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AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Jeffries dodges on New Jersey's noncitizen voter registrations, pivots to attacking Republicans

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries deflected direct questions about thousands of noncitizen voter registrations in New Jersey, instead turning his fire on President Trump and the GOP, even as a fellow Democrat conceded the problem was real. CNN anchor Dana Bash put the question plainly on "State of the Union" this Sunday: Democrats have spent […] The post Jeffries dodges on New Jersey's noncitizen voter registrations, pivots to attacking Republicans appeared first on American Almanac .

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries deflected direct questions about thousands of noncitizen voter registrations in New Jersey, instead turning his fire on President Trump and the GOP, even as a fellow Democrat conceded the problem was real. CNN anchor Dana Bash put the question plainly on "State of the Union" this Sunday: Democrats have spent years insisting noncitizen voting does not happen. New Jersey just disclosed that roughly 6,600 noncitizens wound up on the state's voter rolls through a software error, and that fewer than 400 of them cast ballots. So is it a problem? Jeffries did not say yes. He did not say no. He said he has "confidence in state and local authorities" and called the New Jersey situation a "modest or minor"…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - 9/11 families petition to bar Mayor Mamdani from 25th anniversary Ground Zero ceremony

Relatives of September 11 victims are demanding that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani be kept away from the 25th anniversary memorial at Ground Zero, calling him an "unwelcome guest" at what they say is a sacred, nonpolitical ceremony. Giovanni Galante lost his wife, Grace Catherine Galante, when terrorists brought down the World Trade Center […] The post 9/11 families petition to bar Mayor Mamdani from 25th anniversary Ground Zero ceremony appeared first on American Almanac .

Relatives of September 11 victims are demanding that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani be kept away from the 25th anniversary memorial at Ground Zero, calling him an "unwelcome guest" at what they say is a sacred, nonpolitical ceremony. Giovanni Galante lost his wife, Grace Catherine Galante, when terrorists brought down the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001. Now he is leading a petition drive that has gathered more than 1,100 signatures, roughly 300 of them from families of the nearly 3,000 people killed that day. The petition targets the city's first Muslim mayor and contends his past statements and political associations make him unfit to stand at Ground Zero on the anniversary, Just the News reported . Organizers say the…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Fauci's private diary estimated COVID death rate far below what he told Congress weeks later

Dr. Anthony Fauci privately estimated the COVID-19 fatality rate at a fraction of what he told Congress under oath just weeks later, a discrepancy now laid bare by his own newly publicized diary entries. On Feb. 8, 2020, Fauci wrote in his personal journal that he and former CDC Director Tom Frieden had spoken that […] The post Fauci's private diary estimated COVID death rate far below what he told Congress weeks later appeared first on American Almanac .

Dr. Anthony Fauci privately estimated the COVID-19 fatality rate at a fraction of what he told Congress under oath just weeks later, a discrepancy now laid bare by his own newly publicized diary entries. On Feb. 8, 2020, Fauci wrote in his personal journal that he and former CDC Director Tom Frieden had spoken that morning and agreed the virus was "acting like a bad influenza", with a case fatality rate "more like 0.2-0.3% rather than 2.0%." Thirty-one days later, seated before the House Oversight Committee, Fauci told lawmakers the mortality rate was "about three percent" overall, and at minimum "somewhere around one percent," which he called "10 times more lethal than the seasonal flu." The gap between those two numbers is not a rounding…Open

NYTIMES (Mike Baker) - Bryan Kohberger, Convicted in Idaho College Killings, Seeks to Take Back Guilty Plea

In an interview from prison, Bryan Kohberger said he had filed a petition to reopen the case. He blamed his guilty plea on ‘false promises’ and wrong information.

YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - LIVE COMMENTARY: Dr. Fauci on Covid origins | Unreported with Meagan Medick

Dr. Anthony Fauci is scheduled to testify publicly before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on July 29 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. Chairman Rand Paul (R-Ky.) subpoenaed Dr. Fauci to appear following recent declassified documents and allegations surrounding the origins of COVID-19. NewsNation's Meagan Medick (@producermeagan) will host a special stream of the hearing featuring live commentary, context, discussion and replay of major moments - and will answer viewer questions/comments. #DrFauci #COVID19 #randpaul The public hearing will address highly contested issues, including: -Gain-of-Function Research: Accusations that Fauci funded research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and misled Congress about it. -Document…

YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Did Sen. Bernie Sanders overstep?

This week, Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his intent to unseat a sitting member of the Congressional Black Caucus, prompting Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to confront Sanders over his involvement. NewsNation's Batya Ungar-Sargon points to similarities between the current conflict involving DSA-backed candidates and moderate Democrats and the 2016 Democratic primary battle between Sanders and Hillary Clinton.