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Dec 01 2022
Headline Roundup
Rep. Jeffries and the New Generation of Democratic Leadership
On Tuesday, House Democrats unanimously elected Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) as the next House Democratic Leader, replacing Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who stepped down last month. His rise to party leadership marks a number of firsts, and outlets across the spectrum are reflecting on its significance, and the challenges Hakeem faces leading the Democrats into a new era.
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New York Post (Opinion) BBC News CNN (Opinion)Jul 04 2013
News
Egypt's chief justice sworn in as interim president after Morsi's ouster
Egyptians awoke Thursday to a new political reality after the military overthrew the country's first democratically elected president after only a year in office shunting the Islamist leader aside in the same kind of Arab Spring uprising that brought him to power.
Fox News DigitalJan 05 2014
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Dems seize on income inequality in 2014
Democrats aren’t wasting any time tackling an issue they are convinced will help them this election year: income inequality. One of the Senate’s first votes upon returning to Washington from their holiday break Monday will be on a bill reviving emergency unemployment benefits that lapsed
PoliticoNov 29 2012
Opinion
Make the Democrats Own the Obama Economy
One bright spot of Barack Obama's re-election was knowing that unemployment rates were about to soar for the precise groups that voted for him -- young people, unskilled workers and single women with degrees in gender studies.
TownhallMar 10 2020
News
Trump Floats Economic Stimulus in Response to Coronavirus
President Trump spoke after a trip where he spent time with two congressmen who were exposed to a person infected with the virus. His new chief of staff has also quarantined himself.
President Trump moved on Monday to address the economic effects of the widening coronavirus crisis by announcing that he would work with Congress on tax cuts and other measures after the worst stock market
New York Times (News)Nov 07 2014
Opinion
OPINION: Decision Time on Immigration
President Obama said on Wednesday that he would act on his own by the end of the year to “improve” the immigration system, presumably by giving many — perhaps millions — of the country’s unauthorized immigrants temporary protection from deportation and permission to work. He has said this before, only to back off in deference to election-year politics.
New York Times (News)Nov 06 2014
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How the Faithful Voted: 2014 Preliminary Analysis
In the 2014 midterm elections, the Republican Party enlarged its majority in the U.S. House of Representatives with continued strong support from white evangelicals and people who attend religious services regularly. In addition, the GOP appears to have made inroads among some religious constituencies that traditionally have not been as supportive of Republican candidates.
Pew Research CenterNov 05 2014
News
Five new members of Congress to watch
With the 2014 midterm elections all but wrapped up, the Monitor looks at which new members of Congress could make waves. Many of the legislature's newest members ran on promises to help break gridlock in the federal government, and their freshmen terms in the Capitol may be defined by how well they can work with a lame-duck Democratic president.
Christian Science MonitorNov 01 2014
News
The People’s House
The U.S. House of Representatives was envisioned as a house of the people, directly elected by voters and reflecting their will. But what if Congress also reflected its constituents’ demographics? Explore how members of the House compare with residents of each of the 435 congressional districts, based on the predominant characteristics within each. Then see how your district stacks up.
Wall Street Journal (News)