City voters have for the first time narrowed the field of mayoral candidates to two women of color, a major shift away from two centuries of local politics dominated by white men.
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Democrats try delicate tax maneuvers for $3.5 trillion bill
The Democrats are proposing that the top tax rate rise back to 39.6% – in addition to a 3% surtax on Americans with adjusted income beyond $5 million a year.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Democrats revise elections bill but face Senate headwinds
Republicans have vowed to scuttle the bill, which would establish national rules for running elections, limit partisanship in the drawing of congressional districts and force the disclosure of many anonymous donors.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
California recall fails; Gov. Gavin Newsom stays in office
The election, which turned on Newsom’s response to the pandemic, mirrored the nation’s heated political divide over business closures and mask and vaccine mandates.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Secretary of State Blinken pushes back on Republican criticism of Afghan withdrawal
Antony Blinken echoes White House talking points blaming the Trump administration for making a deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Capitol rally seeks to rewrite Jan. 6 by exalting rioters
The attempted whitewashing of the attack on Congress threatens to further divide an already polarized nation that finds itself drifting away from what had been common facts and a shared commitment to civic order.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Manchin favors trimming Biden budget plan by more than half
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., says he won’t support even half that amount of President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion plan or the ambitious timetable envisioned for passing it.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
As deadline nears, panel provides no details for redrawing Maine’s voting districts
The special legislative commission had little for the public to weigh in on Friday when it held its first public hearing on the redistricting.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Republican group held ‘war games’ for state attorneys general before Trump loss
An offshoot of the Republican Attorneys General Association held a special meeting weeks before the election to discuss its strategies if then-President Donald Trump lost.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Klobuchar reveals she had breast cancer, is doing well
The Minnesota senator 61, says it was detected during a routine mammogram, and eventually she had a lumpectomy to remove it.