October 2018 – ProgressiveGrok

Granitegrok presents itself a is a libertarian, right wing small Government type of blog. They do a pretty good job of doing that, but they…

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Maricopa County and Arizona Senate reach agreement after months of sparring over 2020 election audit September 18, 2021

Arizona's Maricopa County and the state Senate have reached an agreement after a months-long dispute stemming from the local government's refusal to hand over electronic voting equipment logs related to the November 2020 election.

CIA warned children were possibly present seconds before US missile killed 10 September 18, 2021

Just after the US military launched a Hellfire missile to stop a white Toyota Corolla it believed to be an imminent threat to US troops leading the evacuation at the Kabul airport, the CIA issued an urgent warning: Civilians were likely in the area, including possibly children inside the vehicle, according to three sources familiar […]

Rep. Lee Zeldin announces he was diagnosed with leukemia last fall and is in remission September 18, 2021

Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin, who is running for governor of New York, said in a statement Saturday he was diagnosed with early-stage chronic myeloid leukemia last November, began treatment "with an immediately positive response and no side effects" and is now in remission.

France recalls its ambassadors to the US and Australia over new national security partnership September 18, 2021

The French government has immediately recalled its ambassador to the US for consultation in response to the recently announced national security partnership with the United Kingdom and Australia, a French official told CNN.

DHS to ramp up deportation flights to Haiti as migrants overwhelm US southern border September 18, 2021

The Department of Homeland Security plans to ramp up deportation flights to Haiti to deter Haitians who are overwhelming Del Rio, Texas, a Customs and Border Protection official told CNN.

RBG's legacy one year after the liberal icon's death September 18, 2021

One year after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, schools and hospitals have been christened for her, scholarly awards created in her name and artworks designed with her visage.

FBI ramps up investigations of threats against election officials September 18, 2021

The FBI has stepped up investigations of threats against election officials -- in some cases, reaching out for the first time in recent weeks to election supervisors and others who have endured months of harassment, local officials tell CNN.

Biden looks to recapture his political momentum with a full-court press on his domestic agenda September 18, 2021

A politically weakened President Joe Biden is looking to spark a turnaround with a renewed focus on his domestic agenda after a month marred by a spike in Covid-19 cases and a messy withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Why we're talking about the debt limit again September 18, 2021

Republicans and Democrats in Washington are gearing up for their occasional fight over raising the US debt limit.

High temperatures, wildfire smoke and drought: The politics of climate change in one California congressional district September 18, 2021

The changing climate is everywhere Gustavo Carranza looks when he walks through his undulating citrus farm here in this tiny town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.

Posts published in October 2018

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