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Dec 11 2019
Fact Check
Trump Misleads Rallygoers on IG Report, Impeachment
During his first campaign rally after Democrats announced two articles of impeachment and the Justice Department inspector general released a report on the FBI’s Russia investigation, President Donald Trump distorted the facts on both topics.
The White House memo on Trump’s July 25 phone call with the president of Ukraine corroborated the whistleblower complaint’s description. Yet,
FactCheck.orgDec 20 2012
News
House GOP To Forge Ahead With Vote On Fiscal Cliff 'Plan B'
The GOP-controlled House is moving ahead Thursday on a bill that would raise taxes on people earning over $1 million a year, sparing most workers from a tax hike but leaving in place painful budget cuts to the military and domestic agencies as "fiscal cliff" talks appear stalled.
HuffPostJun 25 2020
News
Scientists claim deep-sea mining could forever harm 'pristine' ocean ecosystems
Mining the deep seabed could cause irreversible damage to ocean ecosystems, a group of international scientists say, raising questions as to whether the seafloor’s wealth of critical minerals is worth the risk.
The potential harms they outline are only the ones researchers know about today. In fact, the world has explored very little of the deep seas, leaving a knowledge gap seemingly
Washington ExaminerFeb 25 2020
News
Media Reported Fake News About Russia Helping Trump in 2020
There's no specific intelligence information that Russia is interfering in the presidential election to help President Trump get re-elected, according to new reports.
Major media outlets cited anonymous sources last week who claimed that the Russians were working to boost the president. That's something both Trump and his team denied, including National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien
CBNMay 09 2013
News
Boehner calls for White House to release Benghazi emails
House Speaker John Boehner called on President Obama to release emails that he says show how the White House wanted to change the Benghazi attack "talking points."
Secretary of State John Kerry, meanwhile, vowed Thursday to "leave no stone unturned" in looking into the matter and answering questions about the attack.
CNN DigitalOct 18 2019
News
Big post-debate cash hauls for Buttigieg, Klobuchar could spell trouble for Biden
Senator Amy Klobuchar – giddy after a lack of sleep and rave reviews for her debate performance – touted to the jam-packed crowd inside a café in New Hampshire’s capital city that she raised $1.1 million in the 24 hours after Tuesday’s Democratic presidential nomination showdown.
The haul was nearly a quarter of what she brought in during the entire July-September third quarter of
Fox News DigitalSep 17 2020
News
Ten days: After an early coronavirus warning, Trump is distracted as he downplays threat
In explaining why he repeatedly misled the American public about the early dangers posed by the novel coronavirus, President Trump has argued that he did not want to engender panic — and suggested that his actions showed he took the looming pandemic seriously.
But a detailed review of the 10-day period from late January, when Trump was first warned about the scale of the threat, and
Washington PostApr 27 2020
News
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorses Joe Biden for president
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed Joe Biden for president on Monday, calling the former vice president "a leader who is the personification of hope and courage."
"Today, I am proud to endorse Joe Biden for President of the United States because he will be an extraordinary President. He knows how to get the job done," she said in a video.
Citing his work on the Affordable Care
CNN DigitalOct 18 2019
News
Fighting Flares in Syria Despite Hours-Old Cease-Fire
A day-old cease-fire deal between the U.S. and Turkey that led to a brief lull in the Turkish offensive in northeastern Syria appeared shaky Friday. Fighting flared in the border region with each side blaming the other for the resumption in violence.
On Thursday, the U.S. and Turkey agreed that Ankara would suspend military operations so Kurdish fighters could lay down arms and leave
Wall Street Journal (News)Dec 02 2019
Opinion
Citizens United is standing in the way of immigration reform
"You have the right not to open the door. You have the right to be protected from unlawful searches by ICE agents. You do not have to sign any documents that a government official asks you to sign. Know your rights."
This mantra was memorized by immigrants across the country after President Trump announced large-scale Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids this summer. A single tweet
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