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Mar 26 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Trump, Mueller, and our post-facts society
Robert Mueller's final report to the attorney general of the United States found no evidence of a Russian conspiracy. This means, among other things, that our commander-in-chief is not the Manchurian Candidate.
Shouldn't we all be happy about this? I know I am. As one of those bores who insists on buying things made in the U.S. whenever possible, I for one prefer to have my elections
Guest WriterJan 24 2024
Headline Roundup
United Auto Workers Union Endorses Joe Biden For 2024
The United Auto Workers union endorsed President Joe Biden for the 2024 presidential election.
Key Quotes: Speaking at the UAW annual conference, Union President Shawn Fain stated, “This choice is clear. Joe Biden bet on the American worker.” Contrasting Biden with former President Donald Trump, the expected Republican nominee, Fain stated, “Donald Trump stands against everything we
ABC News (Online) CNBC Washington ExaminerMay 21 2019
News
The drumbeat for impeachment is growing. Can Nancy Pelosi stop it?
Punishing a political opponent’s acts might seem tempting, even just. But in the past, Americans have not rewarded retribution at the ballot box.
From the start, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has resisted calls to impeach President Donald Trump.
She’s called the move divisive. She refused to budge even as rumblings grew among House Democrats that special counsel Robert
Christian Science MonitorMay 20 2019
News
Elizabeth Warren’s corporate advocacy past could ding image as working-class champion
As Sen. Elizabeth Warren climbs in Democratic presidential polls, touting an image as the champion of the working class against powerful corporations, it's only a matter of time before she faces renewed questions about her history advocating on behalf of the kinds of corporations she now vilifies.
That work predated her time in the Senate. She helped LTV Steel in its effort to dodge
Fox News (Online News)Jan 26 2024
Headline Roundup
Trump Ordered to Pay $83 Million in Carroll Defamation Trial
A New York Jury ordered former President Donald Trump to pay over $83 million in damages to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll.
Details: Carroll claims Trump raped her in the Bergdorf Goodman department store in 1996. She has now successfully sued Trump twice for defamation regarding statements he made in denial of her accusations, claiming his statements harmed her reputation. In
The Hill Daily Beast Fox News (Online News)Jul 10 2019
News
Fact Check: Actually, the Trump Economy is Benefitting the Very People Democrats Claim It Isn't
One of the trickier bits of political positioning facing Democrats this cycle is how to talk about the American economy. By nearly every metric, it's performing quite well. Unemployment is low, growth is pretty strong, wages are rising, the stock market is up -- and we're in the midst of the longest overall US economic expansion in recorded history. Roughly 70 percent of voters are
TownhallNov 24 2019
Headline Roundup
Michael Bloomberg Officially Announces 2020 Presidential Candidacy
After weeks of hints and speculation, former New York City mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg declared he would join the list of Democratic candidates in the race for president on Sunday. In a video release and a statement, the media mogul said that he is "running for president to defeat Donald Trump and rebuild America. We cannot afford four more years of President Trump’s reckless and
Vox New York Post (News) BloombergDec 09 2019
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Kamala Harris Drops Out of 2020 Presidential Race
Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) officially ended her 2020 presidential campaign on Tuesday.
Harris reportedly told supporters in an email that her campaign "simply doesn't have the financial resources we need to continue." The senator freshman will be up for re-election in 2022.
Commentators across the political spectrum issued analysis, with some on the left lamenting that the
Henry A. BrechterSep 08 2023
Headline Roundup
Musk Denied Ukraine Starlink Access for Planned Attack on Russian Fleet
A new biography of tech billionaire Elon Musk states that last year, Musk “secretly told his engineers” to disable Starlink satellite coverage in a Ukrainian region, stifling a planned Ukrainian attack on a Russian fleet.
Details: Ukrainian forces were reportedly planning to use submarine drones equipped with explosives to attack docked Russian ships at a naval base in Russian-occupied
CBS News (Online) The Hill Washington TimesAug 21 2016
News
Clinton’s allied super PAC laps pro-Trump groups in the money race
Democratic billionaires are helping Hillary Clinton’s outside allies sustain a massive cash advantage over an array of super PACs backing Donald Trump, which are still struggling to match the financial arsenal on the left.
Priorities USA Action, the main super PAC aligned with Clinton, brought in $9.3 million in July, giving it a total of $110 million for the 2016 cycle, according to
Washington Post