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Nov 15 2021
News
Kamala Harris sidelined amid growing tensions with Biden, insiders say
Vice President Kamala Harris feels increasingly isolated inside the White House as her approval ratings plummet — with the first female veep believing she’s not getting the same support given to other members of the Biden administration, according to a detailed new report.
Despite their public show of unity, Biden and his right-hand woman have a dysfunctional relationship that has
New York Post (News)
Jan 02 2023
Opinion
Twitter Files Reveal Politicians, Officials Evading the Constitution's Restrictions
But what if these outfits are private-ish, enacting policy on behalf of politicians to spare them pushback or allow for end-runs around constitutional protections? They do so out of ideological agreement, fear of government retaliation, or a mix of both. That messy scenario is what the Twitter Files reveal of the relationship between the social media giant and federal officials. It's a glimpse
Reason
Dec 24 2022
Opinion
Why the overabundance of the gift-giving season causes me discomfort
When bedroom doors fly open on Christmas morning, my kids drink in a vision of a picture-perfect Christmas — an explosion of bright colors and shiny coils of ribbons in meticulously wrapped presents. Family members amble through the front door with more gifts, so the kids form a gift-opening assembly line that starts from youngest to oldest. For hours, there is a fervent tearing of paper, a
NBC News Digital
Dec 02 2022
News
CNN Starts Layoffs Amid Cost-Cutting Pressures
CNN signaled to its employee base Wednesday that it had begun to cut some staff amid economic headwinds that are affecting its parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery.
“Today we will notify a limited number of individuals, largely some of our paid contributors, as part of a recalibrated reporting strategy. Tomorrow, we will notify impacted employees, and tomorrow afternoon I will follow
Variety
Dec 07 2022
Analysis
A Senate breakthrough on immigration might still be a long shot
The Senate is reportedly weighing a new bipartisan immigration reform framework that involves concessions from both Democrats and Republicans, but also has a number of provisions that could ultimately doom it. The deal trades increased border security for relief for immigrants who are already in the US, but lawmakers are running out of time to pass it before the end of the year.
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Vox
Dec 13 2022
News
What Will a State of Emergency Do for L.A.'s Homeless Crisis?
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has said she will declare a state of emergency on homelessness on her first day in office.
Bass, a progressive Democrat, the first woman and the second Black person to hold the city's top job, will formally assume her duties on Monday—a day after she was sworn in ceremonially by Vice President Kamala Harris.
"I will start my first day as mayor at our
Newsweek
Dec 04 2022
News
Top Republicans stay silent on Trump’s call to terminate the Constitution
Top Republicans have stayed silent as the White House strongly criticized former President Donald Trump for suggesting that the Constitution be terminated in his ongoing efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
In a post to his Truth Social platform Saturday, Trump called for the termination of the Constitution to put him back in power, citing his baseless claims of
NBC News Digital
Feb 15 2023
Perspectives Blog
AllSides News Briefing: February 15, 2023
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Hello! I’m AllSides Managing Editor Henry A. Brechter. It’s Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Here’s your AllSides balanced briefing for today.
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Jul 13 2021
News
GOP Senators Introduce Bill to Extend Title 42 Border Expulsions
Sen. Ted Cruz and several other prominent Republican senators planned to introduce a bill Tuesday that would extend a health safety policy allowing border patrol agents to expel migrants due to COVID-19.
The "Securing the Homeland from International Entrants with Life-threatening Diseases Act," or SHIELD Act, would extend Title 42 public health protections first enacted under former
Newsmax (News)
Nov 29 2022
News
With Intimidation and Surveillance, China Tries to Snuff Out Protests
Reacting to China’s boldest and most widespread protests in decades, the security apparatus built by Communist Party leader Xi Jinping is mobilizing on multiple fronts to quash dissent, drawing on its decades-old tool kit of repression and surveillance.
In a meeting of the party’s top security leaders, reported in state media on Tuesday, officials were ordered to “resolutely crack down
New York Times (News)