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Nov 09 2021
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DOJ Asks Federal Appeals Court to Lift Order Blocking COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
The Department of Justice argued against a more permanent block of the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses in a filing to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Monday.
The DOJ contends that businesses and Republican-led states have not demonstrated that their claimed injuries top the need for a mandate "that will save thousands of lives and prevent
CNBC Fox News (Online News) CNN (Online News)Apr 06 2022
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Surge of Migrants Expected at Southern Border as Fast-Track Deportations End
Officials are expecting the number of migrants coming to the US-Mexico border to surge as fast-track deportations under Title 42 are scheduled to end on May 23rd.
The Department of Homeland Security and other Biden administration officials expect border-crossing encounters to increase from around 7,000 per day to as many as 18,000 per day in the coming weeks. Arrests at the border have
The Hill CNN (Online News) Fox News (Online News)Oct 01 2019
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Judge Rules Harvard's Race-Conscious Admissions Process is Constitutional
A legal challenge to Harvard University's race-conscious admissions process was defeated by a federal judge in Boston on Tuesday. The lawsuit alleged that Harvard capped admission for Asian-Americans while seeking to balance its admissions on an ethnic basis.
Some left-leaning media reported that the decision was expected due to many other universities using similar processes; some
New York Post (News) Bloomberg Washington PostDec 02 2022
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What Will the Supreme Court Say About Biden's Loan Forgiveness Plan?
After two federal appeals courts denied bids by the Biden administration to push its $400 billion student loan forgiveness plan through multiple legal challenges, the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on the plan in February.
For Context: The court said it will hear oral arguments from both sides before issuing a final ruling, likely at the end of its current term in June. Justice
The Federalist CNN (Online News) SCOTUSblogDec 21 2022
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Twitter Aided Pentagon Accounts Used For Foreign Influence
The latest entry in the “Twitter Files” saga details how the social media platform aided the Pentagon in its foreign influence operations, providing special privileges to accounts used to spread favorable messaging in Middle Eastern countries.
Key Quotes: The report was released by investigative journalist Lee Fang (Not Rated). Fang tweeted that “despite promises to shut down covert
The Intercept NewsNation New York Post (News)Aug 18 2022
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Former Trump Organization CFO Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, pled guilty to tax fraud charges Thursday.
The 74-year-old was charged with 15 felonies in June 2021 related to concealing more than $1.7 million in off-the-books income over a 15-year period. He is expected to be sentenced to five months at Rikers Island jail and five years probation, and he must pay back
BBC News National Review (News) New York Daily NewsMar 21 2020
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Perspectives: Trump's Use of 'Chinese Virus'
There are starkly different perspectives, especially on either side of the political aisle, about President Donald Trump's recent use of the phrase "Chinese virus" to describe the COVID-19 coronavirus. Some on the left have said the phrase proves Trump is racist, and encourages prejudice and violence against Chinese-Americans; some on the right said the term or similar terms are necessary to
Washington Examiner Yahoo! The 360 SlateJul 21 2021
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Louisiana State Senate Fails to Override Governor's Veto of Transgender Athlete Ban
Republican lawmakers in Louisiana's state Senate Tuesday failed to overturn Gov. John Bel Edwards' (D) veto of a bill that would have prohibited transgender students from participating in public school sports. Edwards rejected the bill that would have required athletes to compete on the team of their biological sex last month. To override a governor's veto, two-thirds of Louisiana's House and
National Review (News) The Independent The HillJul 11 2022
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Protests Over Bank Account Access in China Turn Violent
On Sunday, Chinese authorities appeared to violently disperse a protest outside the Zhengzhou branch of the Chinese Central Bank.
The protest was against the freezing of bank accounts due to COVID-19 policies, according to protesters, and reports from sources across the political spectrum suggest that police beat protesters. More than 1,000 protesters were met by police that
Fox News (Online News) CNN Business ReutersAug 17 2022
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What Significance Does Liz Cheney's Loss Hold Heading Into Midterms?
Voices across the spectrum are weighing in on what Liz Cheney's loss in the Wyoming GOP House primary represents.
Only two of the 10 "pro-impeachment" House Republicans have advanced to the general election. Trump received the highest percentage of votes in Wyoming than any other state in the 2020 presidential election. Some outlets attributed Cheney's "unhinged anti-Trump rants" to her
538 (ABC News) National Review (News) New York Times (Opinion)