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Dec 22 2013
News
'Big Brother Is Truly Watching You'
West Virginia Senator Joe Machin (D) addressed NSAs controversial surveillance program on Sunday.
HuffPostOct 06 2019
Opinion
Is It Ever OK for a President to Ask a Foreign Country to Investigate a Political Rival?
Here’s the big question on which the potential impeachment of President Donald Trump could turn: Is it ever appropriate for a U.S. president to ask a foreign government to investigate a political rival?
Democrats seem to assume the answer is no, that this kind of request could never be proper, given the implications for our electoral system. “Smoking gun” is what they say about Trump’s
PoliticoSep 17 2020
News
Biden Volunteers Are Encountering a Shocking Number of Voters Pushing an Unhinged Smear
Since she retired last year, my mom has spent a good deal of her free time knocking on doors and making phone calls for political candidates. During the pandemic, she’s turned to text-banking as a way to stay involved politically at a time when social distancing and travel restrictions have made it difficult to canvass in person. But when she started sending texts last month on behalf of
Mother JonesOct 04 2019
News
Republicans dare Pelosi to hold impeachment vote
Washington (CNN)Republicans are daring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to hold a formal impeachment vote against President Donald Trump, new Republican National Committee talking points obtained by CNN indicate.
The talking points don't appear to defend the President's behavior on a call flagged in a whistleblower complaint that is now at the center of the impeachment inquiry, which
CNN DigitalDec 18 2020
Analysis
Don’t Pardon Snowden
Not only does Edward Snowden exhibit no contrition about his theft of government secrets, we don’t even know the full scope of his offense.
No one will ever accuse President Donald Trump of being overly careful in his exercise of his pardon power.
So, it makes sense that advocates of Edward Snowden, the man responsible for the most damaging classified leak in U.S. history, are
National Review (News)May 07 2021
News
When a lawmaker’s conscience clashes with the party line
What happens when a lawmaker’s principles and her voters’ wishes are at odds with one another? Liz Cheney has refused to embrace what she calls the “big lie,” even though it may cost her her GOP leadership position.
Just a few months ago, Rep. Liz Cheney – scion of one of the most influential vice presidents in history – beat back an attempt to oust her from Republican House leadership
Christian Science MonitorFeb 23 2021
Analysis
Supreme Court Denial Of 2020 Election Cases Invites ‘Erosion Of Voter Confidence’
On Feb. 22, the Supreme Court refused to hear two 2020 election-related appeals, falling one vote short of the four needed for the high court to agree to hear the case. Justice Clarence Thomas dissented from the denial of certiorari, as did Justice Samuel Alito in a separate dissent, joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch.
With Joe Biden now a month into his office as president of the United
The FederalistFeb 23 2021
News
Congress finally gets first chance for answers about the Jan. 6 insurrection
Lawmakers will get their first chance Tuesday to expose the security failures that allowed rioters to overtake the Capitol on Jan. 6 and threaten the presidential transition of power.
At a rare joint oversight hearing, senators are set to hear from security officials who were on duty when a mob of former President Donald Trump’s supporters ransacked the building and sent them fleeing
PoliticoDec 06 2019
News
Inside the Organizing Effort That’s Powering Pete Buttigieg’s Iowa Surge
November was a good month to be Pete Buttigieg. After a slow summer, the South Bend mayor stormed into the lead in the first-in-the-nation caucus state of Iowa. His campaign spent $2.8 million on ads in the state this fall, many featuring footage from his lauded address at last month’s Liberty and Justice Celebration—the same party dinner (since renamed) that jumpstarted Barack Obama’s
Mother JonesMay 04 2020
News
Media Bias Alert: Stacey Abrams’s Polarized Vice Presidency Push
Who is Stacey Abrams?
The 46-year old Georgia politician, who in 2018 became the country’s first female major-party African-American gubernatorial nominee, is one of the names being discussed prominently as Joe Biden’s potential 2020 running mate. But how you answer that first question may depend largely on your news preferences or political biases.
If you only read left-leaning
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