“Texas is no longer, I believe, a reliably red state. We are on the precipice of turning purple.”
— Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), on the Hugh Hewitt Show.
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States Ending Jobless Benefits Saw No Boost In Jobs
“States that ended federal unemployment benefits earlier this summer saw August job growth at less than half the rate of states that retained the benefits, according to new data released…
South Dakota Lawmakers Move to Impeach Ravnsborg
“South Dakota legislative leaders on Friday distributed a petition to lawmakers asking them to support a special session to consider impeaching Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg for a car crash last…
House Select Panel Hires Ex-Bush Official
“The House select committee in charge of investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has hired John F. Wood, a former U.S. attorney and a member of the George W. Bush…
FDA Panel Narrows Scope of Booster Shots
After rejecting widespread Covid-19 booster shots, an FDA advisory panel endorsed booster shots only for Americans 65 and over or at high risk for severe disease, the Associated Press reports….
France Recalls Its Ambassador to the U.S.
“France announced on Friday that it is immediately recalling its ambassador to the United States, Philippe Étienne, in protest of President Biden’s announcement of an agreement to provide nuclear-powered submarines…
Interior Department Reverses Trump on BLM Headquarters
The Interior Department will restore the Washington, D.C., headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management, which was moved to Colorado during the Trump administration, The Hill reports. Save to Favorites
GOP Lawmaker Opposes Afghan Refugees In His State
Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) pushed back against the Biden administration’s plan to resettle Afghan nationals in his home state of Montana and suggested that the refugees are not properly vetted,…
FDA Panel Votes Against Widespread Booster Shots
“A scientific advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration on Friday overwhelmingly recommended against approving a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for people 16 and older,” the…
Judge Strikes Down North Carolina Voter ID Law
A panel of North Carolina judges on Friday struck down the state’s law requiring voters to present photo identification before casting ballots, saying that the measure “was enacted in part…
More U.S. Citizens Leave Afghanistan
More than 170 people, including U.S. citizens, made it out of Afghanistan on a chartered flight on its way to Qatar this morning, Reuters reports. Save to Favorites
Pentagon Says Drone Strike Killed 10 Afghan Civilians
A U.S. drone strike launched on Aug. 29 killed 10 civilians in Afghanistan, including seven children, rather than the Islamic State extremists the Biden administration claimed it targeted, Axios reports….
Taliban Ban Girls from Secondary Schools
“The Taliban have effectively banned girls from secondary education in Afghanistan, by ordering high schools to re-open only for boys,” The Guardian reports. “Girls were not mentioned in Friday’s announcement,…
7 Sustainable Habits That Aren’t
You’re trying to be planet-friendly, but Sara Goddard notes some of what you’re doing isn’t really sustainable. Save to Favorites
If Republicans Win the House In 2022
Jonathan Last: “When the Democrats took the House in 2018, they did so by winning a bunch of marginal R districts, which meant that their caucus became more moderate. When…
The Greatest Name In American Politics?
The new Treasurer of Alabama is named Young Boozer, WSFA reports. Save to Favorites
Bob Woodward Extends His Trump Chronicles
The New York Times reviews Peril by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa. “Broken up into 72 short chapters, it hurtles through the past two years of dizzying news. But while…
Biden Has Tough Calls on Trump Executive Privilege
Politico: “The National Archives and Records Administration has sent hundreds of pages of documents requested by the Jan. 6 select committee to the former president’s legal team to review.” “That…
How Facebook Hobbled the U.S. Vaccination Campaign
Wall Street Journal: “For more than a month, Facebook researchers warned that comments on vaccine-related posts—often factual posts of the sort Facebook sought to promote—were filled with antivaccine rhetoric aimed…
Capitol Police Dropped Request for Armed National Guard
“The U.S. Capitol Police chief formally asked for 100 armed National Guard members to be on standby for a rally this Saturday at the Capitol in case it turns violent,…
U.N. Says Globe Could Warm by 2.7 Degrees Celsius
A U.N. analysis shows that new pledges countries have made, if implemented, would result in a 12 percent decrease in emissions by 2030 — well short of the 45 percent…
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