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I’ve finally wrapped the copy edit on the new book, and will be playing a bit over here. This is casual, today: just some thoughts, sparked by an email this morning…. People ask me all the time if people like obstructionist Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell or flame-throwing…
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After a lot of very late nights in a row, I came home from work early today and fell asleep, which is quite unlike me. It feels like I never really…
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Today, House speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) sent a letter to President Joe Biden accusing him of being “missing in action” on efforts to address the…
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Seven people died today in a school shooting in Nashville. Three of them were nine-year-olds. Three were staffers. One was the shooter. In the aftermath…
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Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff landed midday today in Accra, the capital of Ghana, a country of about 33 million people…
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On March 25, 1911, Frances Perkins was visiting with a friend who lived near Washington Square in New York City when they heard fire engines and…
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A follow-up to last night’s examination of the confusion among the Republicans about their budget plans: today when a reporter said to House speaker…
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While the latest machinations from Trump are taking up oxygen, the debt ceiling crisis hasn’t gone away. Indeed, just as it is becoming more and more…
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