"With less than two weeks until Election Day, it looks as if the fundamentals — an unpopular president, deep frustration with the status quo, and stubborn inflation — are ultimately going to define this midterm."
An audit by the California Attorney General shows private foundation giving to donor-advised funds is surging.
In exchange for their funder receiving a tax donation, private foundations are required to put 5% annually to charitable causes. But donors are increasingly using a loophole to avoid doing so: transferring $ from PFs to DAFs instead of working charities.https://t.co/wu13uB5F0E
Garland Formally Bars Justice Dept. From Seizing Reporters’ Records - codifies and expands a policy he issued in 2021, after it came to light that the Trump admin had secretly gone after records of reporters for NYT, WP & CNN. https://t.co/4JSEbcZNLq
President Joe Biden faces growing calls from activists and even a former crown prince to openly back regime change in Iran as the country’s Islamist rulers face a wave of protests. But Biden and his aides are unwilling to go that far.
Democratic lawmakers’ letter calls for direct U.S. talks with Russia
In a letter led by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the 30 Democrats call on Biden to pair the unprecedented economic and military support the U.S. is providing Ukraine with a “diplomatic push, redoubling efforts to seek a realistic framework for a ceasefire.” https://t.co/wp51wKPS8O
Uganda and Tanzania are set to begin work on a massive crude oil pipeline a year after the International Energy Agency warned that the world risked not meeting its climate goals if new fossil fuel projects were not stopped. The two East African countries say their priority is economic development.
Breaking News: A gunman killed at least two people and injured seven at a St. Louis high school. The gunman was killed, the police said. https://t.co/D87jhnU4Vs
Nine people were killed and 47 wounded Sunday in a hotel attack claimed by Al-Shabaab Islamists in Kismayo, a port city in southern Somalia.https://t.co/K6c0OI7whH
"Tim Ryan Is Winning the War for the Soul of the Democratic Party" by @AlecMacGillis is outstanding journalism. https://t.co/jdFTTASymf (It's 95% reporting, 5% opinion, but there's no way to indicate that in the Times system, so it just becomes "opinion.")
Former Chinese leader Hu Jintao was escorted off stage during the closing session of a major Communist Party congress, where the 79-year-old had been prominently seated next to President Xi Jinping https://t.co/imwIu0b70R
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is placing a nationwide freeze on the sale, purchase and transfer of handguns, effective immediately. https://t.co/GWq28VCBAP
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