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Dec 15 2020
News
Barr to step down as attorney general
Attorney General William Barr will step down from his position in the coming days, leaving the Trump administration about a month before Joe Biden's inauguration.
President Trump announced Barr's decision on Twitter after a meeting with him at the White House, saying that the two had a "very good" relationship and praising Barr for doing an "outstanding job." Trump had sharply
The HillAug 08 2022
Perspectives Blog
When the World Pays Attention to Kansas
From the CenterThe biggest contest in this year’s midterm elections is not between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, or between either man and their growing number of detractors within their respective parties. It’s not a faceoff between Nancy Pelosi and Kevin McCarthy or between Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer. Rather, the most important political battle this fall will be between inflation and
Dan SchnurOct 10 2020
News
Pull investments from companies not committed to environment, pope says
Pope Francis on Saturday urged people to pull investments from companies that are not committed to protecting the environment, adding his voice to calls for the economic model that emerges from the coronavirus pandemic to be a sustainable one.
Francis spoke in a video message for an online event called “Countdown Global Launch, A Call to Action on Climate Change”.
“Science tells
ReutersJul 06 2021
Analysis
Why Didn't COVID-19 Kill the Constitution?
We can thank judges who were prepared to enforce constitutional limits on public health powers.
The day after the nation's first COVID-19 lockdown took effect in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he would never impose similar restrictions. Telling residents they may not leave their homes except for "essential" purposes "scares people," the Democratic governor
ReasonDec 06 2020
News
33 million Californians face COVID-19 stay-at-home order that will restrict movements and business
A new stay-at-home order will be imposed on Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley Sunday night, as the coronavirus crisis spirals out of control with a speed that has exceeded health officials’ most dire projections.
Some 33 million Californians will be subject to the new order, representing 84% of the state’s population. The state mandated the restrictions in the Southland and
Los Angeles TimesSep 20 2021
News
Senate parliamentarian rules against Dem amnesty push in reconciliation bill
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough on Sunday dealt a significant blow to Democrats’ hopes of including a pathway to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants – ruling that they can’t include it in their $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill.
Democrats are seeking to pass the massive spending bill via the budget reconciliation process – which allows them to avoid a Senate
Fox News DigitalSep 20 2021
News
Republicans Hope to Reenergize Tea Party in Spending Fight
Sen. Todd Young warned the few dozen conservatives gathered this month in the basement of a sushi restaurant that their activism could be the only thing to stop Congress from spending trillions of dollars of tax money.
“You flooding the zone with your concerns will amplify for members just how serious they are,” the Indiana Republican said.
After Mr. Young’s remarks, his audience
Wall Street Journal (News)Oct 08 2021
News
Democrats' anger over debt ceiling standoff exposes hypocrisy
Democrats railing against Senate Republicans for withholding votes from a debt ceiling increase have done the same in the past under GOP rule, raising charges of hypocrisy from the Right.
President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have taken aim at Republicans over Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s insistence since July that Democrats, in control of all three
Washington ExaminerJun 25 2020
Analysis
“Google paying publishers” is more about PR than the needs of the news industry
Mountain View got the headline it wanted: “Google will start paying publishers for news.”
Just like Menlo Park got the headline it wanted a few months ago: “Facebook Offers News Outlets Millions of Dollars a Year to License Content.”
There are lots of ways to look at how the duopoly looks at its relationship with the news industry — as generous corporate citizens who care about
Nieman LabDec 05 2020
News
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Reinstate DACA Program
A federal judge in New York on Friday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to fully reinstate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a program known as DACA.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must accepting new applications for DACA and post a notice that it is doing so by Dec. 7, U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis, a Clinton appointee, wrote in a six-page
The Epoch Times