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Some agency leaders telling employees to prepare for a government shutdown

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Even though Senate lawmakers are on the cusp of passing a bi-partisan continuing resolution to keep the government open to Nov. 17, agencies are telling their employees to prepare for a shutdown. The departments of Commerce and Homeland Security are among the agencies sending emails to employees today. “Prudent management requires the proper preparation for all contingencies, including the possibility that a lapse could occur. A lapse would mean that certain government activities would cease due to a lack of appropriated funding,” wrote Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo in an email…

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Progressive Leaders React to Current Election Results

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Washington, D.C – In response to the current state of the midterm election results, leaders from progressive organizations issued the following statements: “This was supposed to be MAGA’s triumphant night. It turned into a massive embarrassment. While we’re still awaiting final results, the overall picture is clear: Democrats massively performed the midterm fundamentals. Voters don’t like anti-abortion zealots.  Voters don’t like election deniers. Voters don’t like Trump. And voters don’t like MAGA.Trump lost more than 40 seats in his first midterm. Obama lost more than 60. Clinton over 50. Indivisibles…

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Al Qaeda leader’s death renews debate over hasty U.S. Afghanistan withdrawal

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The successful U.S. intelligence drone strike that killed longtime al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri at his Kabul safe house has also reignited the debates over President Biden’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan last year and whether the country’s new Taliban leaders are honoring a pledge to rein in terror groups operating on Afghan soil. The Washington Times stories: White House

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When It Comes To Helping Black Kids, Our Leaders Are All Talk, No Action

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I am saddened by the state of affairs in our inner cities. Recently, in Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital and the place I call home, several young people, including a 15-year-old and an 18-year-old, were murdered. Their lives cut short, never providing them with the opportunity to realize their God-given potential. The perpetuation of a black society that glorifies violence and drug use, which is often heard in rap music, has been a poison for the black community, particularly young black males. This subculture has attracted boys from a young…

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