President Biden told reporters Thursday he wasn’t sure Democrats would prevail in their efforts to pass new federal elections legislation. Photo: KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS Source:www.wsj.com Original Image Link
Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones announced on his podcast that he met virtually with the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection. CNN’s Jessica Schneider reports. #CNN #News
CNN's Manu Raju shares what Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said about the GOP's 2022 midterm strategy and his relationship with former President Donald Trump in a wide-ranging interview. #CNN #News
Published: 25th Jan 2022 06:39:43 By: CNN
US Politics Video: Inflation question prompts Biden ‘SOB’ hot mic moment
President Biden was caught in a hot mic moment after a Fox reporter asked if inflation is a liability. Fox correspondent Peter Doocy said Biden called him shortly after their exchange to apologize for his remark. #CNN #News
Published: 25th Jan 2022 06:27:14 By: CNN
US Politics Video: How 24 hours in January became a nightmare for Donald Trump
Former President Donald Trump is entangled in several legal battles that are all unfolding in ways that could be his biggest impediment to a run in 2024. In the latest episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza details how three of those battles became more troublesome for Trump within 24 hours.
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Published: 25th Jan 2022 04:10:10 By: CNN
US Politics Video: Keilar on Tucker Carlson: Why is Fox airing 'anti-democratic BS'?
Brianna Keilar speaks to Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), who claims Tucker Carlson's fans repeatedly call his office imploring the lawmaker to side with Russia. #CNN #News
Published: 25th Jan 2022 02:24:28 By: CNN
Political Video: Alt-Right Group SHAMES Members For Liking Porn & Carbs
Left-wing media group Unicorn Riot leaked chat logs and photos from the alt-right group known as the Patriot Front. The white nationalist organization rules over its own members like the fascists they really are, going so far as to require members to log their weight and provide updates on indulging in vices like porn, junk food, or vaping. There's also really into mood boards. Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live
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"It shouldn’t be a surprise that fascists rule other fascists with an iron fist, but that’s the clear takeaway from a massive leak into the internal operations of Patriot Front, a group of white supremacists who swaddle their racism in a preppy Americana aesthetic.
The inner workings of the secretive group were laid bare in the release of their chats and planning documents—400 gigabytes total—obtained and published by Unicorn Riot, a left-wing media collective, late last week.
Many of the group’s roughly 220 members are required to regularly log their weight and fitness regimen, encouraged to take an obsessive and almost disordered approach to their diet, and provide updates about their “bad habits,” like porn and junk food. Patriot Front leaders regularly shame members for not participating enough in chats, skipping meetings, or failing to provide their mandatory fitness updates."
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Published: 27th Jan 2022 05:15:01 By: The Young Turks
Political Video: Jordan Peterson Grifts Away On Joe Rogan’s Podcast
Pseudo-intellectual grifter Jordan Peterson recently made an appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience and proceeded to ramble on for four hours as Rogan humored his ideas. As it turns out, Peterson does not believe that climate change is real, and further, that “climate” doesn’t even exist. Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live
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"Holy moly. I don't think I can do this. First words out of Peterson's mouth in the Joe Rogan interview are complete self parody. I can't even dunk on it."
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Published: 27th Jan 2022 04:30:05 By: The Young Turks
Political Video: Dems Expedite MORE Military Aid To Ukraine
Congressional Democrats and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi are pushing through a bill that would ramp up the U.S.’s military aid to Ukraine as well as laying the foundation for new, harsher economic sanctions on Russia. We can spend unlimited amounts of taxpayer funding on the military, but social spending is where Congress draws the line.
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“Democrats in the House of Representatives are planning to expedite a massive bill that would dramatically increase U.S. security assistance to Ukraine and lay the groundwork for substantial new sanctions on Russia — hastening a war-friendly posture without opportunity for dissent as concerns over a military invasion abound.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told members on a caucus call Tuesday that she’s looking to skip marking up the bill and move it straight to the House floor, setting up the possibility of a vote as soon as early next week, two congressional sources told The Intercept. The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to talk to the press. Pelosi’s office did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
“This is how the space for nonmilitary options gets slowly closed off in Washington, without any real debate,” one of the sources, a senior Democratic aide, told The Intercept."
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Published: 27th Jan 2022 03:45:00 By: The Young Turks
Political Video: How Capitalism Affects Class, Organized Labor, & Culture
NYU sociology professor and author Dr. Vivek Chibber joins TYT to talk about the links between culture, class, modern capitalism, and labor movements. These topics and more are explored further in his new book The Class Matrix: Social Theory After The Cultural Turn. Ana Kasparian and special guest Dr. Vivek Chibber discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live
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"Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, analysis of class and other basic structures of capitalism was sidelined by theorists who argued that social and economic life is reducible to culture—that our choices reflect interpretations of the world around us rather than the limitations imposed by basic material facts. Today, capitalism is back on the agenda, as gross inequalities in wealth and power have pushed scholars to reopen materialist lines of inquiry. But it would be a mistake to pretend that the cultural turn never happened. Vivek Chibber instead engages cultural theory seriously, proposing a fusion of materialism and the most useful insights of its rival.
Chibber shows that it is possible to accommodate the main arguments from the cultural turn within a robust materialist framework: one can agree that the making of meaning plays an important role in social agency, while still recognizing the fundamental power of class structure and class formation. Chibber vindicates classical materialism by demonstrating that it in fact accounts for phenomena cultural theorists thought it was powerless to explain. But he also shows that aspects of class are indeed centrally affected by cultural factors.
The Class Matrix does not seek to displace culture from the analysis of modern capitalism. Rather, in prose of exemplary clarity, Chibber gives culture its due alongside what Marx called “the dull compulsion of economic relations.”"
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Published: 27th Jan 2022 03:00:01 By: The Young Turks
Political Video: Dems BLAME Progressives, Biden Staffer For Their Own Failures
President Biden and corporate Dems are blaming their policy failures on White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain, saying that he’s given up too much leverage to Progressives. Apparently, corporate Democrats feel that Klain’s interactions with the House Progressive Caucus have influenced Biden’s decision-making and his agenda. Ana Kasparian discusses on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live
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"As Joe Biden closed in on the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, top advisers approached him with a careful process for choosing and vetting a potential White House chief of staff. Biden cut them short, pointing to one man whose experience in government outstripped anyone else: “I want Ron.”
But throughout his first year on the job, Ron Klain and his sterling credentials have repeatedly bumped against the unusual challenges of governing in today’s Washington.”
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Published: 27th Jan 2022 02:15:01 By: The Young Turks
Politics Video: A Design History of Mexico City’s Vecindades | Bloomberg CityLab
These grandiose buildings featuring a central courtyard were originally built to house European aristocracy in the Spanish colony beginning in the 16th century. In the generations since, these residential designs unique to Mexico City tell a story about the city’s development into a megalopolis and the country’s economic and political shifts. The buildings were eventually transformed into multi-family complexes by the Mexican working class with the shared courtyard becoming the communal heart. These relationships gave the vecindades a place in popular Mexican culture from film, to literature to music. Today, the old buildings that remain continue to form a nostalgic, but essential part of what it means to be Mexican.
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To understand a city, start with the foundation. Floor plans from homes around the world explain how the way we live has shaped the design of urban neighborhoods — and vice versa. This video is part of a special series that explores iconic residential architecture in cities around the world. Read more and sign up to get the next story in this series sent to your inbox: http://bloomberg.com/home-design-history
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Published: 27th Jan 2022 05:21:09 By: Bloomberg Politics
Politics Video: Would Sanctions Work With Russia's Putin?
U.K. Ambassador to U.S. Karen Pierce says both countries are on "the same page" when it comes to hitting Russia with severe sanctions if it invades Ukraine. She says sanctions would go to the heart of the Russian economy. She spoke to Annmarie Hordern in Washington.
Published: 26th Jan 2022 08:02:03 By: Bloomberg Politics
Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, according to a person familiar with the justice's thinking, giving President Joe Biden a chance to fill his first vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court and reinforce its outnumbered liberal wing. Josh Wingrove reports on what comes next.
Published: 26th Jan 2022 07:46:52 By: Bloomberg Politics
Politics Video: Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Set to Retire
Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring at the end of his current term, according to a person familiar with the justice's thinking. This means President Joe Biden would get a chance to fill his first vacancy on the bench. Mike McKee reports.
Published: 26th Jan 2022 06:34:32 By: Bloomberg Politics
Politics Video: Commerce Secretary Says More Chips Need to Be Made in America
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says there could be a national-security crisis if the U.S. doesn't start making more chips. She's urging for passage of the Chips Bill. She's with Joe Mathieu and Guy Johnson on "Bloomberg Markets: European Close."
Published: 26th Jan 2022 04:54:25 By: Bloomberg Politics
National Politics Video: The Weekly Podcast: Washington Football Team Name Change: What Congress Said About The Old One
The Washington Football Team soon will announce its new name. This comes after years of controversy about its old discarded name -- controversy which even made its way to the floor of Congress. This week's "The Weekly" podcast remembers when Representatives and Senators urged the team to get rid of what some called a racist name.
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Published: 27th Jan 2022 09:00:03 By: C-SPAN
National Politics Video: Washington Today (1-26-22): Reports: Supreme Court Justice Breyer to retire
Today's program looks at reports Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire, U.S. and NATO give Russia written responses to its security demands and Federal Reserve Chair announces interest rate hike "soon". Interview with CNBC's Steve Liesman (31).
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Published: 26th Jan 2022 11:23:53 By: C-SPAN
National Politics Video: White House says President Biden Stands By Commitment to Nominate a Black Woman to the Supreme Court
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki: "The president has stated and reiterated his commitment to nominating a Black woman to the Supreme Court, and certainly stands by that."
Psaki also answers questions on if VP Kamala Harris is being considered for the Supreme Court. "The President has every intention, as he said before, of running for reelection, and for running for reelection with Vice President Harris on the ticket as his partner."
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Published: 26th Jan 2022 08:11:31 By: C-SPAN
National Politics Video: Secretary of State on Diplomatic Response to Russia
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says a letter outlining a path forward on Ukraine has been submitted to the Russians. He again calls on Russia to choose diplomacy and urges Americans to leave the country.
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Published: 26th Jan 2022 06:35:47 By: C-SPAN
National Politics Video: Washington Today (1-25-22): POTUS: predicting Putin on Ukraine like "reading tea leaves"
President Biden suggests Russian President Putin could be sanctioned personally if Russia invade Ukraine, Senate GOP Leader McConnell praises Biden on handling Russia-Ukraine, Gov. DeSantis (R-FL) upset with FDA cutoff of monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID omicron. Interview with Bloomberg's Ian King on computer chip shortage report (22).
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Published: 25th Jan 2022 11:10:44 By: C-SPAN
White House Video: 01/26/22: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki
President Biden Meets with Private Sector CEOs to Discuss the Ways his Build Back Better Agenda will Grow the Economy and Make the U.S. More Competitive, Increase Worker Productivity and Workforce Participation, Lower Inflation Over the Long-Term, and Support Business Growth
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Published: 26th Jan 2022 07:49:57 By: The White House
White House Video: 01/26/22: Press Briefing by White House COVID-19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
Thu, 27 Jan 2022 09:34:00 GMT Democrats said a new Supreme Court fight will help them as Republicans sought to preemptively cast Biden's unannounced nominee as radical.
Thu, 27 Jan 2022 07:03:00 GMT In announcing Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement from the court, President Biden commended his almost 28 years on the bench, calling him a “model public servant.” ...
Tue, 25 Jan 2022 13:30:00 GMT Everyone knows it is the Democratic Party that wants to do away with the filibuster, either entirely or for one special vote. Republicans are, of course, dead set against this.
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:21:00 GMT With Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin opposed to changes in procedures, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has set in motion a last-ditch effort.
