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May 10 2024
Headline Roundup
UN General Assembly Backs Palestinian Membership
A majority of U.N. members voted to recognize Palestine as qualified for full membership — a largely symbolic step towards effectively recognizing Palestinian statehood.
The Details: The vote tally was 143 nations in favor and nine opposed, with 25 abstentions. Both the U.S. and Israel voted against the resolution, which recommended “that the Security Council reconsider the matter” of
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Oct 09 2020
News
With pandemic dominating U.S. election, older voters turning away from Trump
Many older Americans have turned away from President Donald Trump this year as the coronavirus ravages the country, eroding an important Republican support base that helped propel him into the White House in 2016, Reuters/Ipsos polling data shows.
Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden now split American voters aged 55 years and older almost evenly: 47% say they are voting for
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Dec 20 2016
News
Two Kinds of Power
The present season — once called Christmas, now semi-officially “the holidays” — affords scope for meditation on stuff quite a bit bigger than Electoral College voting, hacked emails, accusations of foreign interference, prospects for Cabinet and Supreme Court confirmations, that sort of thing.
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Mar 14 2019
News
Stymied by Rules? Lawmakers Trying to Get 'Born Alive Protection Act' to House Floor
Lawmakers trying to protect babies born alive after an attempted abortion keep getting turned down in the House of Representatives. Democrats are using House rules to basically censor those fighting for life.
"Last night on the floor for the 17th time, we asked to bring up the Born Alive Protection Act. For the 17th time, the Democrats refused," said US Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)
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Mar 26 2020
News
G-20 leaders tout $5 trillion in coronavirus relief, but fears of multiple debt crises mount
President Trump joined 19 other world leaders in touting $5 trillion of government aid in response to the coronavirus pandemic, which threatens most advanced economies with a recession.
“We are injecting over $5 trillion into the global economy, as part of targeted fiscal policy, economic measures, and guarantee schemes to counteract the social, economic, and financial impacts of the
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Jan 22 2017
News
McConnell predicts Senate will confirm Trump's entire Cabinet
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell predicted on Sunday Republicans will secure the votes needed to confirm President Donald Trump's entire Cabinet.
"I believe we'll be able to confirm the president's entire Cabinet," the Kentucky Republican said on "Fox News Sunday." "There's great enthusiasm."
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Aug 25 2020
News
Filibuster fight looms if Democrats retake Senate
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is facing competing pressure points as he weighs one of the biggest questions he’ll face if Democrats win back the majority: whether or not to nuke the filibuster.
Democrats — increasingly within striking distance of regaining the Senate — are plotting an ambitious agenda if they have control of Congress and the White House for the first
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Feb 07 2017
Opinion
Trump is the new JFK
He should be mindful of where Kennedy blundered. As the presidency of Donald Trump and the inevitable scrutiny of its first 100 days begin, the similarities between past administrations could provide the map for how Trump’s first term will take shape. Of all his predecessors, the one that Trump most resembles is none other than John F. Kennedy.
The unlikely pair are, of course,
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Apr 11 2016
Background
Was Ronald Reagan a Good President?
Ronald Wilson Reagan served as the 40th President of the United States from Jan. 20, 1981 to Jan. 19, 1989. He won the Nov. 4, 1980 presidential election, beating Democratic incumbent Jimmy Carter with 50.7% of the votes, and won his second term by a landslide of 58.8% of the votes.
Reagan's proponents point to his accomplishments, including stimulating economic growth in the US,
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