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Oct 11 2022
News
Democrats' abortion ad blitz
Democrats are pouring millions into Facebook ads about reproductive rights leading up to this year's midterms, according to new data, while Republicans are focused on the economy and Donald Trump.
Why it matters: Abortion rights have proven to be a hot-button issue for Democrats down-ballot, helping the party rally voters amid attacks about inflation and the economy.
Driving the
AxiosSep 09 2022
News
DOJ appeals judge's special master ruling in Trump case
The Department of Justice on Thursday filed a motion to appeal a federal judge's ruling to allow a special master to review evidence seized from former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence last month.
State of play: The notice of appeal comes three days after Judge Aileen Cannon ruled on Monday that a special master should be appointed "to review the seized property for personal items
AxiosOct 25 2022
Analysis
Ticket-splitting is back, baby
The most competitive statewide races have tightened in the closing weeks of the 2022 midterm elections, and though fears of a “red wave” are growing among Democrats, big GOP wins might not mean that Democrats lose all the statewide races they’re running in. Depending on the strength of that wave, Americans might see the return of what was — until recently — a dying American tradition: split-
VoxAug 23 2022
Analysis
One state declined a simple tweak to its summer meals program. Thousands of kids paid the price.
There was plenty of food in the orange coolers full of free summer meals when a father pulled up, asking for two suppers to bring home to his children. But staff at the meal site in this rural community, where over 60% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, could not give the man anything.
That’s because Missouri chose not to opt in to a federal waiver that allows
NBC News DigitalFeb 01 2022
News
Chicago Schools Tell Teachers Sex Is ‘Socially Constructed,’ Tell Them to Hide Students’ Gender Pronouns From Parents
A Chicago Public Schools training program tells teachers that sex is a “socially constructed” phenomenon and instructs them to hide students’ gender pronouns from their parents, Fox News reported.
Chicago Public Schools told teachers that “gender and sex” are social constructs that have been “created and enforced” by society and threatened retaliatory measures if they didn’t use
The Daily SignalMay 28 2022
News
Kremlin Officials Hopeful Russia Can Win Ukraine War in Months: Report
A new report from independent news outlet Meduza shows that Russia's top officials are not giving up on declaring victory in Ukraine and rather hoping to ramp operations up in order to obtain a military win as early as the fall.
"According to Meduza sources, despite the fact that the results of the Russian army are clearly not in line with Moscow's original plans, the Kremlin is again
NewsweekSep 16 2022
Opinion
Putin's Narrowing Options
A desperate Vladimir Putin is a dangerous Vladimir Putin, and there are signs Putin's situation in Ukraine may be becoming desperate.
In the last week, the Russian army in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine was driven out of some 2,200 square miles of territory, according to the Ukrainians, whose soldiers are now two miles from the Russian border.
The Kharkiv battle was a rout for the
Pat BuchananOct 04 2022
News
Trump, Senate Republicans back Herschel Walker in Georgia amid abortion allegations
Former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party remained in Herschel Walker’s corner Tuesday following a report that alleged the pro-life Senate hopeful from Georgia paid for an ex-girlfriend to get an abortion 13 years ago.
Trump said Walker, whom he encouraged to challenge incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, has been “slandered and maligned by the Fake News Media and
New York Post (News)Jul 26 2022
News
HUD claims city violated civil rights
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the city were accused of environmental racism last week by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Why it matters: If the city doesn't address HUD's concerns, it could risk millions of dollars in federal housing funds.
Driving the news: A leaked letter from HUD claims the city violated residents' civil rights in trying to move a metal
AxiosSep 15 2022
News
Rail strike averted, tentative agreement reached
With the deadline to avert a freight railroad strike by Friday morning approaching fast, a tentative agreement has been reached according to the Labor Department.
The new contracts provide rail workers a 24% wage increase during the five-year period from 2020 through 2024, including an immediate payout on average of $11,000 upon ratification, the Association of American Railroads said.
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