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Mar 13 2019
News
College cheating ringleader says he helped more than 750 families with admissions scheme
The ringleader behind a $25 million college admission scam that implicated dozens of people, including Hollywood actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, said he has worked with more than 750 families.
William Rick Singer, who pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Boston federal court to racketeering, money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges, said in a phone
NBC News DigitalAug 06 2020
News
'I will not be adjourning the Senate': McConnell scraps recess over stalled aid talks
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Thursday the chamber will be back in session Monday and he would not gavel out for the traditional summer recess.
The Kentucky Republican blamed Democrats for failing after two weeks of talks to negotiate a deal on a coronavirus aid package that both parties deem critical for helping the nation cope with the continued outbreak.
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Washington ExaminerJan 31 2020
News
Some Things We Could Have Done With the Billions Wasted on a Broken F-35
For the better part of the last decade, the US Defense Department's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program has epitomized government waste and dysfunction. A report last year by the DOD highlighted how the government’s F-35 development program has long been a hot mess, resulting in a hugely expensive aircraft plagued with bugs and glaring software vulnerabilities. This year’s report is even worse
ViceMar 02 2022
Perspectives Blog
Should NATO be Reformed, and What Role Can the US Play?
This blog is written by multiple authors of different perspectives, and published on DividedWeFall.org (Mixed media bias rating).
Argument 1: Europe’s Defense Against Russia is, and Should Remain, NATO’s Core MissionBy Steven Pifer – Research Fellow, Stanford’s Center for International Security and Cooperation; Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
In 1991, some 50 years
Divided We Fall (author)Oct 26 2020
Analysis
Amy Coney Barrett is now one step away from becoming a Supreme Court justice
The Senate voted to end its debate over the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Sunday afternoon, a move that sets the stage for a final Senate floor vote for her confirmation on Monday.
Despite efforts by Democratic lawmakers to use procedural maneuvers to slow her appointment, Barrett is on track to be confirmed to the court just about a week before Election
VoxFeb 26 2014
News
Trust Eroded, Obama Looks Beyond Karzai
President Obama, apparently resigned to President Hamid Karzai’s refusal to sign a long-term security agreement with the United States before he leaves office, told him in a phone call on Tuesday that he had instructed the Pentagon to begin planning for a complete withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year.
New York Times (News)Apr 19 2016
Opinion
Morris: The unstoppable Trump
Donald Trump’s rise and resilience is unique in our modern political history. He seems almost to be the default setting for the Republican primary voter.
If he screws up on television, a few supporters may leave him for a few weeks. If Ted Cruz spends millions on ads and has every endorsement in a certain state (say, Wisconsin), he might beat Trump in that one state. But then The Donald
Dick MorrisJul 02 2012
News
Donald Trump: Roberts wanted to be loved
Donald Trump is leaving no stone unturned in his criticism of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' vote to uphold President Barack Obamas health care law, calling the decision “extremely disloyal and accusing the justice of wanting to be “loved by the Washington establishment.
PoliticoJul 03 2019
News
Dow Industrials Close at Record High
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record on Wednesday, its first new high in nine months, as the index notched its fourth straight session of gains.
The Dow industrials climbed more than 170 points during a shortened trading session ahead of Thursday’s Independence Day holiday, putting it above its previous October milestone. The Dow was the last of the three major indexes to
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 15 2020
News
Rank-and-file House members achieve rare bipartisan consensus in bid to press Hill leaders to cut stimulus deal
A bipartisan group of House members is unveiling a sweeping proposal to inject up to $2 trillion in aid to the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, a move aimed at jump-starting talks that have devolved into bitter acrimony and finger-pointing between the White House and Democratic leaders in the heat of this election year.
The proposal touches on many of the elements under discussion
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