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Sep 10 2020
Analysis
Was Bob Woodward Wrong to Withhold Trump’s Comments About the Coronavirus?
Bob Woodward became Bob Woodward thanks to his reporting on Richard Nixon’s White House. All the President’s Men chronicles Woodward and Carl Bernstein’s race to confirm stories about the Watergate scandal and get them into print as quickly as possible. Those stories, when published by the Washington Post, altered the course of American history.
In his many books since the 1990s,
Slate
Jan 07 2020
News
Fighting Unfairness in Genetic Medicine
When the race to sequence the first human genome was rushing toward the finish line about 20 years ago, I remember feeling mesmerized by what was about to happen. It was the dawn of a new century, and it seemed we were on the cusp of unlocking the meaning behind the blueprint of life, DNA. Once we could line up all 3.1 billion base pairs of the molecule in our genome, I thought—I was an
Scientific American
Sep 15 2021
News
North Korea, South Korea trade ballistic missile tests amid stalled U.S. nuclear talks
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast Wednesday and South Korea said hours later that it had carried out a successful test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile.
The rival launches intensified an arms race between the two countries amid stalled nuclear diplomacy with the United States and just two days after Pyongyang said it had tested a new cruise missile.
NBC News Digital
Sep 09 2020
News
Trump said he didn't have responsibility to understand pain of Black Americans: 'No, I don't feel that at all'
President Trump said he doesn’t feel a responsibility “at all” to try to have a better understanding of the pain Black Americans feel, according to a new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bob Woodward.
His comment came during an interview he had with Woodward on June 19, just weeks after the police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man whose death at the hands of
The Hill
Jun 12 2020
News
West Virginia Elects Its First Out Transgender Official
West Virginia elected its first out transgender official on Tuesday, a victory civil rights groups said would help bolster representation and political power for LGBTQ Americans.
Rosemary Ketchum won her bid for the Wheeling City Council on Tuesday and will represent the city’s Ward 3. When she assumes her role on July 1, Ketchum will be one of just four out LGBTQ officials in the state
HuffPost
Nov 17 2019
News
US election 2020: Democrats respond to Obama's warning
Democratic presidential candidates have given their reaction to a warning by former President Barack Obama against moving too far left in politics.
Mr Obama's rare intervention into the Democratic race was a talking point at campaign events on Saturday.
Some Democrats called for unity, while others defended their policy agenda.
Nearly 20 candidates remain in the running
BBC News
Oct 26 2020
Analysis
No matter who wins the US election, the world's 'fake news' problem is here to stay
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin were in high spirits, smirking and jovial, when they appeared in front of the press corps at the annual G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, in 2019.
It was their first meeting since then-special counsel Robert Mueller wrapped his investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election, and Trump was
CNN Digital
Nov 07 2017
News
Today's Virginia Elections a Political Bellwether?
Virginians head to the polls today to choose their next governor.
The results of the Virginia race are often seen as a gauge of the electorate in advance of the Congressional midterm elections next year.
CBN
Jun 23 2022
Perspectives Blog
Here's Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on Crime
Americans across party lines are becoming increasingly concerned with rising crime rates and criminal justice reform. While many Democrats will point out that murder rates are rising disproportionately in red states, some Republicans will be quick to respond that violent crime rates are worse in blue cities. Not only do the two sides have different ideas about who is to blame, but they also
Clare Ashcraft