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Jan 30 2021
Headline Roundup
Two Proud Boys Members Indicted On Conspiracy Charges in Capitol Breach
The Department of Justice announced Friday that two members of the right-wing Proud Boys were indicted on federal charges for "conspiring to obstruct law enforcement" from protecting the U.S. Capitol during the breach on Jan. 6. Dominic Pezzola, 43, and William Pepe, 31, were charged with conspiracy, civil disorder, unlawfully entering restricted buildings or grounds, and disorderly and
Washington Examiner The Guardian AxiosMar 05 2024
Headline Roundup
AG Garland Says Voting Rights Are 'Still Under Attack'
Attorney General Merrick Garland discussed voting rights and regulations at a church service in Selma, Alabama, commemorating the 59th anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday" police attack on civil rights activists.
What Garland Said: Citing historical attempts to curtail voting rights, Garland said, "The right to vote is still under attack. And that is why the Justice Department is
Fox News (Online News) Alabama Political Reporter NewsweekSep 11 2020
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Spin and Slant Skew News Reports on Trump-Woodward Interviews
Journalist Bob Woodward’s revelation this week that President Donald Trump privately conveyed his intent to “play [COVID-19] down” in February has commandeered mainstream news, reframing election chatter around Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Outlets on all sides are zooming in on this quote and others from Trump, who spoke in 18 taped on-the-record interviews with
Henry A. BrechterApr 16 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Trump, Governors Start to Plan Regional Re-openings
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President Donald Trump's administration and state governors are developing plans to ease social distancing guidelines once conditions are deemed safe enough.
The rough plan aims to lift some social distancing guidelines after May 1, with harder-hit areas waiting longer. The final decision will ultimately
Henry A. BrechterMar 07 2023
Headline Roundup
Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Allow Nationwide Ban of TikTok
A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill Tuesday that could lead to a nationwide ban of the app TikTok.
Details: Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and eleven other senators introduced the “RESTRICT Act,” which would “authorize the Secretary of Commerce to review and prohibit certain transactions between persons in the United States and foreign adversaries.” TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a
The Verge Fox Business ReutersNov 25 2020
Headline Roundup
Biden Delivers Thanksgiving Address
Projected 2020 presidential winner Joe Biden delivered a Thanksgiving address on Wednesday afternoon from Wilmington, Delaware. In his speech, Biden made an appeal to unity while underscoring the severity of the pandemic. “We need to remember, we’re at war with the virus, not with each other,” Biden said, asking Americans to be resilient and persevere through the holiday season while adhering
New York Post (News) The Guardian ReutersNov 11 2021
Headline Roundup
As COVID-19 Pandemic Eases, Experts Ponder the Future
As new COVID-19 case levels stabilize and hospitalizations and deaths continue to fall in most areas nationwide, experts are predicting what will happen next.
Voices across the spectrum say COVID-19 is likely here to stay, but at more predictable levels than what we've seen since the pandemic began. New cases in the U.S. are around 74,000 per day, a 4% increase over the past two weeks
Axios CNN (Online News) Deseret NewsDec 31 2020
Opinion
The family gap
n a speech to the Federalist Society in November, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito reiterated his concern that ‘in certain quarters, religious liberty is fast becoming a disfavored right’. Small wonder that the subject was on his mind. A week earlier, the Court had heard oral arguments in the latest religious-liberty case, Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. In it, Catholic Social Services — one
The American SpectatorJan 12 2021
Perspectives Blog
Coverage of Parler Ban Highlights Media Bias
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News outlets from left to right covered Big Tech’s ban of Parler very differently depending on their media bias rating.
The social media app popular among conservatives and Trump supporters was effectively banned from the web and mobile devices over the weekend. It stands accused of being used to help organize
Henry A. BrechterMar 30 2020
Headline Roundup
White House Extends Coronavirus Guidelines Through End of April
President Trump has extended coronavirus guidelines through the end of April. These guidelines include avoiding non-essential travel, going to work, or gathering in groups of 10 or more.
The extension of social-distancing restrictions came after Dr. Fauci, Dr. Birx and other members of the COVID-19 task force made the recommendation.
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