Good Thursday morning.
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Biden emphasizes investment in police, communities to combat crime
Biden says cities should spend leftover COVID funds on hiring cops
Harris, under GOP pressure to visit border, headed to El Paso on Friday
Defense secretary: National Guard readiness will ‘begin to erode’ without Capitol riot reimbursement
Pentagon Leader: Accusations of Military Being ‘Woke’ Are ‘Offensive,’ Defends Studying Critical Race Theory
Top US general hits back against ‘offensive’ Republican criticism and defends Pentagon diversity efforts
Frustration and bewilderment: Emails show tension between Facebook and Biden campaign
Border Patrol chief, who supported wall, is leaving job
21 Republicans, led by Boebert, move to censure Biden over ‘failure’ to enforce border laws
Biden administration to ban solar components from Chinese company over forced labor
Oh. Biden nominates Cindy McCain to UN post with rank of ‘ambassador’
Schumer vows to advance two-pronged infrastructure plan next month
Bipartisan Senate negotiators announce infrastructure ‘framework’ deal
Tim Cook called Pelosi to say tech antitrust bills were rushed
Civil unrest:
3 new videos come out of Proud Boys conspiracy case
Indiana Grandma Sentenced To No Jail Time For Role In ‘Insurrection’
Los Angeles County sheriff urges leaders to declare state of emergency over homeless crisis
Austin backs removing sex assault cases from military chain of command
Louisiana governor vetoes transgender sports bill: ‘A solution in search of a problem’
WTF? California basketball coach fired after tortillas thrown at team from mostly Hispanic high school
Google Sanctions Use of Anti-Semitic Slogan
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse defends ‘whites-only’ beach club, says he’s not member
Aunt Jemima pancake mix, syrup replaced with new brand after criticism of packaging with racist stereotype
Black cops seek $8M in University of Washington racism claim
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill permitting college students to record professors in class
Jesse Jackson, William Barber arrested during filibuster protest outside Capitol
Colorado mom dissects Douglas County School Board’s ‘Educational Equity’ policy on video
1.2 million nonbinary people live in the US, a new study says
Gender neutral clothes are the next big thing in fashion
Woke to Broke: MLB Sunday Night Baseball Ratings Crash 49%
Coronavirus update:
Benefits of Covid-19 vaccination clearly outweigh risks of rare heart inflammation, CDC vaccine advisers told
San Francisco will require all city workers to get COVID vaccine
Houston hospital employee who says she was fired for not getting vaccine: ‘Don’t take away my choice’
Despite decreasing COVID-19 anxiety, 4 in 10 Americans are still wearing masks, poll shows
California McDonald’s franchises offering free vaccines, food for getting shots
Here’s how coronavirus spread inside a government office in Florida — and how one official says it stopped
Other morsels:
Gavin Newsom recall becomes official; over 1.7M signatures against California Dem governor verified
House Republicans set to join Trump’s border trip
RNC makes multimillion-dollar investment toward ground game operation ahead of 2022 midterm elections
Issa Slams Bipartisan Big Tech Package for Ignoring Censorship
Cussing Cheerleader Prevails in Student Speech Dispute at the Supreme Court
Supreme Court issues blow to unions in California case about farm property rights
Teachers, school staff can’t carry firearms without police training, Ohio Supreme Court rules
DC pedestrian bridge collapses onto Interstate 295, injuring at least 5 and snarling traffic
Is Subway selling real tuna or is it fake? The New York Times ran a DNA test but found no fish.
Montana sheriff ditches Democrats for GOP: ‘They left me’ with radical rhetoric about defunding police
John McAfee, embattled software developer, found dead in Spanish jail
Britney Spears pleads for judge to end 13-year conservatorship: ‘I just want my life back’
And that’s all I’ve got, now go beat back the angry mob!