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Aug 02 2018
News
Paul Manafort trial Day 3: Prosecution has ‘every intention’ of calling Richard Gates as witness
Paul Manafort, President Trump’s onetime campaign chairman, is on trial in federal court in Alexandria on bank and tax fraud charges. Prosecutors allege he failed to pay taxes on millions he made from his work for a Russia-friendly Ukrainian political party, then lied to get loans when the cash stopped coming in.
Washington PostSep 04 2019
News
With climate change town hall, CNN has an opportunity to show what it’s learned
“AMERICANS’ BELIEF IN GLOBAL WARMING sinks as Republicans shift,” a headline on CNN reads. The piece, from 2009, reports on a poll showing that roughly a third of those who accept that global warming is real “think it is due to natural causes, rather than manmade causes such as industrial emissions.” As a reaction to a Democratic White House, the article suggests, the number of people in
Columbia Journalism ReviewFeb 06 2020
Opinion
Why Mitt Romney's courageous vote to convict Trump matters
Until Wednesday afternoon, the divide in American politics seemed to be set in high-performance concrete reinforced by tungsten steel rods. That changed when Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) became the first senator in American history to vote to convict a president of his own party.
The word commonly used to describe the virulent partisanship in our politics is “tribal.” But that unfairly
The HillNov 28 2017
News
Senate tax drama intensifies as bill faces key panel vote
President Donald Trump’s drive to overhaul the United States tax code headed toward a new drama on Tuesday in the Senate, where a pair of Republican lawmakers demanded changes to the party’s tax bill in exchange for their help in moving the measure forward.
ReutersMar 11 2021
Analysis
Meet Gen C, the Covid generation
(CNN)Natalie Sanchez heard it in her children's voices when their birthday parties were canceled and saw it on their faces when they couldn't play with friends.
It was more than just simple disappointment. It was fear that the world they once knew might have changed forever.
"I think that it's something that's going to kind of scar them. I don't think that they'll forget," says
CNN DigitalJun 21 2017
News
Pelosi faces growing doubts among Dems after Georgia loss
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats put a brave face on Wednesday morning after a disappointing loss in the Georgia special election, yet there is no disguising the unhappiness in the party ranks.
PoliticoFeb 17 2022
Perspectives Blog
Canada's Freedom Convoy Protests Spark State of Emergency
Protests in Canada against COVID-19 restrictions, led by a group of truckers called the Freedom Convoy, disturbed North America's economy this week while shining a light on government-enacted public health measures and prompting Canada's leader to declare a historic state of emergency. Protesters have blocked key US-Canada bridges and staged disruptive demonstrations in Canada's capital of
AllSides StaffMar 17 2022
Perspectives Blog
World Plans Next Steps in Russia-Ukraine Conflict
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, so do questions about how the U.S. and other world powers may get involved. The U.S. has been hesitant to offer Ukraine direct military support over fear of provoking an armed conflict with Russia. A plan for the U.S. and Poland to help provide more fighter jets to Ukraine's air force fell through, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
AllSides StaffJun 17 2015
News
Dems Continue to Diss Obama
President Obama continues to feel the heat from fellow party members.
ABC News (Online)Feb 17 2020
Analysis
A new report raises more questions about Bloomberg’s alleged sexism and sexual harassment
Bloomberg faces these questions, highlighted by a new Washington Post report, as he rises in national polls.
As presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has risen in Democratic primary polls — he’s currently in third place nationally according to RealClearPolitics’ polling average — he’s faced increasing scrutiny about his past.
In particular,
Vox