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Jan 28 2020
News
You call this a trial? When it comes to impeachment, not so much.
Are justice and fairness at play in the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump? The answer to that question, it turns out, like the trial itself, is more political than principled.
The Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump is full of references from both sides to evidence, due process, the Constitution, and of course, fairness.
But it’s important to realize that
Christian Science Monitor
Mar 20 2020
News
GOP hopes Trump can stick to new persona as crisis unfolds
Republicans are pleased President Trump has stepped up to the role of "wartime" leader but say he'll succeed only if he keeps delegating authority and trusting experts.
Trump runs the White House like a family business, hoarding decision-making while relying on a few loyal confidants for counsel. The coronavirus crisis is forcing him to adjust. After initial resistance, Trump has
Washington Examiner
Jun 14 2013
News
On immigration, hurry up and wait
The Senate finished its first week of debate Thursday on a massive immigration reform bill — with almost nothing to show for it. Senators delivered hours of speeches and filed dozens of amendments. But they never figured out a way to begin casting votes on all of those proposed changes.
Politico
Sep 13 2019
News
Key takeaways from the 2020 Democratic candidates’ debate
HOUSTON (AP) — Democratic debate night No. 3: Attacks and counter-attacks. Love for one former president, loathing for the current one. A 76-year-old front-runner essentially got called old, and he turned around and called another rival a “socialist.”
But will it change the fundamentals of a nominating fight that remains remarkably stable at the top with five months until voting begins
Associated Press
Mar 27 2013
Opinion
Is It 2016 Yet? Moves By Hillary Clinton & Rand Paul Suggest Yes : NPR
Is it too soon to be thinking about 2016 Not really especially after watching Hillary Clinton talk on same-sex marriage and Rand Paul on changes to immigration policy. Plus a brief history of the GOPs rise in South Carolinas 1st Congressional District.
NPR (Online News)
Jan 02 2014
News
Americans enter 2014 with plunging faith in government
Two months after a Congress mired in partisan congestion gave way to the first government shutdown in 17 years, a mere one in 20 Americans believe the U.S. system of democracy works well and needs no changes, according to an AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll out Thursday.
CBS News (Online)
Nov 26 2019
News
Dem Rep. Brenda Lawrence No Longer Supports Trump Impeachment
A Democrat in the House has changed her mind on the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump and does not want to see him removed from office.
Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., spoke with Michigan radio host Charlie LeDuff and said she can't "see the value" in removing Trump from office — particularly with an election less than a year away.
"We are so close to an election,"
Newsmax (News)
Mar 19 2020
Analysis
Tulsi Gabbard’s presidential campaign is officially over
The controversial Democrat has dropped out of the presidential race.
Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s longshot presidential bid is over.
Gabbard’s decision to drop out, announced March 19, was long in the works. She had consistently averaged around 1 to 2 percent in national polls and performed poorly in primaries; her candidacy largely served as a single-issue protest run against
Vox
Jun 16 2017
News
Trump Will Add Cuba To List Of Obama Achievements He’s Taking Apart
To the list of things former President Barack Obama did that President Donald Trump is undoing, go ahead and add Cuba.
Two and a half years ago, Obama, with great fanfare, announced an easing of the decades-long travel and trade restrictions on the island nation’s authoritarian regime, arguing that the policies had not worked and were only punishing ordinary Cubans.
At a speech
HuffPost
Jul 15 2015
News
More Than 70 Percent of Republicans Don’t Believe in Man-Made Global Warming
Is the sky blue? Is the Earth round? Is the world getting warmer because of people? Facts shouldn’t change based on what side of the political aisle you sit on, and yet … here’s some depressing news: Just 27 percent of Republicans believe the Earth is warming due to human activity compared to 71 percent of Democrats, according to a new report released by the Pew Research Center on Wednesday.
Slate