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Dec 27 2012
News
Hawaii lieutenant governor picked to fill Inouye’s Senate seat
Hawaii Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz on Wednesday was appointed the states next U.S. senator, bucking the dying wishes of U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye to win the support of Gov. Neil Abercrombie. Schatz, a 40-year-old former nonprofit CEO who ran with Abercrombie for the states top two offices in 2010, beat out U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa and Esther Kiaaina, a deputy director in the state Department of Land
Washington TimesMay 20 2021
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Biden Signs Executive Order Addressing 'Financial Risks' of Climate Change
President Joe Biden on Thursday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to examine and address the risks climate change poses to the U.S. financial system. Potential threats to the financial system include extreme weather that poses risks to supply chains, food, water, housing and energy, according to a fact sheet on the order. The order also directs regulators and purchasing
NPR (Online News) Washington Examiner PoliticoAug 16 2012
News
Marriage advocate pleads for civility
Yesterdays shooting at the conservative Family Research Council in downtown Washington, D.C., is symptomatic of a broader lack of civility in political discourse, the head of an organization promoting traditional marriage said Thursday. “[The] responsibility is on the shooter but we need to have a civil debate over issues like redefining marriage, said Brian Brown, the president of the
PoliticoMar 07 2022
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'People's Convoy' Arrives in Washington, DC
On Sunday, hundreds of American truckers, along with other vehicles, slowed down traffic as they drove around the Capital Beltway highway in the Washington, D.C. area.
The "People's Convoy" stretched more than two miles and circled the Beltway twice, but did not bring traffic to a standstill. Many of the vehicles had American flags, and people crowded onto overpasses holding signs and
Axios Washington Times NBC News (Online)Feb 28 2019
Opinion
OPINION: What Politicians Must Do When Protesters Attack
Learning from Robert McNamara's mistakes and magnanimity.
In June, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen was heckled out of MXDC, an upscale Mexican eatery in the nation's capital. In September, Sen. Ted Cruz (R–Texas) and his wife were hounded from Georgetown's Fiola. In each instance, protesters associated with the group Smash Racism D.C. entered the restaurants and
Guest Writer - RightJun 14 2022
Headline Roundup
Previewing Tuesday's Primaries and Special Elections
On Tuesday, voters will nominate candidates in primaries across four states - races which sources across the spectrum say will once again put the power of former President Donald Trump's endorsement to the test.
Trump is seeking to defeat Republican candidates who he believes have crossed him, despite high-profile setbacks like Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s resounding primary win. In South
538 (ABC News) New York Post (News) PoliticoMay 17 2019
News
Pompeo and Bolton tensions escalate as Iran debate intensifies
The Secretary of State has bridled at the seasoned national security adviser's grip on the policy process, but is more in sync with the president they serve.
Rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran are also magnifying strains among President Donald Trump’s top foreign policy advisers: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton.
Trump’s “maximum
PoliticoFeb 28 2020
Analysis
Why Trump Isn’t Trying to Bring Down Bernie Sanders
Not so long ago, Donald Trump seemed obsessed with just one of the Democrats vying to replace him: Joe Biden. Over the past year, as the former vice president became the front-runner, Trump’s campaign spent about $270,000 on Facebook ads targeting Biden—more than it spent against other top candidates. Then Biden began to collapse and Bernie Sanders started to rise. Trump’s social-media ads
The AtlanticJan 04 2013
News
Timing on Geithner successor is key
It's long been expected that Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner would stay on long enough in the job to play a key role in the fiscal cliff negotiations. Now that the deal is done, observers say the White House has a small window to name a successor. Geithner is expected to stay on until the end of this month. "Secretary Geithner has previously stated that he plans to be at Treasury until around
CNN (Online News)Dec 12 2023
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Supreme Court Declines to Rule on Case Challenging Conversion Therapy Ban
On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to rule on a challenge to Washington’s ban on performing conversion therapy on minors, leaving the ban in place.
The Ban: Washington SB 5722, signed into law in 2018, defines conversion therapy as “a regime that seeks to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity. The term includes efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions
New York Times (News) SCOTUSblog Washington Examiner