President Biden said the Supreme Court’s ruling to strike down his student debt forgiveness plan underscores the “hypocrisy” of Republicans, who also championed dolling out billions in pandemic-related loans to businesses. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...<p>When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced in March last year that he would be sending hundreds of Texas National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, he spurred a wave of posturing from Republican governors over “securing” the border. Following Texas’ lead, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sent Florida <a href=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/florida-game-wardens-join-red-state-pilgrimage-to-southern-border”>state law enforcement officers</a> and <a href=”https://www.flgov.com/2021/07/17/governor-desantis-visits-southern-border-to-meet-with-deployed-florida-law-enforcement/”>National Guard troops</a> to Texas. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem <a href=”https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2021/06/28/kristi-noem-governor-gov-south-dakota-deploy-national-guard-troops-texas-us-mexico-border/7787945002/”>sent her state’s troops</a> as well — funded by a Tennessee <a href=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/auto-scrap-billionaire-who-paid-to-send-national-guard-to-southern-border-sounds-off-on-why-he-did-it”>auto scrap billionaire</a>. </p> Talking Points Memo
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Read More...New York Times Talking Points Brought to Trump Tower Meeting Were Shared With KremlinNew York TimesIn his speech to Western academics at a Black Sea resort last week, Mr. Putin said that American authorities had ignored the allegations against Mr. Browder and his investors because the Ziff brothers were major political donors. “They protect …Russian lawyer who met with Trump Jr 'shared talking points with Kremlin beforehand'The Independent all 30 news articles » us politics – Google News
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