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Aug 23 2022
Perspectives Blog
Why Andrew Yang’s Forward Party Might be our Best Option
Editor's Note: The author of this article is a registered volunteer for the Forward Party. She does not represent the official views of the Forward Party. Get all sides of this topic by reading another view: To Give a Voice to the Political Center, Andrew Yang’s Forward Party Must Prove It Can Win
A new political party, the Forward Party, has emerged on the political scene.
Clare AshcraftJul 05 2022
Headline Roundup
Gunman Kills 7, Injures Dozens at Chicago-Area 4th of July Parade
On Monday, a gunman killed seven people and injured dozens more at a Fourth of July Parade in Highland Park, Illinois.
Multiple news sources indicated that a person of interest, 21-year-old Robert Crimo, had been detained but not charged as of Tuesday morning. Police say the gunman appeared to randomly open fire while standing on a rooftop, and that the high-powered rifle gunshots were
Associated Press The Daily Caller CNN DigitalApr 05 2021
News
Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson vetoes bill banning youth gender reassignment surgeries, calling it 'overbroad, extreme'
Labeled the Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act, the bill, which did not have a provision for youth who are currently transitioning, passed the Arkansas Senate by a vote of 28-7 on March 29 and a House vote of 70-22 on March 10.
“The bill is overbroad, extreme and does not grandfather those who are under hormone treatment," said Hutchinson, adding that he believes the bill
USA TODAYAug 01 2022
Opinion
Democrats: Destroying our economy, one sector at a time
The Biden administration and its co-conspirators, congressional Democrats, have been busy wrecking America these last 18 months.
They launched a war on American energy, shutting down the Keystone pipeline and blocking domestic oil and gas exploration — resulting in skyrocketing gas prices, less fuel to heat and cool homes and businesses, and the sorry spectacle of an American president
The HillDec 28 2021
Analysis
Economists question validity of Manchin's inflation fears on Build Back Better
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia effectively put an end to negotiations over the current version of the Build Back Better Act on Sunday when he announced on Fox News he would vote no on the legislation, in part over concerns some provisions of the massive tax and spending bill might exacerbate inflation.
A day later, on Monday, Manchin expounded on his rationale in a radio
CNN Fact CheckJan 28 2022
News
National anthem as a mandatory game-starter? Florida free-speech test.
A move by Florida legislators, aimed at making the national anthem a compulsory feature of sporting events, raises some big questions about free speech – especially in the context of wider turbulence over politics and race.
The bellwether state of Florida now is amping up the volume in a nationwide discourse on race as a core facet of political culture wars.
Under Gov. Ron
Christian Science MonitorAug 06 2021
News
Infrastructure bill will add $256 billion to deficit, government analysts say
The bipartisan infrastructure legislation poised for a vote in the Senate this week would add $256 billion to the deficit over the next decade, congressional budget analysts announced Thursday, dashing hopes that provisions in the bill would fully pay for it.
The news will not come as a surprise to lawmakers skeptical of offsets included in the $1.2 trillion measure, but it immediately
Washington ExaminerJan 13 2022
News
McCarthy: Biden Voting Rights Agenda ‘About Gaming the System’ in Favor of the Democrats
On Thursday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) pushed back against President Joe Biden’s voting legislation.
McCarthy argued on FNC’s “Fox & Friends” that the effort to federalize elections “is about gaming the system and putting your thumb on the scale for Democrats to try to keep control of the Congress.”
“Remember what this bill is. This was a massive bill, so
Breitbart NewsDec 09 2021
Opinion
Wisconsin election takeover threatens our republican form of government
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson has repeated the call for his state’s legislature to seize control of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Although a takeover won’t happen with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers holding the veto pen, this proposal increases a dangerous trend of partisan legislative micromanagement of elections. This threat to fair elections needs to be spotlighted and nonpartisan
The FulcrumApr 03 2021
News
Study declares AOC one of the least effective members of Congress
She’s the queen of Twitter — but less successful at lawmaking.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was among the least effective members of the last Congress according to a new survey from the nonpartisan Center for Effective Lawmaking — a joint project of Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia.
AOC introduced a total of 21 bills which the center defined as “substantive
New York Post (News)