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A Radical Idea for Fixing Polarization

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For most Americans, voting for a member of Congress is one of their simplest civic duties. Every two years, they pick the candidate they like best—usually the same one they chose last time—and whoever gets the most votes will represent them and a few hundred thousand of their neighbors in the House of Representatives. In nearly every case, the winner is a Republican or Democrat, and whichever party captures the most seats secures a governing majority. That basic process has defined congressional elections for much of the past century. But…

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After four year delay, agencies to get 21st Century IDEA Act guidance this summer

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First, there as the pandemic. Then, there was the change in administration. At the same time, there were several high profile cyber threats to deal with. But the time has come to put the 21st Century IDEA Act, passed and signed into law in 2018, to the front of the priority list. The Office of Management and Budget finally is ready to issue implementation guidance for the nearly four-plus-year-old law. Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana said yesterday the new guidance will hopefully come out this summer, following a similar…

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Biden, Schumer ‘Backed Off Their Idea’ to Not Negotiate, McCarthy Says

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President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., “have finally backed off their idea that they won’t negotiate” on the debt ceiling, according to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. “They finally backed off the insane, un-rational, un-sensible idea that you just raise the debt ceiling,” McCarthy said at a joint press conference on Wednesday with Republican lawmakers in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. “The president’s selected two individuals, the [Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young] and [counselor to the president Steve] Ricchetti, to sit down…

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A Senior Republican Senator Admonishes Trump: ‘American Is an Idea, Not a Race’ – New York Times

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New York Times A Senior Republican Senator Admonishes Trump: 'American Is an Idea, Not a Race'New York TimesWASHINGTON — It was just after President Trump had finished railing in the Oval Office against African immigrants he said came from “shithole countries” when a senior Republican senator, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who was there to negotiate a …Trump is transforming the GOP against legal immigration. Will Congress follow?Los Angeles Times Few Republicans Acknowledged Trump's 'Shithole' SlurHuffPostDonald Trump faces furious backlash from world leaders, Republicans and his own diplomats over 'sh**hole'…

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A Truly Smart Idea Republicans and Democrats Actually Agree On (No, Seriously) – Businessweek

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A Truly Smart Idea Republicans and Democrats Actually Agree On (No, Seriously)BusinessweekWorried about the economic future of your children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren? Brace yourself for a big number. By one prominent economist's calculation, the U.S. federal government faces a long-term “fiscal gap”—the difference between … us democrats – Google News

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