#Is long-form journalism dying? A five-minute read

#Is long-form journalism dying? A five-minute read

Is long-form journalism dying? A five-minute read Amid relentless teletype buzz of bad news, the newspaper industry printed an obituary this week for one of its last traditional sources of long-read journalism: the Washington Post Sunday magazine.   Pressed for an explanation by her staff, Executive Editor Sally Buzbee blamed the magazine’s demise on “economic headwinds,”…

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#House Republican won’t denounce Trump over call to terminate Constitution’s election rules

#House Republican won’t denounce Trump over call to terminate Constitution’s election rules

House Republican won’t denounce Trump over call to terminate Constitution’s election rules Rep. David Joyce (R-Ohio) on Sunday declined to denounce former President Trump for  suggesting the termination of the Constitution’s election provisions over unfounded claims of mass electoral fraud in 2020. During an appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” anchor George Stephanopoulos pressed Joyce on…

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#Recount ordered in tight Boebert, Frisch House race in Colorado

#Recount ordered in tight Boebert, Frisch House race in Colorado

Recount ordered in tight Boebert, Frisch House race in Colorado Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) ordered a mandatory recount in the state’s third district on Wednesday after a razor-thin midterm election race between incumbent Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) and her challenger Adam Frisch (D). The secretary’s office officially announced the recount, required because…

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#Senate votes to avert costly rail strike

#Senate votes to avert costly rail strike

Senate votes to avert costly rail strike The Senate voted Thursday to avert a costly nationwide rail strike next week that lawmakers in both parties worried would shut down much of the economy and further add to inflation.   Senators voted 80 to 15 for a House-passed bill to implement the labor agreement between freight…

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#Rubio stokes 2024 chatter with planned book release

#Rubio stokes 2024 chatter with planned book release

Rubio stokes 2024 chatter with planned book release There’s a possible new entrant in the 2024 GOP book primary: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). Rubio, who finished third in the 2016 GOP primary race, is set to release a new book, titled “Decades of Decadence,” on June 13 with jockeying underway for the 2024 presidential primary….

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