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Feb 04 2016
Opinion
OPINION: Marco Rubio is running scared
The Florida senator shuns risk and appears to live in mortal terror of mentioning Trump.
Dana Milbank
Nov 21 2016
Opinion
OPINION: Should Democrats cooperate with Trump?
A fight has broken out among congressional Democrats about how to respond to President-elect Donald Trump. Now that the dust from the election has started to settle, there are two contradictory arguments about what the strategy should be in the coming months.
Julian Zelizer
Sep 17 2019
News
Netanyahu's Pledge to Annex the Jordan Valley
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
On Tuesday, September 10th, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a promise to annex up to 1/3 of the occupied West Bank if he is re-elected. Netanyahu also alluded to President Trump's promised Middle East peace plan, Abridge News
Jan 31 2013
News
Iran, Israel, Defense Cuts To Be Key Topics At Hagel Hearing
The former Nebraska senator faces the Senate Armed Services Committee. After some initial doubts, the conventional wisdom in Washington is that he's likely to be confirmed. But Hagel will face some sharp questions about his views on key issues.
NPR (Online News)
Jan 06 2018
News
Republicans Just Won Control of the Virginia House—in a Random Drawing
The GOP finally found a way to win elections in the Trump era.
Mother Jones
Apr 15 2013
News
House Republicans Devise Plan To Weaken Gun Control Proposals
WASHINGTON April 15 (Reuters) - As the U.S. Senate prepares to debate a gun-control bill for the first time in two decades on Monday Republicans in the House of Representatives are devising ways to delay and weaken gun legislation they see as limiting Americans right to bear arms congressional sources say. Some Republican lawmakers and strategists are urging House Speaker
HuffPost
Feb 27 2020
Background
The Case for Mike Bloomberg
The best case for Mike Bloomberg is that he’s a brilliant debater who has a witty riposte for every line of attack.
OK. Let me start over. The best case for Mike Bloomberg is that he is not a brilliant debater. He can’t whip a rally crowd into an ideological frenzy. The best case for Bloomberg is that we’ve already elected a reality TV star to the White House. We need somebody who can
David Brooks
Apr 19 2019
News
Mueller Report Details Trump’s Attempts to Influence Probe
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report details ten “incidents” in which President Trump sought to curtail or otherwise affect the direction of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Mueller’s report outlines the president’s attempts to intervene in the special-counsel probe to bring it to a premature conclusion or to affect the public perception of it by
National Review (News)
Dec 03 2020
Analysis
Progressives Debate Whether to Oppose Michèle Flournoy for Defense Secretary
Joe Biden named key members of his national security team last week, but the president-elect conspicuously avoided announcing his choice for Defense secretary. The presumptive favorite, Michèle Flournoy, remains a deeply polarizing figure for progressive advocacy groups, who fractured over how to approach her candidacy during a Zoom call on Wednesday.
Organizers from several left-
Mother Jones
Feb 05 2018
News
Bipartisan Bill to Protect Dreamers Doesn't Secure Funding for Border Wall
Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Christopher Coons (D-Del.) will unveil a bipartisan immigration bill Monday aimed to protect “Dreamers” and bolster border security. The bill is said to exclude funding for President Donald Trump's border wall.
Newsweek