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Oct 06 2022
Opinion
“Shockingly baseless”: Legal experts mock “bad faith, unethical” Trump lawsuit trying to silence CNN
Former President Donald Trump on Monday filed a lawsuit accusing CNN of defamation, seeking $475 million in punitive damages.
The 29-page suit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, accuses of CNN playing a part in a "campaign of dissuasion in the form of libel and slander against the Plaintiff," that "escalated" recently as the TV network "
Salon
Sep 19 2022
Perspectives Blog
When Republicans Try to Change the Subject
From the CenterWhile it is impossible to predict the outcome of this fall’s elections, there has never been a midterm campaign in modern political history where the landscape has shifted so rapidly. The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, combined with the heightened presence of Donald Trump as a result of the January 6 congressional hearings and the FBI’s search of Trump’s
Dan Schnur
Aug 28 2021
Analysis
After 25 Years, There’s a Reason MSNBC Can’t Look Back
On July 12, 2021, a photo of Rachel Maddow was posted to the “Community” tab of MSNBC’s YouTube account. The accompanying text read:
To mark MSNBC’s 25th anniversary, MSNBC Daily will feature 25 days of forward-looking essays on important issues from MSNBC anchors, hosts and correspondents. Today, Rachel Maddow writes about the future of election integrity.
Unlike Democracy Now
FAIR
Jun 24 2021
News
Biden Announces ‘We Have a Deal’ on Bipartisan Infrastructure Package
President Joe Biden announced an agreement on a bipartisan infrastructure package Thursday, giving his stamp of approval to a plan spearheaded by ten senators. The new consensus marks the end to many weeks of negotiations and partisan gridlock over the president’s chief legislative priority.
“We have a deal,” Biden said outside the White House shortly after the deal broke. “We have made
National Review (News)
Nov 09 2022
Analysis
Democrats Spent Millions Boosting Far-Right Republicans. How Did It Pan Out?
Throughout the 2022 primary season, groups affiliated with the Democratic Party funded ads to boost immoderate Republican candidates. The goal was to boost the least moderate candidates in the hopes that they would be easier to beat in a general election. Now that Americans have voted, it looks like the gamble worked. Democrats exercised their free speech, but did they set a good precedent?
Reason
Sep 18 2022
News
Nancy Pelosi condemns Azerbaijan's attacks on Armenia
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday strongly condemned what she said were "illegal" border attacks by Azerbaijan on Armenia, using a visit to the Russian ally to pledge American support for its sovereignty.
Pelosi cast her trip to Armenia, a sliver of land the size of U.S. state of Maryland that is wedged between Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and Iran, as an
Reuters
Sep 18 2022
News
Pelosi condemns Azerbaijan over Armenia attack
The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, said Sunday that the United States deplores recent attacks by Azerbaijan and called for a negotiated solution to the countries’ conflict.
Pelsoi’s visit to the Armenian capital, Yerevan, with a congressional delegation came just a few days days after two days of shelling by both sides that killed more than 200 troops. It
Associated Press
Jul 11 2022
Opinion
New York Times: It Is Now Okay to Talk About Biden’s Age and Mental State
The once-taboo topic of Biden’s age, mental state, and capacities is now front and center — less than year after bringing up the obvious was denounced as the “gross, lowest-common-denominator politics that drive people away from public life.”
Peter Baker in the New York Times, this weekend:
The reality is that managing the schedule of the oldest president in American history
National Review (News)
Feb 15 2020
News
Klobuchar, 5’4”, claims to be same height as Jefferson in Maher interview confusion
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a surging Democratic White House hopeful, mistakenly said she’s just as tall as the towering Thomas Jefferson in a botched history reference on “The Real Time with Bill Maher.”
Klobuchar is 5 feet 4 inches tall. Jefferson was among the tallest U.S. presidents standing at 6 feet 2 inches.
The blunder happened when Klobuchar, D-Minn., weighed into the dustup
Fox News Digital
Sep 11 2022
News
Democratic lawmakers ask for IG investigation into how airlines used COVID relief funding
Democratic lawmakers are asking the U.S. Treasury Department to launch a federal investigation into how airlines used federal COVID funding from 2020.
In a letter to the deputy inspector general of the department, Reps. Carolyn Maloney and James Clyburn requested a review, including whether any of the money was used for buyouts or staff reductions.
"We are concerned that some
Fox Business