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Sep 29 2016
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Who Won the Hofstra Debate?
The first presidential debate of the 2016 election took place Monday night at Hofstra University between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Gary Johnson and Dr. Jill Stein didn't receive the needed 15% support in national polls to participate. As usual, the political spin was out there after the debate, both from the campaigns and the media. With over a month, and two more presidential debates to John Gable, AllSides Co-founderAug 23 2022
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Jury Convicts Two Men of Conspiring to Kidnap MI Gov Gretchen Whitmer
A jury on Tuesday found two men guilty of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Barry Croft Jr. and Adam Fox were among six men charged in October 2020 over a domestic terrorist plot to overthrow Michigan's government, which was ultimately stopped by the FBI. Prosecutors named Fox as the leader of the anti-government extremist group and alleged that their goal was to
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Zuckerberg Defends Facebook's Political Ads Policy
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg doubled down on the company's decision to forgo fact-checking political ads on the platform this week, arguing that "people should be able to see for themselves what politicians are saying." Speaking at Georgetown University, the billionaire executive called digital speech the new "fifth estate" and said the move -- which reverses a previous policy
Politico CNET Fox News (Online News)Oct 17 2021
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Biden's Supreme Court Commission Raises Concerns About Adding Justices
A commission formed by President Joe Biden to study potential changes to the Supreme Court has raised concerns about increasing the number of justices. Preliminary draft materials released on Thursday contained warnings from some members that feared the "partisan maneuver" would “undermine, rather than enhance” the Supreme Court's legitimacy. The bipartisan commission met Friday to assess term
Wall Street Journal (News) HuffPost The Daily WireSep 24 2021
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Bipartisan Police Reform Negotiations Collapse
Lawmakers have failed to strike a bipartisan police reform deal after months of negotiations in the wake of the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others. In a statement Wednesday, President Joe Biden said he still hopes to pass a "comprehensive and meaningful police reform bill" and chastised Republicans for purportedly rejecting "modest reforms, which even the previous
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Story of the Week: DOJ's Ferguson Report
On Wednesday, the Justice Department announced it would not pursue civil rights charges against officer Darren Wilson in the death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. It also released a report on evidence of systematic racial discrimination in the Ferguson police department. In keeping with the strong opinions around this case, we're seeing a difference in how the Left and Right highlight John Gable, AllSides Co-founderApr 18 2023
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Tax Day Sparks Reflection on IRS Funding, Federal Spending and Debt
Tuesday is tax day in America, and voices across the spectrum are reflecting on taxes, federal spending, and more.
Default Delay: An analysis in CNN explained that the revenue brought in this tax season will determine how long the Federal government has to solve the ongoing debt ceiling debate. The U.S. hit the debt ceiling in January. Since then, the treasury has been enacting “
CNN (Online News) Chicago Tribune ReasonJun 28 2021
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Supreme Court Declines to Hear Transgender Bathroom Case
On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to hear a case regarding a Virginia school board's policy on transgender students' bathroom use. In 2015, transgender student Gavin Grimm sued the Gloucester County school board after it banned Grimm from using the boys' restroom. The board attempted to appeal last year's ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; the ruling said transgender students
Associated Press Washington Post National Review (News)Dec 15 2022
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Should the U.S. Increase or Scale Back Military Aid to Ukraine?
On Wednesday, reports revealed that the United States plans to send Patriot missile defense systems to Ukraine. Many are reflecting on the increasing sophistication in weaponry provided to the Ukrainian military, and whether this aid is in the best interests of the Ukrainian people and the broader Western world.
In Favor: A writer in the Washington Post determined that “the Biden
Washington Post The Jerusalem Post Fox News (Opinion)Jun 23 2016
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