The Latest – Week of March 1

[matt (Matt Kiser)]

A community space

Collect, share, and discuss the daily news, updates, and events pertinent to the daily shock and awe, this is The Latest .

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Is threading the The Latest as a single weekly thread (instead of a daily one) a good way of discussing the news? Or should we revert to the daily thread? Lmk!

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What we’re talking about

• Impeachment - Pt. 2 - WTF is going on with this trial?
• The Impeachment of President Donald J. Trump
• Coronavirus (Community Thread)
• Portrait of a President
• Factchecks
• Must Read Op-Ed and Profiles

Previously

• The Latest – For the Week of February 22
• The Latest – Tuesday, February 16
• The Latest – Monday, February 15
• The Latest – Wednesday, February 10 (Impeachment 2.0 Edition)
• The Latest – Tuesday, February 9 (Impeachment 2.0 Edition)
• The Latest – Monday, February 8

[Windthin (David Bythewood)]

Biden administration won’t ID Saudis barred from U.S. in Khashoggi fallout

The State Department put visa bans on 76 Saudi nationals. But who they are is a mystery.

Biden administration won’t ID Saudis barred from U.S. in Khashoggi fallout

The decision, which the State Department says is rooted in privacy laws governing U.S. visas, raises questions about the effectiveness of the penalty if there’s to be no public awareness of whom the U.S. has labeled a human rights violator.