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Aug 10 2013
News
President Moves to Ease Worries on Surveillance
President Obama on Friday sought to take control of the roiling debate over the National Security Agency’s surveillance practices, releasing a more detailed legal justification for domestic spying and calling for more openness and scrutiny of the N.S.A.’s programs to reassure a skeptical public that its privacy is not being violated.
New York Times (News)Oct 21 2020
News
Coronavirus Stimulus Talks Make Progress Despite Resistance
White House and Democratic negotiators said they would press ahead with efforts to reach a sweeping coronavirus relief deal after making progress Tuesday, even as the prospect of a roughly $2 trillion package sparked opposition from Senate Republicans.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) had indicated that she hoped to pin the White House down on enough issues by the end of the day
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 17 2020
Analysis
What Trump said about Covid-19 in private versus what he said in public
Trump’s public remarks about the coronavirus were very different from what he told a journalist one-on-one.
President Donald Trump seemed to have very different things to say about Covid-19 when he spoke in public — at press conferences and TV appearances — than when he spoke to journalist Bob Woodward one-on-one.
In public comments, Trump took a tone that downplayed the
VoxSep 25 2019
News
House Launches Formal Impeachment Inquiry of Trump
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
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On Tuesday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House is launching a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Until now, Pelosi has long resisted calls from within her party to initiate impeachment proceedings, but the Abridge NewsJun 09 2015
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Good News: TSA Fails to Screen Airport Workers With Ties to Terrorism
Last week an Inspectors General report showed the Transportation and Security Administration failed to prevent 96 percent of terror attacks during undercover tests. Now, another IG report shows that not only has TSA failed to detect fake bombs, weapons and other explosives nearly 100 percent of the time, but also people with terrorism ties working at airports across the country.
TownhallSep 24 2019
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Nancy Pelosi Announces Formal Impeachment Inquiry of Trump
WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Tuesday that the House would begin a formal impeachment inquiry of President Trump, saying that he had betrayed his oath of office and the nation’s security in seeking to enlist a foreign power for his own political gain.
“The actions taken to date by the president have seriously violated the Constitution,” she said after emerging from a
New York Times (News)Feb 05 2013
Opinion
STAVER: A Christian approach to immigration reform
Americans are ready for just immigration reform that keeps our borders secure, respects the rule of law and creates a pathway to earned legal status for our hardworking neighbors who lack documentation. This earned legal status should include temporary worker visas and citizenship.
Washington TimesSep 23 2019
Opinion
Facebook Restricts Speech by Popular Demand
This past week, with some fanfare, Facebook announced its own version of the Supreme Court: a 40-member board that will make final decisions about user posts that Facebook has taken down. The announcement came after extended deliberations that have been described as Facebook’s “constitutional convention.”
We don’t usually use sweeping terms such as Supreme Court and constitution to
Guest Writer - CenterJun 25 2020
News
Lockdown lessons offer hope for climate change activists
The pandemic has made clear we will change our lifestyles in an emergency. For many in Europe, that realization offers hope for climate change.
Could there be a silver lining for climate change in the COVID-19 pandemic? Could the crisis have shaken people out of their complacency, and shown how radically we are ready to change our lifestyles when we know there is an emergency?
Christian Science MonitorMay 04 2020
News
Kevin McCarthy, House Republicans lay out priorities for reopening Congress
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and several top Republicans on Monday laid out a set of proposals for members to follow when the full chamber does return to Washington, D.C., amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Office buildings and floor plans should be reassessed to accommodate social distancing and plexiglass dividers could be installed at security checkpoints or other high-traffic
Washington Times