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Mar 01 2013
News
The day that was never supposed to happen is here
Today is the day lawmakers have known about since August 2011: the day those forced federal spending cuts kick in.
CNN DigitalAug 14 2019
News
Years after serving jail time, Jeffrey Epstein found a way to meet with Microsoft’s Bill Gates to discuss philanthropy
Microsoft founder Bill Gates spoke more than once with Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier accused of child sex trafficking, to discuss ways to increase philanthropic spending, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter.
Epstein’s discussions with Gates included at least one meeting, which took place in New York in 2013, while Gates was still Microsoft’s chairman, these
CNBCMay 26 2021
News
Biden’s selling an ambitious agenda. Americans still aren’t sure what it is.
Joe Biden has a lot of plans.
Whether Americans can differentiate among them — or even name them — is a different matter.
A new Morning Consult/POLITICO poll released Wednesday shows that 61 percent of those surveyed were not familiar with the “American Jobs Plan” and 62 percent were not familiar with the “American Families Plan” — the names of two proposals making up what the
PoliticoNov 21 2016
News
Jeremy Scahill: Mike Pence Has "Militant Agenda" Against Women, the Poor, Immigrants, LGBTQ People
We spend the hour looking at the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump, a candidate who ran on a platform of open bigotry, threats against immigrants and Muslims, and blatant misogyny. Trump’s vice president, Mike Pence, is often portrayed as a counterbalance to Trump and called a "bridge to the establishment."
Democracy Now!Mar 05 2021
News
U.S. Economy Added 379,000 Jobs in February
Hiring accelerated sharply in February as restaurants and other hospitality businesses reopened, adding 379,000 to U.S. payrolls and fueling renewed growth as the coronavirus pandemic eases.
U.S. employers added jobs for the second straight month in February, the Labor Department said Friday, in what marks a sharp pickup from earlier this winter.
The unemployment rate, determined
Wall Street Journal (News)May 09 2020
Opinion
COVID-19 Conspiracists and Their Discontents
One reason why it’s surprisingly difficult to disprove many conspiracy theories is that they typically contain a real germ of truth, however small. In some places and eras, Jews really were overrepresented among communist cadres and the media. John F. Kennedy’s administration really did propose false-flag operations as an excuse to invade Cuba and assassinate Fidel Castro. Certain aspects of
QuilletteFeb 06 2017
News
Trump Administration Looks at Driving Wedge Between Russia and Iran
The Trump administration is exploring ways to break Russia’s military and diplomatic alliance with Iran in a bid to both end the Syrian conflict and bolster the fight against Islamic State, said senior administration, European and Arab officials involved in the policy discussions.
Wall Street Journal (News)Nov 16 2015
News
EXCLUSIVE–House Freedom Caucus Chairman: No Commitment from Paul Ryan to Block Import of Muslim Refugees
In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH)94% reveals that conservative House members have received no commitment from Speaker Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)58% that he would in any way try to curb the nation’s importation of Muslims on visas.
By the end of the year, Congress will have to pass a government funding measure to appropriate
Breitbart NewsFeb 10 2014
News
Speaker Boehner's Awful Plan To Increase The Debt
You remember the old Boehner rule right? Any increase in the statutory borrowing limit must be accompanied by spending cuts of equal value.
Well not only has Boehner completely abandoned that principle, but now he is pushing a plan that would do the exact opposite: Boehner now says any increase in the statutory borrowing limit must be accompanied by spending increases! Politico reports
TownhallMay 25 2021
News
On the Anniversary of George Floyd’s Killing, Debate About Race Reaches Across American Life
A year after George Floyd was killed, Americans remain roiled by a broad and deep debate about race that is playing out in classrooms and boardrooms, in communities and at dinner tables and in sports, Hollywood and Washington, D.C.
The killing sparked millions of Americans to join protests last summer prompted by the widely circulated video showing Mr. Floyd, a Black man, pleading for
Wall Street Journal (News)