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Dec 29 2023
Headline Roundup
Maine Secretary of State Blocks Trump From 2024 Presidential Primary Ballot
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) ruled Thursday that former President Donald Trump can not appear on Maine’s 2024 presidential primary ballot.
The Details: In a press release, Bellows said Trump’s primary petition is invalid and that he's not qualified to hold the office of the president under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which bars people who have "engaged in
Portland Press Herald The Maine Wire Associated PressSep 01 2014
News
Labor Day Turns Attention Back to Minimum-Wage Debate
The White House and union leaders are using Labor Day reinvigorate efforts to raise the minimum wage.
Legislation to increase the federal pay floor from $7.25 an hour stalled in Congress this spring, but Democrats hope the issue will resonate with voters in November, especially in states with closely contested Senate races.
“Raising the minimum wage would be one of the best ways
Wall Street Journal (News)May 11 2023
Headline Roundup
CNN CEO Defends Trump Town Hall Amid Criticism From Staffers
CNN (Lean Left bias) staffers are reportedly criticizing CEO Chris Licht over the network’s Wednesday night town hall featuring former President Donald Trump.
Internal Critics: CNN analyst Oliver Darcy said the network received “a fury of criticism — both internally and externally,” after Trump “unleashed a firehose of lies.” Additionally, an anonymous CNN staffer told The Washington
Fox News Digital Daily Beast NewsweekJan 08 2014
News
E-mails among Christie appointees suggest political vendetta
E-mails emerged on Wednesday purportedly from top aides to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie bolstering the case that George Washington Bridge lane closures last year that tied up traffic were borne from a political vendetta and not bureaucratic incompetence as his administration claimed. Christie's office could not be reached for comment, but he has previously said he knew nothing about
CNN DigitalMar 28 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Was Mueller’s Investigation a Cover Up?
Pardon me if I don’t join in the chorus of praise for Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigatory efforts. Certainly, it comes as a relief that he correctly found no evidence of collusion between the Russian government and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and quite properly did not charge the president for obstruction of justice. But just because Mueller and his team of Hillary Clinton
Guest Writer - RightSep 20 2014
News
To Win Back Older Voters, Democrats Talk Up Medicare and Social Security
Democrats are stepping up their appeals to older voters in the final stretch before the midterm elections, spurred by polls showing the party has regained some support lost in the Obama years. The question is whether they can narrow the gap with Republicans enough to offset their broader disadvantages given widespread dissatisfaction with President Obama.
Both parties covet voters 65
New York Times (News)Nov 12 2023
Headline Roundup
Ukrainian Military Reportedly Responsible for Attack on Nord Stream Pipeline
A senior Ukrainian military official with ties to Ukrainian intelligence reportedly played a key role in the bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines on September 26, 2022.
The Details: A joint investigation by The Washington Post (Lean Left bias) and Der Spiegel accuses Col. Roman Chervinsky of coordinating the attacks. The Post cited “officials in Ukraine and elsewhere in Europe” as
Washington Post The Messenger The Daily CallerDec 17 2016
Opinion
U Penn Removes Shakespeare Portrait Because He Does Not Represent ‘Diversity’
The Bard was replaced with a portrait of a black lesbian poet.
Students at the University of Pennsylvania have removed a portrait of Shakespeare from its Fisher-Bennett Hall and have replaced it with a picture of a black lesbian poet Audre Lorde in the name of “diversity.” According to the Daily Pennsylvanian, a group of students removed the portrait and placed it in the office of
National Review (News)Sep 16 2014
News
Christie to Test Presidential Waters in South Carolina
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican, drew praise in his home state for physically embracing President Barack Obama after superstorm Sandy slammed into the Jersey Shore days before the 2012 election. In South Carolina, some felt differently.
"I certainly wasn't very happy with it. I knew what it meant. I knew what it did," said Katon Dawson, a former GOP state chairman in South
Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 04 2015
News
Louie Gohmert Says He'll Challenge John Boehner For Speaker Of The House
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) launched a long-shot campaign Sunday for speaker of the House of Representatives, in the latest episode of the conservative rebellion against current Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio).
House members are set to vote for their next speaker on Tuesday, with Boehner heavily favored to win. Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) said Saturday that he is willing to serve as an
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