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Apr 11 2020
News
Torn Over Reopening Economy, Trump Says He Faces ‘Biggest Decision I’ve Ever Had to Make’
WASHINGTON — As he grapples simultaneously with the most devastating public health and economic crises of a lifetime, President Trump finds himself pulled in opposite directions on what to do next. The bankers, corporate executives and industrialists plead with him to reopen the country as soon as possible, while the medical experts beg for more time to curb the coronavirus.
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New York Times (News)Jun 28 2012
News
Tense Morning: How Obama Learned the News
The first word President Barack Obama received of the decision was from erroneous reports on CNN and Fox News that the health-care mandate had been ruled unconstitutional, senior administration officials said. The president was standing in the outer Oval Office shortly after 10 a.m., watching a television that was split into four screens displaying different cable news channels. The sound was
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 02 2021
News
'We did not want him anywhere near us': Gold Star families vent fury with Biden
Meeting the president of the United States has been both an honor and a sense of comfort throughout history for military families grappling with losing loved ones to the horrors of war.
That tradition seemingly came screeching to a halt in the past week as nearly half of the Gold Star parents who lost their loved ones in the Kabul suicide blast have publicly excoriated President Joe
Washington ExaminerNov 13 2019
News
Witnesses arrive as Trump impeachment probe goes public in political drama
The impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump will reach a critical juncture on Wednesday when lawmakers launch their first televised public hearings, marking a new phase that could determine the fate of his tumultuous presidency.
Democrats leading the U.S. House of Representatives probe have summoned three U.S. diplomats - all of whom have previously expressed alarm in
ReutersJun 14 2020
Analysis
Players' union done negotiating, tells MLB to simply tell the players when to show up for work
The Major League Baseball Players Association informed MLB on Saturday night that they are done negotiating and want an answer by Monday on how many games they’ll play and when to show up for work.
“It’s now become apparent that these efforts have fallen upon dead ears,’’ Tony Clark, executive director of the MLBPA, said in a statement. “In recent days, owners have decried the supposed
USA TODAYSep 05 2019
News
6 winners and 3 losers from CNN’s climate town hall
CNN’s climate crisis town hall on Wednesday night was an unprecedented seven hours of discussion on climate change with 10 of the Democratic 2020 presidential contenders. It was also the most substantive discussion of climate change policies ever broadcast on primetime television.
Each candidate was given a 40-minute segment, meaning they could provide long, nuanced answers to hard
VoxFeb 28 2016
News
Donald Trump’s Free Media Coverage Prompts Rivals to Adjust
Donald Trump has steamrolled Republican rivals who have spent far more on television ads, banking on his star power and mastery of the media to drown them out with free news coverage.
The months-long media blitz is a big reason Mr. Trump won three of the first four nominatin
Wall Street Journal (News)Jul 21 2020
Analysis
Trump's pandemic reversals betray anxiety about November election hopes
Donald Trump's sudden rediscovery of the pandemic, his endorsement of masks and the return of his notorious briefings suggest a belated realization that public scorn over his denial-plagued leadership could end his presidency.
Trump suggested Monday that "many people say" that wearing a mask to prevent the spread of the disease is patriotic, in a tweet using ambiguous language that
CNN DigitalOct 24 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Left-Right Divide on Hunter Biden Continues as Feds Weigh Charges
Each week, AllSides Media Bias Alerts examine media bias in coverage of a major or important story using the AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ and our AllSides Media Bias Chart™.
On October 6, multiple outlets reported that federal investigators believed they had accumulated enough evidence to charge Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son, with lying on a 2018 gun purchase form and
Joseph RatliffMar 07 2022
Perspectives Blog
When CNN Goes Back to News
From the CenterThe war in Ukraine has resulted in untold amounts of suffering, misery and death. It has dramatically upended the post-Cold War geopolitical and security infrastructure of the European continent and has remade American domestic politics. It may also lead to CNN becoming a cable news network again. When media entrepreneur Ted Turner founded a cable television network
Dan Schnur