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Aug 17 2021
Analysis
Republican Views On Immigration Are Shifting Even Further To The Right Under Biden
In early August, President Biden took aim at Republican governors like Ron DeSantis of Florida and Greg Abbott of Texas for not taking enough precautions to counter the surge in COVID-19 cases in their states.
But DeSantis was quick to pin the blame on Biden instead, writing the following in a fundraising email to supporters: “Joe Biden has the nerve to tell me to get out of the way on
538 (ABC News)
Jan 25 2021
News
Democrats now control Congress. What should they do first?
President Joe Biden enters office with one of the most ambitious policy agendas of any modern president. He can accomplish many of these goals through executive orders, but his most transformative proposals — on everything from health care to climate change to education — will need to be approved by Congress.
Fortunately for Biden, Democrats hold majorities in both the House of
Yahoo! The 360
Sep 08 2021
Analysis
White House toils amid multiple crises on Labor Day
There is no rest for an under-pressure White House this Labor Day as President Joe Biden tackles health, economic and legislative challenges that deepened on his watch and are beginning to erode his political standing.
A worsening Covid-19 pandemic, with the added concern of the impact of the Delta variant on kids, the fallout from the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and new
CNN Digital
Jun 12 2020
News
White House sees red state/blue state divide in post-coronavirus economic recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top White House economic adviser on Friday predicted an “increasing divergence” between states controlled by Republican governors and those led by Democrats, saying Republican “red” states opening up faster will see a stronger economic recovery.
President Donald Trump has claimed repeatedly without evidence that Democratic-led “blue” states have not reopened
Reuters
Dec 20 2019
Opinion
Trump impeachment collision up ahead
(CNN)"Well now there's two," sang Muddy Waters. "There's two trains running."
One is the House Democrats' impeachment of President Donald Trump over withholding aid to Ukraine, allegedly for political gain. The other is the Republicans' so-far solid defense of the President.
Those trains are on a collision course as they head to the US Senate, where the Constitution requires a
CNN (Opinion)
Jun 08 2020
News
Why was George Floyd’s death the breaking point?
Throughout America’s long history of racial violence, certain names have stood out as markers of the struggles of a particular period in time. Emmett Till’s lynching in 1955 drew attention to the brutality of the pre-civil rights era in the South. The beating of Rodney King and acquittal of the officers involved sparked the Los Angeles riots in 1992. The police killings of Eric Garner and
Yahoo! The 360
Jul 12 2020
News
500,000 Hongkongers cast 'protest vote' against security law
Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong citizens queued to cast ballots over the weekend in what the Chinese-ruled city’s opposition camp says is a symbolic protest vote against a tough national security law directly imposed by Beijing.
The unofficial poll will decide the strongest pro-democracy candidates to contest elections for the legislative council in September, when those candidates
The Guardian
Oct 21 2020
Fact Check
Did the Trump Administration Eliminate Funding for Community Policing?
Last Thursday night Joe Biden participated in a town hall in Philadelphia, where he answered questions from an audience and ABC’s George Stephanopoulos.
At one point, Stephanopoulos asked Biden about the 1994 crime bill, or the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a bill primarily co-sponsored by Biden during his time as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee that
The Dispatch
Jun 26 2018
News
Schumer on Waters: Calling for harassment 'not American'
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer sharply criticized fellow Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters of California on Monday for calling on opponents of President Donald Trump to protest his policies by harassing members of his administration.
CNN Digital
Sep 10 2019
News
Congress Considers Gun Control Bills But Asks, 'What Does Trump Want?'
A House committee will take up legislation on Tuesday aimed at preventing mass shootings, as lawmakers and the White House move to respond to a recent spate of attacks across the country.
The bills being considered by the House Judiciary committee include measures that would limit access to high capacity gun magazines and block any person convicted of a hate crime from obtaining a
NPR (Online News)