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Mar 17 2023
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GOP congressmen: Halt offshore wind, probe whale deaths
Republican congressmen called Thursday for a halt to all offshore wind power projects amid a spate of whale deaths on the U.S. East Coast in what was likely the beginning of an expected investigation by the GOP-controlled House into the Biden administration’s clean energy plans.
Reps. Jeff Van Drew and Christopher Smith, of New Jersey; Andy Harris, of Maryland; and Scott Perry, of
Associated PressJun 25 2021
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Florida officers begin deploying to US-Mexico border
A contingent of 50 law enforcement officers from Florida began deploying to the Mexican border Friday, as Gov. Ron DeSantis made true on his vow to heed calls from his fellow Republican governors in Arizona and Texas to help bolster patrols along the country’s southern border.
DeSantis, who is up for reelection next year and is widely considered a potential Republican frontrunner for
Associated PressFeb 21 2023
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Why are nurses quitting? Ask the nurse no hospital will hire.
In January 2022, 150 health-care workers piled into a Manhattan comedy club. Many hadn’t been inside an entertainment venue in nearly two years, and even now, their heads flashed with images of dystopian nightmare: the body bags and cold storage trucks; the last-ever FaceTime calls; the unvaccinated patients who spewed invective before being hooked up to respirators. More recently, they’d come
Washington PostDec 18 2022
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Trump Ominously Evokes Jan. 6, Tells Backers It's Time To 'Deal With' FBI, DOJ 'Thugs'
Donald Trump was slammed for another round of threats and incitement Saturday after evoking last year’s Jan. 6 insurrection — and then telling his followers it’s now time for the FBI and Justice Department “thugs” to be “dealt with.”
Critics considered the threatening messages to be a clear dog whistle to his followers, many of whom are armed. Some 62% of gun owners voted for Trump in
HuffPostNov 28 2022
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Jim Obergefell Has "Concerns" About the Respect For Marriage Act
The namesake of the landmark Supreme Court ruling establishing marriage equality says he has “concerns” about the Respect for Marriage Act now making its way through the Senate.
Jim Obergefell’s court case pursuing the right to be listed on his husband John Arthur’s death certificate led to the historic establishment of a national right for same-sex couples to marry. After Justice
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Max Boot
Max Boot is a columnist for the Washington Post (Lean Left bias). His AllSides Media Bias Rating™ is Left.
Oct 19 2022
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High Turnout as Early Voting Begins in Georgia and Other States
Almost 2.5 million voters had cast ballots in the 2022 midterm elections by Wednesday, according to CNN (Left bias). That includes almost 300,000 in Georgia alone, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s (Lean Left bias) turnout tracker.
For Context: Turnout in Georgia, which is weighing high-profile Senate and gubernatorial races, has already overtaken 2018’s midterm turnout
CNBC Atlanta Journal-Constitution Fox News DigitalApr 20 2023
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‘Not the same Bibi’: Why Israel’s public has turned on Netanyahu
Are the pressures on Benjamin Netanyahu manageable? Just over 100 days into his newest tenure as prime minister, he is facing mounting questions over whether he can keep Israel united and secure, his extremist partners at bay, and his government intact.
Amid cratering poll numbers, ongoing mass protests in the streets, and a recent military escalation on multiple fronts, Prime Minister
Christian Science MonitorFeb 14 2023
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Feinstein was a trailblazer. Now a new generation of leaders is itching to take the reins
On the day 89-year-old Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein revealed she won’t seek re-election, it was 51-year-old Republican Nikki Haley who captured the moment while announcing her candidacy for president: “It’s time for a new generation of leadership.” Feinstein’s imminent departure — along with Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi stepping down from leadership last month — marks a milestone moment of
San Francisco ChronicleMar 07 2023
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Chinese President Xi Jinping issues rare rebuke of US for 'suppression against us'
Chinese leader Xi Jinping issued a rare public rebuke of the United States for embarking on a crusade to thwart China's rise.
Although he has taken veiled digs at the U.S. in the past, Xi has generally refrained from calling out the U.S. by name, but as tensions with Washington, D.C., escalate, he opted to ratchet up his rhetoric as the National People’s Congress gathered, according to
Washington Examiner