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Mar 10 2021
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Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill wins final approval in House
The House of Representatives gave final approval on Wednesday to one of the largest economic stimulus measures in U.S. history, a sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that gives President Joe Biden his first major victory in office.
The measure provides $400 billion for $1,400 direct payments to most Americans, $350 billion in aid to state and local governments, an expansion of
ReutersJan 12 2022
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Not all polarization is bad, but the US could be in trouble
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Lean Left. It was written by Robert B. Talisse, a Professor of Philisophy at Vanderbilt University. The writer's bias has not been rated.
For the first time, the United States has been classified as a “backsliding democracy” in a global assessment of democratic societies by the International
"The Conversation" ContributorJun 07 2021
Analysis
Conservatives sound alarm against taking Big Tech money
Conservatives in Washington are growing much more leery of groups with financial ties to Big Tech.
Driving the news: The American Principles Project, a conservative advocacy group, will send a letter today warning Republican lawmakers and staffers to be aware of third-party lobbyists who receive funding from Big Tech in an attempt to "influence public policy on the Right" and "coopt the
AxiosJul 02 2020
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How Mount Rushmore Became Mount Rushmore
This year, for the first time in more than a decade, there will be a major fireworks display to commemorate Independence Day at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
The sculpture features the faces of four American presidents — Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln — carved into a granite slope over the Black Hills of South Dakota. In the eight decades since the carving
New York Times (News)Jan 06 2020
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Airstrike Pushes National Security to Forefront of 2020 Race
Foreign affairs have played a strictly limited role so far in the Democratic primary, but the killing of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani could reshape the contest.
The American strike in Baghdad that killed the Iranian general Qassim Suleimani thrust foreign policy to the center of the Democratic presidential race, drawing expressions of grave concern from the leading candidates and stoking
New York Times (News)May 15 2019
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U.S. Orders Partial Evacuation of Embassy in Baghdad
The State Department ordered a partial evacuation of the United States Embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday, responding to what the Trump administration said was a threat linked to Iran, one that has led to an accelerated movement of American ships and bombers into the Persian Gulf.
The department ordered “nonemergency U.S. government employees,” at both the embassy in Baghdad and the
New York Times (News)Nov 30 2020
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Dr. Scott Atlas, Trump’s coronavirus adviser, resigns from post
President Donald Trump’s special adviser on the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Scott Atlas, formally resigned from his post on Monday, according to FOX News.
“I am writing to resign from my position as Special Advisor to the President of the United States,” Atlas said in a resignation letter obtained by FOX News. “I worked hard with a singular focus—to save lives and help Americans through this
Fox News (Online News)Jan 23 2021
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Biden urged to commute sentences of all 49 federal death row prisoners
Led by two prominent African American congresswomen, 35 Democrats have urged Joe Biden to commute the sentences of all 49 federal prisoners left on death row – days after the Trump administration finished its rush to kill 13 such prisoners.
Early last Saturday Dustin Higgs, 48, became the last of those prisoners to be killed, after Trump lifted a long-standing moratorium on federal
The GuardianMar 09 2021
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Fully vaccinated people can gather without masks, CDC says
Fully vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing, according to long-awaited guidance from federal health officials.
The recommendations also say that vaccinated people can come together in the same way — in a single household — with people considered at low-risk for severe disease, such as in the case of vaccinated
Associated Press Fact CheckOct 07 2020
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Trump says he has declassified documents related to Russia, Clinton email probes
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has declassified all documents related to federal investigations into Russian election interference and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server for government emails.
“I have fully authorized the total Declassification of any & all documents pertaining to the single greatest political CRIME in American History,
Reuters