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The COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Can Help Biden Transform Politics

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Some white working-class voters just want to see that government works for them, too. The relief bill could bring them back to the Democratic Party.

Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-Relief Package: Live Updates

By Chas Danner

After more than 24 hours of delays, the Senate finally passed the American Rescue Plan on Saturday afternoon in a 50-49 vote.

Today’s Gridlock Is Like a 19th-Century Nightmare

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We’re experiencing the instability and close partisan competition of the Gilded Age along with the big differences and fury of the 1850s.

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How Never Trumpers Are Becoming Pro-Democracy Republicans

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By Jonathan Chait

Republicans who left the party over Trump are staying away over authoritarianism.

What Will Parents Get From the COVID-19 Relief Bill?

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Between a third stimulus check and enhanced child tax credits, low-to-moderate-income parents would get a lot of help — though it could be temporary.

Neanderthals Were Smarter Than Anti-Mask Republicans

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By Jonathan Chait

The right is angry, but Biden was probably too kind to Greg Abbott.

The Right Would Rather Debate Kids’ Books Than Biden’s Bills

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By Eric Levitz

As Democrats ready a major expansion of Obamacare and child welfare, GOP lawmakers are whining about Dr. Seuss and Mr. Potato Head.

Vaccine Hesitancy Is Falling, According to a New Poll

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By Paola Rosa-Aquino

The number of people who say they want a shot (or have already gotten one) has jumped way up.

Senate Likely to Vote on COVID-19 Stimulus Package This Weekend

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Democrats are already accepting changes in the bill to preempt Republican amendments, and Sanders’s minimum wage bid has already been defeated.

Trump State Department Appointee Arrested Over Capitol Riot

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By Nia Prater

The FBI said Federico Klein stormed the Capitol and assaulted an officer. He’s the first Trump administration member charged in the insurrection.

Are Movie Theaters Completely Screwed?

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By Intelligencer Staff

For an already troubled industry that has been battered by the pandemic, there may be a narrow path to survival.

Democrats Shouldn’t Count On a ‘Morning In America Midterm’

Midterms are different from presidential elections, and 1984 isn’t 2022.

3/5/2021

Most job gains were in the leisure and hospitality sector, which includes restaurants

Hiring accelerated sharply in February as restaurants and other hospitality businesses reopened, adding 379,000 to U.S. payrolls and fueling renewed growth as the coronavirus pandemic eases.

U.S. employers added jobs for the second straight month in February, the Labor Department said Friday, in what marks a sharp pickup from earlier this winter.

The unemployment rate, determined by a separate survey, ticked down to 6.2% last month. The jobless rate is well down from a 14.8% peak in April 2020, but remains above pre-pandemic levels, when unemployment was near 50-year lows.

U.S. Economy Added 379,000 Jobs in February

—Wall Street Journal

How to Overcome Fear of Needles to Get Vaccinated, According to Experts

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By Eve Peyser

“Shots in arms” isn’t exactly a comforting phrase for many.

Adam Kinzinger’s Bold Prediction: Trump Will Fade Away

By Ben Jacobs

The Republican congressman tries to save his party and himself.

Cuomo Aides Allegedly Altered Report on Nursing-Home Deaths to Hide Real Toll

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By Matt Stieb

The new details on the governor’s manipulation of nursing-home deaths reveals a more extensive effort to hide the data than what was already known.

Feds Investigate Communications Between Lawmakers and Capitol Rioters: Report

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By Matt Stieb

The probe into the insurrection is moving on from rounding up more obvious suspects to determining how the attack was coordinated.

Biden Takes Step to Roll Back Obama’s Migrant Detention Policy

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By Matt Stieb

Homeland Security is turning detention centers into screening facilities that would release families into the U.S. within 72 hours of their arrival.

The City Just Released a Massive NYPD-Misconduct Database

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By James D. Walsh

The move follows the repeal of 50-a, the state law that had long shielded police-misconduct records from public scrutiny.

Ron Johnson Makes Senate Read 600-Page COVID Relief Bill Aloud

By Nia Prater

The Wisconsin Republican said his aim is to “educate the public,” but Democrat Tim Kaine countered that it’s a maneuver “designed to annoy everyone.”

3/4/2021

According to Quinnipiac, Cuomo’s position post-scandal is not disastrous

New via @QuinnipiacPoll:
-New York voters say 55-40% that Cuomo should *not* resign
-59-36% say they would *not* like to see Andrew Cuomo run for reelection in 2022
-45-46% Cuomo job approval rating, with Democrats *approving* 65-27% https://t.co/8AGvqH6YTB

—@TweetBenMax

How Dems Can Turn Filibuster Reform Into the ‘Moderate’ Option

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By Eric Levitz

The imperative to pass a new voting rights act – and renew Biden’s child allowance – could erode moderate resistance to weakening the filibuster.

Why Glenn Greenwald Says Tucker Carlson Is a True Socialist

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By Jonathan Chait

It’s a (National Socialist German) workers’ party now.

3/4/2021

If only someone had told them that sort of thing was frowned upon

Punchbowl News: Three Republicans — Louie Gohmert, Kelly Armstrong, and Randy Weber — tried to change Lance Gooden’s vote for him after he voted in favor of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. This is a big, big no-no.

What they did could be a violation of House rules.

—@kylegriffin1