#Title 42 jitters rattle Democratic unity

#Title 42 jitters rattle Democratic unity

Concerns over the impending end of Title 42 are highlighting rifts among Democrats on both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue as the party anticipates potential political ramifications of the policy’s termination. Title 42, a Trump-era policy allowing immigration officials to more quickly expel asylum-seeking migrants attempting to cross the border, will expire Thursday due to the…

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#Clarence Thomas biographer calls report on megadonor’s tuition payments ‘despicable’

#Clarence Thomas biographer calls report on megadonor’s tuition payments ‘despicable’

A biographer and friend of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas slammed reporting of a GOP megadonor’s tuition payments for the justice’s great-nephew as “despicable,” arguing that it did not violate the court’s gift disclosure rules.  Mark Paoletta, a former counsel to former Vice President Pence who co-edited a book about Thomas based on a documentary,…

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#Democrats reconstruct blue wall in lead-up to 2024

#Democrats reconstruct blue wall in lead-up to 2024

Democrats are rebuilding their strength in the “blue wall” states that former President Trump won in 2016, raising the party’s hopes in a region that will prove critical to races up and down the ballot next year.  The party is riding high after key victories in states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin over the past…

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#First Republic worries grow as FDIC asks banks for bids by Sunday to avoid bailout

#First Republic worries grow as FDIC asks banks for bids by Sunday to avoid bailout

Beleaguered bank First Republic is now facing buyout bids after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation sought to arrange suitors Saturday following a hollowing out of the bank’s share price amid several weeks of market turmoil, multiple outlets reported. First Republic Bank is the latest financial institution to come under stress following the second- and third-largest…

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