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May 18 2022
News
DHS Memo Warns of Violence by 'Extremists' After Roe v. Wade Decision: Reports
An unclassified memo from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning of the potential for violence after the Supreme Court hands down its decision in a major abortion case.
The memo, which was obtained by Axios and The Hill, was dated May 13 and comes after a leaked draft opinion appears to show the Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark abortion case.
The DHS
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Feb 22 2023
Perspectives Blog
AllSides News Briefing: February 22, 2023
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Hello! I’m AllSides Managing Editor Henry A. Brechter. It’s Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Here’s your AllSides balanced briefing for today.
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Sep 09 2022
Fact Check
Fact-checking Herschel Walker attack ad about Raphael Warnock domestic violence allegations
Allegations of domestic violence on the part of the candidates continue to roil the toss-up U.S. Senate race in Georgia, which could determine which party controls the chamber.
We’ve fact-checked allegations against Republican Herschel Walker related to police reports and court records from 2001 to 2008.
Now, Walker is putting the spotlight on the Democratic nominee, Sen. Raphael
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Mar 24 2022
Perspectives Blog
SCOTUS Nominee Hearings Begin as Russia-Ukraine Conflict Continues
As war continues in Ukraine, Senate confirmation hearings began for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson this week.
Jackson's hearings began Monday with opening statements, and continued on Tuesday with some Republicans accusing her of being soft on crime, while Democrats spoke to her accomplishments and qualifications. During Wednesday's hearings, Jackson took more questions on
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Jul 22 2022
News
Newsom signs gun law modeled after Texas abortion ban
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a controversial gun control bill modeled after Texas’ vigilante abortion law on Friday, teeing up a legal battle with a U.S. Supreme Court friendly to 2nd Amendment groups and firearm owners.
Newsom started a game of legal chess in December when he called for gun control legislation in California modeled after a Texas law that authorizes private
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Jun 27 2022
Opinion
The never-repealed laws banning same-sex marriage & sodomy are now a ticking time bomb
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a woman’s right to choose is a reminder that state and local penal codes are littered with lots of regulations rendered moot by court rulings. Like a filing cabinet that’s never cleaned out, these dead laws just sit there collecting dust, presumably never to be heard of again.
What the Supreme Court ruling highlights is that laws on the books are
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Jan 03 2023
News
The Republican wave that wasn't could dim Trump's White House hopes
The 2022 midterm vote in the United States was a story of great expectations.
Given the public's sour mood over the direction of the country and with inflation rampant, Republicans had high hopes of seizing control of the U.S. Congress from Democrats, perhaps grabbing dozens of seats in a so-called "red wave" in the House of Representatives in the process.
That didn't happen, and
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Nov 18 2022
News
DOJ names Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee Trump criminal investigations
Attorney General Merrick Garland has named the Justice Department's former public integrity chief Jack Smith to oversee the Justice Department's criminal investigations involving former President Donald Trump. The decision comes three days after Trump announced that he will run again for the White House.
Smith will oversee investigations of the retention of national defense information
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Dec 22 2022
News
Who Is Rep.-Elect George Santos? His Résumé May Be Largely Fiction.
George Santos, whose election to Congress on Long Island last month helped Republicans clinch a narrow majority in the House of Representatives, built his candidacy on the notion that he was the “full embodiment of the American dream” and was running to safeguard it for others.
His campaign biography amplified his storybook journey: He is the son of Brazilian immigrants, and the first
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Aug 20 2022
News
Trump-Appointed Judge Permanently Blocks Biden's Oil and Gas Leasing Moratorium
A Trump-appointed federal judge in Louisiana issued a permanent injunction Thursday against President Joe Biden's moratorium on oil and gas lease sales on public lands and waters, a decision that came just 24 hours after a different court ruled that the administration's long-blocked drilling freeze could take effect.
Judge Terry Doughty of the U.S. District Court for the Western
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