November 9, 2017
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Their ancestors fled the Trail of Tears and found refuge nearly 200 years ago on an island on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast. But now that home on Isle de Jean Charles is slipping into the sea, a consequence of coastal erosion, subsidence and climate change. Frequent floods and increasingly ferocious storms have washed away heirlooms, destroyed houses, scattered families.
Once more, the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Indians face displacement. This time, though, they aim to confront it on their own terms.
A key to their success may lie amid a collection of ancient artifacts and faded photos nearly 1,200 miles away. There, at a Smithsonian Institution facility in Suitland, Md., three generations of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaws just spent a week painstakingly sifting through materials from their tribe’s past. They were looking for evidence to supplement their petition for official “acknowledgment” from the federal government — a decades-old effort that has gained new urgency as the state of Louisiana moves to resettle the last island residents.
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An aerial view of the Isle de Jean Charles, which has lost 98 percent of its land mass in the past six decades. (Heather Stone)
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November 9, 2017
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Rep. John Larson is outraged by secretive practices of Republicans for tax reform. This is outrageous!’ — Rep. John Larson going off on the GOP for being shady.
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November 9, 2017
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Jimmy Kendrick owns a 2,300-square-foot home on a corner lot in Fulton, Texas, a small town of about 1,500 people along the coast. Hurricane Harvey hit his home hard, and now he’s confined to his living room and kitchen because the roof is leaking. He still doesn’t have electricity in the rest of his house.
But Kendrick noted that his situation isn’t as bad compared to others in town. “Those people who can’t afford housing at all: their mental anguish is really hard right now,” he said.
Unlike others struggling to recover in this town north of Corpus Christi, however, Kendrick is the mayor of Fulton.
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Emily Zurawski cries while inspecting her home in Port Aransas, Texas, on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. Nick Wagner / Austin American-Statesman via AP
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November 9, 2017
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Contradicting U.S. intelligence agencies, President Donald Trump on Saturday said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim that the Kremlin did not attempt to interfere in the 2016 election.
Trump spoke with the Russian leader this week in Vietnam during a joint summit with other Asia-Pacific countries. When a reporter asked if the subject of Russian election interference came up, Trump replied, “He said he absolutely did not meddle in our election. He did not do what they are saying he did. … Every time he sees me, he says, ‘I didn’t do that,’ and I really believe that when he tells me that, he means it. But he says, ‘I didn’t do that.’”
Trump also took multiple shots at his 2016 rival Hillary Clinton and lamented that Putin is “very insulted” by the accusations of election meddling.
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November 8, 2017
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By any measure, Tuesday was a big night for Democrats, especially in Virginia, where they swept the top offices, including governor, and made strong gains in the General Assembly.
Here are some key takeaways from the biggest election night since President Trump’s victory a year ago.
It was largely a suburban rebellion, where more moderate voters rejected Mr. Trump and embraced Democrats.
Be it New Jersey, Virginia or Charlotte, N.C., Democrats rode a miniwave of victories that will give them energy for candidate recruitment and fund-raising heading into the midterm elections next year.
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Ralph S. Northam, a Democrat, celebrating his election as Virginia’s next governor with his family members at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., on Tuesday night.CreditGabriella Demczuk for The New York Times
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Key Takeaways From Tuesday’s Elections – The New York Times
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November 7, 2017
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Tax law is complex, dense, boring—and one of the most important issues facing everyday Americans.
In an attempt to take some of the mystery and labor out of the major tax proposal from House Republicans, Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) is tweeting out all the issues he sees as problematic, based on an assessment of the legislation by the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT). Casey is focusing entirely on how some Americans will lose out if—or, perhaps more likely, when—the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” becomes law.
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Photo via Senate Democrats/Flickr (CC-BY) Screenshots via Bob Casey/Twitter (Fair Use)
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November 7, 2017
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When the world looks at the United States, it sees a land of exceptions: a time-tested if noisy democracy, a crusader in foreign policy, an exporter of beloved music and film.
But there is one quirk that consistently puzzles America’s fans and critics alike. Why, they ask, does it experience so many mass shootings?
Perhaps, some speculate, it is because American society is unusually violent. Or its racial divisions have frayed the bonds of society. Or its citizens lack proper mental care under a health care system that draws frequent derision abroad.
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The New York Times |Source: Adam Lankford, The University of Alabama (shooters); Small Arms Survey (guns). Note: Includes countries with more than 10 million people and at least one mass public shooting with four or more victims.
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November 7, 2017
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Now comes the hard part.
Gliding to his second landslide victory, Bill de Blasio was re-elected on Tuesday as the mayor of New York City, overwhelming his Republican challenger, Nicole Malliotakis, and a handful of independent candidates in what he declared a persuasive affirmation of his progressive agenda.
Mr. de Blasio, the first Democratic mayor to be re-elected in a generation, since Edward I. Koch captured his third term in 1985, now has four years to further his goal of reshaping the city in his progressive mold.
“It’s a good night for progressives,” Mr. de Blasio said at a victory party at the Brooklyn Museum, with his wife, Chirlane McCray, and his son, Dante, at his side. “For the first time in 32 years, a Democratic mayor was re-elected in New York City. But let’s promise each other: This is the beginning of a new era of progressive Democratic leadership in New York City for years and years to come.”
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Mayor Bill de Blasio greeting a crowd at the Brooklyn Museum after his win on Tuesday. “It’s a good
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November 7, 2017
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We now have new governors-elect of New Jersey and Virginia — along with a whole bunch of new data on where the Democratic and Republican parties currently stand in American politics.
Election Day 2017 is just about in the books, with Democrats Phil Murphy and Ralph Northam winning the governor’s mansions in New Jersey and Virginia, respectively. The latter won the biggest and most closely watched race of the night, giving Democrats a shot in the arm after a tough electoral year. And plenty of signs Tuesday pointed to a very good night for Democrats.
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Virginia’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Ralph Northam, at a campaign stop in Burke. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post)
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Winners and losers from Election Day 2017 – The Washington Post
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November 6, 2017
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The United States provided approximately $35 billion in economic aid to over 140 countries* in fiscal year 2014. In the map below the relative size of each country is proportionate to the aid received from the United States and the color of each country indicates GDP per capita.
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Countries scaled to the economic aid they receive from the U.S. –.
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