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Dec 06 2019
Analysis
How to Fix Impeachment
Eight experts on what’s gone so wrong with the Trump proceedings—and what America should do about it.
The articles of impeachment haven’t yet been drafted against President Donald Trump, and seemingly everyone has a theory of what’s already gone wrong. Weeks of high-profile hearings and news reports on the president’s behavior have done little to change the minds of voters or lawmakers
Politico
May 13 2019
News
Dow tumbles more than 590 points after China retaliates with higher tariffs
The Dow plunged Monday after China said it will raise tariffs in retaliation to last week's tariff increase by the United States.
China hiked tariffs on $60 billion of imports from the United States. It first imposed the tariffs last year.
Worries over the escalation of the trade spat with China just aren't going away.
US stocks opened sharply lower. The S&P 500 (SPX)
CNN Digital
Dec 27 2018
Perspectives Blog
Trump and Democrats Blame Each Other as Government Shutdown Drags On
The partial government shutdown had no end in sight on Thursday as President Trump and Democrats remained at an impasse over funding for Trump's border wall. Both sides of the aisle have depicted the shutdown as needless and preventable. Some have accused Democrats of being obstructionist and weak on border security, while others have blamed Trump for upending Washington operations by John Gable, AllSides Co-founder
Feb 09 2015
News
Rubio nabs key former Romney aide
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) Is adding a veteran New Hampshire political operative to his team as he continues mulling a possible 2016 presidential bid, the latest sign that he is seriously preparing to launch a campaign later this year.
Jim Merrill, who worked for former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney and ran his 2008 and 2012 New Hampshire primary campaigns, joined Rubio's
Washington Post
Aug 13 2013
News
Another Part of Obamacare Delayed Until 2015
We've already seen the Obamacare administration put the breaks on the employer mandate until after the 2014 midterm elections while individuals continue to suffer with insurance loss, fewer working hours and uncertainty but now, Forbes is reporting the Obamacare cost caps will also be delayed for at least a year.
Townhall
Feb 17 2017
News
Fact-checking President Trump’s news conference
“I don’t think there’s ever been a president elected who in this short period of time has done what we’ve done.” — President Trump, news conference, Feb. 16, 2017
We can’t quite fact check the statement above — it’s certainly open to debate what counts as achievements — but we can fact-check 15 dubious claims made by the president in his lengthy news conference. Some of these are from
Washington Post
Feb 21 2021
Analysis
Shoring up the grid: What El Paso can teach the rest of Texas
On Valentine’s Day, every county in Texas went under a winter storm warning. The next day, the lights began to go out. In the days since, millions of Texans have been without power in freezing temperatures. Millions are now boiling water, and impassable roads and food scarcity are also a worry across the state.
But for a select few on the fringes of the Lone Star State, the winter storm
Christian Science Monitor
Oct 25 2019
News
Trump Campaign Goes After Biden Over Criticism of Ivanka, Jared Serving in WH Positions 'They Know Nothing About'
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden told CBS’s “60 Minutes” that it’s “improper” for Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, to serve in the administration, prompting a sharp rebuke from the Trump campaign.
“My children are not going to have offices in the White House. My children are not going to sit in on Cabinet meetings,” he says in an interview that will air Sunday
Townhall
Dec 14 2020
Analysis
Can the world outdo the Paris accord? Climate summit dreams big.
For many, it was a moment of unity and hope. Representatives from nations around the world had gathered in Paris in December 2015 and agreed to take drastic measures to curb climate change.
But lurking behind the Paris Agreement was the understanding that those ambitious plans would not actually achieve the agreed-upon international goal of limiting global warming to an increase of 1.5
Christian Science Monitor
Nov 19 2012
News
Both Sides Itching For A Confirmation Fight Over Susan Rice
The election was over. As President Obama faced the press in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday, the anger and bitterness of his long battle with Mitt Romney seemed to have faded. Unlike President George W. Bush after his 2004 re-election — and his comments about having political capital and intending to spend it — Obama seemed a bit more humble victor, talking more about compromise
NPR (Online News)