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David Mixner, LGBTQ+ activist and Bill Clinton campaign advisor, dies at 77
Read full article: David Mixner, LGBTQ+ activist and Bill Clinton campaign advisor, dies at 77David Mixner, a longtime LGBTQ+ activist who was an adviser to Bill Clinton during his presidential campaign and later called him out over the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy regarding gays in the military, has died.
Tribute for late VA chief Max Cleland, who lost limbs in war
Read full article: Tribute for late VA chief Max Cleland, who lost limbs in warPresident Joe Biden and three former presidents have paid tribute to late Veterans Administration chief and U.S. senator Max Cleland, who lost limbs while serving in Vietnam.
Russia has yet to slow a Western arms express into Ukraine
Read full article: Russia has yet to slow a Western arms express into UkraineWestern weaponry pouring into Ukraine helped blunt Russia’s initial offensive and seems certain to play a central role in the approaching battle for Ukraine’s contested Donbas region.
West, Russia mull nuclear steps in a 'more dangerous' world
Read full article: West, Russia mull nuclear steps in a 'more dangerous' worldRussia’s assault on Ukraine and its veiled threats of using nuclear arms have policymakers past and present thinking the unthinkable: How should the West respond to a Russian battlefield explosion of a nuclear bomb.
What Elizabeth Holmes had to say at her trial: 5 takeaways
Read full article: What Elizabeth Holmes had to say at her trial: 5 takeawaysOnce-lionized entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes wrapped up seven days of testimony Wednesday in her criminal fraud trial, defending her actions as CEO of the startup Theranos.
Biden likely to break barriers, pick woman to lead Pentagon
Read full article: Biden likely to break barriers, pick woman to lead PentagonFlournoy, a politically moderate Pentagon veteran, is regarded by U.S. officials and political insiders as a top choice for President-elect Joe Bide to choose to head the Pentagon. Michele Flournoy, a politically moderate Pentagon veteran, is regarded by U.S. officials and political insiders as a top choice for the position. If confirmed, Flournoy would face a future that is expected to involve shrinking Pentagon budgets and potential military involvement in the distribution of a coronavirus vaccine. She has been outspoken on American foreign and defense policy, particularly over the past year. The Defense Department is one of three Cabinet agencies — the others being Treasury and Veterans Affairs — that have never been led by a woman.
Stacey Abrams credited for boosting Democrats in Georgia
Read full article: Stacey Abrams credited for boosting Democrats in GeorgiaAbrams, the onetime candidate for Georgia governor who has become perhaps the nation's leading voice on voting rights, is being credited for paving those inroads. “There’s a lot of work that’s gone into this, but Stacey really is the architect of what’s been built in Georgia,” said Dubose Porter, the former Georgia Democratic Party chairman and an Abrams mentor. The 2018 campaign marked a notable shift in Georgia Democrats’ overall approach. They’d do it by reshaping the electorate, by exciting the expanding universe of potentially Democratic voters: the youngest native white Georgians; whites from beyond Georgia; Black voters who cast ballots sporadically; Black voters moving to Georgia from other regions; and a growing Latino and Asian-American population. “We’ll take on Antifa, Black Lives Matter, Fair Fight, Stacey Abrams and all of them.”Trump himself was an accelerating variable in Georgia’s shift, pushing some white suburbanites toward Democrats.