Takeaways From Tuesday’s Elections
From today’s New York Times Election Review: By any measure, Tuesday was a big night for Democrats, especially in Virginia, where they swept the top offices, including governor, and made…
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ParadisePapers show Trump Commerce Secretary Has Ties to Putin Cronies
From today’s Slate Magazine by Daniel Politi: Looks like it’s Panama Papers Part Two. The non-profit International Consortium of Investigative Journalists began publishing on Sunday what it is calling the…
Former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos pleads guilty to lying to the FBI agents in Mueller probe
From today’s LA Times Update on #RussiaGate : A former foreign policy advisor to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with…
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Pence casts deciding vote in Senate to deny consumers rights to sue banks
From today’s Washington Post by Ken Sweet: Call it a win for “the swamp.” President Trump and Republicans in Congress handed Wall Street banks a big victory by effectively killing…
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Ralph Nader: Trump’s Anti-Consumer Agenda Hurts His Voters
From today’s New York Times “Opinion” Section by Ralph Nader; As a candidate, Donald Trump promised regular people, “I will be your voice,” and attacked the drug industry for “getting…
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N.F.L. Players May Have an Ally in Their Protests: Labor Law
From today’s New York Times by Noam Scheiber:As National Football League team owners consider President Trump’s call to fire players who refuse to stand for the national anthem, they have…
Health Secretary Resigns After Drawing Fire for Expensive Chartered Flights
From today’s New York Times by Peter Baker: Tom Price, the health and human services secretary, resigned under pressure on Friday after racking up at least $400,000 in travel bills…
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Congress Must Act on DACA: The Dreamers Need a Vote, Not Talk
From today’s New York Times by David Leonhardt: Paul Ryan offered some warm words about Dreamers. Marco Rubio went further, distancing himself from President Trump’s new immigration policy by tweeting…
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Head of AFL-CIO explains, “Why I Quit Trump’s Business Council”
From the New York Times “Opinion” Section, August 16, 2017 by Richard Trumka: On Tuesday, President Trump stood in the lobby of his tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and…
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DOJ Says Title VII Law Doesn’t Protect LGBTQ Employees From Discrimination
From today’s New York Times by Alan Feuer The Justice Department has filed court papers arguing that a major federal civil rights law does not protect employees from discrimination based…