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Jun 09 2021
News
Police Cleared Lafayette Park to Install Fencing, Not for Trump Photo-Op, IG Report Concludes
Federal officers cleared Black Lives Matter demonstrators from Lafayette Park near the White House in June 2020 in order to install fencing, not to make way for a photo-op for President Trump, the Inspector General for the Department of the Interior said on Wednesday.
Trump critics have alleged that the former president ordered the clearing of the area in order to pose for a photograph
National Review (News)Jan 12 2022
News
U.S. Inflation Hits 39-Year High of 7%, Sets Stage for Fed Hike
U.S. consumer prices soared last year by the most in nearly four decades, illustrating red-hot inflation that sets the stage for the start of Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes as soon as March.
The consumer price index climbed 7% in 2021, the largest 12-month gain since June 1982, according to Labor Department data released Wednesday. The widely followed inflation gauge rose 0.5%
BloombergMar 07 2013
Opinion
Abrupt Obama Shift Reflects Political Reality
WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's abrupt shift to a schmooze offensive - dining and visiting with Republican lawmakers - reflects a need for some resolution in the budget wars so he can move on to other priorities like gun control and immigration that could define his second term. A drop in his approval ratings in recent weeks and a new round of media questions
HuffPostApr 01 2021
Analysis
40 Years After Reagan, a Bet Big Government Can Get Something Done
It has been 40 years since President Ronald Reagan declared in his first inaugural address that “government is not the solution to our problems, government is the problem.”
The infrastructure plan that President Biden described on Wednesday — $2 trillion in federal investment in poured concrete, electric car chargers, artificial intelligence and social engineering — is a bet that
New York Times (News)Sep 23 2020
News
Ex-NSC official alleges 'unprecedented' intervention by White House aides in Bolton book review
A former National Security Council (NSC) official says the White House intervened in “unprecedented” fashion in the prepublication review process of former national security adviser John Bolton’s book in an effort to deem information classified and prevent the memoir’s publication.
Kenneth Wainstein, a lawyer for Ellen Knight, a career federal employee and a former NSC senior director
The HillSep 23 2022
Perspectives Blog
Migrant Busing Adds New Dimension to Border Crisis
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As the number of migrants arriving at the southern border hits all-time highs, Republican governors are making waves by sending groups of unauthorized migrants to liberal sanctuary cities in the north.
Florida Gov. Ron
AllSides StaffMar 01 2013
News
Obama Calls Sequester Cuts 'Dumb' And 'Arbitrary,' Blames GOP For Inflexibility
President Barack Obama blamed Republicans Friday for the failure of Congress to reach an agreement to stave off the automatic budget cuts known as sequestration, calling the cuts "dumb" and "arbitrary."
HuffPostFeb 27 2013
News
Sequestration Cuts Draw Yawns From Americans As March 1 Looms
President Barack Obama is pulling out all the stops to warn just what could happen if automatic budget cuts kick in. Americans are reacting with a collective yawn.
HuffPostFeb 26 2013
Opinion
The Sequestration Immigration Scare
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has released several hundred unauthorized immigrants from detention in Texas, Florida, Arizona, and Louisiana in preparation for budget cuts as part of the sequestration.
Cato InstituteJan 14 2021
News
Sessions and top aides pushed for separating migrant families despite warnings, report finds
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his aides were the "driving force" behind the separation of thousands of migrant families in 2017 and 2018, pushing for the policy's implementation even as federal prosecutors raised concerns about the young age of some of the children, according to a report released by the Justice Department's internal watchdog.
CBS News (Online)