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Nov 09 2020
Analysis
How Republican women won a record number of seats in Congress
In a year in which Kamala Harris made history as America’s first woman to be elected vice president, Republican women have their own successes to tout. A record number of them are heading to Congress – with more races still to be called. Of the eight House seats flipped by Republicans, six have been by women.
“I’ve been saying 2018 is the year of the woman, and 2020 is the year of the
Christian Science MonitorSep 24 2019
News
What happens when a president feuds with nation’s largest state?
The rift between the White House and California has become a chasm, raising questions about the future of states’ rights and whether the tension will harm the nation’s largest state.
It has become a battle royal: the leader of the world’s largest economy versus the leaders of the fifth largest, with little incentive for a cease-fire.
We are talking, of course, about President
Christian Science MonitorMay 13 2024
Headline Roundup
Trump's Former 'Fixer' Michael Cohen Testifies in Hush Money Trial
Michael Cohen, former President Donald Trump’s former “fixer,” testified in Trump’s hush money trial in New York City on Monday.
Details: Cohen testified that he secretly recorded Trump in 2016 discussing a plan to pay the editor of the National Enquirer to purchase the rights to Playboy model Karen McDougal’s story about having an affair with Trump with the intention of burying the
The Hill Associated Press New York Post (News)Nov 12 2014
News
Why Wall Street Loves Hillary
An odd thing happened last month when, stumping just before the midterms, Hillary Clinton came in close proximity to the woman who has sometimes been described as the conscience of the Democratic Party. Speaking at the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston as she did her part to try to rescue the failing gubernatorial campaign of Martha Coakley in Massachusetts, Clinton paid deference to Senator
PoliticoFeb 01 2014
News
Rebel Conservatives Excel in G.O.P. Fund-Raising, Heralding a Tug Right
Insurgent conservatives seeking to pull the Republican Party to the right raised more money last year than the groups controlled by the party establishment, whose bulging bank accounts and ties to major donors have been their most potent advantage in the running struggle over the party’s future, according to new campaign filings and interviews with officials.
The shift in fortunes among
New York Times (News)Oct 25 2020
Perspectives Blog
Trump vs. Biden on Healthcare, Explained in 2 Minutes
Here's a brief overview of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden's stances on healthcare, plus quick links to articles covering the topic from across the political spectrum as determined by AllSides Media Bias Ratings.
Trump:President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda includes an “America-first” healthcare section that aims to “put patients and doctors back in charge of the
AllSides StaffFeb 09 2017
Opinion
No, Elizabeth Warren Doesn’t Belong in the Same Breath as Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks
The #ShePersisted campaign’s insistence that she does is offensive in the extreme. ‘Nevertheless, she persisted,” said Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, explaining his decision to invoke Senate Rule 19 against Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren, who was reading a letter in an attack on attorney-general nominee Jeff Sessions on the floor of the upper chamber. Within hours, McConnell’s remark
National Review (News)Jul 09 2012
News
Obama’s misleading tweet on Romney’s taxes
“FACT: In 2010 and 2011, Romney paid less than 15% in taxes on $42.5 million in incomeâ€â€much less than what many middle-class families pay.  Tweet by @BarackObama, July 3, 2012 We are avid readers of tweets by @BarackObama, though of course it is not the president himself but his campaign team that posts them. We are also very curious when politicians claim they have uttered “a
Washington PostJul 05 2012
News
Obama: Health care law 'is here to stay'
President Obama said that repealing his signature health care law is not an option.
"I'll work with anybody who wants to work with me to continue to improve our health care system and our health care laws, but the law I passed is here to stay," Obama said at a campaign event in Ohio.
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In the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision last week
PoliticoJul 05 2012
News
Ann Romney: Barack Obama wants to ‘destroy’ Mitt Romney
Ann Romney charged on Thursday that President Barack Obamas campaign wants to “destroy her husband as she blasted the “kill Romney strategy that she believes the Democrats are using to hold onto the White House in November. “Well, I feel like all [Obama is] doing is saying, ‘Lets kill this guy, Ann said in a taped interview with CBSs “This Morning on Wednesday.
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