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Sep 13 2021
News
What has 20 years of the ‘war on terror’ accomplished?
On Sept. 16, 2001, then-President George W. Bush responded to a reporter’s question about his administration’s response to the attacks on the World Trade Center, saying, “This is a new kind of — a new kind of evil. … This crusade, this war on terrorism is going to take a while.”
That apparently unscripted statement, shortened by Bush to “war on terror” in a speech a few days later,
Yahoo! The 360Jun 16 2021
News
Biden, Putin Discuss Prickly Issues During First Summit
President Biden said he raised some of the biggest issues dividing the U.S. and Russia during a summit with President Vladimir Putin, including Moscow’s aggression toward Ukraine, alleged cyberattacks against the U.S. and jailed Russian dissident Alexei Navalny.
“The bottom line is I told President Putin that we need to have some basic rules of the road that we can all abide by,” Mr.
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 07 2021
News
Biden Plan Spurs Fight Over What ‘Infrastructure’ Really Means
The early political and economic debate over President Biden’s $2 trillion American Jobs Plan is being dominated by a philosophical question: What does infrastructure really mean?
Does it encompass the traditional idea of fixing roads, building bridges and financing other tangible projects? Or, in an evolving economy, does it expand to include initiatives like investing in broadband,
New York Times (News)Jul 19 2021
News
U.S. Formally Accuses China of Hacking Microsoft
The Biden administration on Monday formally accused the Chinese government of breaching Microsoft email systems used by many of the world’s largest companies, governments and military contractors, as the United States joined a broad group of allies, including all NATO members, to condemn Beijing for cyberattacks around the world.
The United States accused China for the first time of
New York Times (News)Dec 26 2020
Opinion
Why It’s Worth Listening to People Outside Your Political Bubble
One of the prevailing themes of the last decade has been the rise of social and political polarization. From the chambers of Congress on through your Thanksgiving dinner tables, it’s increasingly difficult for both sides of the political divide to find common ground, even on seemingly trivial matters.
It isn’t just me saying this, either: Academic researchers spend hours trying to find
LifehackerJan 27 2021
News
Senate Democrats to sidestep GOP on COVID aid with rarely used budget rule
Senate Democrats, lacking the votes to end the filibuster unilaterally, plan to plow ahead with a “bold” agenda, including an increase in the minimum wage, through a budgetary rule that allows some legislation to pass with only 51 votes.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters Tuesday he’ll move quickly to pass a budget resolution in the Senate, which paves the way for
Washington ExaminerJan 13 2020
News
Thousands of Iranian protesters hit streets condemning leaders over downed plane
Apologies from Iranian leaders over the downing of an airliner last week have done little to quell mass anti-government protests spreading across the country.
Thousands of demonstrators hit the streets this weekend condemning Iranian authorities for shooting down a Ukrainian passenger plane and killing all 176 people on board.
The airliner disaster came hours after Iran fired
CNN DigitalAug 07 2020
News
Trump: "We are going a different way" on coronavirus aid
President Trump tweeted on Friday that his administration is "going a different way" with coronavirus aid after negotiations with congressional Democrats stalled again, suggesting he will use an executive order to address stimulus spending.
What he's saying: "Pelosi and Schumer only interested in Bailout Money for poorly run Democrat cities and states. Nothing to do with China Virus!
AxiosSep 19 2022
Perspectives Blog
When Republicans Try to Change the Subject
From the CenterWhile it is impossible to predict the outcome of this fall’s elections, there has never been a midterm campaign in modern political history where the landscape has shifted so rapidly. The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, combined with the heightened presence of Donald Trump as a result of the January 6 congressional hearings and the FBI’s search of Trump’s
Dan SchnurJul 06 2020
News
‘We Want Unity’: Trump Says in Salute to America Speech
President Donald Trump declared on July 4 that the America he’s working for “wants unity” and that “no matter our race, color, religion, or creed, we are one America, and we put America first.”
The president was speaking from the White House South Lawn following a performance from a military band, flyovers by B-52 bombers and F-35 fighter jets, and parachute jumps.
The Epoch Times