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Turnout really was historically bonkers in 2020

Roughly two in every three eligible voters cast a ballot in the 2020 election, according to a new Pew analysis, a stunning number that smashes all previous turnout records.

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Column: Trump's Really Big Lie was that politics is a performing art. Let government return to governing

When we elected Trump president, we surrendered to the biggest lie — that pop culture was the new politics. Now, we have to leave the cliffhangers and rock stars to the world of arts and let government get back to governance.

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Appropriate use of PCR needed for a focused response to the pandemic

The WHO’s guidance on the RT-PCR test emphasizes two things that have long been known in the scientific literature and public health practice but inexplicably ignored in COVID policy for almost a year.

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Biden seeks to intensify public lobbying for Covid-19 relief bill

When President Joe Biden intensifies his attention next week to selling Republicans and Democrats on his coronavirus relief bill, he won't be relying on some of the presidency's most symbolic powers.

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Pentagon halts appointment of Trump loyalists to advisory boards

The Pentagon has halted the installation of several Trump loyalists to advisory boards as the department reviews appointments that were made in the waning days of the Trump administration."The Secretary, as you would expect, is reviewing current policies in place across the department to determine if any changes are necessary, to include the advisory boards," Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said in a statement. "No final decisions have...

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Capitol Police beef up security for traveling members of Congress

Authorities urge lawmakers to remain vigilant as they travel in a tense political environment.

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A mostly Latino Chicago neighborhood pushes back after inheriting plant from affluent neighbors

"They're thinking, 'This place is already contaminated, so what's a little more?'" one longtime resident said. "But we're not going to accept it anymore like we did for so long."

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Scrutiny grows over National Guard presence at Capitol

As the National Guard’s deployment to the Capitol enters its second month with no solid end yet in sight, politicians are beginning to question whether the troops are overstaying their welcome.

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Should coronavirus variants and mutations worry you? Everything we know

Scientists are racing to understand how new coronavirus variants could affect immunity and vaccines.

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Biden national security adviser suggests fast timeline to rejoin Iran deal

Jake Sullivan says a ‘critical early priority’ is containing Iran’s ability to build a weapon as the new administration weighs how quickly to pursue its goal of a rebuilt nuclear deal.

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Gainesville, Georgia, food plant deaths: 6 people killed after liquid nitrogen leak

Six workers were killed and several others were taken to a hospital after a liquid nitrogen leak Thursday at a poultry processing plant in Gainesville, Georgia, officials said.

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Mad scramble ensues to vaccinate hundreds after freezer breaks in Seattle

A freezer storing 1,650 doses of the Moderna vaccine at Kaiser Permanente had broken, meaning those doses could expire.

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Family of Florida teen body-slammed by school officer demands his firing

“(We’re) just angry and want justice to be served," said the mother of Taylor Bracey.

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Taliban violence gives U.S. pause about meeting treaty deadline to remove troops from Afghanistan

In the space of 24 hours, the Afghan president and two senior U.S. officials have separately suggested that the heightened levels of Taliban violence might force U.S. troops to remain in Afghanistan beyond the May 1 withdrawal deadline spelled out in the treaty the United States signed with the militant Islamic group last year. “It’s difficult to see how we get there from right where we are now,” Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said...

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GOP under pressure to take action against Marjorie Taylor Greene

House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy will sit down with the controversial lawmaker next week.

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Hillicon Valley: Fallout from Reddit-driven stock rallies, GameStop purchase ban continues | Lawmakers grill NSA on years-old breach in the wake of massive Russian hack | Facebook reportedly considering antitrust lawsuit against Apple

Welcome to Hillicon Valley, The Hill's newsletter detailing all you need to know about the tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. If you don't already, be sure to sign up for our newsletter with this LINK.Welcome! Follow our cyber reporter, Maggie Miller (@magmill95), and tech team, Chris Mills Rodrigo (@chrisismills) and Rebecca Klar (@rebeccaklar_), for more coverage. SEC TO INVESTIGATE: The impact of the skyrocketing...

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Menendez calls for sanction on Russia after Navalny protests

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday urging him to put sanctions on Russia after protests in support of opposition figure Alexei Navalny erupted in the country.Russian President Vladimir Putin put thousands of protesters in jail after demonstrators turned out to protest the arrest of Navalny upon his return to Russia from...

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Pentagon chief tells Guard troops at Capitol 'Department of Defense is behind you'

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday personally thanked National Guard troops deployed to the U.S. Capitol, telling them "the Department of Defense is behind you." "Let me say up front that I'm absolutely grateful for your service and your professionalism and your commitment. Your country's grateful and certainly our lawmakers here who are doing the business of our government are really, really grateful," he told Guard officials outside...

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With US on the Sidelines, Russia, Iran and Turkey Seek Syria Solution

Russia, Iran and Turkey issued a joint statement as guarantors of an oft-stalled peace process in Syria, where President Joe Biden is looking to recalibrate U.S. strategy.

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Cuomo lied, and now we know it

All Andrew Cuomo had to do was admit he made a mistake when he ordered nursing homes to accept COVID-positive patients. He still won't do it.

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