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Speaking in Athens, Greece, yesterday, Pope Francis warned Americans, “We cannot avoid noting with concern how today, and not only in Europe, we are witnessing a retreat from democracy." He warned against politicians with "an obsessive quest for popularity, in a thirst for visib…
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There’s actually an interesting political story from today, and I cast around for hours wondering how to frame it so it was somewhat upbeat for the wee…
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Senate Republicans will not issue any sort of a platform before next year’s midterm elections. At a meeting of donors and lawmakers in mid-November, Se…
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Tonight both the House and the Senate passed a measure to fund the federal government until February 18, 2022. The new legislation will prevent a gover…
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Today The Guardian broke the news that former president Donald Trump tested positive for COVID on September 26, 2020, days earlier than the White House…
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The U.S. economy is booming. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified today before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, sa…
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Today’s news hit like a firehose, which is to be expected after the Thanksgiving holiday. This year, though, that normal firehose is intensified by the…
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And, just like that, we are already in the last quiet days of fall. And since the news was relatively quiet as well, I'll see you tomorrow.
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