AllSides Balanced Search reveals information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so you can get the full picture.
Aug 01 2017
News
Iowa Senator: Folks, We Can't Just Abandon Our Pledge To Repeal And Replace Obamacare
Last week was rough for the GOP. The Senate Republican health care push failed when Sens. John McCain (R-AZ), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Susan Collins (R-ME) joined Senate Democrats to block the so-called “skinny repeal.” Everything was set. House Republicans had agreed to bring this legislation to conference, instead of passing it, should the Senate succeed in getting 51 votes in the very
TownhallOct 31 2012
News
Ohio Working Class May Offer Key to Obama’s Re-election
As President Obama and Mitt Romney enter the closing week of the presidential race, where the 18 electoral votes of Ohio are seen by both sides as critical to victory, Mr. Obamas ability to prevent erosion among working-class voters may be his best path to re-election.
New York Times (News)Jun 07 2019
News
House Democrats move to fight Trump's stonewalling in court
U.S. congressional Democrats moved closer on Thursday to suing in federal court for access to the unredacted Mueller report on Russian election meddling, and its underlying evidence, taking a step bound to intensify their clash with President Donald Trump.
After months of stonewalling by Trump of their many investigations of him and his presidency, Democrats unveiled a resolution that
ReutersJul 22 2015
News
Bernie Sanders goes on strike in minimum wage fight
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is ready to strike.
The Democratic presidential candidate, who has been drawing thousands of supporters at rallies in early-voting states, is striking with contract workers Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol, in the fight to increase the minimum wage. He was joined by progressive caucus Democrats Rep. Keith Ellison and Rep. Raul Grijalva.
"It is a national
CNN DigitalOct 10 2019
Opinion
Trump’s resistance to the impeachment inquiry is a genuine constitutional crisis
Here’s how bad things can get if Trump keeps stonewalling impeachment.
White House Counsel Pat Cipollone sent an eight-page-long middle finger to House Democratic leaders on Tuesday, pledging resistance to the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
As a legal matter, Cipollone’s letter is nonsense. Several court decisions make it clear that the White House is not above the law
Guest Writer - LeftNov 28 2015
News
The 2016 ballot wars begin
Voting doesn’t begin for another two months but some presidential candidates have already failed their first big ballot test – actually getting on the ballot in all 50 states. The business of getting a candidate’s name on the ballot is a costly and complex endeavor, a major drain of money and manpower that threatens to weed out the most underfunded campaigns and strain the others in what
PoliticoNov 28 2015
News
NSA to End Phone Program Despite Calls for Extension
The National Security Agency will follow through on a plan to cease collecting bulk telephone records on Sunday, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said Friday, despite the urging of some Republicans that the program be extended in the aftermath of the Paris attacks.
Congress voted June 2 to ban the NSA from collecting telephone records in bulk, ending a practice
Wall Street Journal (News)Oct 09 2019
News
Hillary: I Could 'Obviously' Beat Trump in 2020
Hillary Clinton joked on Tuesday that she could beat President Trump in 2020 if she were to jump in the race.
“Maybe there does need to be a rematch. I mean, obviously I can beat him again,” Clinton told “PBS Newshour” host Judy Woodruff, referencing her popular vote win in 2016.
Her comment came after President Trump suggested she jump in the race to “steal it away from Uber
TownhallJun 05 2019
Opinion
OPINION: When It Comes to the Senate, the Democrats Have Their Work Cut Out for Them
Regaining control of the upper chamber may lie just outside the party’s grasp, but it is not out of reach.
For Democrats to overcome the Republican advantage in the struggle for control of the Senate, they will need a massive turnout effort and a wave election even more powerful than the one that won them the House in 2018.
But first let me backtrack for a minute.
The
Guest Writer - LeftJun 03 2014
News
Oh, Good: Seattle Passes $15 Minimum Wage Hike
We saw this coming down the pike and now it’s finally here: the city of Seattle has voted to raise the minimum wage to $15/ hour. The law will be gradually phased in over the next seven years but by 2021 both large and small businesses in the city will be required to comply with the new ordinance. It formally passed the city council yesterday, and the mayor is expected to sign it into law
Townhall