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Jun 23 2019
News
U.S. cyberattack strikes Iran's military computers
The U.S. launched a sweeping cyberattack against the Iranian military last week in direct response to Iran’s downing of an American surveillance drone, U.S. officials told the Associated Press over the weekend, confirming that President Trump personally approved the retaliatory measures. The response was aimed at Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a branch of the nation’s military that
Washington TimesNov 05 2019
Fact Check
Trump Twists Impeachment Polls
A number of national polls show more Americans want President Donald Trump impeached and removed from office than those who don’t. In swing states, however, a majority opposes removing Trump from office via impeachment, even as a majority supports moving forward with the impeachment inquiry.
Those are the polling statistics that Trump twisted over the weekend when he accused the media
FactCheck.orgJan 31 2018
News
Calls to split California reveal deeper problems in tech, politics
My grandfather, Gilbert Gable, who died over 75 years ago, is getting national press coverage. In 1941, in response to a state government that ignored the needs of the people in his area, he proposed establishing a State of Jefferson that combined several rural counties in Northern California and Southern Oregon.
The HillOct 12 2018
News
Trump can easily show true leadership on assassinated journalist Jamal Khashoggi
In President Trump’s first 22 months in office, most of the scandals that have made the front page of the New York Times have been self-inflicted: the dysfunctional roll-out of the Muslim travel ban; the firing of FBI Director James Comey; the impolitic potshots on Twitter; the disastrous Charlottesville press conference. Name a crisis, and it’s more than likely it was initiated by the
Washington ExaminerMar 26 2021
News
Dominion Voting Files $1.6B Lawsuit against Fox News
Dominion Voting Systems filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News on Friday, accusing the cable news outlet of falsely claiming that the voting company had rigged the 2020 election in order to bolster the station’s ratings.
The suit, which is the first the voting company has filed against a media company over pervasive false claims that arose after the election, including
National Review (News)Apr 23 2021
Perspectives Blog
The History of American Media Bias, Pt. 3: The 1900s-1950s
Click here for Part 1 of this series: The Press in Colonial America and Creation of the 1st Amendment and Part 2: The 1800s.
Today, we hold journalists and media outlets accountable to journalistic code of ethics and a set of standards, which include truth, transparency, and objectivity. When journalism strays from objective fact, the result is media bias. And though it takes different
Micaela RicaforteOct 05 2020
News
'He's back': White House doctor says Trump not 'out of the woods yet' but approves of departure from Walter Reed
White House physician Sean Conley said he supports President Trump's plan to depart Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday evening.
Minutes after Trump tweeted that he would return to the White House at 6:30 p.m., Conley told reporters that Trump has improved since being diagnosed with COVID-19 but cautioned that there remains some risk to the 74-year-old's health.
Washington ExaminerJul 21 2020
Opinion
What Kasich Gives Biden
On Monday, the Associated Press reported that former Ohio governor and Republican presidential candidate John Kasich would speak at the Democratic National Convention in August. For one party to dragoon a notable from the other side into endorsing its presidential candidate is hardly unprecedented. And most of the time, it makes no difference.
But, every now and then, a partisan
The AtlanticAug 31 2018
News
Brutal summer for Republicans
President Trump’s secret meeting, and stunning press conference, with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Felony convictions for Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, and a guilty plea from his longtime personal fixer, Michael Cohen. Returning flags atop the White House to full-staff less than 48 hours after Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) death.
The HillDec 08 2021
Perspectives Blog
Odd Couples: Lincoln + His Team of Rivals
Note: This piece was originally created by The Village Square and published on respectandrebellion.com
“We needed to hold our own people together. I had looked the party over and concluded that these were the very strongest men. Then I had no right to deprive the country of their services.”
The Mona Lisa of American political collaborationEver wish our elected leaders could
Respect + Rebellion