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Flanked by 9/11 first responders, their families, and healthcare advocates such as comedian Jon Stewart, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a $34 million commitment to make the city’s long-hidden 9/11 records publicly accessible, settling a yearslong legal battle. “We are together this morning to stand steadfast alongside survivors and their families and to deliver the kind of… Source Powered by WPeMatico
The news was certainly absurd: The United Nations voted overwhelmingly to encourage the use of world maps that more accurately represent the relative size of nations and continents, moving away from the familiar Mercator projection. The “Correct the Map” resolution was pushed by African nations and passed 164-1, with six abstentions. The lone “no” vote was, unsurprisingly, the United States. Source Powered by WPeMatico
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A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Texas doesn’t want you to know how dangerous its abortion ban is The GOP doesn’t care if pregnant women die. Kansas Senate was slipping away from GOP—and Trump just made it worse Republican Sen. Roger Marshall is in for one competitive race. GOP’s midterm hopes… Source Powered by WPeMatico
If you are as serially online as the rest of us, then you might have noticed The Wall Street Journal peddling pro-capitalism content even more than usual—with a peculiar spokesperson heading the cause. That’s Mary Julia Koch, the daughter of late billionaire and GOP booster David Koch, in front of the camera in various social media clips boasting about why Americans have never had it better… Source Powered by WPeMatico
Ed Martin, one of the weirdest and dumbest attorneys in President Donald Trump’s orbit, is out. No, not out of his job as interim U.S. attorney for Washington D.C. That nonsense ended over a year ago, when it was clear he could never get confirmed. And no, not out of his job as head of the Weaponization Working Group at the Department of Justice. He got demoted from that one earlier this… Source Powered by WPeMatico
A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. Related | Americans have turned on presidential pardons… Source Powered by WPeMatico
Many women in their 60s who backed the Republican incumbent for years now point to her role in confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court as the moment when she lost their trust. By Chabeli Carrazana for The 19th Congressional candidate JoAnna Mendoza can quickly rattle off prices from the grocery store in the small town of Eloy, Arizona, where she grew up. Source Powered by WPeMatico
Happening amid President Donald Trump’s mass deportations, many were probably forced to leave. By Marty Schladen for Stateline Economists, policymakers and journalists have been puzzling over why so many workers between 25 and 54 have been leaving the labor force over the past two years. An Ohio data analyst has identified one cause that could be a warning sign for the overall… Source Powered by WPeMatico
A cartoon by Pedro Molina. Related | Trump targets public schools, healthcare… Source Powered by WPeMatico