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Q&A: Why Bernie Sanders says his ‘Medicare for All’ dream must wait

After railing at the injustices of U.S. health care for decades, Sen. Bernie Sanders in January became the new chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee. The job gives the health care industry’s biggest Washington nemesis an unprecedented opportunity to shape health care reform in Congress. But…

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The great American bummer

50% of Americans told Gallup they're financially worse off now than last year.

Axios

George Santos fires back at Mitt Romney over SOTU snub: ‘Not very Mormon of him’

New York Republican has admitted to lying about virtually his entire background

The Independent UK

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Minn. mandates carbon-free electricity

Utilities can use a mix of solar, wind, hydropower, nuclear, hydrogen power, and biomass to meet the 2040 goal

Salon

Maryland governor, officials supporting abortion protections

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and state lawmakers are scheduled to announce support for measures protecting abortion rights

The Independent UK

Kevin McCarthy's Medicare face-plant

The new Republicans House speaker may not be the negotiation ninja that he thinks he is

Salon

Joe Biden's wife kisses Kamala Harris' husband on the LIPS in surreal moment

As all eyes were on President Joe Biden and his wife after she swanned in to cheers from the Democrats, Jill and Doug Emhoff misjudged the distance between them and appeared to make the social slip up

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In Florida, Biden aims at seniors with Social Security message

U.S. President Joe Biden traveled on Thursday to Florida and positioned his Democratic party as the sole protector of Social Security and Medicare in an aim to reclaim the state, which has a large population of retirees who rely on the programs.

Reuters

Factbox-Abortion battles in U.S. state capitols to watch in 2023

Battles over abortion are heating up in state capitol buildings across the United States as lawmakers wrestle with how much to restrict or expand abortion access after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year.

Reuters

Mississippi’s statewide filing deadline passes, guaranteeing Republicans majorities

Welcome to the Thursday, February 9, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Supreme Court might have easy outs on elections, immigration

The Supreme Court soon could find itself with easy ways out of two high-profile cases involving immigration and elections, if the justices are looking to avoid potentially messy and divisive decisions

The Independent UK

George Santos – latest: GOP Rep Nick LaLota sides with Mitt Romney and brands Santos a ‘sociopath’

Follow for updates on the latest lies and scandals swirling round the Republican congressman

The Independent UK

Commentary: Public unions are hurting Illinois

Amendment 1 to the Illinois Constitution, approved by referendum in November, was promoted as guaranteeing basic fairness for all workers. But it does something else — by prohibiting any new laws that might impinge on worker collective bargaining, Amendment 1 disempowers future elected officials from changing how government operates. Illinois…

Chicago Tribune

Fabiola Santiago: Florida parents who push for government intrusion in education are failing their kids

Dear Florida parents destroying education,

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Adriana E. Ramírez: Joe Cool

Tuesday night, President Joe Biden delivered the best State of the Union address I've heard in my lifetime. He turned what is usually a boring exercise in partisan clapping and mutual back-patting into a riveting combination pep rally, poetry slam and real-time legislative session. I was entranced the entire 72…

Salon

Sanders roasted by hometown paper

Sanders' speech was called a "word salad of talking points and name calling"

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene unapologetic over Biden heckling after State of the Union

Georgia Republican claims president talked ‘about communism and controlling private companies’

Salon

Boebert rails at Twitter "censorship"

"Did either of you approve the shadow-banning of my account?" Boebert asked former Twitter employees on Wednesday

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VIEWPOINT 2: This Valentine’s Day, show some love for America

Although the last few years have been difficult for most Americans, there still is much to love about the country President Abraham Lincoln called “the last best hope of earth” and President Ronald Reagan labeled “the shining city on a hill.”

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Editorial: State of the Union takeaway: Plenty to debate, but the debt ceiling is nonnegotiable

President Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address was a mixed bag for congressional Republicans.

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Francis Wilkinson: Kamala Harris’s biggest problem is her boss

President Joe Biden is still old. That observation might not seem quite so relevant after Biden delivered a spirited State of the Union address Tuesday night that accomplished all the White House could reasonably have hoped for. Biden, 80, rattled off meaningful achievements, slathered on some bipartisanship with a salute…

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Commentary: Welcome to Sanctuary City! Feds, pay up

Sanctuary cities are easy to declare but harder to pay for. Take New York City. It has long attracted immigrants, both legal and illegal. But the latest wave to hit—and, perhaps, overwhelm—the Big Apple comes thanks to President Joe Biden’s dismantling of border controls and disregard of immigration law.

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Editorial: North Carolina’s ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ puts LGBTQ kids at risk

At the end of the day, North Carolina’s so-called Parents’ Bill of Rights isn’t really about giving parents more control over their child’s education.

The Guardian - US

Nikki Haley presidential run would sink DeSantis and hand Trump victory – poll

Yahoo News/YouGov survey finds that an additional Republican candidate would split the vote in former president’s favor

The Independent UK

John Fetterman rushed to hospital amid concerns he may have suffered a new stroke

Democrat from Pennsylvania previously suffered a near-fatal stroke in May

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