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"The Last Politician" by Franklin Foer is a book that provides an inside look at President Joe Biden's leadership and accomplishments during his term so far. Despite his age and concerns about the economy, Biden has achieved significant policy victories, including signing the Inflation Reduction Act and the nation's first major climate bill into law. However, he faces challenges as an embattled incumbent, with criticism from progressives over his response to the crisis in Gaza. The book explores Biden's personality and conservative instincts, which have sometimes hindered leftward progress, and highlights the role of his advisors and staff in shaping his administration's progressive agenda. Overall, while Biden's presidency has not fully satisfied progressives, Foer argues that his reliance on technocrats and policy professionals has helped implement his agenda, but he will need to demonstrate energy and political capital to secure re-election. [Extracted from the article]

"Frank Church and his committee took on the CIA, the FBI, and the NSA, and succeeded in bringing them under the rule of law for the first time." Although no president had ever before gone to the funeral of a CIA officer, Ford - along with Kissinger and other top officials - attended the service for Welch. BOOKS & the ARTS ON NOVEMBER 3, 1791, IN WHAT TODAY IS western Ohio, some 1,400 US soldiers under Maj. Gen. Arthur St. Clair, accompanied by more than 100 wives, children, prostitutes, and other camp followers, stopped for the night on the banks of the Wabash River. [Extracted from the article]

This article provides an overview of the aftermath of Michael Cohen's guilty verdict in the trial against former President Donald Trump. Cohen, who was once Trump's personal attorney, expresses regret for his role in convicting the first U.S. ex-president to be criminally indicted, despite his belief that Trump is dangerous for the country. The article also mentions Cohen's appearance on MSNBC after the verdict, where he received praise from the liberal media. It describes Cohen's relationship with Trump, his role as Trump's fixer, and his handling of various tasks for Trump, including paying hush money to women. Cohen ultimately pleaded guilty to multiple charges, served time in prison, and is now planning to run for Congress. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the unjust persecution of Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, a decorated veteran and former national security advisor to President Trump, detailing how he was falsely accused and systematically smeared by government officials and media conspirators, but is now fighting back to reveal the truth about the Deep State's attempts to undermine freedom in America.

This article provides an overview of the trial involving Donald Trump, specifically focusing on the charge of falsifying business records. While both sides argue that the trial is politically motivated, the jury is hearing a different narrative. The trial centers around the exchange of secrets and the use of gossip by powerful individuals to protect themselves and undermine others. The article delves into a specific case involving the former CEO of American Media, Inc. and a Hollywood lawyer, shedding light on the negotiations and cover-up surrounding Stormy Daniels' alleged affair with Trump. It also highlights the complex relationship between Trump and his lawyer, Michael Cohen, with Cohen expressing disappointment and feeling betrayed by Trump. [Extracted from the article]

This article examines the Biden administration's approach to China and suggests that the United States should strive to win the competition with China rather than simply managing it. It highlights China's efforts to undermine the West through global initiatives and aggressive actions, such as expanding its nuclear arsenal and strengthening its conventional forces. The article proposes a more confrontational strategy, including imposing costs on China's leader, increasing defense capabilities, and cutting off China's access to Western technology. It draws parallels between the current situation and the Cold War, emphasizing the need to recognize the threat posed by China and commit to achieving victory. Additionally, the article discusses the ideological battle between China and the United States, particularly focusing on China's control of the internet as a significant battleground. The Chinese Communist Party aims to control global discourse and suppress criticism of its human rights abuses and aggression towards Taiwan. The authors argue for the rearmament of the US military, reducing China's economic leverage, and forming a broader coalition to confront China and deter a potential conflict over Taiwan. They also stress the importance of recruiting talented individuals and everyday Americans to contribute to countering China's influence. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the need for a new immigration policy in the United States. It emphasizes the importance of stabilizing the border and implementing administrative and statutory changes to prevent future immigration problems. The article suggests ending catch-and-release policies, expanding detention capacity, and addressing statutory loopholes. It also discusses the need for border walls, restoring safe-third-country agreements, and withdrawing from certain international treaties. The article concludes by highlighting the importance of increasing deportations, enforcing work-site regulations, and making changes to legal immigration policies. [Extracted from the article]

Party platforms are important documents that provide insight into a political party's stance on specific issues and their priorities. They have historically played a significant role in shaping policy and governing, addressing important issues such as slavery, civil rights, and foreign policy. However, in recent years, the importance of platforms has diminished due to the internet and the availability of information from various sources. Nevertheless, platforms still reveal key issues and can have real consequences. For example, the absence of recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital in the 2012 Democratic platform highlighted a divide within the party. In 2020, the Republican Party chose not to draft a traditional platform, which has implications for policy clarity, internal party disputes, and attracting voters. Despite their limitations, platforms are still important for understanding party ideologies and making informed voting decisions. [Extracted from the article]

The article provides an overview of the book "The World That Wasn't: Henry Wallace and the Fate of the American Century" by Benn Steil. The book challenges previous biographies of Henry Wallace, portraying him as power-hungry and self-absorbed. It argues that if Wallace had become president, the world would have been drastically different, with no Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO, or policy of containment. The article, however, criticizes Steil's interpretation, highlighting Wallace's contributions to science, agriculture, and civil rights, and emphasizing his role in shaping the American Century. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the experiences of women working in the CIA, highlighting the challenges they faced in a male-dominated environment. The author reflects on her own experiences as a covert CIA officer and the sexism she encountered. The article also explores the history of women in the CIA, from their recruitment during World War II to the present day. While progress has been made, the author acknowledges that discrimination and barriers to success still exist for female CIA officers. The book mentioned in the article, "The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA" by Liza Mundy, provides further insight into the contributions and struggles of women in the agency. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the supervised release of Jacob Angeli-Chansley from the prison due to obstruction of official proceeding on January 6, 2021 in the U.S. Topics discussed include his concern over the presence of Operationg Mockingbird which uses mass media to influence public opinion, the meaning of his tattoo, the proposed model of the human psyche, and a description of ancient hermetic wisdom.

The article discusses the similarities between the 1892 presidential campaign and the 2024 election. It highlights how both elections were characterized by weak and unpopular political parties, regional divisions, and uncertainty about party platforms. The article also explores the cultural fissures that underlay the divisions between the parties in 1892, such as race, immigration, and temperance. It concludes by discussing the outcome of the 1892 election and its impact on the political landscape of the time. [Extracted from the article]

Israel's recent exchanges with Iran were not a victory for Israel, despite claims made by President Biden and White House national security spokesman John Kirby. The details of the conflict reveal that Israel is actually becoming more isolated in the region and is not the leader of an anti-Iran alliance. Israel's only success may have been diverting attention from its bombing of Gaza. The conflict began when Israel launched an airstrike against an Iranian consulate in Damascus, provoking Iran to retaliate with a direct missile attack on Israeli territory. However, Iran's retaliation was designed to showcase its capacity to strike without sparking a larger war. The US and its partners intercepted the majority of the missiles, and Israel's strikes in response were muted. This conflict has revealed Israel's vulnerability and shattered its image of invulnerability. The idea of a new military alliance between Israel and Arab states is also questionable, as their interventions were motivated by a desire to prevent a larger war rather than defend Israel. Additionally, some Persian Gulf states with US military presence refused to allow the US to use their bases for operations against Iran. Overall, this conflict has led to a less favorable balance of power for Israel and has not been a win for the country. [Extracted from the article]

In March, Dawsey, Leonnig, and David Nakamura reported that Trump had defied cautions from his national security advisers not to offer well- wishes to Russian President Vladimir Putin on winning reelection to another six-year term. "DO NOT CONGRATULATE", warned briefing material that Trump may or may not have read. He let loose on a long list of perceived enemies and slights: The chief executive of Macy's was a "coward" for pulling Trump products from store shelves in reaction to Trump's remarks portraying Mexican immigrants as rapists; he would have been picketed by only "20 Mexicans. Trump briefly pulled Bezos aside to complain bitterly about the Post's coverage. A few times during that dinner, Trump - for all the shots he had taken during the campaign at Bezos's company - mentioned that Melania was a big Amazon shopper, prompting Bezos to joke at one point, "Consider me your personal customer-service rep.". [Extracted from the article]

Iran has succeeded for now, though the dynamics that drive the two nations together still exist: Sunni Arab states fear Iran and desire prosperity; Israel wants fewer enemies in the neighborhood. Before the ongoing trial began, Judge Arthur Engoron pronounced Trump guilty of fraud - in civil-law jargon, found him liable in the state's first cause of action, transgression of the law that prohibits "persistent fraud." Kelly is the retired Marine Corps general who in the Trump administration served first as secretary of homeland security and then as White House chief of staff. A Hamas spokesman sneered that Israelis love life while his group craves martyrdom. [Extracted from the article]

COLUMNS Morbid Symptoms JOE BIDEN'S MOST ARDENT ADVOCATES OFTEN EXALT him as a president worthy of joining the pantheon of mid-20th-century US liberalism, the muscular political philosophy that oversaw the creation of the welfare state and America's rise to global hegemony. The claim that Biden is bringing robust liberalism back to life raises a question that is obvious but usually unasked: If New Deal and Cold War liberalism are worth reviving, why did they weaken in the first place? Here the frequent comparisons of Biden to Johnson take on an ominous significance, for LBJ was the president who brought Cold War liberalism to both its apogee and its moment of hubristic overreach. [Extracted from the article]

Paul is not alone in his fear that the Biden administration is planting the seeds of future violence - including the possibility of the United States' direct engagement in another Middle Eastern war. The Biden administration has given nearly full-throttle support to Israel's bombing campaign in Gaza, which in its first few days took hundreds of civilian lives. A mass of resignations by government officials and White House staffers might prompt a real political debate on the Biden administration's morally compromised and reckless policies. [Extracted from the article]

Yet even here, Carter was not so frank as to reveal why this subterfuge was undertaken: The Symington Amendment, signed by President Gerald Ford in 1976, had banned arms sales to countries involved in nuclear proliferation, as Pakistan was ruled to be by Carter himself. There is a lot to disagree with, in whole or in part, in The Outlier's depiction of Carter, but one of the reasons it is worth reading is that Bird, an accomplished and highly respected biographer who won a Pulitzer Prize for his cowritten life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, fair-mindedly sets down many of the counterarguments to his own case that Carter was a good president. Bird acknowledges the possibility that Carter ever indulged political expediency only once in the Oval Office - stopping to observe that, while he occasionally did so as governor, the presidency "unleashed Carter's natural instinct to "do the right thing" regardless of political consequences." BOOKS & the ARTS JIMMY CARTER'S FAVORITE WORD WHEN HE WAS PRESIdent was "sacrifice.". [Extracted from the article]

The article provides insights into President Joe Biden's challenges in dealing with the Israel-Hamas conflict. It highlights the unique combination of factors that could constrain his ability to manage the situation, including the scale of Hamas's attack, the risk of a regional war, an American hostage crisis, and increasing calls for de-escalation from progressive Democrats whose support is crucial for Biden's 2024 re-election campaign.

Trump Whistleblower Cassidy Hutchinson: "All I Did Was Tell the Truth" Hutchinson attends Donald Trump's final 2020 campaign rally with her then boss, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, and Trump (center) in Grand Rapids, Mich. At just 25 years old, Hutchinson - a former White House aide who worked for then President Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows - calmly recounted what she had witnessed first-hand in the run-up to Jan. 6. SHE WAS A RISING STAR AS A WHITE HOUSE AIDE UNDER FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP - UNTIL HER TESTIMONY BEFORE CONGRESS TURNED HER WORLD UPSIDE DOWN. [Extracted from the article]

The day after the stock market first rolled off the cliff and started its pandemic downturn, Trump strode into the White House briefing room. The administration called for volunteers to staff what would become another public/private bonanza, the White House Covid-19 Supply Chain Task Force, helmed by Trump's Mr. Fix-It-All, Jared Kushner. FEATURES THIS STORY INVOLVES MASS DEATH, RELIGIOUS ZEALOTS, AND THE WORST CASE OF Government malpractice to facilitate what was deemed a business opportunity in the history of the United States, so I'll choose the biblical opening: In the beginning, there was the State. Dr. Monroe, Azar, CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield, and Trump know what no one in the media arrayed before them understands: There will be no mass Covid testing for Americans anytime soon - if ever. [Extracted from the article]

Republicans are using impeachment as a tactic to try to remove President Joe Biden from office and target his Cabinet secretaries. This approach has been criticized as going too far and using impeachment as a political tool rather than for dire circumstances. The House GOP has initiated impeachment proceedings against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and is also pursuing an impeachment inquiry of Biden himself. However, critics argue that these impeachment efforts are unjustified and diminish the significance of impeachment as a tool. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the federal indictment of former U.S. President, Donald Trump on charges of mishandling classified documents and obstruction of justice. It accuses the prosecution of having a political agenda and seeking to destroy a former president who did not comply with the Deep State's agenda. It further expresses concern about the potential impact on American justice if Trump has been indicted and convicted based on political motives.

… At this point, Biden is complicit", Sen. Tim Scott, a South Carolinian seeking the Republican nomination for president, wrote on social media the day after the Hamas assault. The brutal attack on Israel that began last week shocked Americans, who were consumed with grief for those slaughtered by Hamas and fearful for those hiding in their homes or held hostage by the militant group. Later, Trump extended his jabs at U.S. ally Israel, saying in a campaign speech that the country's defense minister was "a jerk.". [Extracted from the article]

"Chesebro and Powell demanded a speedy trial and, by statute, McAfee has to start the trial or start the jury empanelment. McAfee, though not dismissive, seemed unconvinced it was the best path forward, calling into question, for example, how he's supposed to conduct a trial while defendants are attempting to sever their cases from one another or shift them to federal court. McAfee said he would not sever their cases from each other but that he would make the "trial date stick" due to their request under state law for a speedy trial. [Extracted from the article]

Pras Got Into Politics. Pras Michel, born Prakazrel Samuel Michel, invited me in February to his airy and austere SoHo loft to discuss these matters publicly for the first time. If anyone in his apartment today - myself, Pras' publicist, Pras' longtime documentary filmmaker - needs help, it's Pras himself. In Xi's government, Low saw potential for massive state-backed investments to shore up his floundering fund, according to Billion Dollar Whale, and in Low, the Chinese government saw a malleable emissary of a weak state who had tried and failed to build an alliance with Washington. [Extracted from the article]

But when Lambda Legal filed its articles of incorporation with New York State, the state said there was no need for such an organization and that it was "neither benevolent nor charitable", says Kevin Jennings, the group's current CEO. Features 1969 is etched in LGBTQ+ history as a landmark year because of Stonewall, but there's another year that's just as significant or maybe more so - 1973. [Extracted from the article]

Before Trump, there had been only three federal executions since 1963; in January 2021, Trump oversaw three executions during a single four-day stretch. Jones didn't know Bernard, but he had publicly endorsed Trump for reelection - and that, Bernard's advocates had correctly suspected, gave him the best chance of getting the president's ear. The letter was laden with appeals to Trump's ego - and framed sparing Bernard as a way to one-up Biden: "Exercising your awesome power to spare Brandon's life would be an act of supreme leadership in correcting the excesses of the past (like the Biden-backed 1994 crime bill) and continuing to restore the faith of all Americans, particularly Black people, in the fairness of the criminal justice system." IN THE FINAL MOMENTS OF BRANDON BERNARD'S LIFE, before he was executed by lethal injection at a federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Dec. 10, 2020, President Donald Trump picked up the phone to entertain a final plea for mercy on Bernard's behalf. [Extracted from the article]

Now, when they were winning, theythought it was because people likedthem, when really they won becausethey were with Trump, and peopleliked Trump, and those people liked people Trump liked. In 2015, when Trump announcedhis first presidential campaign, he was joined by allof his children in the atrium of Trump Tower. THE FINAL CAMPAIGN: Inside Donald Trump's sad, lonely, thirsty, broken, basically pretend run for reelection. To Trump, Trump was the only one responsible forTrump's success. This is the new Trump campaign,same as the old Trump campaigns,so who knows whom to trust?. [Extracted from the article]

Bono's memoir can be read as a spiritual adventure story, a Pilgrim's Progress with superyachts and supermodels (or as Bono jokes, "The pilgrim's lack of progress"). One day I was riding around Dublin with Bono in a tiny Fiat, and the thought occurred to me: Bono's a little like that. Features Bono was 14 when his grandfather died. GLO:161i/01dec22:43n1.jpg PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): Opening photo: Bono in Cork, Ireland, 1980. gl GLO:161i/01dec22:45n1.jpg PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): Above: U2 in Chicago during their first American tour in 1981 (left to right: Adam Clayton, The Edge, Bono, and Larry Mullen Jr.). gl GLO:161i/01dec22:48n1.jpg PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): BONO'S INFLUENCES Though best known as a musician, Bono is also a visual artist. [Extracted from the article]