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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, July 20, 2011

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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday July 19, 2011

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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday, July 18, 2011

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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Thursday, June 23, 2011

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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, July 14, 2011

No Daily Planet Today-Apologies!

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Dear readers, I apologize but there will be be no Daily Planet today, as I spent yesterday canvassing for the special election here in the Los Angeles area, working for Dem Janice Hahn.

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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday, July 12, 2011

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UPDATED with Presidential press conference. News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday, July 11, 2011

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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Friday, July 8, 2011

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News and opinion from around US-opolis for Thursday, July 7, 2011

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Vaccines and C.D.C. Chaos Expose Tensions Between Trump and Kennedy

While there is no evidence of a break between them, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has caused consternation among President Trump and some of his aides. [...]

Trump Moves to Crack Down on Drug Advertising

The administration is proposing a return to a 1990s-era policy that kept most drug ads off TV. That could dent the revenues of drugmakers and major networks. [...]

Trump Weighs Crackdown on Medicines From China

Behind the scenes, major pharmaceutical companies and Trump-tied billionaires are furiously lobbying in opposite directions over proposed anti-China measures. [...]

How Gen Z Protests Overturned a Government, and a Crackdown on TV Drug Ads

Plus, 7-Eleven’s new master plan. [...]

Trump Warns of Doom if Tariffs Are Ruled Illegal. Others See a Tax Cut.

Many American companies have had to shoulder at least some of the costs of tariffs, biting into earnings the same way a corporate tax increase would, analysts say. [...]

How Lutnick Is Using Government Power to Pressure Private Companies

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been putting the squeeze on companies and trading partners in an unusual effort to raise revenue and expand the president’s role over the economy. [...]

Poland Says It Shot Down Russian Drones That Entered Its Airspace

The Polish military called the incursions an “act of aggression,” adding that NATO air forces had launched warplanes to respond. [...]

Judge Rules Fed Governor Can Remain in Role, for Now

The decision is a win for Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor whom President Trump sought to dismiss over allegations of mortgage fraud. [...]

One of Trump’s Powers Over D.C. Reaches a Time Limit. Many Remain.

The president’s authority to make demands of local police expires on Wednesday night, but the most visible federal interventions in the city will remain for now. [...]

Fears Return for L.A. Immigrants After Supreme Court Allows Raids to Resume

Los Angeles residents are anxious once again following a Supreme Court ruling that allowed aggressive immigration raids to resume. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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Hamas claims leadership survived Israeli attack in Doha, but confirms six deaths

Meanwhile, the White House says the Israeli strike "does not advance Israel or America's goals". [...]

Bowen: Diplomacy in ruins after Israel strikes Hamas leaders in Qatar

The Doha attack signals that Benjamin Netanyahu will press forward hard on all fronts, writes Jeremy Bowen. [...]

Nepal protests 'hijacked', Gen Z claim, as army patrols the streets

Fierce protests against corruption and nepotism spiralled into arson and violence on Tuesday. [...]

Woman who bit off attacker's tongue acquitted after 61 years

Choi Mal-ja only managed to break free after biting off about 1.5cm of her alleged attacker's tongue. [...]

Russian air strikes get deadlier and bigger, hitting Ukraine's very heart

Ukraine says Russia deliberately hit the main government building in Kyiv with a missile last Sunday. [...]

White House denies Trump's alleged birthday message to Epstein is authentic

The message purportedly written by Trump is inside a 238-page book released by a House committee. [...]

Shock as Kenyan lawyer killed in drive-by shooting in Nairobi

Kyalo Mbobu was driving home when a gunman on a motorbike shot him dead on a busy street in the capital. [...]

Macron names ally Sébastien Lecornu as new French PM

It comes after a vote of confidence ousted François Bayrou after nine months in power. [...]

Pressure mounts on Bolsonaro as two out of five judges find him guilty

The Brazilian ex-president is accused of plotting a coup to cling to power, which he denies. [...]

Abducted Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov freed in Iraq

A Princeton student "tortured for many months" by Iraqi militia is now in the US embassy, President Trump says. [...]

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