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May 28 2020
News
How To Hide a COVID-19 Hotspot? Pretend Prisoners Don’t Exist
Officials in Santa Barbara County, California, wanted to start reopening the local economy as the state’s coronavirus epidemic began to ease. But they had a problem.This coastal county, known for its vineyards and stunning ocean views, is also home to the Lompoc Federal Correctional Complex, which has one of the country’s largest COVID-19 outbreaks in a prison. Nearly 1,000 prisoners have
The Marshall Project
Oct 22 2021
Perspectives Blog
When the Political Center Starts to Matter Again
From the CenterThis view is from an author rated as Center.
One of the most discouraging trends in contemporary American politics has been the almost complete disappearance of the political center. As both parties in Congress retreat further and further away from midfield toward their respective ideological end zones, the likelihood of Democrats and Republicans finding common ground
Dan Schnur
Sep 29 2014
News
Rick Santorum returns
Rick Santorum helped drag out the 2012 Republican primary, sending Mitt Romney limping into the general election. Santorum’s lesson: Get in even earlier in 2016.
Politico
Apr 27 2019
News
Trump Says U.S. Is Backing Out of Arms-Trade Treaty
President Trump said Friday he would withdraw the U.S. as a signatory to a global arms treaty that President Obama supported but Congress never ratified.
“We will never surrender American sovereignty to anyone,” Mr. Trump declared at a speech before the National Rifle Association in Indianapolis.
The Arms Trade Treaty seeks to regulate the international sale of conventional
Wall Street Journal (News)
Dec 27 2019
News
Benjamin Netanyahu wins Likud party leadership race
Jerusalem (CNN)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will retain leadership of Likud, the political party he has led for more than a decade, after a resounding victory over his challenger.
An hour after polls closed Thursday night, Netanyahu tweeted, "Huge victory! I thank the Likud members for the trust, the support and the love. With god's help and with your help, I will lead the
CNN Digital
Nov 17 2020
News
Trump lawyer contesting election result said 'litigation will not work'
A lawyer fighting for Donald Trump in the US president’s attempt to overturn defeat by Joe Biden said shortly after election day that “no bombshells” would derail the Democrat’s victory, and “the litigation will not work”.
Trump has not conceded to Biden, despite losing the electoral college 306-232 and trailing by 5.5m ballots in the popular vote. While the president seeks redress in
The Guardian
Nov 30 2014
News
Officer Darren Wilson's resignation does little to stop protests in Ferguson
City officials in Ferguson, Mo. were due Sunday to address the resignation of Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed teenager Michael Brown in a confrontation in August that fueled protests in the St. Louis suburb and around the nation.
Stephanie Karr, Ferguson city attorney, told the Associated Press that city officials planned to make a statement regarding Wilson's
Fox News Digital
Aug 09 2019
News
2020 Update
According to a Monmouth University Poll released Thursday, “Former Vice President Joe Biden maintains a lead in [Iowa], but Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is hot on his heels while Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has slipped down the leaderboard… Biden continues to lead the Democratic field with 28% support… Warren is now closing the gap at 19% support, up from 7% four months ago. Support for
The Flip Side
Jul 21 2020
Opinion
What will Biden do?
The oddities of Joe Biden’s third presidential campaign are impossible to ignore. He is the oldest man ever nominated by a major political party, and the first nominee since 1992 to lose both Iowa and New Hampshire. He has been in seclusion inside his Delaware home since March, rarely venturing out of his basement. After winning the primary as a moderate, he has tacked left for the general,
The Spectator World
Jul 07 2019
News
Aided by a strong economy, Trump approval rises, but a majority also see him as ‘unpresidential’
Aided by a strong economy and perceptions that he has dealt with it effectively, President Trump’s approval rating has risen to the highest point of his presidency, though a slight majority of Americans continue to say they disapprove of his performance in office, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. The survey highlights the degree to which Trump has a narrow but real path to
Washington Post