet of the river, respectively, were in the public eye over the summer. Both have argued that they have sacrificed enough water already, and both point to the other state for more. Tensions rose after Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., who has […]
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Victor Navasky: a generous, mischievous and endlessly entertaining genius Upstart-news
Victor Navasky speaking on “A Reading of the United States Constitution,” presented by People for the American Way Foundation on September 1, 2004. (Brian Zak/Gamma Rapho via Getty Images) I met Victor in June 1974, in his office at the Ramsey Clark for Senate Campaign. I was 22 Clark, President Johnson’s former attorney general, was […]
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Medicare for All would make our existing health care problems worse Upstart-news
We should pay attention to the example of the United Kingdom and Canada, where the single payer is a disaster.
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Which parents are the most tired? Upstart-news
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY FIVETHIRTYEIGHT / GETTY IMAGES Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly roundup of polls. Sometime last year, maybe when my son woke up waiting for 4am for the umpteenth time, I stopped wondering when I would stop being so tired. For parents of young children, “tiredness” is not a state of being that can […]
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The Supreme Court weighs whether the government can take a bad bank to court Upstart-news
Lisa Blatt, a veteran Supreme Court appellate attorney who represented Halkbank, emphasized historical continuity when addressing the justices Tuesday. “The United States does not dispute that criminal trials against sovereigns were unthinkable in 1789, would violate international law today, are unprecedented anywhere, and risk retaliation,” she told the court. “But it’s still true for sovereign […]
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New Mexico authorities say they have the evidence needed to prosecute the election denier and suspected shooter Upstart-news
Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman said New Mexico officials believe they have “the pieces of the puzzle” and “the evidence” needed to prosecute Solomon Pena, a failed Republican House candidate and election denier who was arrested this week in connection with multiple shootings. in the homes of state Democratic officials. Bregman also confirmed what […]
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‘It was a big deal with Donald Trump’: Turley, Hannity Rip DOJ on ‘double standards’ Upstart-news
Fox News host Sean Hannity and George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley on Tuesday criticized the Justice Department for “double standards” when it comes to classified materials. “I want to talk about a double standard. The raid on Mar-a-Lago. The FBI had already been to the room where they found ‘the documents’. They had […]
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it’s time to get serious Upstart-news
The prevailing wisdom insists that your twenties are for extreme exploration: the gathering of memories, friends, partners, identities. it’s B.S.