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Jun 19 2019
News
Ocasio-Cortez under fire for concentration camp remarks
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) created a new political firestorm Tuesday, stating that detention centers housing immigrants are “exactly” like concentration camps and then doubling down in the face of GOP criticism.
“The U.S. is running concentration camps on our southern border, and that is exactly what they are,” Ocasio-Cortez said during an Instagram Live appearance on Monday
The Hill
Sep 22 2018
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Rod Rosenstein Suggested Secretly Recording Trump and Discussed 25th Amendment
The deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, suggested last year that he secretly record President Trump in the White House to expose the chaos consuming the administration, and he discussed recruiting cabinet members to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Mr. Trump from office for being unfit.
New York Times (News)
Oct 14 2019
News
8 Republican senators to watch on impeachment
Senate Republicans aren’t expected to break with Trump, but a handful of lawmakers could feel pressure to do so.
Congress is back — meaning Senate Republicans are going to have to start answering pointed questions about where they stand on impeachment.
While it’s pretty unlikely enough Republican senators will actually vote to convict President Donald Trump if articles of
Vox
Nov 26 2020
News
For historic Mississippi church, a day of Thanksgiving
It’s a sleepy Sunday morning in Greenwood, Mississippi, and though it’s almost noon, Grand Boulevard’s antebellum homes stand in stately silence, not a soul stirring, not a leaf out of place on the manicured lawns. This is the postcard-perfect South, the oak-canopied, four-lane stretch of highway that the Garden Club of America called one of the most beautiful streets in the nation, the street
Christian Science Monitor
Dec 02 2017
News
Trump Rejects Speculation Over Tillerson’s Ouster
President Donald Trump on Friday rejected speculation that the White House is trying to force out Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, saying that he is not leaving and that the pair works well together.
Wall Street Journal (News)
Nov 20 2018
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A Judge Just Ruled Asylum Claims Must Be Accepted Anywhere Along Border
The White House announced earlier this month that migrants hoping to enter the U.S. could only claim asylum at certain points of entry, not just anywhere along the border. Critics accused President Trump of circumventing Congress and rights groups like the ACLU challenged the decision in court. The opponents have now won a short term victory.
Townhall
Feb 20 2020
News
Secession fever spikes as conservatives seek to escape blue-state rule
You’ve got Oregonians seeking to cascade into Idaho, Virginians who identify as West Virginians, Illinoians fighting to escape Chicago, Californians dreaming of starting a 51st state, and New Yorkers who think three states are better than one.
Separation fever is sweeping the nation as quixotic but tenacious bands of frustrated rural dwellers, suburbanites and conservatives seek to
Washington Times
Dec 25 2017
News
A Christmas gift: Stories of bridges across the divide
The American house stands divided. In politics, at work, even in matters of love, we’re constantly told that there is more tension than togetherness, that suspicion has prevailed over trust.
Washington Post
Oct 31 2019
News
Vote shows Pelosi's impeachment inquiry more partisan than Clinton effort
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is already falling behind the 1998 GOP in her impeachment push after Thursday’s vote to launch an inquiry, where she was unable to win a single Republican’s support.
The 232-196 vote even saw two Democrats side with the GOP against the effort, marking a stark break with 1998, the last time Congress pursued impeachment. In that instance 31 Democrats sided with
Washington Times
Nov 25 2020
News
Will Trump ever concede to Biden? Approving the transition may be as close as he gets to that, aides say
When President Donald Trump signed off this week on formally allowing President-elect Joe Biden's transition to move forward, it was a decision he arrived at after a series of embarrassing setbacks in his efforts to challenge the results of the Nov. 3 election.
Though Trump made clear he intends to keep up his election legal battle, it was a turning point after conversations over the
USA TODAY