Watch highlights from the tenth episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Michael B. Jordan, with Lil Baby as the musical guest, including the classified press conference cold open.
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Activists, workers, taxpayers rally to support our state’s capital gains tax on the wealthy in Olympia
Watch the speaking program of the January 26th, 2023 rally to support our state’s capital gains tax on the wealthy organized by Invest in Washington Now.
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Sorry, Twitter, but Florida’s war on books is no joke. Ron DeSantis wants to keep kids from reading.
“When it comes to keeping kids from reading much, if at all, DeSantis’ policy is a smashing success,” writes Amanda Marcotte. “He’s established the idea that no student should ever be allowed to just grab a book and read on their own.”
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SNL spoofs NFL playoffs coverage and roasts George Santos
Watch highlights from the ninth episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Aubrey Plaza, with Sam Smith (and Kim Petras) as musical guests, including the Fox playoffs cold open.
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Billionaires at Davos don’t think COVID is a cold
“We don’t deserve to be shoved back into poorly ventilated workplaces while our politicians and press assure us that only crazy people would demand to breathe clean air,” writes Julia Doubleday.
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Gluesenkamp Perez focuses on common ground at first town hall
Via Oregon Public Broadcasting: “Attendees asked about her thoughts on issues ranging from homelessness to wind-powered energy to abortion. District residents submitted their questions in writing, which a moderator seated on a dais read aloud.”
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Can you govern on a lie? House Republicans give it a try.
“After the chaos of the first week of the 118th Congress, many Americans wondered: If it took them 15 ballots just to choose a speaker, how could Republicans possibly govern? Now we know. They are going to govern by fantasy and legislate on the basis of fiction,” Dana Milbank writes.
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2023 State of the Union speech set for February 7th
The White House has accepted Kevin McCarthy’s invitation to schedule the State of the Union for February 7th. The speech is expected to occur at 6 PM Pacific Time.
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As 2024 election looms, state legislatures consider voting changes
Pew’s Stateline: “With their eyes on the 2024 presidential election, state lawmakers around the country are preparing to reshape voting rules in what election experts expect will be another busy legislative season.”
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Your stuff is actually worse now: From clothes to tech, why is everything so poorly made?
Izzie Ramirez of Vox on how the cult of consumerism ushered in an era of badly made products.
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The looming Republican dispute over Ukraine
Recently elected Republicans are ready to fire up the base with anger over billions spent to protect allies overseas.
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Kari Lake’s election trial bombshell goes bust
“Something was ‘proved without a shadow of doubt’ in Kari Lake’s election trial, all right. And it should be followed up with sanctions, for bringing sour grapes instead of evidence,” Laurie Roberts writes.
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White-collar workers are being gutted by layoffs ahead of holidays
“As Corporate America prepares for a possible recession in 2023, companies big and small are axing thousands of positions amid the holidays,” Taylor Telford reports.
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NPI pollster finds that Ruben Gallego is the strongest candidate for 2024 Arizona U.S. Senate race
A survey conducted by Public Policy Polling shows as the 2024 election cycle begins, renegade Senator Kyrsten Sinema is “broadly unpopular and trails United States Representative Ruben Gallego significantly in a three-way race.”
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Falling inflation rates are great news — unless you’re a Republican politician
“Has the worst of the pandemic-induced inflation already passed? The latest economic data released this week suggest so. That leaves Republicans in a quandary,” Jennifer Rubin writes.
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Cecily Strong bids farewell to SNL in Christmas episode
Watch highlights from the eighth episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Austin Butler, with Lizzo as the musical guest, including the Trump NFT cold open and Cecily Strong’s goodbye.
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SNL gets into the holiday spirit with hosts Steve Martin and Martin Short
Watch highlights from the seventh episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Steve Martin and Martin Short, with the PNW’s own Brandi Carlile as the musical guest.
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Republican operative: “Herschel was like a plane crash into a train wreck that rolled into a dumpster fire”
“You kind of had to watch it squinting through one eye between your fingers,” Dan Lagan told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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January 6th committee eyes criminal referrals to Justice Department
“Committee Chairman Representative Bennie Thompson, D-Mississippi, expects the panel to make criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, he told reporters Tuesday.”
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SNL skewers Herschel Walker and Senate Republicans as Georgia runoff date approaches
Watch highlights from the sixth episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Keke Palmer, with SZA as the musical guest, including the Herschel Walker cold open.
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SNL lampoons Republicans after “terrible week for the GOP”
Watch highlights from the sixth episode of SNL’s forty-eighth season, hosted by Dave Chappelle, with Black Star as the musical guest.
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