AllSides Balanced Search reveals information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so you can get the full picture.
Jan 26 2022
Analysis
Migrants Detained in Texas Border Operation Are Fighting Back — And It’s Not Going Well for Gov. Greg Abbott
TEXAS GOV. GREG Abbott’s crusade on the southern border is under fire. Earlier this month, a state judge ruled in favor of an undocumented Ecuadorian man who alleged that his treatment in the governor’s militarized Operation Lone Star campaign was the product of a constitutional train wreck that is upending the relationship between the federal government and the state. With backing from the
The Intercept
May 16 2022
News
Michael Sussmann's trial to begin in first case brought by Special Counsel John Durham
The trial of former Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann is set to begin Monday morning as Special Counsel John Durham’s yearslong investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe finally lands in court.
Sussmann is charged with making a false statement and has pleaded not guilty.
The trial is set to begin at 9 a.m. in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Fox News (Online News)
Jun 27 2021
News
Democrats cite Ku Klux Klan Act in suits over ‘Trump Train’ Texas bus incident
A convoy of Trump supporters that swarmed a Biden-Harris campaign bus on a Texas highway last October violated the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, which prohibits violent election intimidation, two new lawsuits allege.
One suit targets drivers in the self-described “Trump Train”, saying they conspired to intimidate and harass Biden-Harris campaigners.
The other suit names as defendants
The Guardian
Sep 21 2022
Analysis
Moderates fleeing U.S. House, setting stage for more Washington gridlock
Moderate members of the U.S. House of Representatives are leaving office at twice the rate of their more partisan peers this year, a Reuters analysis found, likely deepening Washington gridlock during President Joe Biden's next two years in office.
The number of incumbent House members retiring or who lost a party nomination contest is at a three-decade high after a once-a-decade
Reuters
Jun 03 2022
Opinion
NFL unveils mega-woke logo to celebrate Pride month
The NFL unveiled an updated version of its pride shield logo, which now includes the colors of the trans flag and the intersectional queer black and brown community.
America's largest sports league posted graphics across social media on Wednesday, where they went into detail on what their new flag represents.
"We are proud to support and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community every
The Post Millennial
Dec 30 2021
News
Amid ongoing threats, democracy reform forges ahead in 2021
As we approach RepresentUs’ 10-year anniversary in 2022, I want to celebrate all the work we’ve done and the continued momentum of our anti-corruption movement while also recognizing the severe threats to democracy ahead.
I co-founded RepresentUs — the nation’s largest grassroots anti-corruption organization — in 2012 to fill a glaring gap in the democracy advocacy space. Too many
The Fulcrum
Feb 11 2022
Analysis
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is making sure no one can call him a RINO
Greg Abbott, Texas’s dependably conservative Republican governor, is running for reelection this year. He’s campaigning on the back of a record packed with recent far-right wins that can help him fend off his most serious challengers, all of whom are coming from his right.
It’s a dynamic that can be seen across 2022’s Republican primary contests, where candidates are clamoring to
Vox
Jan 21 2022
News
Yemeni rebels say Saudi-led airstrike on prison killed 70
A Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit a prison run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Friday, killing at least 70 detainees and wounding dozens, a rebel minister said. The strike was part of a pounding aerial offensive that hours earlier knocked the Arab world’s poorest country off the internet.
The intense campaign comes after the Iran-backed Houthis claimed a drone and missile attack that
Associated Press
Jun 23 2022
Analysis
The January 6 Committee’s Fatal Flaws
The January 6 committee ‘hearings’ are carefully choreographed performances.
Tuesday’s January 6 committee hearing was another snapshot of why the committee is both important and fatally flawed. The panel continues to make a compelling case that former president Donald Trump was and is unfit for the office. But its one-sidedness and lack of basic due process render much of its work
National Review (News)
Jun 22 2022
News
Katie Britt sounds off on 'surreal' election victory over Brooks, insists Alabamians 'want new blood'
The race is set for Alabama voters to decide this November who will be their next U.S. senator following Katie Britt's victory over Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., in Tuesday's GOP primary runoff election.
In her first interview following her election victory, Britt described the "surreal moment" to Fox News Digital and said she is unsure of whether it has "quite sunk in" that she will
Fox News (Online News)