Opinion | A.O.C. Wants the Democrats to Think Anew
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Opinion | A.O.C. Wants the Democrats to Think Anew

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Case in point: In talking to me about economic populism, she didn’t cite members of the lefty Squad, but instead name-checked a very different colleague. “Look at a front-liner like Jared Golden, who is on Medicare for all,” she said, citing the Maine…

White House Takes Highly Unusual Step of Directly Firing Line Prosecutors
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White House Takes Highly Unusual Step of Directly Firing Line Prosecutors

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Two longtime career prosecutors have been suddenly fired by the White House, in what current and former Justice Department officials called an unusual and alarming exercise of presidential power. In recent days, the prosecutors, in Los Angeles and Memphis, were dismissed abruptly, notified…

Democratic Brand Is Toxic, Governor Newsome of California Says
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Democratic Brand Is Toxic, Governor Newsome of California Says

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said on Friday that the Democratic brand was “toxic” and that his party had to admit its own mistakes, delivering tough love as Democrats struggle in their fight against the Trump administration. Mr. Newsom, once considered a liberal…

Opinion | ‘Of Course People Are Angry’: Four Columnists Unpack What the Democrats Are Missing
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Opinion | ‘Of Course People Are Angry’: Four Columnists Unpack What the Democrats Are Missing

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Gessen: All of the above. But that wouldn’t be enough. A lot of what you are asking about, Patrick, is already happening. There are protests — Erica Chenoweth, a very interesting political scientist who studies nonviolence, has shown that there are many more…

J. Bennett Johnston, Who Shaped U.S. Energy Policy, Dies at 92
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J. Bennett Johnston, Who Shaped U.S. Energy Policy, Dies at 92

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines J. Bennett Johnston Jr., a Louisiana Democrat and four-term United States senator who helped shape America’s energy and science policies in an era of rising concerns over the perils of nuclear power and the nation’s dependence on foreign oil, died in Arlington, Va.,…

Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting New Law Firm, Jenner & Block
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Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting New Law Firm, Jenner & Block

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump initiated a fresh attack on lawyers on Tuesday, singling out a firm where a former prosecutor who investigated him once worked as the White House pursues vengeance against the profession he blames for his legal troubles. An executive order from Mr….

Declaring Their Party ‘Spineless,’ Democrats Try an Economic Populist Pitch
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Declaring Their Party ‘Spineless,’ Democrats Try an Economic Populist Pitch

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A number of frustrated House Democrats who said their party had a “weak and undefined brand” announced on Tuesday that they were seeking to form a new group to dig out of their crisis, informally referred to as the New Economic Patriots. The…

Schumer Again Defends Decision to Avoid Shutdown Amid Calls to Resign
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Schumer Again Defends Decision to Avoid Shutdown Amid Calls to Resign

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, remained defiant in the face of continuing criticism and growing calls to resign more than a week after he cleared the way for a Republican spending bill without negotiating any major concessions….

Can Zohran Mamdani, a Socialist and TikTok Savant, Become NYC Mayor?
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Can Zohran Mamdani, a Socialist and TikTok Savant, Become NYC Mayor?

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In the crowded race for mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani has become a magnet for attention, ascending in the polls and raising money through a mix of social media savvy and a plain-spoken, everyman approach. He has paid house visits to…

Opinion | The Second Trump Administration Is About Ideology, Not Oligarchy
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Opinion | The Second Trump Administration Is About Ideology, Not Oligarchy

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Democrats, casting about for an anti-Trump narrative, have found a word: “oligarchy.” It was part of Joe Biden’s farewell address; it’s central to Senator Bernie Sanders’s barnstorming; it shows up in the advice given by ex-Obama hands. It aspires to fold together…