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May 23 2024
Headline Roundup
Why Did China Launch Surprise Military Drills Surrounding Taiwan?
China has begun two days of large-scale military exercises in the waters around Taiwan, which it describes as “punishment” for purported separatist acts seeking independence — just days after the island's inauguration of President Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party, who spoke of Taiwan as a “sovereign, independent nation.”
The Details: The “Sword 2024A joint exercise”
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May 29 2012
News
No Way She'll Run For Senate In 2016, Michelle Obama Says
The New York Times' Frank Bruni floated the idea, saying he'd heard "a vague murmuring" about Michelle Obama running for the Senate from Illinois in 2016.
But on ABC-TV's The View today, as Politico recounts, the first lady said she's "absolutely not" interested in a political career of her own. That's what she told USA Today this week as well.
Of course, another Democratic first
NPR (Online News)
Mar 28 2019
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Did the Media Blow It on the Mueller Report?
Special Counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence of collusion between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign, but the report "does not exonerate" President Trump on obstruction of justice, according to Attorney General William Barr. Some criticized the mainstream media's original reporting on the issue, which many say was overly biased against Trump. Others expressed doubt at the report's AllSides Staff
Dec 08 2013
News
Dem Strategist: Selective Release of Obamacare Data May Backfire
While some states are releasing detailed information about their own insurance exchanges, the Obama administration is releasing only bits of data and metrics that paint a rosy picture of the Obamacare's capabilities, a strategy critics warn may backfire.
“Given the level of suspicion, if they’re not as candid as possible, they’re going to get burned,” Democratic strategist Jim Manley, a
Newsmax (News)
Jun 04 2015
News
Senate Dems ready to blockade all spending bills
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid is plotting to block GOP spending bills — an attempt to force Republicans to the negotiating table and hasten a deal to raise strict spending caps. At a closed-door Democratic leadership meeting Tuesday night, Reid (D-Nev.) vowed that his caucus wouldn’t allow a single appropriations bill to get a floor vote, sources familiar with the meeting say. Sen. Chuck
Politico
Think Tank / Policy Group
Freedom House
Freedom House is an independent watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world.
May 26 2015
News
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Says Supreme Court Decision On Marriage Equality 'Just The Beginning'
“Our fight for LGBT equality is not nearly over,” Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) stated emphatically in an interview last week. “And I’m hopeful, very hopeful, that the Supreme Court will say it’s unconstitutional to ban gay marriage. But that’s really just the beginning of fighting for our rights. We have to actually make sure all LGBT couples can have full parenting rights, have full
HuffPost
Mar 01 2023
Headline Roundup
How Significant is the Energy Dept's New COVID-19 Origin Stance?
The Energy Department (DOE) thinks COVID-19 "most likely" leaked from a Chinese lab. How does that change the COVID-19 origin debate?
The DOE's Role: The DOE has an Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence and also oversees 17 labs, some of which conduct biological research. Its "low confidence" assessment (as opposed to "medium," like the FBI's) that COVID-19 leaked from the
MSNBC
USA TODAY
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)
Jul 01 2019
Headline Roundup
Would a Wealth Tax Curb Income Inequality?
Massachusetts Senator and 2020 presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren features a 'wealth tax' on the country's highest earners as one of her campaign promises. The idea of a wealth tax has been the subject of debate and discussion for years in every corner of the political world.
Recently, two billionaires — Eli Broad and Ken Fisher — wrote op-eds explaining their stance on the proposed
Brookings Institution
USA TODAY
New York Times (Opinion)