Hey everyone!
Quickly, before we start, I am going to announce that I’m taking two trips before the middle of September. I have no doubt my newsletter will continue for the first trip, but the second may be out of the reach of wifi. I will look over my schedule, and perhaps try and write a few posts beforehand.
Now, here we go!
The thing about American politics: it never stops rolling. So there will always be more to write about, especially in these tumultuous times. So, as I have in the past, I will be reviewing the top stories in American politics
The Bill Passes
Time and time again, I have discussed the Inflation Reduction Act. This package, pushed by Democrats as a whittled down version of the Build Back Better plan, it will feature efforts to combat inflation and climate change. For a while, the deal seemed to be dead; Democrat senator Joe Manchin and his associate, Sinema, were holding out for various - if somewhat unclear - reasons. But then, in a surprise move, Manchin turned around and touted the act as being an effective response to inflation. Sinema got on board too, after some bargaining. With their help, the senate passed the bill. It was rapidly passed by the Democrat - dominated House of Representatives. And tonight, in the culmination of weeks of work, president Biden signed the bill.
The Inflation Reduction Act, one of the most ambitious climate efforts by the government in years, has been signed into law.
Liz Cheney
Have you ever heard of Liz Cheney? Perhaps you do now, but for some time she had just been another senator.
Until the January 6 committee was formed, with her as one of its heads.
Almost immediately, she was simultaneously applauded and hated. She has become very popular with those who support the committee, and the actions she has taken against the insurrectionists - especially Trump. Even Robert Reich, a very influential but highly Democratic Substacker, has praised her for her bravery and even proposed she become president. But for that very same reason, her own party, the Republicans, have placed a target on her back. They do not agree with the Jan. 6 committee’s ambitions of unseating Trump from his place of power. Her presence on the committee, I’d bet, also hurts their arguments that the committee is a liberal tool to harm Trump.
Unfortunately, that target has been very successful; she is now expected to lose her campaign to remain in the senate. According to the New York Times, she has only 31% of the vote so far, while her main competitor (an outspoken opponent of climate action) has over 60%. Ouch.
We can only hope.
- Sorry if this one isn’t perfect; I had to write it rather hastily.
Thanks for the post reed!