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May 02 2021
News
Tim Scott optimistic about Congress' progress on police reform
Sen. Tim Scott on Sunday had an optimistic tone about Washington’s progress on police reform discussions, emphasizing why he’s the right person to lead the charge on his side of the aisle.
“I personally understand the pain of being stopped 18 times driving while Black,” the South Carolina Republican said on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.” “I also have seen the beauty of when officers go
Politico
Dec 16 2021
News
Democrats are unlikely to pass Biden’s social spending plan this year — here’s what it means
President Joe Biden’s social spending and climate policy bill has stalled in the Senate, all but extinguishing Democrats’ hopes of passing it this year.
Sen. Joe Manchin, a conservative Democrat who alone can block his party’s plan, has not signed off on the $1.75 trillion proposal as his party waits to see whether it complies with Senate rules. It means any vote on the bill will likely
CNBC
Oct 13 2021
News
LA port to open round the clock to tackle shipping queues
One of biggest US ports will start operating 24 hours a day to try to clear long queues of cargo ships stuck waiting outside.
It comes as officials scramble to ease global supply issues that may lead to goods shortages this Christmas.
The Port of Los Angeles in California will handle more goods at night after a similar move by nearby Long Beach port.
The ports - which
BBC News
Jun 08 2023
Headline Roundup
Canadian Wildfires Cover Northeast in Smog: Is Climate Change to Blame?
Voices across the spectrum are divided on the role of climate change in the Canadian wildfires enveloping the northeast United States in smog.
Increased Intensity: An analysis in ABC News (Lean Left bias) stated that while wildfires are not started by climate change, “the conditions that make wildfires more intense and severe, including heat and drought, are strongly linked to human-
New York Post (Opinion)
BBC News
ABC News (Online)
Nov 27 2020
Analysis
Shopping Superstitions
This holiday season, ignore the ‘buy-small/buy-local’ nonsense.
It’s the boss-bossiest time of the year, when Americans getting ready to open up their wallets to buy Christmas presents are lectured by illiterate halfwits about where and how to spend their money. The usual demands: Buy local, or buy from small businesses.
This is pure nonsense, and you should feel free to ignore
National Review (News)
Jan 05 2022
Analysis
The Covid Truths Come Out
As the Omicron wave of Covid-19 washed over the American Northeast and started to spread nationwide, familiar public-health officials and commentators suddenly started to say things that were previously unsayable. And CDC guidance started changing rapidly.
Things such as “your masks are useless.” And “the hospitalization figures for Covid in children are overcounted.” And “we need to
Michael Brendan Dougherty
Dec 28 2020
Analysis
Here Is What's In The COVID-19 Relief Package
President Trump has signed a major legislative package that includes coronavirus relief and government spending for the next fiscal year.
Just after Congress passed the bill last week — and shortly before Christmas — the president called the measure a "disgrace," in part for not having high enough direct payments to Americans, a move his own party had been against.
Nevertheless,
NPR (Online News)
Dec 23 2020
Opinion
Trump’s Pardons Make the Unimaginable Real
On Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump issued 15 pardons and five commutations, including two for individuals found guilty of charges arising from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. He is reportedly considering a raft of other Christmas pardons—for sympathetic allies, for loyal retainers, and even for family members.
The prospect of a president using his power to
The Atlantic
Dec 15 2022
Perspectives Blog
Biden Signs Respect for Marriage Act Into Law
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President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law on Tuesday, officially codifying federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages. At a signing ceremony on the White House lawn, Biden sad the law
AllSides Staff
Feb 17 2021
Opinion
How Texans got left out in the cold by ERCOT and our political leaders
I had been living in Memphis for three months when the big storm hit.
On a Thursday night in February 1994, the mid-South was bombarded with the most severe ice storm it had experienced in a century. Very quickly, the sheer accumulation of ice started toppling trees and downing transmission lines.
Roughly 80 percent of Memphis and North Mississippi residents lost their power for
Guest Writer - Center