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Feb 21 2024
Headline Roundup
Should President Biden Submit to a Cognitive Assessment?
Should President Joe Biden submit to an assessment of his cognitive abilities?
For Context: Following Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report earlier this month, in which he characterized Biden as a “sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,” some are calling on Biden to submit to a cognitive assessment. Other 2024 presidential candidates, such as Republican Nikki Haley and
Mother Jones Reuters Washington TimesJun 05 2012
News
House Incumbents Face Primary Pitfalls
House Democrats still digesting the defeat of an eight-term incumbent and former committee chairman in a Texas primary last week are certain to see at least three more Democratic House incumbents lose primaries Tuesday.
Inside Congressional politics. That is not a prediction, it is a guarantee. A minimum of three sitting incumbents are certain to lose because there are two primary
New York Times (News)Mar 12 2019
Opinion
OPINION: UK might never leave EU if Prime Minister's Tuesday's Brexit vote fails
If lawmakers don't take their final chance to vote for British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal on Tuesday, then -- in the words of European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker -- the United Kingdom might never leave the European Union.
In Strasbourg late last night, Juncker referred to the first defeat of May's plans back in January and warned: "In politics sometimes you
Guest Writer - LeftNov 06 2022
Headline Roundup
Putin-Linked Businessman Says "We are Interfering" in US Elections
Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, an ally of President Vladimir Putin, said Monday that he had interfered in U.S. elections and would continue doing so in the future.
Key Quotes: "We interfered, we are interfering and we will interfere. Carefully, accurately, surgically and in our own way, as we know how to do," Prigozhin said in a statement published on social media. In response,
Reuters Washington Times The GuardianJul 21 2023
Headline Roundup
UN Warns of Global Consequences After Russia Pulls Out of Grain Deal
The United Nations is warning of the global consequences of Russia not renewing a deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain in the Black Sea.
Details: Russia and Ukraine are both leading global exporters of wheat. Last year, the U.N. and Turkey negotiated a deal between Ukraine and Russia that allowed Ukraine to continue exporting wheat. On Monday, Russia withdrew from the deal and
Reuters The Epoch Times CBS News (Online)Apr 26 2021
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: The Oscars 2021
The Oscars 2021 made history on Sunday, with Chloé Zhao becoming the second woman and first woman of color to win best director for “Nomadland,” which also won best picture. Best actor, which many expected to go to Chadwick Boseman posthumously, was instead awarded to Anthony Hopkins for his role in “The Father”; Hopkins paid tribute to Boseman in his Monday morning acceptance speech. Tyler
Variety CNN (Opinion) National Review (News)Jan 17 2023
Headline Roundup
Will Congress and the White House Reach a Deal on the Debt Ceiling?
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is pushing for controls on federal spending as a condition of raising the debt ceiling, but the White House has said it would not negotiate.
Latest Developments: White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Friday that Congress must raise the debt ceiling “without conditions” to avoid defaulting on the government’s debt, adding, “There’s
NBC News (Online) Axios Washington ExaminerMay 05 2023
Headline Roundup
Donald Trump Full Deposition Video in Rape Trial Released
The full video of former President Donald Trump’s deposition in the ongoing court battle against E. Jean Carroll was released on Friday.
Details: The 48-minute video features Trump answering questions from Carroll’s lawyer. Carroll, an author and advice columnist, is suing Trump for sexual battery and defamation, alleging the former president sexually assaulted her in a department store
The Post Millennial The Hill CNN (Online News)Jul 28 2023
Headline Roundup
Facebook Reportedly Removed COVID-19 Posts After Pressure From Biden Admin
Facebook removed content about COVID-19 after pressure from the Biden administration, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal (Center bias).
The Details: Citing a review of "internal company communications," the Journal reported that Facebook executives expressed regret over their decision to comply with Biden administration requests to take down content suggesting that
Daily Beast New York Post (News) Wall Street Journal (News)Jul 07 2023
Headline Roundup
US Officials Press for Release of WSJ Reporter Detained in Russia for 100 Days
Evan Gershkovich, a 31-year-old reporter for the Wall Street Journal (Center bias), has now been detained in a Russian prison for 100 days.
Details: Gershkovich was arrested by Russia’s Federal Security Service on March 29 while reporting in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Gershkovich has been accused of espionage. Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal, and the United States government deny these
Wall Street Journal (News) Fox News (Online News) Associated Press