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Jun 29 2013
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Analysis: Supreme Court term ends with no easy way to label it
It's a familiar refrain from the media-shy U.S. Supreme Court: Judge us by what we write in our rulings, not in oral arguments, speeches or interviews. But the court term that ended this week in dramatic fashion reveals how difficult it can be to create a coherent picture of this dynamic bench, one that moves easily, if stealthily, across ideological lines on a range of hot-button cases. This
CNN DigitalJan 24 2015
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Supreme Court to Review Lethal Injection Protocol in Oklahoma Executions
The Supreme Court said Friday it would examine Oklahoma’s lethal-injection protocol, bringing new scrutiny to drug formulas states have adopted as pharmaceutical manufacturers have refused to provide narcotics for U.S. executions.
Among other issues, the court will examine whether Oklahoma’s drug protocol—a new formula the state adopted after a bungled execution in April 2014 drew
Wall Street Journal (News)May 17 2019
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AG Barr On Government Activities In 2016: The Explanations I Received 'Don't Hang Together'
Drip. Drip. Drip. This is getting interesting, folks. And for the Obama camp, I’d be sweating bullets. Donald Trump won the 2016 election. He’s endured two years of scrutiny for this whole Russian collusion myth that was debunked by the report submitted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. There was no collusion between the Kremlin and the Trump campaign. That is definitive now. Of course, a lot
TownhallMar 08 2019
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Freshman House Democrat Announces Plan to Impeach President Trump
Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is breaking ranks with House leadership by announcing her plans to file a resolution to impeach President Trump. On Wednesday, Tlaib, a freshman progressive, made the "emergency" announcement surrounded by a group of supporters. They wore shirts and held signs with statements such as "He's a Racist" and "#TimeTo Impeach".
"We want to be able to work
CBNMay 11 2015
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Meet the man behind hawkish Hillary Clinton's foreign policy
In late 2010, Tom Nides sat down for lunch with the throwback diplomat Richard Holbrooke on the second floor of Kinkead's, a legendary seafood restaurant near the State Department's headquarters in the Foggy Bottom section of Washington.
Nides had just been nominated to succeed Jack Lew as deputy secretary of state, and Holbrooke, who was serving as the US special representative for
VoxMar 19 2015
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Can water markets help solve the American West's water crisis?
It's no secret that the American West is facing a severe water crisis.
The region — home to over 60 million people and a huge chunk of US agriculture — is in its 15th year of drought. Texas has suffered more than $25 billion in damages so far. Las Vegas is worried about plummeting water levels in Lake Mead. California has received so little rain that farmers are pillaging the st
VoxJun 10 2020
Perspectives Blog
Battle of the Hashtags: #BlackLivesMatter or #DefundThePolice?
What a difference a hashtag makes.
When Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser had the phrase “Black Lives Matter” painted in immense letters on a city street directly adjacent to White House last week, she drew a stark line between President Trump and the protestors who had populated that space in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death. Bowser’s action capitalized on public opinion polls
Dan SchnurJun 17 2012
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Plouffe won’t say if Obama will take part in leaks probe
As U.S. Justice Department attorneys probe recent high-level national security leaks from the White House, a top adviser to President Obama on Sunday refused to say whether the commander in chief will sit down with investigators.
Washington TimesJan 19 2015
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New Justice Department Environment Chief Takes Helm Of Gulf Spill Case
John Cruden served with U.S. Special Forces in Vietnam, taking his law school aptitude test in Saigon and eventually becoming a government lawyer.
Earlier this month, he started a new job running the environment and natural resources division at the Justice Department. For Cruden, 68, the new role means coming home to a place where he worked as a career lawyer for about 20 years.
NPR (Online News)Mar 07 2024
Headline Roundup
Recapping Biden’s 2024 State of the Union
President Joe Biden frequently contrasted himself with his “predecessor” in a wide-ranging State of the Union Address on Thursday. Watch it here.
The Details: While news coverage generally focused on a handful of quotes, Biden discussed a wide range of issues, including NATO, January 6th, IVF, abortion, the economy, infrastructure legislation, unions, healthcare, taxes, housing costs,
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