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Aug 03 2020
Fact Check
The President’s Trumped-Up Claims of Voter Fraud
In a July 30 tweet, President Donald Trump suggested for the first time that the 2020 election should be postponed, drawing — once again — false distinctions between mail-in and absentee ballots.
For months, the president — who is trailing in the polls with the election less than 100 days away — has been warning about the potential for voter fraud in 2020.
But the president has
FactCheck.orgApr 12 2021
News
Biden reveals lawmakers invited to White House for infrastructure talks
The White House has revealed the lawmakers it has invited to meet with President Biden and Vice President Harris Monday on their $2 trillion infrastructure package.
Biden and Harris will sit down with Sens. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wa.), as well as Reps. Don Young (R-Ak.), Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ), David Price (D-NC) and
New York Post (News)Jul 07 2021
Perspectives Blog
NEW AllSides Media Bias Chart™ Version 5
The AllSides Media Bias Chart™ just underwent some updates. Check out our latest, Version 5, below:
Here's what's new in Version 5: Moved Fox News to Right. It was previously rated Lean Right, while its opinion section was rated Right. Now, both Fox News' opinion section and news content share a rating of Right. (Remember that we don't rate TV content AllSides StaffAug 28 2013
News
Obama, citing MLK, calls for economic justice
Standing on the spot where Martin Luther King Jr. famously urged Americans not to judge each other by the color of their skin, President Obama said Wednesday that Americans must use the example of the civil-rights marchers of 50 years ago to press for his brand of economic justice for the middle class.
“We must remind ourselves that the measure of progress for those who marched 50 years
Washington TimesJun 24 2014
News
John Boehner May Sue Obama Over Use Of Executive Actions
House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nur) is talking about suing President Barack Obama for allegedly exceeding his constitutional authority when it comes to administering the laws that Congress passes.
Boehner has frequently accused Obama of picking and choosing what portions of laws to enforce, sometimes by issuing executive orders. That is particularly so for health care and immigration
Dick MorrisFeb 03 2016
News
Donald Trump on Iowa caucus: Ted Cruz didn't win Iowa, he stole it
Donald Trump said Ted Cruz stole his win in the Iowa caucus after the Texas senators staff spread rumors that Ben Carson was dropping out of the race with the hopes of garnering the retired neurosurgeon's votes - and as a result, Mr. Cruz's votes should be nullified.
Washington TimesAug 03 2021
Opinion
The lapsed eviction moratorium is the Supreme Court’s fault
On Sunday, a federal eviction moratorium, which was intended to prevent renters from losing their homes in the midst of a pandemic, expired.
At its height, this moratorium may have saved as many as 40 million Americans from eviction. But, in late June, the Supreme Court signaled that this moratorium must expire at the end of July, effectively leaving many renters without protection.
VoxMay 01 2016
News
Cruz takes on Caitlyn Jenner over transgender fight
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is standing his ground in his belief that allowing transgender people to use the bathroom of their choice "opens the door for predators," dismissing criticism from Caitlyn Jenner, who mocked him over the issue last week.
"This is not a matter of right or left, or Democrat or Republican. This is common sense. It doesn't make sense for grown adult men, strangers, to be
CNN DigitalJun 07 2020
News
Trump orders National Guard to leave Washington, D.C.
President Trump said Sunday he is removing the National Guard from Washington, D.C. after protests have remained peaceful for a few nights, ending its heavy presence in the wake rioting spurred by the killing of George Floyd, a black man, by a white police officer in Minneapolis.
“I have just given an order for our National Guard to start the process of withdrawing from Washington, D.C
Washington TimesOct 02 2020
News
Beto O'Rourke says Texas is "Biden's to lose" in presidential race
Beto O'Rourke believes his one-time rival for the Democratic nomination for president, Joe Biden, can win Texas in the presidential election.
"My contention is that this is Biden's to lose. And we're not going to wait for the Biden campaign to wake up to that reality," O'Rourke told Major Garrett in this week's episode of "The Takeout" podcast, saying that the state Democratic Party was
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