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Jun 12 2013
Opinion
NSA spying trashes U.S. global role
Ronald Deibert says there are unintended consequences of the NSA scandal that will undermine U.S. foreign policy interests.
CNN Digital
Dec 15 2020
Analysis
More, Please! Facebook Staff Quit Over Lack of Censorship
Many Facebook employees are leaving the company because the platform does not censor enough.
Several workers have recently left, citing concerns over “US political content and hate speech,” according to Buzzfeed News.
“In just the past few weeks, at least four people involved in critical integrity work related to reducing violence and incitement, crafting policy to reduce hate
NewsBusters
Nov 17 2020
News
Trump Administration Plans to Designate Yemen’s Houthis as Terrorists
The Trump administration is preparing to designate Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi insurgents a terrorist organization before leaving office in January, fueling fears the move will disrupt international aid efforts and upend United Nations-brokered peace efforts between the Shiite movement and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government, according to several diplomatic sources.
The U.N. and
Foreign Policy
Dec 22 2021
News
Biden looks to chip away at supply chain snarls as midterms loom
Empty store shelves may no longer be threatening to ruin Christmas, but President Joe Biden faces a long slog before the nation’s supply chains are truly unstuck.
The administration will push in the coming months for more segments of the supply chain to operate around the clock and for companies to exchange data that exposes bottlenecks, hoping a series of modest improvements will help
Politico
May 22 2021
News
New COVID-19 cases plummet to lowest levels since last June
New coronavirus cases across the United States have tumbled to rates not seen in more than 11 months, sparking optimism that vaccination campaigns are stemming both severe COVID-19 cases and the spread of the virus.
As cases, hospitalizations and deaths steadily dropped this week, pre-pandemic life in America has largely resumed. Hugs and unmasked crowds returned to the White House, a
Fox News Digital
May 22 2021
News
Biden to meet with George Floyd's family at the White House
President Joe Biden will meet with the family of George Floyd at the White House on Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of the Black man's death at the hands of a White Minneapolis police officer. The visit comes amid continued congressional negotiations over police reform legislation.
Floyd died on May 25, 2020, after former police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for more
CBS News (Online)
Oct 02 2021
News
Charting Congress on Social Media in the 2016 and 2020 Elections
The 2020 election occurred in a cultural and political climate that was vastly different than that of the 2016 race. The unique nature of each election cycle was also visible in the ways members of Congress used Facebook and Twitter to engage with the public in the months before and after election day. Most obviously, the 2020 election was much more online than the preceding presidential cycle
Pew Research Center
Aug 18 2021
Fact Check
Biden's speech on Afghanistan fact-checked
In his speech on Monday evening, President Joe Biden made a series of assertions about US policy in Afghanistan and the reasons behind his decision to withdraw forces from the country.
BBC News has fact-checked some of his claims, comparing them with his earlier statements on Afghanistan and the situation on the ground.
'Our mission in Afghanistan was never supposed to have been
BBC News
Jan 10 2021
News
Bowser calls for more DHS security for Biden's inauguration due to "continued threat" of violence
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) asked the Department of Homeland Security to extend federal assistance with maintaining security in the city for Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20, citing "the chaos, injury, and death" that stemmed from a pro-Trump mob breaching the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
Why it matters: Bowser cited the "continued threat" of violence related to the breach, asking the
Axios
Nov 07 2021
Opinion
America can’t fix policing without fixing the country’s gun problem
I started reporting this article with a simple question: What would it look like to build a better police department from the ground up?
Police in the US, after all, are more likely to shoot and kill someone than their peers around the developed world, and disproportionately the victims are Black Americans. Meanwhile, serious crimes are often unsolved — with almost half of murders in
Vox