Biden, Schumer hamstrung on infrastructure by new ruling from parliamentarian
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Why Are We All Talking About U.F.O.s Right Now?
When spooky things appear in the sky, witnesses have often been reluctant to report them for fear of mockery ...
Old-Guard Senators Defy Changes in How Military Treats Sex Assault Cases
WASHINGTON — Over nearly a decade, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has painstakingly cobbled together a bipartisan Senate majority for legislation ...
News Roundup: Scholars warn democracy is in danger; voting rights legislation remains stalled
The same Republican lies that launched an insurrection are being used to justify new restrictions on who can vote—and ...
One hundred scholars submit a dire warning about the future of American democracy
I first saw this in Greg Sargent’s column in the Washington Post. Unlike Concepcion, Sargent frames it strictly in ...
The Toasts Are Mimed, but the Kennedy Center Honors Return
“There was never actually much serious conversation about not doing it — for us, literally for the last 14 ...
Trump shuts down his blog, frustrated by its low readership.
Former President Donald J. Trump has removed himself entirely from the internet.Still banned from Twitter and Facebook, and struggling ...
Elementary school teacher on leave after rallying against trans-inclusive pronoun policy for kids
Within several days of the meeting, the Leesburg Elementary School put Tanner on paid administrative leave, as reported by ...
Big bosses, please let your employees keep working remotely. Micromanagement is not the wave
While companies like Google, Citigroup, and Ford Motor Company have vowed to be more flexible, Twitter seemed to take the ...
90% of Americans believe they’re above average when it comes to spotting fake news
The social propagation of “fake news” is one of increasing academic concern, because reasons, and a new study published in the ...