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Mar 02 2022
Headline Roundup
Breaking Down Biden's State of the Union Speech
President Joe Biden gave his first State of the Union address Tuesday night amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, high inflation, and low public approval ratings ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
Biden concentrated on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and said his administration is banning Russia from American airspace. He said U.S. troops would not engage in a conflict with Russian forces,
Fox News Digital Axios CNN DigitalJul 29 2020
Fact Check
Claim: USPS is advising voters to send in ballots two weeks before Election Day.
Tony Dokoupil, co-host of "CBS This Morning," tweeted this claim last week, and it has been picked up by many other Twitter and Instagram accounts. There have been multiple reports of an impending crisis regarding the ability of the United States Postal Service to process election mail this fall, as thousands of voters switch to absentee ballots amid the Covid-19 pandemic. An internal memo
The FulcrumJul 15 2019
News
Trump Accused of Racism for Telling 4 Dem Congresswomen to 'Go Back' to Their Countries
Democrats are condemning President Trump for weekend tweets targeting "progressive Democrat congresswomen."
The tweets claim that representatives came from other countries, calling on them to "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came."
At least four Democratic freshman congresswomen have been extremely vocal in their criticisms of
CBNJul 29 2020
News
White House, Dems Tangle Over Virus Relief Bill
Top Trump administration officials and Democratic congressional leaders will try on Wednesday to narrow their stark differences over a coronavirus aid bill, with no guarantees they can craft a compromise before some jobless benefits expire at the end of this week.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows were expected to resume negotiations with the
Newsmax (News)Mar 22 2019
News
Several Democratic Presidential Contenders to Skip AIPAC Conference
Several Democratic presidential candidates say they are skipping this year’s meeting of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee amid a roiling debate within the party over U.S. policy toward Israel under President Donald Trump.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is “concerned about the platform AIPAC is providing for leaders who have expressed bigotry and oppose a two-state solution,"
BloombergOct 22 2019
News
Facebook to Identify State-Run Media
Facebook said it was taking additional steps to protect the integrity of the 2020 U.S. elections, including clearer identification of state-run media on its platform.
The social-media giant, which held a conference call Monday with reporters about election preparedness, also said it removed four networks of accounts—three of which originated in Iran—for inauthentic behavior.
The
Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 09 2017
News
A Brief History of the Senate Rule That Silenced Elizabeth Warren
The prohibition on impugning a fellow senator dates back to a fistfight in 1902. But it’s an edict that is rarely, if ever, enforced. Rule XIX—the suddenly infamous Senate edict that Republicans invoked Tuesday night to silence Elizabeth Warren—began 115 years ago with a fistfight in the Capitol.
In February 1902, the Senate was debating a bill related to the Philippines when Senator
The AtlanticSep 21 2020
Perspectives Blog
New Data Solidifies New York Times Bias Rating
Our recent Blind Bias Survey, in which over 2,000 people across the political spectrum blindly rated content from numerous media outlets, confirmed our Lean Left bias rating for the New York Times' news section. (AllSides separately rates The New York Times Opinion page as Left.)
The average bias rating for The New York Times across all survey respondents — liberals, centrists, and
Julie Mastrine