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May 31 2012
News
John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi duel over taxes for rich
A high-level brawl over taxes broke out between top House leaders Thursday as Speaker John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi tussled over a proposal to let rates for the rich expire at the end of this year. In a news conference Thursday, Boehner knocked down Pelosis call to vote on permanently extending current tax rates for all except those making more than $1 million per year â
PoliticoMay 31 2012
News
Recent Polls Show 2012 Settling Into Deadlock
With about five months until Election Day, a slew of recent polls show the presidential campaign is settling into dead-lock, both nationally and in key battleground states.
President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, the Republican nominee in waiting, are even or close to it in Iowa, Nevada and Colorado, according to NBC/Marist College polls of each state released Thursday morning. While Mr
Wall Street Journal (News)Dialogue & Debate
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Sep 27 2022
Headline Roundup
US Senate Returns with Government Shutdown Looming
The U.S. Senate returns to Capitol HIll on Tuesday to pass a government spending bill in order to avoid a government shutdown on Friday. The initial vote, which will take place on Tuesday evening, could be in jeopardy since Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) has attached an energy permitting reform proposal to expedite the permitting and environmental review process for energy projects. The proposal
CNN Digital Fox News Digital The HillMar 06 2019
Opinion
OPINION: The Democrats' pathetic whataboutism over anti-Semitism
The ugly controversy over freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn) and her comments about Israel took on new life last week, when she made a remark during a panel discussion about "the political influence in this country that says it is okay for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country." Then on Sunday she tweeted that she "should not be expected to have allegiance/pledge support to a
Guest Writer - LeftJul 24 2014
Opinion
Israel's Justice Minister Tells Off UN
Predictably, the United Nations Human Rights Council decided to launch a commission of inquiry on Wednesday into alleged war crimes committed by Israel during its current fighting in Gaza. And if you’re wondering—yes, it was a Palestinian-drafted resolution.
China, Russia, Latin American, African, Arab, and Muslim countries supported the resolution, while European countries on the 46-
TownhallApr 19 2023
Headline Roundup
Fox News Settles Dominion Defamation Lawsuit, Agrees to Pay $787.5 Million
Fox News parent company Fox Corp and Dominion Voting Systems agreed to a $787.5 million settlement shortly before their court battle was set to begin on Tuesday.
Details: Dominion Voting Systems sued Fox Corp, alleging defamation related to claims of voter fraud and election interference made on the cable news network in the lead up to and following the 2020 presidential election.
The Daily Wire Wall Street Journal (News) New York Times (News)Jan 11 2018
Perspectives Blog
Fox News Media Bias Update
Previously: We split our evaluation of NPR into a media bias rating for NPR News (Center) and for NPR Editorial (Lean Left). We took the same approach for our analysis of CNN, splitting into a media bias rating for CNN Web News (Center) and CNN Opinion (Far Left).
The Fox News media bias rating has been reliably Far Right since we started curating content at AllSides
Lucy PintoSep 28 2022
Headline Roundup
McConnell Backs Electoral Reform Bill
On Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) voiced his qualified support for a bipartisan electoral reform bill, a bill that is intended to prevent a reoccurance of the January 6th riot at the U.S. Capitol. The bill would clarify Congress' role in certifying the results of presidential elections; a similar bill passed the U.S. House last week.
The Senate Rules Committee
Washington Examiner Reuters CBS News (Online)Jun 10 2023
Headline Roundup
Can a Third Party Candidate Win the White House in 2024?
Could a third party candidate win the presidential election in 2024?
From The Left: A strong sentiment from left-rated voices is that third party votes will especially hurt Democratic chances in 2024, with many citing Ralph Nader’s third party run in 2000 as the reason George W. Bush won the presidential election. A CNN Opinion (Left bias) article argued “most voters who reject
New York Times (Opinion) The Hill Wall Street Journal (Opinion)