Sen. Elizabeth Warren defended her latest wealth-tax proposal Tuesday, telling CNBC she believes most Americans won't mind being rich enough to pay it. "I think most people would rather be rich and pay 2 cents" on every dollar above $50 million, said the Massachusetts Democrat. Warren's proposal would put an annual tax of 3%, or 3 cents, on every dollar of […]
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Read moreHouse committee holds hearing on voting bill H.R. 1 Everywhere you look there is talk about how states should run their elections, and about how to reform state election processes. Running a close presidential election in a pandemic, with unprecedented, last-minute changes to voting systems by courts and legislatures seems to have sharpened the nation’s focus on the critical need to preserve the credibility of our electoral systems. And on […]
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As the effort to vaccinate Americans intensifies, daily COVID-19 test numbers are falling nationwide, an alarming sign to public health experts who say the tests are still crucial to containing the virus. Testing has been a fraught and highly politicized issue from the beginning of the pandemic, with the first tests rolling out slowly, testing taking a while to ramp […]
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Buttigieg defends support for Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill FOX News host Martha MacCallum highlights unrelated funds in legislation, transportation secretary reacts on ‘The Story’ Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg defended his support of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan on Monday, dismissing Republican complaints over Democratic pet projects and unrelated items included in the legislation. Buttigieg told “The Story” host Martha MacCallum that while the price tag attached […]
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Cuomo hands New York AG control over harassment investigation State’s attorney general to select independent law firm to oversee probe; Bryan Llenas reports on ‘Your World.’ Peter Daou, a former aide to Hillary Clinton, unleashed a series of attacks on Democrats, alleging they were hypocritical in their response to sexual harassment allegations lobbed at leaders in their party. “If you’re […]
Read moreVATICAN CITY (AP) — Infectious disease experts are expressing concern about Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Iraq, given a sharp rise in coronavirus infections there, a fragile health care system and the unavoidable likelihood that Iraqis will crowd to see him. No one wants to tell Francis to call it off, and the Iraqi government has every interest in showing […]
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Former President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump both received the Covid-19 vaccine. They just didn’t tell anyone about it. Maggie Haberman of the New York Times reported the news on Monday, noting that Trump and Melania got the vaccine all the way back in January, when they were still living in the White House. The news is more than […]
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With an eye on China’s growing missiles, the US Air Force is training to spread its forces out. Dispersed operations means airmen will be spread thin, so the Air Force is training them to do more. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. The US Air Force’s efforts to disperse its forces have gained new urgency as the […]
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