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Apr 25 2013
News
GOP Hits Turbulence with FAA Claim
A number of Republicans are using misleading numbers when they say the Federal Aviation Administration should cut consultants and travel before resorting to furloughs that are causing airport delays.
FactCheck.orgSep 16 2014
News
GAO: Obamacare abortion rules widely ignored
There are widespread instances of Obamacare insurance plans violating the rigid rules surrounding whether customers can use federal health care subsidies on insurance policies that cover abortion procedures, according to a Government Accountability Office investigation.
PoliticoSep 16 2013
News
Larry Summers withdraws from consideration as Bernanke's successor at Fed
Facing opposition from women's groups and key Democratic Senators, former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers withdrew Sunday from consideration as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve.
Washington TimesFeb 12 2020
News
Trump hails Barr for 'taking charge' of Stone case; Democrats vow probe
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised Attorney General William Barr for “taking charge” of the case against his long-time adviser and friend Roger Stone, as Democrats pushed investigations into the Justice Department’s actions.
The Justice Department on Tuesday reversed course and urged a lighter sentence for Stone after prosecutors a day earlier recommended that the veteran
ReutersNov 09 2013
News
Promise breakers: Congressional lawmakers shirk shutdown pledge, keep paychecks
Nearly half of Congress promised to share federal workers’ pain during the partial government shutdown by forsaking pay — but now that the shutdown is over and employees got paid, many lawmakers say they deserve their own checks. Some of the lawmakers said their vow to forgo pay was good only for as long as the shutdown lasted. When the shutdown ended after 16 days, they said, they had done
Washington TimesAug 05 2020
Analysis
Sen. Ron Wyden helped create the Big Tech industry. Now he wants to hold it accountable.
The Senate’s biggest privacy hawk talks about Section 230 and sending Mark Zuckerberg to prison.
Sen. Ron Wyden is ready to send the CEO of Facebook to prison, and he has the bill to do it.
“When Mark Zuckerberg tells a whopper to the federal government about his privacy policy, not only would he face a fine, but he can face prison time!” Wyden said. In October 2019, he
VoxApr 22 2013
News
Boston Marathon bombing suspect: How many charges will he face?
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev is unable to verbally communicate with investigators but experts say the weight of the evidence against him points to federal terrorism charges.
Christian Science MonitorFeb 12 2015
Opinion
OPINION: Is our Constitution just a worthless piece of paper?
During his presidency, Congress enacted the Patriot Act. This legislation permits federal agents to write their own search warrants when those warrants are served on custodians of records -- like doctors, lawyers, telecoms, computer servers, banks and even the Post Office.
Fox News DigitalJul 26 2021
Perspectives Blog
Democrats and Republicans Actually Agree on Many Policing Reforms
The subject of U.S. policing is contentious. But recent surveys show many areas of overlap when it comes to police reform.
There is sometimes a faulty perception that Democrats support many kinds of deep policy changes, while Republicans oppose most reform efforts. Yet the data shows broad support for various types of police reforms, and widespread opposition to some of the most far-
Hyria StuartMay 06 2020
News
In reversal, Trump says coronavirus task force will 'continue on indefinitely,' shifts focus to reopening, vaccines
Less than a day after signaling the White House task force on coronavirus would be disbanded, President Donald Trump said Wednesday the group will "continue on indefinitely" and shift focus to reopening and manufacturing vaccines.
Trump's latest thinking on the task force, created in January to coordinate the response to the virus, came a day after Vice President Mike Pence and other
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