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Feb 14 2022
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Russia Signals Openness to Diplomacy Despite US Warning of Potential Invasion This Week
In a televised meeting on Monday, Russian leaders signaled openness to diplomacy despite reports that Russia could invade Ukraine as soon as Wednesday.
“We warn against endless discussions on issues that need to be resolved today,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, adding that “there is always a chance” for successful negotiations. The public remarks came amid ongoing
Associated Press Politico Washington ExaminerJun 17 2021
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Perspectives: Tucker Carlson Suggests Undercover Officers Involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
On Monday, right-rated news outlet Revolver News published a story calling for probes into whether the government may have had undercover agents within extremist groups that participated in the deadly violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Fox News host Tucker Carlson later picked up the story on his Tuesday night show. The argument points to the indictments of several people who were
Revolver News CNN (Online News) SnopesApr 27 2018
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Ben Carson Unveils Make Affordable Housing Work Act
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson unveiled a new proposal that would increase rent payments for low-income Americans receiving federal housing assistance. Carson says that current policy is "discouraging these residents from earning more income," while tenants' rights advocates argue it will increase homelessness for poor families.
Associated Press HuffPost Fox News (Online News)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) SCOTUSblogAug 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 NewsDec 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)Mar 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
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