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Jun 07 2021
Analysis
Central America and the root causes of migration to the US
Ask Americans why Central American immigrants are arriving at the southern U.S. border in ever-larger numbers, and some will say it’s lax border enforcement, disregard for the law and the temptations of U.S. jobs and generous welfare benefits.
Others, including the Biden administration and experts in the region, will point to what they call "root causes" of migration: entrenched
PolitiFact
Dec 05 2021
Opinion
Standing With Nurses Is a Feminist Project
What is the enduring image of the Covid-19 pandemic? For me, it is the nurse at the bedside, on the front lines of this global emergency, overcoming her own fear of illness to provide care to patients and to offer comfort in the face of likely death. For millions of nurses living in countries where Covid-19 vaccines continue to be scarce, this is an image of everyday life. But even in
The Nation
Dec 05 2021
Opinion
Will the Supreme Court Overturn Roe or Prop It Up with a Compromise?
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the second of two major cases this term involving abortion. Since the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, with some modifications in Planned Parenthood v. Casey in 1992, the Court has considered abortion a right protected by the Constitution. Following the Court’s decisive rightward shift last year,
The Bulwark
Apr 30 2021
News
Trump: Biden Didn't Mention 'Disaster' Border Situation He Created
President Joe Biden didn't mention the border situation in his first joint address to Congress, but he's created a "disaster" there, former President Donald Trump said Thursday.
"One thing is that he didn't discuss the border and the fact that tens of thousands of people are pouring into our country, many of them criminals, many of them people from jails, many of them doing acts that
Newsmax (News)
Jul 08 2021
Analysis
The U.S. Has Strayed Far From Its Founding Ideals
Governments at the state, local, and federal levels can obstruct our pursuit of happiness and at times even jeopardize our safety.
Declaring their independence from British rule 245 years ago, the American colonists held "these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,
Reason
Jan 09 2021
News
Judge blocks Trump administration asylum rules
A judge blocked a set of Trump administration asylum rules from going into effect.
U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco on Friday ruled against the administration, saying that acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf lacked the authority to implement the December measures because he has never been confirmed to his position by the Senate. The judge said it was the fifth
Washington Examiner
Dec 04 2020
News
Biden says that if he had disagreement with Obama as VP, he would have 'developed some disease' and resigned
President-elect Joe Biden explained in candid terms how he would have acted if he had a major "moral" disagreement with former President Barack Obama.
Biden said Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and he share a similar worldview but recalled that he told Obama that should the two have a "fundamental disagreement" on a "moral principle," he'd resign and claim illness. He then described
Washington Examiner
Jun 28 2018
News
Kennedy’s Retirement Will Have Huge Consequences for Minorities and Women
Abortion rights, LGBT rights, fair housing, and affirmative action are all on the chopping block now.
Mother Jones
Feb 03 2021
News
House Republicans meet Wednesday to address Liz Cheney leadership, Marjorie Taylor Greene comments
House Republicans will meet Wednesday afternoon to address simmering intraparty tensions after former President Donald Trump's second impeachment, with debate expected around Rep. Liz Cheney's impeachment vote and the controversy ignited by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's history of espousing conspiracy theories.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., met with Greene Tuesday
ABC News (Online)
Sep 19 2017
News
New push to replace Obamacare reflects high stakes for Republicans
A final GOP effort to dismantle the Affordable Care Act burst into view this week in the Senate, where leaders began pressuring rank-and-file Republicans with the hope of voting on the package by the end of the month.
Washington Post