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May 22 2019
News
Confidential draft IRS memo says tax returns must be given to Congress unless president invokes executive privilege
A confidential Internal Revenue Service legal memo says tax returns must be given to Congress unless the president takes the rare step of asserting executive privilege, according to a copy of the memo obtained by The Washington Post.
The memo contradicts the Trump administration’s justification for denying lawmakers’ request for President Trump’s tax returns, exposing fissures in the
Washington Post
Aug 25 2020
Analysis
Trump and the RNC Flip the Democrats' Narrative
The odds were stacked against Donald Trump and Republicans and their seemingly star-crossed convention. In the last two months the venue was changed twice as coronavirus cases spiked in the Sun Belt after an earlier flattening. Midsummer brought no relief from either police violence against African Americans or the violent response from protesters. As if to cue up the chaos, police officers in
RealClearPolitics
Jun 01 2014
News
Lawmakers Question Deal Behind Soldier's Release
The release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl after nearly five years in Taliban captivity prompted cheers among U.S. officials Saturday, but amid the applause some on Capitol Hill are questioning the risks and legality of how his freedom was brokered.
Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R., Calif.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Sen. Ja
Wall Street Journal (News)
Oct 17 2019
News
Turkey’s Offensive in Syria
“Turkey vowed to press ahead with its offensive in northern Syria on Tuesday despite U.S. sanctions and growing calls for it to stop.” Reuters
Many on both sides are criticizing the US troop withdrawal and Turkey’s military operation:
“Trump may indeed have campaigned on getting out of Syria. He didn’t campaign on potentially freeing thousands of Islamic State fighters,
The Flip Side
Jul 22 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Delta Variant Prompts Return of Some Mask Mandates
Cases of the Delta variant, a more contagious variation of COVID-19, have been been rising across the U.S., and the CDC says Delta now accounts for over 83% of U.S. COVID-19 cases. New COVID-19 cases are climbing in all 50 states, but remain much lower than the pandemic's peak. According to the New York Times, the 7-day average in new cases topped out at 259,616 in January; as of Wednesday,
AllSides Staff
Oct 02 2019
News
How President Pence Would Blow Up 2020
If the Senate were to remove President Donald Trump from office—which could happen only on a bipartisan vote—the 2016 election results wouldn’t be overturned. Democrats wouldn’t control the White House. America’s reward for convicting Trump would be President Michael Richard Pence.
Nine out of every 10 Republican respondents said in a Quinnipiac poll released Monday that Trump should
Politico
Jun 06 2013
Opinion
Tips for Right-Wingers on the IRS Scandal
Instead of showing endless loops of IRS employees wasting taxpayer dollars line-dancing -- Breaking news Government employees waste millions of your dollars every single day -- I think it would be more useful for the public to hear a few crucial facts about the exploding scandal at the Internal Revenue Service.
Ann Coulter
Oct 02 2019
News
Impeachment Inquiry Continues
“Democrats on Monday subpoenaed Rudy Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer who was at the heart of Trump’s efforts to get Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden’s family.” (AP News)
The left supports impeachment, but is divided as to whether it should be narrowly focused on Ukraine or involve broader misconduct by Trump.
Many argue that “a key to winning any trial
The Flip Side
Jan 30 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Impeachment: Arguments For and Against Removing the President
House impeachment managers and President Donald Trump's defense team each concluded opening arguments before the Senate over the past week, setting the stage for a final questioning period Thursday before starting debates on calling witnesses and documents.
Democrats and many on the political left argue that Trump must be removed from office, citing recent revelations from former NSA
Henry A. Brechter
Nov 22 2019
Fact Check
FactChecking the November Democratic Debate
We spotted several false claims and factual flubs:
South Bend Mayor Peter Buttigieg falsely claimed that President Donald Trump “had to confess in writing, in court, to illegally diverting charitable contributions that were supposed to go to veterans.” Trump’s 2016 campaign unlawfully ran a veterans fundraiser for his namesake foundation, but the money raised was in fact donated to
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