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US-Mexico border: Trump wishes military could be “rough” with immigrants – Vox.com
US-Mexico border: Trump wishes military could be “rough” with immigrants – Vox.com

President Donald Trump has mused about closing down the US-Mexico border entirely. He’s reportedly talked about restarting the family separation policy (which he denies). And now, Trump has added another line to his stop-immigration-at-all-costs rhetoric.

The president is saddened by the fact that the military can’t be more “rough” with migrants coming to America.

After telling reporters in Texas on Wednesday that he wants more troops at the US-Mexico border, the president added, “our military, don’t forget, can’t act like a military would act. Because if they got a little rough, everybody would go crazy.”

The reason? “They have all these horrible laws that the Democrats won’t change [and] they will not change them,” the president said, without explaining what laws he means, or how his political opponents thwarted him.

It’s easy to dismiss this as another off-the-cuff, tough-guy Trump comment. But one can’t lose sight that this is the commander in chief — the head of all American forces — saying he kind of wishes the military could have more freedom to hurt men, women, and children.

That, to put it mildly, is horrifying.

The military can’t do what Trump wishes it could. That’s a good thing.

It’s unclear what laws the president was referencing when he spoke to reporters, but we do know that there are laws in place to ensure a president doesn’t use the US troops the way Trump clearly wants to.

Here’s the big one: The US military is barred from using its capabilities directly to enforce US domestic laws — including immigration laws — unless Congress specifically authorizes it to do so. This stipulation, known as “posse comitatus,” is why US troops can only support US border agents, but not take direct action themselves.

When Trump sent 5,000 troops to the border last year, Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, the head of military command overseeing North American operations, said the military will conduct all of its operations at the border “in adherence to posse comitatus.”

The reason this law exists, and the military follows it, is simple: The president shouldn’t use the military for his own personal reasons to “execute the law” at home.

The military is mainly designed to fight foreign adversaries — and unarmed families looking for a better life in the US don’t come close to counting as enemies. This is why military leaders are typically clear about how they would disobey an illegal order, even if it comes from the president.

And, of course, you don’t want a military that’s wiling to do just anything the president asks, otherwise it becomes his own personal, heavily armed, well-trained police force. That’s about as undemocratic and un-freedom-y as it gets.

After I sent the full Trump quote to the Pentagon, a spokesperson simply wrote back: “Border security is a critical element of our national security. DOD is committed to supporting CBP’s border security mission with the right capabilities at the right locations.”

That’s promising. Still, that doesn’t take away Trump’s own comments which were wrongheaded, cruel — and downright scary.

Source Article from https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/4/10/18305175/trump-border-immigration-military-texas

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Read the text message excerpts between U.S. diplomats, Giuliani and a Ukrainian aide – The Washington Post
Read the text message excerpts between U.S. diplomats, Giuliani and a Ukrainian aide – The Washington Post

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A new cache of text messages released late Thursday reveals that top U.S. diplomats believed President Trump would not meet with Ukraine’s president unless the country launched investigations into Trump’s political enemies. Over several weeks, they coordinated with a top aide to new leader Volodymyr Zelensky and with Trump’s personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani to try to accomplish both, the texts show.

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The excerpts were provided by Kurt Volker, the special envoy to Ukraine until his resignation last week. They were released by House Democratic investigators following Volker’s 10-hour deposition on Thursday as part of the fast-moving impeachment inquiry into Trump. Among those involved were Volker, U.S. ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, and William “Bill” Taylor, the U.S. Charges D’affaires in Ukraine. They show that Volker connected Andrey Yermak, the aide to Zelensky, and Giuliani, Trump’s personal lawyer.

[Officials’ texts reveal belief that Trump wanted probes as condition of Ukraine meeting]

Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.), the House Intelligence Committee chairman leading the investigation, and Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), said in a letter that the texts released were “only a subset” of all the messages. Read the messages released below.

Volker introduces Giuliani to Yermak

July 19, 2019

Kurt Volker 4:48 p.m. Mr Mayor — really enjoyed breakfast this morning. As discussed, connecting you here with Andrey Yermak, who is very close to President Zelensky. I suggest we schedule a call together on Monday — maybe 10am or 11am Washington time? Kurt

“Mr. Mayor” in this exchange refers to President Trump’s personal lawyer, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani. At this point, Giuliani had already been pushing the idea that Ukraine should pursue specific investigations for months. His efforts included multiple meetings with two of the country’s prosecutors general, according to media reports and the whistleblower complaint.

Giuliani has pointed to such text messages as indicating the State Department was aware of and even supported his efforts in Ukraine.

Officials discuss goals for the Trump-Zelensky call

July 19, 2019

Kurt Volker 4:49 p.m. Can we three do a call tomorrow-say noon WASHINGTON?

Gordon Sondland 6:50 p.m. Looks like Potus call tomorrow. I spike [sic] directly to Zelensky and gave him a full briefing. He’s got it.

Gordon Sondland 6:52 p.m. Sure!

Kurt Volker 7:01 p.m. Good. Had breakfast with Rudy this morning-teeing up call w Yermak Monday. Must have helped. Most impt is for Zelensky to say that he will help investigation-and address any specific personnel issues-if there are any

These texts provide the earliest known example of the participants suggesting Zelensky will need to promise Trump something – without raising the other side of a potential quid pro quo, though. Sondland suggests he has briefed Zelensky on what to expect on his upcoming call with Trump. In response, Volker refers to the specific idea that Zelensky should tell Trump that “he will help investigation.”

Concerns about Ukraine becoming an ‘instrument’

July 21, 2019

Bill Taylor 1:45 a.m. Gordon, one thing Kurt and I talked about yesterday was Sasha Danyliuk’s point that President Zelenskyy is sensitive about Ukraine being taken seriously, not merely as an instrument in Washington domestic, reelection politics.

Gordon Sondland 4:45 a.m. Absolutely, but we need to get the conversation started and the relationship built, irrespective of the pretext. I am worried about the alternative.

Here comes the first indication that this was understood as relating to Trump’s political prospects. “Sasha Danyliuk” appears to refer to Oleksandr Danylyuk, Ukraine’s former finance minister who recently resigned as Zelensky’s secretary of the national security and defence council. Per Taylor, he said Zelensky was wary of it looking like the United States dictated its business to Ukraine. Sondland, interestingly, responds by referring to the “pretext” of the two countries’ conversation and relationship. It’s not clear to what he is referring.

Officials plan Trump and Zelensky’s July 25 call

July 22, 2019

Kurt Volker 4:27 p.m. Orchestrated a great phone call w Rudy and Yermak. They are going to get together when Rudy goes to Madrid in a couple of weeks.

Kurt Volker 4:28 p.m. In the meantime Rudy is now advocating for phone call.

Kurt Volker 4:28 p.m. I have call into Fiona’s replacement and will call Bolton if needed.

Kurt Volker 4:28 p.m. But I can tell Bolton and you can tell Mick that Rudy agrees on a call if that helps.

Gordon Sondland 4:30 p.m. I talked to Tim Morrison Fiona’s replacement. He is pushing but feel free as well.

Volker sends along word that Giuliani is approving of Trump speaking with Zelensky by phone, and the two of them talk about how they will set it up. (“Fiona” refers to Fiona Hill, a former top Russia adviser in the White House. “Bolton” refers to then-national security adviser John Bolton. “Mick” refers to acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney.)

Volker and Yermak discuss the call before and after

July 25, 2019

Kurt Volker 8:36 a.m. Good lunch – thanks. Heard from White House-assuming President Z convinces trump he will investigate / “get to the bottom of what happened” in 2016, we will nail down date for visit to Washington. Good luck! See you tomorrow- kurt

Andrey Yermak 10:15 a.m. Phone call went well. President Trump proposed to choose any convenient dates. President Zelenskiy chose 20,21,22 September for the White House Visit. Thank you again for your help! Please remind Mr. Mayor to share the Madrid’s dates

Kurt Volker 10:16 a.m. Great-thanks and will do!

Here’s the big one. For the first time that we know of, a U.S. official ties Zelensky’s investigative promise to getting a White House visit – a potential quid pro quo. Volker, importantly, also indicates this was a message conveyed from the White House. And this came before the Trump-Zelensky call, so this was more coaching from U.S. diplomats of what Zelensky was supposed to say.

Yermak responds after the call and floats a few dates. These dates have now passed, though, and the trip has still not been planned.

U.S. officials advise Ukrainians on investigation language

Aug. 9, 2019

Gordon Sondland 5:35 p.m. Morrison ready to get dates as soon as Yermak confirms.

Kurt Volker 5:46 p.m. Excellent!! How did you sway him? 🙂

Gordon Sondland 5:47 p.m. Not sure i did. I think potus really wants the deliverable

Kurt Volker 5:48 p.m. But does he know that?

Gordon Sondland 5:48 p.m. Yep

Gordon Sondland 5:48 p.m. Clearly lots of convos going on

Kurt Volker 5:48 p.m. Ok—then that’s good it’s coming from two separate sources

Gordon Sondland 5:51 p.m. To avoid misundestandings [sic], might be helpful to ask Andrey for a draft statememt [sic] (embargoed) so that we can see exactly what they propose to cover. Even though Ze does a live presser they can still summarize in a brief statement. Thoughts?

Kurt Volker 5:51 p.m. Agree!

Here, Volker and Sondland plot out a potential statement Ukraine might make, in addition to a live press conference where Zelensky (they’ve apparently been led to believe) would make an announcement. Sondland also refers to a “deliverable” – apparently a reference to the end result of Ukraine actually announcing the investigations – and suggests Trump is anxious to get it.

Giuliani’s input sought on Ukraine statement

Aug. 9, 2019

Kurt Volker 11:27 a.m. Hi Mr Mayor! Had a good chat with Yermak last night. He was pleased with your phone call. Mentioned Z making a statement. Can we all get on the phone to make sure I advise Z correctly as to what he should be saying? Want to make sure we get this done right. Thanks!

Gordon Sondland Good idea Kurt. I am on Pacific time.

Rudy Giuliani Yes can you call now going to Fundraiser at 12:30

Volker loops Giuliani in on what the Ukraine statement might say. Again, Giuliani has suggested this meant the State Department was on-board with his efforts.

Yermak seeks date for White House visit

Aug. 10, 2019

Andrey Yermak 4:56 p.m. Hi Kurt. Please let me know when you can talk. I think it’s possible to make this declaration and mention all these things. Which we discussed yesterday. But it will be logic to do after we receive a confirmation of date. We inform about date of visit and about our expectations and our guarantees for future visit. Let discuss it

Kurt Volker 5:01 p.m. Ok! It’s late for you—why don’t we talk in my morning, your afternoon tomorrow? Say 10am/5pm?

Kurt Volker 5:02 p.m. I agree with your approach. Let’s iron out statement and use that to get date and then Prez can go forward with it?

Andrey Yermak 5:26 p.m. Ok

Kurt Volker 5:38 p.m. Great. Gordon is available to join as well

Andrey Yermak 5:41 p.m. Excellent

Andrey Yermak 5:42 p.m. Once we have a date, will call for a press briefing, announcing upcoming visit and outlining vision for the reboot of US­-UKRAINE relationship, including among other things Burisma and election meddling in investigations

Kurt Volker 5:42 p.m. Sounds great!

Yermak has apparently been given a list of things that should be included in the statement. But – and this is the key – he wants to get a date for a White House visit before Ukraine makes the commitments. This, again, suggests that the meeting was used as leverage. Volker proposes that they could finalize the statement and then use that to convince Trump to schedule the meeting.

Also important here is that Yermak refers explicitly to the investigations into the origins of the Russia investigation and the Bidens (Burisma).

Desire for specific references in Ukrainian statement

Aug. 13, 2019

Kurt Volker 10:26 a.m. Special attention should be paid to the problem of interference in the political processes of the United States especially with the alleged involvement of some Ukrainian politicians. I want to declare that this is unacceptable. We intend to initiate and complete a transparent and unbiased investigation of all available facts and episodes, including those involving Burisma and the 2016 U.S. elections, which in tum will prevent the recurrence of this problem in the future.

Gordon Sondland 10:27 a.m. Perfect. Lets send to Andrey after our call

They appear to be reviewing language intended for Ukraine’s statement.

Aug. 17, 2019

Gordon Sondland 3:06 p.m. Do we still want Ze to give us an unequivocal draft with 2016 and Boresma?

Kurt Volker 4:34 p.m. That’s the clear message so far …

Kurt Volker 4:34 p.m. I’m hoping we can put something out there that causes him to respond with that

Gordon Sondland 4:41 p.m. Unless you think otherwise I will return Andreys call tomorrow and suggest they send us a clean draft.

Volker suggests someone is giving a “clear message” that the Ukraine statement should be specific about the two investigations. It’s not clear who that message is coming from.

Yermak shares report of U.S. withholding assistance

Aug. 29, 2019

Andrey Yermak 2:28 a.m. Need to talk with you

Andrey Yermak 3:06 a.m. https://www.politico.corn/story/2019/08/28/trump-ukraine-military-aid-russia-1689531

Kurt Volker 6:55 a.m. Hi Andrey — absolutely. When is good for you?

The link here is to a Politico story about the Trump administration deciding to withhold $250 million in military aid to Ukraine. Reporting has suggested Ukraine might not have known it was being withheld, though Yermak doesn’t specifically indicate that this is the first time they are finding out about it.

U.S officials discuss Trump’s trip, withholding military assistance for Ukraine

Aug. 30, 2019

Bill Taylor 12:14 a.m. Trip canceled

Kurt Volker 12:16 a.m. Hope VPOTUS keeps the bilat — and tees up WH visit…

Kurt Volker 12:16 a.m. And hope Gordon and Perry still going …

Gordon Sondland 5:31 a.m. I am going. Pompeo is speaking to Potus today to see if he can go.

“The bilat” refers to Vice President Pence’s visit to Poland, where he would meet Zelensky.

Sept. 1, 2019

Bill Taylor 12:08 p.m. Are we now saying that security assistance and WH meeting are conditioned on investigations?

Gordon Sondland 12:42 p.m. Call me

For the first time, one of the diplomats suggests the military aid — separate from the meeting — is being withheld as leverage. It’s not clear why Taylor believes that. It could simply be that he saw the newspaper stories like the one Yermak shared.

Sondland’s response – “Call me” – suggests he knows they shouldn’t discuss things in a written form which could wind up in inquiries like this.

Sept. 8, 2019

Gordon Sondland 11:20 a.m. Guys multiple convos with Ze, Potus. Lets talk

Bill Taylor 11:21 a.m. Now is fine with me

Kurt Volker 11:26 a.m. Try again—could not hear

Bill Taylor 11:40 a.m. Gordon and I just spoke. I can brief you if you and Gordon don’t connect

Bill Taylor 12:37 p.m. The nightmare is they give the interview and don’t get the security assistance. The Russians love it. (And I quit.)

The three of them seem to try to salvage the situation. Taylor against suggests exasperation.

Sept. 9, 2019

Bill Taylor 12:31 a.m. The message to the Ukrainians (and Russians) we send with the decision on security assistance is key. With the hold, we have already shaken their faith in us. Thus my nightmare scenario.

Bill Taylor 12:34 a.m. Counting on you to be right about this interview, Gordon.

Gordon Sondland 12:37 a.m. Bill, I never said I was “right”. I said we are where we are and believe we have identified the best pathway forward. Lets hope it works.

Bill Taylor 12:47 a.m. As I said on the phone, I think it’s crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign.

Gordon Sondland 5:19 a.m. Bill, I believe you are incorrect about President Trump’s intentions. The President has been crystal clear no quid pro quo’s of any kind. The President is trying to evaluate whether Ukraine is truly going to adopt the transparency and reforms that President Zelensky promised during his campaign I suggest we stop the back and forth by text If you still have concerns I recommend you give Lisa Kenna or S a call to discuss them directly. Thanks.

Another big moment: Taylor repeats his concern that military aid is being withheld for bad reasons – this time suggesting it’s “for help with a political campaign.” Sondland again suggests they talk about it rather than text, and delivers a lengthy defense of Trump that again suggests he’s mindful of who might see these texts one day.

This conversation, notably, came eight days after Taylor first raised this prospect, and he apparently hadn’t been disavowed of it during that time period.

Ann Gerhart contributed to this report.

Read more:

What’s next in the Trump impeachment inquiry, and will Trump cooperate with it?

Three deeply problematic aspects of newly released text messages centered on the Ukraine scandal

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Source Article from https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/10/04/read-text-message-excerpts-between-us-diplomats-giuliani-ukrainian-aide/

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Michael Cohen has one last self-embarrassment before three-year prison sentence – Washington Examiner
Michael Cohen has one last self-embarrassment before three-year prison sentence – Washington Examiner

Michael Cohen, eager masochist and former gofer to President Trump, couldn’t go to prison without one last act of self-humiliation.

Everything ever written about Cohen paints a cautionary tale for young boys. Now, son, here’s a man you don’t want to become. Whether he’s confessing his unrequited love for his boss (“I’m the guy who would take a bullet for the president”) or taking “responsibility” for his years of bank fraud and his taxi medallion scheme (he also neglected to claim income from the sale of a luxury purse), there is no redeeming quality to Cohen’s public life.

And yet he insists on making it public, like some weird, degrading kink.

Before going away to federal prison for three years, Cohen had yet another embarrassment to bring on himself.

“I hope that when I rejoin my family and friends that the country will be in a place without xenophobia, injustice, and lies at the helm of our country,” he read from prepared remarks, no doubt feeling his heart pound with adrenaline. “There still remains much to be told and I look forward to the day that I can share the truth.”

The day that he could “share the truth” was apparently not any of the days since Nov. 29, 2018, the day he pleaded guilty to a litany of charges. “Much to be told” was apparently too much for his two days of congressional testimony in February.

Cohen is apparently under the impression that the public is desperate to hear more from the guy who once dreamed like a child of being mayor of New York. We’ll all certainly be on the edge of our seats for three years to hear once again from the guy who stupidly pleaded guilty to a ridiculous campaign finance violation — in addition to tax evasion, bank fraud, and lying to Congress.

It’s as if Cohen googled “media expert,” clicked on the first result and then paid $1,000 for advice on what to say before going to prison. The result was his condemnation of Trump’s “xenophobia, injustice, and lies.”

How very novel. We haven’t heard any of that before on CNN, MSNBC, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Time magazine, the Associated Press, ABC, CBS …

Go away, Michael Cohen. There are, I’m guessing, equally exhilarating ways to embarrass yourself in prison.

Source Article from https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/michael-cohen-has-one-last-self-embarrassment-before-three-year-prison-sentence

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Trump unveils controversial drug price rules in a last-ditch attempt to fulfill campaign promise – CNN
Trump unveils controversial drug price rules in a last-ditch attempt to fulfill campaign promise – CNN

By Tami Luhby, CNN

Updated 6:42 PM ET, Fri November 20, 2020

Source Article from https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/20/politics/trump-unveils-controversial-drug-price-rules/index.html

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Liberal writers attacked Eric Adams for questioning New York City mayoral voting numbers – Fox News
Liberal writers attacked Eric Adams for questioning New York City mayoral voting numbers – Fox News
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Media top headlines June 30

CNN and MSNBC’s ratings collapsing, Ilhan Omar telling CNN she doesn’t regret equating US and Israel with the Taliban, and an MSNBC legal analyst praising Attorney General Garland for personally scooping ice cream for DOJ employees round out today’s top media headlines

New York City mayoral candidate Eric Adams’ complaint about possible irregularities in the 2021 Democratic primary drew outrage from some prominent liberal writers, but the city’s beleaguered Board of Elections acknowledged a huge disparity in the count Tuesday.

The Brooklyn Borough president and former police chief currently holds a lead in the ranked choice primary, where voters ranked their top five preferred candidates rather than just choosing one, but Adams said the vote total on Tuesday was 100,000 more than the total counted on election night. The NYC Board of Elections acknowledged a “discrepancy” in Tuesday’s ranked choice voting count, revealing it counted “both test and election night results, producing approximately 135,000 additional records” and would have to re-tabulate the results.

ERIC ADAMS RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT LATEST NYC MAYORAL RESULTS, ELECTIONS BOARD ACKNOWLEDGES ‘DISCREPANCY’

But before Adams’ concerns were validated, left-wing writers attacked him as no better than former President Donald Trump claiming the 2020 election was rigged against him. Their outlets also notably did not push back and even promoted Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams’ claims that her 2018 gubernatorial defeat was rigged by Republican opponent Brian Kemp. 

Vox writer Ian Millhiser called Adams’ statement “some Donald Trump s–t.”

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes reacted to the situation, “Something to consider is that the corrosive Big Lie conspiracy-theorizing and delegitimization of elections that Trump and the GOP have unleashed, won’t necessarily just stay contained to them.”

Like many of his MSNBC colleagues, Hayes was receptive to Abrams’ repeated argument that she lost a rigged election to Kemp. On Hayes’ podcast in 2020, she told him, “I can’t prove I would have won, but it’s a pretty solid thing that I would have been the governor of Georgia” if voter suppression, in her view, hadn’t taken place.

NYC MAYORAL PRIMMARY LEADER ADAMS CALLS HIMSELF ‘FACE OF THE NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY’

“It was a 50,000-vote margin,” Hayes said sympathetically.

Hayes went onto criticize the Board of Elections on Tuesday as news of the number discrepancy broke.

Another liberal writer, Jeet Heer, wrote sarcastically, “Big shout out to the pundits who celebrated Adams as a “‘normie’ and the sensible centrist” in response to Adams’ statement.

“Everyone’s ‘Eric Adams is like Trump’ tweets could use an edit function right now,” writer Anthony Fisher tweeted Tuesday night.

Under New York City’s new ranked-choice voting system, voters can choose their top five candidates in order. If no candidate receives a majority of votes in the first round, election officials knock off the candidate with the least amount of first-choice votes and count the second-choice option on the ballots that ranked the losing candidate highest. 

It won’t be known until July at the earliest who won the Democratic primary. The winner will be the favorite to win the general election this fall to succeed term-limited Bill de Blasio, D.

The fiasco is not only frustrating the candidates and New York City voters who want to know who the Democratic nominee will be, but also CNN.

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The liberal outlet fretted Wednesday that “in flubbing the exercise, the board also risked handing additional fodder to right-wingers in states and municipalities across the country, who might now seek to parlay the error into momentum for suppressive new voting laws.”

Fox News’ Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.

Source Article from https://www.foxnews.com/media/liberal-writers-eric-adams-new

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Biden stops short of accusing Russia of war crimes as his UN ambassador says banned weapons are being moved into Ukraine – CNN
Biden stops short of accusing Russia of war crimes as his UN ambassador says banned weapons are being moved into Ukraine – CNN

Russia is intentionally targeting Ukrainian civilians in its attack on the country, the US President alleged Wednesday, adding to mounting Western warnings of Moscow’s brutality as the human toll of the seven-day war creeps higher.

Despite the accusation, President Joe Biden stopped short of formally saying Moscow is committing war crimes, though his envoy to the United Nations accused Russia of preparing to use banned weapons, including “cluster munitions and vacuum bombs,” in Ukraine. And she issued a stark warning to invading Russian soldiers.

“Your leaders are lying to you. Do not commit war crimes,” US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said during remarks to an emergency session of the General Assembly.

“Do everything you can to put down your weapons and leave Ukraine,” she implored.

Her warnings reflected the growing fear among Western officials that Russian President Vladimir Putin could be employing brutal new tactics in his war after failing to advance as quickly as expected during the invasion’s earliest days.

Russia’s bombing of civilian targets has intensified in the past days, sending death counts higher and leading to new fears for the capital Kyiv.

Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said Wednesday more than 2,000 Ukrainian civilians have so far been killed amid Russia’s ongoing invasion, though United Nations estimates have put that number much lower. The agency said some transport infrastructures, houses, hospitals and kindergartens have been “destroyed” by Russian forces over the last seven days.

Biden said it was evident civilians were being targeted by Russia.

“It’s clear they are,” he said, echoing an accusation made earlier by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that Putin’s forces are dropping munitions on innocent people.

Unlike Johnson, however, Biden stopped short of labeling Russia’s actions a war crime.

“We are following it very closely,” Biden said. “It’s too early to say that.”

Inside the General Assembly hall at the United Nations, Thomas-Greenfield warned Russia is “preparing to increase the brutality of its campaign,” citing videos showing Russian forces moving “exceptionally lethal weaponry into Ukraine.”

Her references to cluster munitions and vacuum bombs are the first US acknowledgment of those weapons being moved into the country. country. They are banned under the Geneva Convention for their destructive capacity.

A Russian thermobaric multiple rockets launcher was spotted by a CNN team south of Belgorod, Russia, near the Ukrainian border early Saturday afternoon.

These types of weapons do not use conventional ammunition. Instead, they are filled with high-temperature, high-pressure explosive. They are sometimes called “vacuum bombs” because they suck in the oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a powerful explosion and a large pressure wave that can have enormous destructive effects.

Biden was speaking a day after delivering a harsh condemnation of Putin during his annual State of the Union address. He generated bipartisan applause for his denunciation of the Russian invasion and the united response from the West in imposing punishing economic sanctions.

On Wednesday, Biden reiterated that sanctioning Russian oil exports remained a possibility, though officials have cautioned they will work to minimize the impact of such a move on US and global oil prices.

“Nothing is off the table,” Biden said when specifically pressed on banning Russian oil exports.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki told CNN earlier the administration would strongly weigh the possibility of significant disruption to US and global oil markets when making a decision.

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky, who has remained in the capital Kyiv as it comes under fire, has called on the US and other Western nations to step up their sanctions packages. He has also asked for the US and other nations to enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine, a prospect that’s been rejected by the US.

Operating from a bunker, Zelensky has repeatedly said he plans to remain in the country, even as he describes himself as Russia’s top target during the invasion. The US has said previously it is providing a broad range of support for Zelensky, though hasn’t detailed what measures it’s taking to protect him.

Biden said Wednesday it is up to Zelensky whether he wants to remain in his country as it comes under siege by Russia.

“I think it’s his judgment to make and we’re doing everything we can to help him,” Biden said.

CNN has reported previously that the US has discussed contingency plans with Zelensky about leaving Ukraine or relocating to Lviv. Zelensky has stated repeatedly he wants to stay in the capital.

Biden and Zelensky spoke for 30 minutes on Tuesday.

Source Article from https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/02/politics/biden-ukraine/index.html

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2 Chicago police officers shot in Lawndale on West Side, taken to hospital, officials say – WLS-TV
2 Chicago police officers shot in Lawndale on West Side, taken to hospital, officials say – WLS-TV
CHICAGO (WLS) — Two Chicago police officers were shot Sunday morning in Lawndale on the West Side.

The shooting happened about 7:30 a.m. in the 1500 block of South Lawndale Avenue, Chicago police said.

A man fired shots at the two officers who approached him, according to Chicago police.

The officers were transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital, according to CPD spokesman Tom Ahern.

One officer is in critical, but stable after being shot in the hip and shoulder-upper chest area, according to police. The other is in good condition after being struck in the hand, police added.

Police officials and Mayor Lori Lightfoot addressed the shooting Sunday morning at Mt. Sinai Hospital.

“This is the 29th officer in 2021 with the Chicago Police Department shot at or shot,” said CPD Supt. David Brown. “The fifth and sixth officers shot in 2021. This totals for the last 15 months a 108 shot at or shot. Sixteen shot in the last 15 months.”
“It just underscores the danger the men and women in the police department face every single day,” Mayor Lightfoot said.

The person who fired shots at the officers was also struck, according to Ahern. One of the officers returned fire and struck him on the leg, police said.

A weapon was recovered and the offender was then placed into custody, according to a preliminary statement from Supt. Brown.

That offender’s condition is stable at Stroger Hospital, police said.

The specifics of the incident, including the comprehensive use of force investigation, are being investigated by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability with full cooperation of the Chicago Police Department, the statement said. The officers involved will be placed on routine administrative duties for a period of 30 days, the statement added.

Sun-Times Media contributed to this report.

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Por qué Donald Trump todavía no tiene asegurada la candidatura republicana a la presidencia de EE.UU. – BBC Mundo
Por qué Donald Trump todavía no tiene asegurada la candidatura republicana a la presidencia de EE.UU. – BBC Mundo

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Donald Trump ha ganado muchas batallas, pero todavía no la guerra.

Donald Trump sigue acumulando victorias y en el camino hacia la candidatura republicana a la presidencia de EE.UU. cada vez quedan menos contrincantes.

Al derrotar claramente a Marco Rubio en su propio estado de Florida el martes, Trump obligó al cubanoamericano a convertirse en el noveno precandidato en abandonar la contienda.

Y después de sus victorias en Misuri, Carolina del Norte e Illinois, el millonario no sólo extendió aún más su ventaja sobre su más cercano perseguidor, Ted Cruz, sino que también más que cuadruplica en número de delegados al tercero en contienda, John Kasich.

De hecho, todo indica que nadie va llevar más delegados que Trump a la convención del Partido Republicano.

Pero eso no significa que el magnate tenga la nominación asegurada.

Antes bien, para algunos analistas, su derrota de Trump ante Kasich en Ohio –la primera victoria de este último en lo que va de las primarias– podría incluso terminar siendo aquella que termine costándole la candidatura del “Great Old Party”.

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La victoria de Kasich en Ohio podría ser una derrota decisiva para las aspiraciones Trump.

La razón: la continuidad del gobernador de Ohio en la carrera aumenta las probabilidades de que el polémico millonario no logre los 1.237 delegados necesarios para asegurarse la nominación.

Y eso desembocaría en lo que se conoce como una “convención negociada”, en la que Cruz, Kasich, o incluso un nuevo nominado de última hora, podrían resultar electos, si logran convencer a una mayoría de delegados que ellos tienen más posibilidades de derrotar al eventual candidato del Partido Demócrata.

Un asunto de delegados

Parte del problema para Trump es que si bien el magnate se ha impuesto en 20 de los 31 estados disputados hasta la fecha, de estos solamente Florida, Illinois y Ohio le dan todos sus delegados al ganador, en lugar de repartirlos entre los candidatos.

Y hasta el momento de redactar este artículo eso le ha significado a Trump un total de 673 delegados. De lejos le siguen Cruz (411) y Kasich (143).

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En una convención negociada la mayoría de los delegados están en libertad de votar por cualquier candidato. Pero lo que acostumbra ser una fiesta puede terminar convirtiéndose en una batalla.

De hecho, como hace notar la revista Time, a pesar de su arrolladora marcha, Trump no ha conseguido igualar los resultados que, para estas fechas, habían conseguido John McCain y Mitt Romney en las primarias de 2008 y 2012, respectivamente.

Y, para evitar una convención negociada, el millonario tendría que obtener casi 55% de los delegados todavía en disputa. A la fecha su promedio es 47%.

“Hasta el momento Trump se ha mostrado fuerte en primarias abiertas y los estados del sur”, explica Time.

“Pero el resto de la carrera no le va a ser tan favorable”, afirma la publicación, que destaca que Cruz y Kasich están bien posicionados para arrebatarle delegados a Trump, especialmente en los estados del medio oeste y la zona de las Montañas Rocallosas.

Y algo parecido piensa el sitio de información política en internet The Hill, que proyecta que Trump podría quedarse a unos 100 delegados de los 1.237 necesarios.

“Un verdadero desastre”

No todos, sin embargo, coinciden en este análisis.

Según The New Tork Times, Trump nada más necesita mantener su actual nivel de apoyo para garantizarse la nominación, aunque victorias en California, Arizona y Nueva York parecen indispensables.

Y el empresario ya ha demostrado su capacidad para superar las expectativas y sorprender a los analistas más experimentados.

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Thomas E. Dewey (a la derecha) fue el último candidato republicano electo en una “convención negociada”, en 1948. Luego perdió las elecciones frente a Harry S. Truman.

Pero además, aunque la animadversión entre el millonario y el establishment republicano está bien documentada, todavía está por verse si los líderes del partido realmente están dispuestos a ir contra la voluntad de la mayoría de los votantes.

Trump ya advirtió que una decisión en ese sentido podría terminar generando violencia y caos. “Habrían disturbios”, le dijo el millonario este miércoles al programa News Day de CNN.

“Yo no los lideraría, pero creo que pasarían cosas malas”, dijo el candidato, quien ha sido acusado por sus rivales de promover la violencia durante la campaña.

“Represento a muchos millones de personas… Si les roban sus derechos, creo que habría problemas como no se han visto nunca antes”, advirtió el magnate, quien también podría decidir presentarse a las presidenciales como independiente.

Y el mismo Ted Cruz también habló en contra de una convención negociada, calificando esa posibilidad de “verdadero desastre”.

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Trump ha dicho que negarle la nominación en una convención negociada podría generar violencia.

“Hay algunos en Washington que tienen sueños febriles de una convención negociada. Están descontentos con la forma en la que la gente está votando y quieren tirar en paracaídas a su candidato favorito”, dijo Cruz.

“La gente tendría todo el derecho a rebelarse“, agregó el senador tejano.

Esa opinión, sin embargo, no la comparte el gobernador Kasich, quien tras ganar en Ohio aspira a convertirse en el candidato del establishment republicano.

“Si no puedes ganar en Ohio, no puedes ser presidente (de EE.UU.)”, declaró después de su victoria Kasich, repitiendo el aforsimo según el cuál ese estado es un buen indicador de la intención de voto en la nación norteamericana.

Lo que sugiere que la carrera por la nominación republicana, lejos de definirse el martes, en realidad sólo se volvió más interesante.

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10 Republicans roll out $600B stimulus plan as Cassidy says White House ‘never reached out’ – Fox News
10 Republicans roll out $600B stimulus plan as Cassidy says White House ‘never reached out’ – Fox News
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Republican senators propose $600 billion coronavirus relief compromise plan

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., tells ‘Fox News Sunday’ the proposed measure is ‘targeted to the needs of the American people.’

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., accused President Biden of abandoning true unity for a “patina of unity” and said the president failed to reach out to his group of bipartisan centrist senators before releasing his $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus proposal earlier in January.

Cassidy is among ten Republican senators who proposed an alternative $600 billion coronavirus relief package on Sunday.

BIDEN PROPOSES SPENDING $1.9 TRILLION AS HE UNVEILS ‘RESCUE PLAN’ FOR AMERICA

“We’re targeted to the needs of the American people, treating our tax dollars as if they’re our tax dollars not just money to spend,” Cassidy told “Fox News Sunday.” “If you say you want bipartisanship … and then you have a budget reconciliation which is chock-full of payouts to Democratic constituency groups … you don’t want bipartisanship, you want the patina of bipartisanship.”

Cassidy claimed that Biden did not even try to work with his bipartisan group of senators.

“The President’s team did not reach out to anybody in our group, either Democrat or Republican when they fashioned their proposal,” Cassidy said. “So if you want unity, if you want bipartisanship, you ought to start with a group that’s shown it’s willing to work together for a common solution. They did not.”

In this Jan. 11 file photo, pre-kindergarten teacher Angela Panush reads a story to her students at Dawes Elementary in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, Pool File)

Cassidy said the senators’ proposal matches Biden’s $160 billion pledge to fund vaccinations and includes $20 billion “to get kids back to school.” Cassidy and his fellow Senate Republicans Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah, Rob Portman of Ohio, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Todd Young of Indiana, Jerry Moran of Kansas, Mike Rounds of South Dakota, and Thom Tillis of North Carolina sent Biden a letter on Sunday.

“In the spirit of bipartisanship and unity, we have developed a COVID-19 relief framework that builds on prior COVID assistance laws, all of which passed with bipartisan support,” they wrote. “Our proposal reflects many of your stated priorities, and with your support, we believe that this plan could be approved quickly by Congress with bipartisan support.”

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Cassidy said direct coronavirus relief payments need to be more targeted.

“Above a certain income level, that money’s not spent … doesn’t stimulate the economy,” he said.

Biden said his proposal would speed the nation’s COVID vaccination program, boost coronavirus testing capacity to help reopen businesses and schools and provide for $1,400 stimulus checks for Americans.

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Biden labeled it his “American Rescue Plan.”

“We not only have an economic imperative to act now — I believe we have a moral obligation,” Biden said during a televised address on Jan. 14.

Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.

Source Article from https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bill-cassidy-biden-coronavirus-stimulus-600-billion-bipartisan

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South Korean court issues arrest warrant for Yoon over martial law decree – Al Jazeera English
South Korean court issues arrest warrant for Yoon over martial law decree – Al Jazeera English
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A least 9 dead as massive winter storm leaves more than a million without power and bitter cold across much of US – CNN
A least 9 dead as massive winter storm leaves more than a million without power and bitter cold across much of US – CNN
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Boeing’s fix for 737 Max may take three to six months, Bank of America predicts – CNBC
Boeing’s fix for 737 Max may take three to six months, Bank of America predicts – CNBC

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The software fix that Boeing said it is working on could take as long as six months, according to Bank of America.

Boeing earlier this week said a software change is in the works as well as updates to pilot manuals and training and the Federal Aviation Administration said it would mandate those changes by April.

“Once Boeing identifies the issue on the 737 MAX, the most likely scenario, in our view, is that the company will take about 3-6 months to come up with a fix and certify the fix,” the bank’s analyst Ronald Epstein said in a note on Thursday.



The FAA on Wednesday grounded all Boeing 737 Max jets in the U.S., citing links between two fatal crashes. The turnaround came after dozens of countries around the world grounded the planes, tanking the stock nearly 11 percent this week, on pace to post its biggest weekly decline since 2008.

Bank of America kept its buy rating and $480 price-target on Boeing as the bank believes the investigation would have a “definitive timeline” as the recovery of the black boxes is already underway. This would significantly reduce the uncertainty around Boeing and the 737 Max model, the bank said. The two black boxes from the Boeing 737 MAX 8 that crashed on March 10 in Ethiopia were being taken to Paris for investigation.

“We would expect Boeing to continue to produce the 737 at the current rate of 52 per month in order to minimize disruption in the supply chain. Boeing may have to carry inventory in its balance sheet of about $5.5bn per quarter. We would expect working capital to improve as the aircraft begins delivery again,” Epstein said.

The bank predicts that the rentals Boeing would have to pay for alternative airlines would cost the company $500 million or $0.88 per share in the first quarter.

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Twitter puts warning on Trump tweet for ‘threat of harm’ against DC protesters – CNN
Twitter puts warning on Trump tweet for ‘threat of harm’ against DC protesters – CNN

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Crónica. “¿Se puede vivir sin noticias o historias?” – El Universal
Crónica. “¿Se puede vivir sin noticias o historias?” – El Universal

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Los jóvenes escuchan a los académicos, profesionales de los medios de comunicación y a estrellas de la creación literaria que resaltan el valor del periódico en la civilización, y con sus palabras iluminan el mundo de la noticia, el dato informativo, las historias de la vida real que suenan a novela, en un proceso del conocimiento que se galvaniza en los espacios de opinión, allí donde ahora también entran los comentarios ciudadanos que llegan a modificar la realidad.

Así es el viaje a través del periodismo en el que participan cientos de estudiantes universitarios, que responden a la convocatoria hecha por EL UNIVERSAL, quienes reciben cátedra de la escritora brasileña Nélida Piñón, Elena Poniatowska, Adriana Malvido, Ignacio Solares, Héctor de Mauleón y de los conocedores de la política y los medios de comunicación, Manuel Castells, Francisco Valdés Ugalde y Leonardo Curzio.

Ellos, provenientes de España, Brasil, México; con bitácoras de viaje en las letras, en los reportajes de fondo, en el periodismo cultural, en la investigación académica y el análisis político, reconocen la iniciativa del Presidente Ejecutivo y del Consejo de Administración de EL UNIVERSAL, Licenciado Juan Francisco Ealy Ortiz, de invitarlos a aportar a la reflexión sobre el periodismo.

El Encuentro Internacional de Periodismo, que tiene este viernes su segundo y último día de deliberaciones, es el punto de partida a una ruta de celebraciones que concluye en octubre de 2016, con el festejo de los 100 años de El Gran Diario de México.

“Qué excelente idea del señor Ealy Ortiz de organizar este encuentro y llamar a periodistas de distintos diarios”, comenta Elena Poniatowska, y reconoce que el encuentro va dirigido “a ustedes, los periodistas y escritores del futuro”, afirma ante los cientos de estudiantes que escuchan sobre periodismo, desde la experiencia de la autora de La Noche de Tlatelolco.

Juan Ramón de la Fuente, ex rector de la UNAM, así como Magdalena Carral, integrante del Consejo Editorial de esta casa, escuchan los diálogos que transcurren entre ponentes y presentadores de las mesas de análisis sobre cultura, lenguaje, comunicación y política, y que es ocasión para el reconocimiento a las contribuciones al periodismo de José Emilio Pacheco, Rosario Castellanos, Ryszard Kapuscinski, Carlos Monsiváis, que corren a cargo de Poniatowska.

El gran salón Juárez, del Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco, en el que predomina el público de mochila, mezclilla y tenis, se impregna de la energía de la combativa Elena Poniatowska que acusa al gobierno de mentir, corrupción e ineptitud en el caso de los 43 estudiantes normalistas de Ayotzinapa desaparecidos, y levanta una aclamación de quienes desean ser profesionales en los medios, y a quienes les dice que “los reporteros son el alma de los periódicos”.

Escuchan a Nélida Piñón decir que “quienes somos nosotros está dentro del periódico”, y deja una pregunta: “¿Se puede vivir sin las noticias, sin la intriga, sin historias?”.

En la culminación, Ernesto Velázquez, director de TV UNAM, agradece la participación de la diversidad de periodistas y académicos. A manera de cierre, refiere la certeza de Fernando Savater, que ha dicho: “¡Viva el periodismo!”.

Source Article from http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/nacion/sociedad/2015/09/12/cronica-se-puede-vivir-sin-noticias-o-historias

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State Department raises global travel advisory and urges US citizens to reconsider travel abroad – CNN
State Department raises global travel advisory and urges US citizens to reconsider travel abroad – CNN

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Ben Sasse Slams Republican Effort to Challenge Election – The New York Times
Ben Sasse Slams Republican Effort to Challenge Election – The New York Times

The New York Post, which has supported Mr. Trump for years, proclaimed on Monday: “Give it up, Mr. President — for your sake and the nation’s.”

Mr. Trump has continued to falsely claim that Mr. Biden unfairly won the election because of widespread voter fraud and has demanded that congressional Republicans work to overturn the results. Attorney General William P. Barr has acknowledged that the Justice Department had uncovered no such fraud that would have changed the outcome and the Supreme Court, as well as courts in at least eight key states across the country, has refused or rejected challenges waged by the Trump campaign in an attempt to throw out the results of the election. Those challenges have not come close to overturning the results in a single state.

Still there is a substantial rift in the party. While a steady stream of House Republicans have announced their willingness to object to the electoral votes of critical states, Mr. Hawley is the first senator to do so. He hinted on Wednesday that other senators could soon join his effort, telling reporters “a number of offices have reached out via staff to ours and said, ‘We’re interested.’”

On Thursday, he blasted out a fund-raising pitch highlighting his plan. “We must ensure that one vote means one vote in America,” read the message, which was positioned alongside a photo of Mr. Hawley and Mr. Trump. “I plan to object to the results of the Electoral College on Jan. 6, but I need your help.”

It is unclear how many — if any — of his Senate colleagues will rally to his side.

His announcement on Wednesday was met with a distinct lack of enthusiasm in many conservative circles. On the private conference call on Thursday with Senate Republicans, Senator Patrick J. Toomey of Pennsylvania, who is retiring in 2022, spoke up to make clear his “strong” disagreement with Mr. Hawley’s plan, a spokesman for Mr. Toomey confirmed.

On that same call, details of which were earlier reported by Axios, Mr. McConnell pressed Mr. Hawley to explain how he expected his objection to play out, according to a person familiar with the conversation. But Mr. Hawley was absent from the call and did not respond, prompting him to email members of the conference later, explaining that he intended to force a debate on the issue of election security and noting that the election had left many of his constituents at home disillusioned.

Mr. Hawley’s objection will force the Senate to debate his claim for up to two hours, followed by a vote on Mr. Biden’s victory. With every Senate Democrat expected to certify the election, along with at least several Republicans, the Senate is likely to affirm Mr. Biden’s victory. The House, which must also conduct the same vote, is controlled by Democrats, making certification a certainty.

Source Article from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/us/politics/ben-sasse-election-results.html

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Trump tees up a health care fight with an uncertain outcome – CNN
Trump tees up a health care fight with an uncertain outcome – CNN

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Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump has been adamant about one point this week: “The Republican Party will soon be known as the party of health care.”

      CNN’s Tami Luhby, Sarah Westwood and Jeff Zeleny contributed to this report.

    Source Article from https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/31/politics/trump-health-care-political-fight/index.html

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    US sets world record for coronavirus cases in 24 hours – The Guardian
    US sets world record for coronavirus cases in 24 hours – The Guardian
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    The US has set a world record for coronavirus cases in 24 hours, according to one count, with just over 100,000 new infections recorded.

    The daily caseload of 100,233 – as counted by Reuters – surpassed 97,894 cases reported by India on a single day in September.

    The news comes three days before the presidential election, and as Donald Trump continues to stage large-scale events at which Covid mitigation measures such as mask-wearing and social distancing are not enforced. The president himself, the first lady, senior aides and Republican leaders contracted the virus after attending such events.

    Trump, who spent time in hospital, has insisted the US is “rounding the corner” in the fight to contain the pandemic. This week his oldest son, Donald Trump Jr, a key campaign surrogate, said deaths from Covid-19 were “almost nothing”.

    According to Johns Hopkins University – which counted nearly 99,000 US cases on Friday – nearly 230,000 of more than 9m US cases of Covid-19 have resulted in death.

    The president and his campaign have sought to present a contrast to Democratic challenger Joe Biden’s promise to implement another lockdown if necessary.

    On Saturday, Biden said in a statement: “President Trump still has no plan to address Covid-19. He quit on you, on your family, on America. He just wants us to grow numb to the horrors of the death toll and the pain. We cannot afford another four years of his failed leadership.”

    On Friday, scientists at Stanford University released a study which said 18 recent Trump rallies produced more than 30,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and “likely led to more than 700 deaths”.

    The authors set out to “investigate the effects of large group meetings on the spread of Covid-19 by studying the impact of 18 Trump campaign rallies” over “up to 10 post-rally weeks for each event”.

    “Our estimate of the average treatment effect across the 18 events,” they wrote, “implies that they increased subsequent confirmed cases of Covid-19 by more than 250 per 100,000 residents.

    “Extrapolating this figure to the entire sample, we conclude that these 18 rallies ultimately resulted in more than 30,000 incremental confirmed cases of Covid-19. Applying county-specific post-event death rates, we conclude that the rallies likely led to more than 700 deaths (not necessarily among attendees)”.

    The US has exceeded its previous single-day record, of 77,299 cases registered in July, five times in the past 10 days. The number of daily infections reported in the last two days suggests the country is reporting more than one new case every second.

    Despite the overall figure, the US has a rate of about 28,100 cases per million people, which places it about 14th in the world for prevalence.

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    High-profile California housing bill clears hurdle after tense debate over local control – Los Angeles Times
    High-profile California housing bill clears hurdle after tense debate over local control – Los Angeles Times

    “A one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work for every community in California, and the strategy of ‘no’ no longer works,” McGuire said. “No matter if you are a large city, a small city, an urban county, a rural county, everyone has to do their part to be able to combat this crisis of lack of affordable housing.”

    Source Article from https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-senate-bill-50-changes-20190424-story.html

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    Florida joins Georgia in passing new voting restrictions, including limits on vote-by-mail, drop boxes | TheHill – The Hill
    Florida joins Georgia in passing new voting restrictions, including limits on vote-by-mail, drop boxes | TheHill – The Hill

    Florida on Thursday passed new voting laws that place restrictions around vote-by-mail and ballot drop boxes.

    Florida’s state legislature passed a bill that specifies who can drop off a ballot at a drop box and where drop boxes can be placed. It also stipulates that drop boxes cannot be moved 30 days before the election and that an election official must be around when the drop box is opened, NBC News reported.

    Along with drop boxes, voters will have to request to vote by mail more frequently. The bill also gives new powers to election observers and specifies that private funds cannot be used to pay election officials.

    Other changes include giving Gov. Ron DeSantisRon DeSantisFlorida joins Georgia in passing new voting restrictions, including limits on vote-by-mail, drop boxes Pence urges ‘positive’ agenda to counter Biden in first speech since leaving office Trump: I would ‘certainly’ consider DeSantis as 2024 running mate MORE (R) the power to appoint officials to local offices if the positions are left by those running for state office.

    The bill was passed in the state House 77-40 and in the Senate 23-17, according to NBC News.

    The bill was amended to be less strict, with the original version banning drop boxes completely.

    Florida joins Georgia in passing more stringent voting laws. Georgia earlier this month passed stricter voting laws that resulted in outrage from Democrats, including President BidenJoe BidenBiden prepping cybersecurity executive order in response to SolarWinds attack Photoshopped deer in Kevlar vests circulate after Biden gun control comment Majority of viewers approved of Biden address to Congress: poll MORE, who compared the Peach State’s new voting restrictions to Jim Crow laws. Other states with GOP-controlled legislatures such as Arizona are also looking at amending voting laws.

    A Florida state Democrat, Rep. Omari Hardy, mimicked language used to describe the Georgia voting bill in calling Florida’s bill the “the revival of Jim Crow in this state, whether the sponsors admit it or not.”

    “I take some issue with the fact that we’re trying to somehow restrict the vote. There are more ways to vote in Florida and a longer opportunity than just about any state in the nation,” state Rep. Ralph Massullo (R) said.

    “Fraud will be reduced as much as we can possibly do it with the work we’re doing today,” Massullo added.

    The bill not goes to DeSantis’s desk to be signed.

    Source Article from https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/551103-florida-joins-georgia-in-passing-new-voting-restrictions-including

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    Fauci: ‘I don’t think people should expect’ a domestic flight vaccine mandate – POLITICO
    Fauci: ‘I don’t think people should expect’ a domestic flight vaccine mandate – POLITICO

    The U.S. is averaging more than 200,000 cases a day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the highest level since last winter’s surge. A vaccination mandate for domestic travel would be one of the most restrictive policies from the Biden administration, though the White House has so far been reluctant to impose such a rule, which a majority of the airline industry opposes due to logistical concerns.

    “I don’t see this being announced or happening in the reasonable future unless things change dramatically,” Fauci reiterated in Monday’s interview with CNN’s Jim Acosta.

    White House officials have frequently been asked whether the administration is considering proof of vaccination to fly within the country and typically brush off the questions, directing reporters to other mitigation strategies such as masks, vaccines and booster shots. Fauci dodged multiple questions on the matter in a White House press briefing earlier this month.

    When pressed on if his position is indicative of a divide among administration officials, Fauci disagreed.

    “No, let’s clarify that, Jim. I said that is something that’s open for consideration. It’s not a question of being in favor of it or not. I’m in favor of what we can do to keep the country safe. If a situation arises where that’s something we think should be important to do, we’ll do it,” Fauci said. “Right now, that’s not going to be done. But we never take anything off the table.”

    Fauci’s Monday morning interview drew headlines similar to those in September, when news outlets reported his comments on domestic flight mandates in an interview with theSkimm.

    “It’s on the table; we haven’t decided yet,” he said in an interview this fall. “But if the president said, ‘You know, let’s go ahead and do it,’ I would be supportive of it.”

    Source Article from https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/27/fauci-domestic-flight-vaccine-mandate-526194

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