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Jared Kushner Is Registered to Vote as a Woman, Twitter Says ‘Lock Her Up’

Jared Kushner, the by all accounts male senior adviser to President Donald Trump, is registered to vote as a woman, and naturally Twitter could not refrain from launching jokes.
According to New York’s public voter registration information, Trump’s son-in-law’s voter profile lists his gender as “female.”
Kushner is recently under fire for using his private email account to send messages to government officials and in tune with Trump’s call to put Hillary Clinton in jail for doing the same, Twitter began crying “lock her up!” … in reference to Kushner this time though.

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2016- "Lock Her Up"- Hillary Clinton

2017- "Lock Her Up"- Jared Kushner
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) September 27, 2017
Others on Twitter began using this new information to defend Trump against criticisms of misogyny.
“Hope all you libtards saying Trump only hires men to top positions feel stupid after learning that Jared Kushner is a registered woman voter,” wrote one Twitter user.
Some people were just confused as to how to refer to Kushner upon learning this new bit of information.
“Do I use “he” or “she” when referring to Jared Kushner now?” asked a concerned Twitter user.
Read some of the best responses below.

The good thing about Jared Kushner being a woman is that he can drive now while getting peace in the Middle East.

— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) September 27, 2017

2016- "Lock Her Up"- Hillary Clinton

2017- "Lock Her Up"- Jared Kushner
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) September 27, 2017

BREAKING- Mike Pence advising Jared Kushner go to conversion therapy after finding out he is a lesbian.

— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) September 27, 2017

So Jared Kushner is either really, really bad at filling out forms or he's one shady fucken lady… ????

— Mr. Jameson Neat (@MrJamesonNeat) September 27, 2017

So Jared Kushner is a woman who uses a personal email account for Government business? Trump supporters… all together now “LOCK HER UP!”

— PoliticalGroove (@PoliticalGroove) September 27, 2017

Hope all you libtards saying Trump only hires men to top positions feel stupid after learning that Jared Kushner is a registered woman voter

— Marie Connor (@thistallawkgirl) September 27, 2017

Trump can't be a misogynist. He hired Jared Kushner.

— (((OhNoSheTwitnt))) (@OhNoSheTwitnt) September 27, 2017

Do I use "he" or "she" when referring to Jared Kushner now?

— Matt Laslo (@MattLaslo) September 27, 2017

You can't have "the best words" if you can't correctly spell them. Even more serious than the Trump administration's beef with CNN is its beef with grammar, as is evidenced by a score of tweets and official White House documents that are riddled with spelling errors, misused words and downright gibberish. Here are 21 of the worst (and most laughable) offenses.

"Innaccurately"
Oh, the irony! The White House tried to call out the Congressional Budget Office for inaccuracy but inaccurately spelled the word "innaccurately."
White House/Twitter

"Honered"
Before "covfefe," there was "honered." Of course, newly-inaugurated Trump meant to tweet that he was "honored," but that's not what happened.
Twitter

"Unpresidented"
According to Huffington Post, Trump Twitter-slammed China for seizing a U.S. underwater drone in December 2016. He also made up a word in the process. By “unpresidented,” we can assume he meant “unprecedented.”
Twitter

"San Bernadino"
The White House got a few things wrong with this list of “unreported” terror attacks. First, many of the incidents actually had been reported. Second, “San Bernardino” was spelled incorrectly.
White House/Twitter

"Attaker"
In the same report, the WH managed to misspell “attacker” 23 times in a row. That has to be some sort of record.
White House/Twitter

"W.E.B. DeBois"
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) botched the name of legendary civil rights activist, W.E.B. DuBois. It’s DU Bois, as in “DU” they realize the epic mistake they made?
Twitter

"Deepest apologizes"
Apparently, the DOE did catch the gaffe and subsequently tweeted out an apology… sort of.
Twitter/The Washington Post

"Columbia"
This is a common spelling error that also tripped up Steve Harvey in the past. For the record, when referring to the country, the correct spelling is "Colombia."
White House/Twitter

“Possibility of lasting peach”
According to a White House press release, one of Trump’s objectives during his most recent visit to Israel was to “promote the possibility of lasting peach” between Israelis and Palestinians. Who needs peace when you can have peaches?
White House/Twitter

“Couple with changes”
Another typo from the same press release. This time, someone left off the “d” in the word “coupled.” Hence, we have “A new approach, couple with changes.”
White House/Twitter

"Councel"
After Trump tweeted this misspelling on May 18, Merriam-Webster reported that "councel" was their most-searched word of that day.
Twitter/The Hill

"Tapp"
President Obama did not "tapp" Trump's phone at any time during his two terms in office, because there is no such word as "tapp" in the English language.
Twitter

Too vs. To
This was not a tweet. This was Donald Trump's official inauguration portrait... with an egregious typo printed front and center.
Library of Congress

"Teresa May"
This mistake doesn’t seem too critical… until you consider the fact that Teresa (sans “h”) May is the name of a British porn star, not the British Prime Minister. The latter spells her first name with an "h."
White House/Huffington Post

"Hear by"
He should have typed "hereby." Of course, POTUS received a lot of flack for this one, among his many other botched spellings.
Twitter/Pro Publica

"Educatuon"
Failure took the form of a White House Snapchat on April 17. There's no excuse for this one.
White House/Snap

"Thr" and "Gas"
Trump displayed poor spelling in his attempt to shade two credible news outlets via Twitter.
Twitter

"Amoung"
"Amoung," many other things, he will also not use spellcheck.
Twitter

"Predisent"
This was a statement made by Trump's lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, in an official White House document.
White House/Twitter

"Rediculous"
Once again, Trump unleashes a grammatically incorrect Twitter rage at his arch nemesis, CNN.
Twitter/ProPublica

donaldjtrump.com

Urban Dictionary

As Merriam-Webster so nicely put it, "heal (to become healthy again)heel (a contemptible person)."
Twitter

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You can't have "the best words" if you can't correctly spell them. Even more serious than the Trump administration's beef with CNN is its beef with grammar, as is evidenced by a score of tweets and official White House documents that are riddled with spelling errors, misused words and downright gibberish. Here are 21 of the worst (and most laughable) offenses.

Republican Party, Puerto Rico, North Korea: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

That was Gov. Ricardo Rosselló of Puerto Rico, pleading with federal officials for aid to avert a humanitarian crisis. He said a mass exodus of Puerto Ricans to the mainland was imminent. The entire island is still without power; much of it is without water or fuel.

But a new poll found that only slightly more than half of Americans know that Puerto Ricans are, in fact, also Americans. Here are the basics on the island’s peculiar political status.

President Trump defended the federal response and said he would visit Puerto Rico next Tuesday. He may stop in the U.S. Virgin Islands, which also sustained terrible damage.

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Photo Credit Hasan Jamali/Associated Press

3. Saudi Arabia announced that it would finally allow women to take the wheel.

The decision was announced on state TV and in a simultaneous media event in Washington, highlighting the damage that the policy has done to the kingdom’s international reputation.

Activists like Aziza Yousef, above, have long fought for the change. Their campaign was buoyed by the rise of the young Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has pushed to overhaul the economy and loosen social restrictions.

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Photo Credit Hal Yeager/Getty Images

4. Roy Moore, an evangelical firebrand, won a Republican Senate runoff in Alabama.

We have live coverage here. Senator Luther Strange, the interim incumbent, was backed by President Trump and Senator Mitch McConnell. Mr. Moore, above, had Stephen Bannon in his corner.

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Photo Credit Kim Won-Jin/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

5. We visited the river between North Korea and China to see how tensions are affecting life there. Sanctions have hobbled trade, and people on the Chinese side were divided over whether to blame North Korea or the U.S.

“I hate America,” one trader said. “Why don’t they let me do any business?”

Despite North Korea’s tough talk, some analysts see a leadership anxious to avoid a war it can’t win. Above, a rally in Pyongyang this week.

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Photo Credit Peter Frank Edwards/Redux

6. The head of Equifax, Richard Smith, above, stepped down in the wake of its enormous data breach, which exposed the personal information of millions of Americans.

Paulino do Rego Barros Jr., recently the head of the company’s Asia-Pacific operations, is the interim chief executive.

The company had faced a blistering outcry from lawmakers and the public for failing to protect the sensitive data and for a response that many considered utterly inadequate.

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Photo Credit Harris Mizrahi for The New York Times

7. One of our best-read articles today is from this week’s Times Magazine: “How Fake News Turned a Small Town Upside Down.”

It tells the story of how, at the height of the 2016 election, exaggerated reports of a juvenile sex crime brought a media maelstrom to Twin Falls, Idaho — one the city still hasn’t recovered from. Above, the mayor, Shawn Barigar.

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Photo Credit Charles Krupa/Associated Press

8. Ten people involved at the highest levels of college basketball, including a senior executive at Adidas, are facing federal corruption charges.

Prosecutors said they uncovered a scheme to bribe star players to work with specific agents and companies when they turned pro, or to convince promising high schoolers to attend specific universities. Above, a scene from last year’s N.C.A.A. men’s tournament.

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Photo Credit Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, Beijing, Les Moulins, Habana

9. The Guggenheim agreed to remove three major works by Chinese conceptual artists from a new exhibition after protests from animal-rights groups.

The works were intended to symbolically depict oppression in China. One video shows four pairs of pit bulls on treadmills, trying to fight as they struggle to touch. Another shows two pigs mating in front of an audience. The third work features hundreds of live reptiles and insects.

Artists are blasting the museum over the decision.

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Photo Credit Karsten Moran for The New York Times

10. Finally, our food writer has become an Instant Pot fanatic.

She acquired one for an article a year ago, and liked it so much that she never unplugged it. Now she’s written an entire cookbook of recipes for it, as well as an in-depth guide at NYT Cooking.

“There’s no other single gadget that can make weeknight cooking easier,” she gushes. Above, making baby back ribs.

Have a great night.

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The Trump Tax Cuts Are Going to Hurt the Republican Party

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In the wake of their failure to repeal Obamacare, Republicans embraced tax cuts as their political salvation. To the eternal party conviction that tax cuts would unleash wild prosperity, Republicans added the faith that it offered them political salvation. A signed tax cut would be “the difference between succeeding as a party and failing,” announced Senator Lindsey Graham. “It’s the difference between having a majority in 2018 or losing it. It’s the difference between one term and two.”
Americans must be awfully eager for a big tax-cut plan! In reality, there is no evidence of this whatsoever. The Republican plan is unpopular, and likely to become more so over time.
A recent ABC/Washington Post poll shows where public opinions stand at the outset of the tax-cut debate. And 28 percent of the public supports Trump’s tax plan, against 44 percent opposing it. This does not reflect the barely revealed details about the proposal, but it is a useful baseline for gauging what Americans believe about Trump and his plans for taxes.
But that is only the beginning of the bad news. The poll finds that Americans support cutting taxes for middle- and lower-income Americans by large margins (78-19), and opposes cutting taxes for the affluent by nearly as wide a margin (33-62). The poll doesn’t even ask about a policy that would combine lower taxes for the rich with higher taxes for the middle-class — perhaps because the results would be so lopsided, or maybe because they worry voters would get so angry, they would punch the pollsters in the face.
Alas, this heinously unpopular outcome seems to be what the GOP policy is likely to deliver. Various iterations of the Republican plan have described ambitions for several trillion dollars’ worth of cuts for businesses and high-income earners. However, Republicans in Congress were only able to agree on a budget authorizing $1.5 trillion worth of tax cuts over the next decade. That is not a trifling sum — adjusted for inflation, it is about four-fifths the size of the 2001 Bush tax cut. But it is a small fraction of the size of the tax cuts Republicans wish to fit into it.
While gimmicks could help close some of the gap, getting anywhere close to the level of tax cuts for the rich they desire will involve raising tax rates on the non-rich. Some analysts believe the still-cursory details of the Republican plan released today would increase net taxes on many middle-class families.
This stark reality isn’t necessarily going to prevent Republicans from passing such a bill. But the reason is not that they have some political need to pass one. You don’t help your party win an election by passing a starkly unpopular law. If Republicans pass their tax cut, it will be because the party’s ideological cadres and donor base believe it justifies the political cost.

The 'governing wing' of the Republican party is starting to head for the exits

In ways big and small, with implications tiny and vast, the campaign that delivered Trump the White House -- and the way he has acted since arriving in Washington eight months ago -- has totally upended conventional wisdom about what politicians say and do.
In his announcement, Corker cited his commitment to being a citizen legislator as the driving force behind his decision.
"When I ran for the Senate in 2006, I told people that I couldn't imagine serving for more than two term," he said. "Understandably, as we have gained influence, that decision has become more difficult. But I have always been drawn to the citizen legislator model, and while I realize it is not for everyone, I believe with the kind of service I provide, it is the right one for me."
Which is fine! But also odd by the traditional standards of Washington.
After all, the term limits movement long ago lost any of the perceived power it had to call out members who broke their pledges to serve some sort of set time in Washington.
More importantly, Republicans are not only in the majority in the Senate through 2018 but, given the map next November, could well add a few seats to that majority heading into the next Congress. Corker still had two years -- after 2018 -- left on his term as chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee. And, if Republicans held onto their majority in 2020, he would have been the chairman of the influential banking committee and a powerful player on the budget committee as well.
In the old days, NO member of the majority party with as many prominent committee seats as Corker would have even considered retiring. It just wasn't done.
Plus, Corker was an ally of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and someone who -- until recently -- enjoyed a relatively friendly relationship with the Trump White House. Corker was considered as a vice presidential nominee in 2016 and mentioned for a slot as secretary of state in Trump's Cabinet. And, at 65, Corker is positively a spring chicken in the Senate. Against all of those positives, Corker's explanation that he simply wanted to stay true to his roots as a citizen legislator rings hollow. Or, more accurately, it rings incomplete.
The simple fact is that life in Trump's Washington -- and Trump's Republican Party -- is just no fun for a guy like Corker. While he's a conservative, he's no ideologue. He developed a reputation as a dealmaker shortly after coming to Washington and has worked to maintain that rep in his 11 years in the chamber.
"The Tennessee Republican has been a point man on banking reform, with President Barack Obama endorsing the proposal he developed with Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia to replace Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. His amendment to increase spending on security along the US-Mexican border helped win passage in the Senate of an immigration bill that is loathed deeply by tea party activists."
That profile has become increasingly unattractive to Republican primary voters. Corker faced the likelihood of a challenge next year form his ideological right -- spurred on by former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon. He would have started as the favorite in that race but a win was far from certain.
Then there is the more-difficult-to-quantify stress and strain of being a pragmatic and policy-focused Republican in Trump's Washington. For Corker, who thinks big policy thoughts and wants to find ways to make government work, Trump's unpredictability and yo-yoing moods -- as expressed via tweet -- had to be frustrating.
He let that frustration slip last month while talking to reporters in Tennessee. "The President has not yet been able to demonstrate the stability nor some of the competence that he needs to demonstrate in order to be successful," said Corker. "We should hope that (Trump) aspires that he does some self-reflection, that he does what is necessary to demonstrate stability, to demonstrate competence, to demonstrate that he understands the character of our nation and works daily to bring out the best of the people in our nation." Trump -- natch! -- attacked Corker on Twitter for those comments. "Strange statement by Bob Corker considering that he is constantly asking me whether or not he should run again in '18," tweeted Trump. "Tennessee not happy!" The prospect of six more years of answering questions from reporters day in and day out that began "Did you see Trump's tweet ..." was surely not one that Corker relished.
Corker follows a series of other pragmatic Republicans out the door in 2018 including Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, (Florida), Charlie Dent (Pennsylvania) and Dave Reichert (Washington).
The conclusion? The "governing wing" of the Republican Party -- as Dent put it -- isn't having any fun in Washington anymore.

After Health Care Debacle, Trump Eyes Democrats for Tax Deal

President Donald Trump pauses during a meeting with, from left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and other Congressional leaders in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 6, 2017 in Washington. Evan Vucci / AP file
After meeting with Trump Tuesday, Rep. Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., concluded that the president wanted to play ball with Democrats on overhauling the tax code. "This is going to be a negotiation," Higgins told NBC News.
Most Democrats will find an array of reasons to vote against a Trump tax-cut bill if it reaches the floor: The income tax cuts aren't progressive enough; the elimination of the estate tax is a boon for the nation's wealthiest families; or they don't want to finance a corporate tax cut by adding to the nation's debt. But for reasons of both policy and politics, some moderate Democrats would rather find a way to get to "yes" than to "no."
"He'll peel off a few," Rep. Alcee Hastings, a liberal Florida Democrat, said of Trump's odds of winning moderate Democratic votes.
Of course, the devil's in the details — and Trump intentionally left many out. For example, he would reduce the number of individual income tax brackets from seven to three —12 percent, 25 percent and 35 percent — but didn't set the income levels at which each rate would take effect. And even then, the plan leaves room for a fourth bracket between 35 percent and the current top rate of 39.6 percent.
"I don't expect Democrats to say that GOP tax proposals are dead on arrival, but I expect a lot of skepticism," said Jim Kessler, senior vice president for policy at the centrist Democratic think tank Third Way.
"Many Democrats would like to see a lower corporate tax rate and help for the middle class," he added. "At the same time, they'll be looking at what it means for the deficit and whether top earners get too much of a break. It defies conventional wisdom, but Democrats have been guardians of fiscal responsibility since 1993 and that will weigh heavily in this debate."
Trump may be willing to deal to win Democratic votes — or at least show that he's willing to do so to keep Republicans in line.
"He's transactional," Higgins said. "That's not a criticism."