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Oct 15 2020
News
GOP Sen. Sasse says Trump 'kisses dictators' butts' and mocks evangelicals
Republican Sen. Ben Sasse, in a private call with constituents, excoriated President Trump, saying he had mishandled the coronavirus response, "kisses dictators' butts," "sells out our allies," spends "like a drunken sailor," mistreats women, and trash-talks evangelicals behind their backs.
Trump has "flirted with white supremacists," according to Sasse, and his family "treated the
Washington ExaminerOct 02 2018
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White House agrees to expand Kavanaugh probe slightly as McConnell signals vote is imminent
The White House and the FBI, though, still view the investigation as limited and time-sensitive, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Monday he intends to hold a vote on the nomination “this week.”
Washington PostFeb 16 2021
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46,218 news transcripts show ideologically extreme politicians get more airtime
Committee assignments are normally a blessing for new House members. But some of today’s newer members, like freshmen Republican representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Madison Cawthorn, seem to be more interested in punditry than policy.
When Greene was stripped of her committee assignments on Feb. 4 for a series of past statements that included threats directed against her
Nieman LabJan 15 2021
Fact Check
False claims on Facebook about martial law, Insurrection Act take cues from QAnon
Facebook and Instagram posts are spreading false claims that President Donald Trump is set to impose martial law ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration. Many of them allude to QAnon, a baseless conspiracy theory that’s banned on the platforms.
On Jan. 6, Trump fans stormed the U.S. Capitol as Congress counted electoral votes from the 2020 election. Among the rioters were supporters of QAnon
PolitiFactApr 08 2013
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John McCain Doesn't "Understand" Why Paul, Cruz Would Filibuster Gun Control Legislation
Arizona Senator John McCain apparently didn39t think calling Senators Rand Paul Ted Cruz quotwhacko birdsquot
TownhallJan 15 2021
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Biden’s COVID Relief Plan
“President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to end ‘a crisis of deep human suffering’ by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic’s prolonged economic fallout.” AP News
Highlights of the plan include:
$1,400 checks for most Americans; Rental, food, child care and utility assistance for those in
The Flip SideOct 29 2020
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Within The Early Voting Boom, Youth Turnout Seems To Be Surging
When Sam Peterson enrolled at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, he found the college experience mind-boggling. So too, he says, was figuring out how to vote in the 2018 midterm elections.
"Even though I had helped out with voter registration drives, I still felt confused about how to register. I didn't know what voting by mail was or absentee voting was," said Peterson, who is
NPR (Online News)May 03 2017
News
James Comey Defends Handling of Clinton Email Investigation
The FBI director’s Senate hearing is his first congressional appearance since March.
Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 14 2021
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Biden calls for swift action while outlining $1.9 trillion virus relief package
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday outlined his $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal and called for swift action on it, warning that the health of the nation and its economy hang in the balance.
“The crisis of human suffering is in plain sight. We have to act and we have to act now,” Biden said during a speech in Wilmington, Del. “We cannot afford inaction.”
Speaking six days
The HillMar 18 2021
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Becerra confirmed to shepherd Biden’s ambitious health plans
The Senate on Thursday confirmed California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as President Joe Biden’s health secretary, filling a key position in the administration’s coronavirus response and its ambitious push to lower drug costs, expand insurance coverage, and eliminate racial disparities in medical care.
The 50-49 largely party-line vote makes the 63-year-old Becerra the first Latino
Associated Press Fact Check