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Jul 30 2015
Opinion
Political polarization is what paralyzes us
NEIL GABLER has discounted political polarization as the cause of congressional inaction (“Is America too old to be bold?”). In fact, both parties have discovered that driving their bases to the poles is key to winning elections. Party strategists have discovered that it is much easier and cheaper to motivate the base than it is to convince centrists and the undecided.
This electoral
The Boston Globe
Jun 24 2012
News
Romney Adviser Jabs at Obama Immigration Plan
A top adviser to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Sunday suggested an executive order by President Barack Obama that would allow some young people who are illegally in the U.S. to stay and obtain working papers could be repealed if Mr. Romney were elected.
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jun 24 2012
News
Spin doctors prepare to pounce on health care decision
With the nine Supreme Court justices poised to announce the fate of President Obamas health care law this week, Washington is bracing for the long-awaited ruling that is expected to rattle the political fault lines leading up to the November election. Published June 24, 2012
Washington Times
Jun 24 2012
News
Pickens accuses Obama of abandoning '08 energy pledge, expects to back Romney
Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens said Sunday he'll probably back Mitt Romney in the upcoming presidential race, claiming that President Obama "never has a plan" for American energy independence and that he abandoned the issue after winning election in 2008.
Fox News Digital
May 14 2024
Headline Roundup
Michael Cohen's Testimony: 'Nothing New' or 'Incriminating Details'?
What impact did Michael Cohen’s testimony have on former President Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial?
For Context: Trump is currently facing trial in New York, where he is accused of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments made in the lead up to the 2016 election. This week, Trump’s former ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen testified that he helped organize these hush
MSNBC
Reuters
New York Post (Opinion)
Nov 20 2019
News
‘The party tips its hat’: Democrats take debate to Atlanta hoping to woo black voters
Choice of Atlanta is testament to power of the black vote as Democrats hope to turn solidly Republican state blue in 2020.
At an open plan loft space in central Atlanta the sense of excitement among assembled Democrat voters was palpable, despite the grey sky outside.
As the city prepared to hold the fourth debate in the Democratic presidential primary, Stacey Abrams the former
The Guardian
Apr 19 2019
News
Mueller's 'road map' for impeachment
Democrats say obstruction occurred, Trump must be held 'accountable'
Special counsel Robert Mueller said one reason he didn’t recommend bringing charges against President Trump is that it could have foreclosed Congress’ ability to impeach him.
In his 448-page report released Thursday, Mr. Mueller concluded that Mr. Trump did not conspire with Russia to try to subvert the 2016
Washington Times
Mar 02 2020
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Biden, Sanders Elevated as Dems' 2020 Frontrunners After Dropouts
Many reporting outlets and media voices, regardless of rating or political leaning, have framed recent dropouts by prominent Democratic candidates and growing support for former Vice President Joe Biden as an attempt from moderate Democrats to hinder Senator Bernie Sanders' (I-VT recent surge.
Biden and Sanders are considered by many to be the far-and-away favorites for the 2020
National Review (News)
Wall Street Journal (News)
New York Times (Opinion)
May 22 2019
News
Trump Puts Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal On Hold Until Congress Passes This Bill
President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Democrats on Wednesday to unveil a way to fund a $2 million infrastructure deal. In a last minute move, Trump, however, said infrastructure won't happen until a trade deal is struck.
“Before we get to infrastructure, it is my strong view that Congress should first pass the important and popular USMCA trade deal,” Trump wrote in a letter
Townhall
Nov 30 2020
Perspectives Blog
A Conservative Who Liberals Often Enjoyed and Respected: Justice Antonin Scalia
Former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (1936-2016) was deeply conservative. Yet many liberals admired his intellect and his way with words. He was gregarious, and many liberals even considered him a great friend. Even with his biting opinions, he could make liberals think more deeply about their own positions and how to argue them more persuasively.
It was not so much what Justice
Bella Jasper