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GOP Budget Passes House

Story of the Week / October 26th, 2017 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

The GOP's $4 trillion budget narrowly passed the House today in a vote of 216-212, after last minute negotiations with high-taxed states and those concerned with deficits. Next, the bill goes to the Republican-controlled Senate, putting the party one step closer to achieving tax reform...

Debt, Budget, GOP, US House, Tax Reform, Story Of The Week, News

Trump's 1st Budget Announced

News / May 25th, 2017 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Mick Mulvaney, the White House Budget Director, revealed President Trump's budget for 2018 titled A New Foundation for American Greatness . As expected, the response has been mixed. Many people on the Left decry the cuts to social programs , while those on the Right who believe our...

News, Budget, Mick Mulvaney, Donald Trump

Trump's Budget Plan

Story of the Week / March 16th, 2017 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

The White House released President Trump's budget plan this morning. The budget makes major cuts to the State Department and the EPA, while eliminating funding to the National Endowment for the Arts and 18 other departments. It designates additional funding to the Department of Defense...

News, Story Of The Week, Donald Trump, Budget

Why is Washington in debt? A non-partisan explanation

Bias / August 18th, 2015 / By Beth Ballentine

Few Americans think partisan bias affects their own reasoning. Yet many of us jump to prejudiced assumptions without even realizing it. Biased reasoning can sidetrack us or cause us to make illogical leaps that don’t actually support our premise. Take the federal deficit for example...

Washington DC, Media Bias, Budget, Debt, Missing Perspectives

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