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By Martin Pengelly the Guardian December 20, 2021 The analysis by Barbara F Walter, a political science professor at the University of California at San Diego who sits on the Political Instability Task Force, is contained in a book due out next year and first reported by the Washington Post. At the same time, three retired generals wrote in the Post that they were “increasingly concerned about the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election and the potential for lethal chaos inside our military.” Such concerns are growing around jagged political divisions deepened by former president Donald Trump’s refusal to…
Sen. Blumenthal expresses regret for attending Communist awards show By Timothy Nerozzi Fox News December 20, 2021 Democratic Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal said in an interview on Friday that he regretted attending a communist award show last week. The senator spoke at the Amsted Award ceremony on Dec. 11, where he honored the recipients with an honorary certificate. Speakers at the event regularly encouraged attendees to register with the Communist Party. “My understanding was that this ceremony was strictly a labor event,” Blumenthal said Friday in a telephone interview with the Hartford Courant. “If I had known the…
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White House lights up Manchin after he crushes Biden’s megabill By Burgess Everett, Nicholas Wu, Jonathan Lemire POLITICO December 19, 2021 Joe Manchin struck a decisive blow to President Joe Biden’s sweeping social and climate spending bill, igniting a bitter clash with his own party’s White House. Biden left negotiations with Manchin this week thinking the two men could cut a deal next year on his sweeping agenda. Then the West Virginia Democrat bluntly said he is a “no” on the $1.7 trillion in an interview on “Fox News Sunday.” “If I can’t go home and explain to…
Manchin says he will not vote for Build Back Better: ‘This is a no’ By Alexander Bolton TheHill December 19, 2021 Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced on “Fox News Sunday” that he will not vote for President Biden’s “mammoth” climate and social spending bill, essentially killing the White House’s top legislative priority. “I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. I just can’t. I tried everything humanly possible. I can’t get there,” he told guest host Bret Baier. “This is a no on this legislation.” “I have tried everything I know to do,” he added, closing…
‘A four-week window’: Biden aims to learn from Obama’s mistakes with quick moves to deter Putin from invading Ukraine By Natasha Bertrand CNN December 19, 2021 (CNN)When the US intelligence community first picked up signs in the fall that Russia could be preparing a new attack on Ukraine, President Joe Biden directed his administration to act — and fast. Wary of repeating mistakes made in 2014, when the US and Europe were caught off guard by Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Biden directed his national security team to use every tool possible to try to deter Russian President Vladimir…
Trevor Noah Files Lawsuit Against N.Y.C. Hospital and Doctor Alleging Botched Surgery in 2020 PEOPLE.com December 19, 2021 Trevor Noah has filed a lawsuit against a New York City hospital and doctor after they allegedly botched a surgery the comedian underwent in 2020. Last month, the 37-year-old The Daily Show host sued Dr. Riley J. Williams III and the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan, according to the legal complaint obtained by PEOPLE. Per the suit, Noah was a patient between Aug. 25, 2020, and Dec. 17, 2020, and he underwent surgery with the hospital and doctor on…
Biden admin eyes a potentially stark shift in messaging around ending the pandemic By Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond CNN December 18, 2021 (CNN)President Joe Biden’s top health officials came to an afternoon briefing at the White House Thursday with a warning — and a request. Sitting at the head of his long conference table surrounded by top members of his Covid response team, Biden listened intently as the officials laid out the contours of a looming coronavirus surge that could accelerate rapidly, swamp hospitals and send the country into another bleak winter. Continue Reading…..
Netherlands ‘going into lockdown again’ to curb omicron | AP News AP NEWS December 18, 2021 LONDON (AP) — Nations across Europe moved to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of COVID-19 infections spurred by the highly transmissible omicron variant, with the Netherlands leading the way by imposing a nationwide lockdown. All non-essential stores, bars and restaurants in the Netherlands will be closed until Jan. 14 starting Sunday, caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte said at a hastily arranged press conference Saturday night. Schools and universities will shut until Jan. 9, he said. Continue Reading…..
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