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Feb 21 2021
Analysis
Shoring up the grid: What El Paso can teach the rest of Texas
On Valentine’s Day, every county in Texas went under a winter storm warning. The next day, the lights began to go out. In the days since, millions of Texans have been without power in freezing temperatures. Millions are now boiling water, and impassable roads and food scarcity are also a worry across the state.
But for a select few on the fringes of the Lone Star State, the winter storm
Christian Science MonitorSep 24 2019
Opinion
No, Don’t Listen to Greta Thunberg
She is a pawn being used by adults for their own interests.
Greta Thunberg needs to get a grip.
The celebrity teen climate activist addressed the United Nations and excoriated the assembled worthies: “You all come to us young people for hope. How dare you! You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words.”
Someone may have stolen her childhood, but the
Rich LowryAug 30 2014
News
In South Carolina, Rubio heals wounds on the right
Marco Rubio came to South Carolina this week hoping to win over the kind of conservative hardliners who turned on him last year as the Senate immigration reform bill he sponsored hit a roadblock in the Republican-controlled House. By the time Rubio addressed a massive GOP fundraiser here on Monday evening, it wasn't his right flank he had to worry about. The Florida senator and likely
CNN (Online News)Aug 30 2014
News
Abercrombie blames political loss on gay marriage
Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie said he lost his bid for re-election in a Democratic primary because of his decision to call a special session to legalize gay marriage.
Republicans are allowed to vote for Democrats in Hawaii's open primary, and Abercrombie said they chose to vote against him because of his support for gay marriage and because they think his party rival, state Sen. David
USA TODAYJun 11 2019
News
Trump Returns to Iowa Amid Unease Over Farm Tariffs
President won the state in 2016, but Democrats hope his trade policies will help them next year.
After months of Democratic presidential hopefuls flooding Iowa, President Trump on Tuesday is making his first pilgrimage to the perennial battleground state this year.
Unlike the Democrats focused on the February caucuses, Mr. Trump will be looking ahead to the general election. He
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 23 2021
Perspectives Blog
Unpacking Media Bias and Narratives Around Asian-American Violence
After eight people — six Asian women, one white man and one white woman – were killed in a shooting in Atlanta last week, there’s been debate as to whether or not the media has been correct to tie the incident to anti-Asian hatred and racism.
Some have accused the media of bias in their coverage of the story, saying outlets have engaged in types of media bias such as emotionalism, spin
Julie MastrineJan 20 2015
News
Ted Cruz: 'Would It Kill Republicans To Crack A Joke?'
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) thinks it wouldn't hurt for the GOP to show off its sense of humor.
“Would it kill Republicans to crack a joke?” Cruz said at the South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention, according to Politico. “I actually think for some Republicans it might. You know, lighten up a little. … So many Republicans run a Soviet-style campaign.”
While at the event, Cruz
HuffPostJun 10 2019
News
Democrats Hold Out on USMCA as Trump Walks Back Mexico Tariffs
President Donald Trump’s decision not to impose tariffs on Mexico removed one obstacle for Congress to approve his North American trade deal, but his administration has more work to do to smooth the final stages of the accord’s ratification.
Trump accepted Mexico’s offer of tougher immigration enforcement as sufficient to dissuade him from levying a 5% charge on all Mexican imports. The
BloombergJan 17 2015
News
America just got its first glimpse at Hillarynomics — here's what it looks like
Hillary Clinton's years-long 2016 presidential un-campaign has created a curious informational void. Over her several decades in the public eye, she's become perhaps the most-covered figure in the political scene. But her lack of meaningful opposition for the 2016 Democratic nomination, combined with the general exhaustion of the party's agenda in the waning days of the Obama administration,
VoxApr 04 2019
News
Democrats 'weaponize' subpoenas, tax law in bid to take down Trump
One House committee chairman officially fired off a request Wednesday for six years of President Trump’s tax returns, as another won the authority to issue subpoenas to demand special counsel Robert Mueller’s full investigative file of Mr. Trump.
The twin moves marked escalations in Democrats’ scrutiny of the president, and both threatened to spark legal battles.
House Ways and
Washington Times