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Dec 17 2020
Perspectives Blog
Survey: Where the Left and Right Agree/Disagree on Media Bias
In a year of increased political polarization, those on opposite sides of the aisle might think that they have very little in common. However, every time we survey our readers for a Blind Bias Survey, we often find that they agree on a lot more than they realize.
In September, we released the findings of our August 2020 Blind Bias Survey, in which over 2,000 people across the political
Rick WytmarJul 14 2013
News
Reid on Zimmerman: This isn't over
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Sunday that while he accepts the verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot Trayvon Martin, Florida should reexamine its stand-your-ground law.
"I support this system," the Nevada Democrat said on NBC's "Meet The Press." "Now, I may feel differently, but I wasn't sitting as a juror, a prosecutor or a defense
PoliticoJun 21 2019
News
Trump Stopped Strike on Iran Because It Was ‘Not Proportionate’
President Trump said Friday morning that the United States military had been “cocked and loaded” for a strike against Iran on Thursday night, but that he called it off with 10 minutes to spare when a general told him that 150 people would likely die in the attack.
The president said in a series of tweets just after 9 a.m. that he was prepared to retaliate against three sites in Iran for
New York Times (News)Oct 01 2019
Opinion
NRA 1, San Francisco Board of Supervisors 0
Remember last month when San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors passed a resolution declaring the National Rifle Association a domestic terrorist organization and ordered city employees to “take every reasonable step to limit” business interactions with the NRA and its supporters? The one that our David French labeled “a retaliatory public attack on constitutionally protected speech”?
The
Guest Writer - RightAug 15 2019
News
‘Public Charge’ Rule
On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security published a final rule expanding the types of public assistance that make immigrants “public charges” and thus ineligible for green cards. DHS
The rule applies to the following programs: Any federal, state, local, or tribal cash assistance, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental
The Flip SideJan 25 2014
News
High Court Keeps Stay of Birth-Control Mandate
The Supreme Court on Friday freed a group of Roman Catholic nonprofit organizations from complying with the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive provisions while they pursue a challenge to the law before a federal appeals court.
The 2010 federal health-care law requires that plans include contraceptive coverage. Nonprofit employers that claim religious objections to contraception can opt
Wall Street Journal (News)Dec 15 2014
News
The Speech That Could Make Elizabeth Warren the Next President of the United States
Early Friday evening Sen. Elizabeth Warren took to the Senate floor and gave a plain-spoken, barn-burning speech that could make history and put her into serious contention to be the next President of the United States.
There are only a handful of political speeches that have such historic impact. Barack Obama's keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention comes readily to mind. It'
HuffPostNov 04 2019
Headline Roundup
Appeals Court: Trump Must Turn Over Tax Returns
The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that President Donald Trump must turn over his tax returns, in compliance with a subpoena issued by the Manhattan District Attorney's office. The subpoena specifically requested Trump tax returns from Mazars USA, an accounting firm, dating back to 2011. Trump's personal attorney, Jay Sekulow, stated that his team plans to appeal the decision in the
Vox NPR (Online News) Fox News (Online News)Apr 12 2019
News
Trump pressured Nielsen to release detained immigrants into so-called sanctuary cities
The Trump administration pressured the Department of Homeland Security to release immigrants detained at the southern border into so-called sanctuary cities in part to retaliate against Democrats who oppose President Donald Trump's plans for a border wall, a source familiar with the discussions told CNN on Thursday.
Trump personally pushed Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to
CNN (Online News)Jun 17 2019
News
House Democrats’ internal feud over prescription drug prices, explained
Progressives want to make sure a final bill from leadership actually holds pharmaceutical companies accountable.
The United States has some of the highest prescription drug prices in the world, and this summer, Democratic House leadership will unveil a plan to fix that — though questions remain about just how effective this measure will be.
Reducing prescription drug prices was a
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