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May 07 2024
Headline Roundup
TikTok Sues US Government, Says Selling App is Not Feasible
TikTok sued the federal government in response to a bill that could ban the popular video app in the United States.
For Context: Last month, President Joe Biden signed a bill giving TikTok owner ByteDance nine months to divest from the popular social media app. If this does not happen, TikTok would be banned from U.S. app stores. Biden has the option to extend the deadline by another
New York Times (News) Newsweek Washington ExaminerMay 24 2012
News
Faith Leaders Sound Alarm on Social Media Censorship
"New media" communications like Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Google are extremely popular these days.
But Christian advocates, like the National Religious Broadcasters, say some of those companies could limit the American tradition of free speech.
The NRB and other Christian leaders gathered in the nation's capital recently to discuss the threat of censorship on Web-based
CBNNov 20 2019
News
Sondland to testify quid pro quo in Ukraine was real and widely known
U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland will testify Wednesday that there was a "quid pro quo" between Ukraine conducting politically-motivated investigations and getting U.S. military assistance, and that many in the administration knew it, according to his opening statement.
“I know that members of this Committee have frequently framed these complicated issues in the
The HillAug 01 2013
News
Documents Shed New Light on NSA Data Gathering
The Obama administration declassified and released documents Wednesday that described past violations of a secret court order by National Security Agency programs set up to amass records on phone calls and Internet transactions.
The violations weren't detailed in the three documents, but raised new concerns about the sweeping surveillance operations and opened the administration to new
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 04 2021
Perspectives Blog
When #MeToo Matters (If It's The Other Party)
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
I believe Lindsey Boylan and Charlotte Bennett and Anna Ruch.
I believed Christine Blasey Ford and Karen McDonough and Stormy Daniels. And Monica Lewinsky and Kathleen Willey and Paula Jones. And Anita Hill and Mary Jo Kopechne, for that matter.
I believe that Donald Trump should not have been elected,
Dan SchnurJul 26 2019
Opinion
'America' and 'American' vanish in a college guide for how not to offend
The 'Inclusive Language Guide' folly
America and American are offensive.
This is not my view. But an early version of a document compiled by the “Inclusive Communications Task Force at Colorado State University” actually singled out the words “America” and “American” as being potentially offensive. Here is the actual language used in the draft:
“The Americas encompass a
Scott WalkerNov 04 2019
News
Trump demands testimony from whistleblower
President Trump on Monday demanded that the anonymous whistleblower who raised an alarm about his contacts with Ukraine testify.
Trump said it was “not acceptable” for the whistleblower to answer written questions from Republican lawmakers in connection with the House impeachment inquiry, as his attorneys communicated was on the table on Sunday. And he claimed without evidence that the
The HillNov 01 2019
News
House vote raises stakes on impeachment
The stakes were raised in the impeachment battle on Thursday when the House voted, almost entirely along party lines, to back the inquiry into President Trump’s conduct in relation to Ukraine.
The vote sets the stage for a move to public hearings — a shift that is sure to intensify the drama around the Democratic-led effort to make Trump only the third president in history to be
The HillAug 03 2019
Headline Roundup
AOC's Chief of Staff and Top Spokesman Leave Her Office
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti and communications director Corbin Trent are both leaving her D.C. office. Chakrabarti is leaving to work with New Consensus on the Green New Deal. Trent is leaving to work on Ocasio-Cortez's 2020 reelection campaign as communications director.
Media outlets on the right and in the center focused on Chakrabarti's
The Hill CNN (Online News) Washington ExaminerJan 24 2020
News
GOP warns of 'drawn out' executive privilege battle over Bolton testimony
Republicans are using the threat of a protracted executive privilege battle as a cudgel to dissuade their colleagues from calling former national security adviser John Bolton to testify at President Trump’s impeachment trial.
As the Senate barrels toward a make-or-break moment on witnesses next week, Trump allies and members of leadership are warning that calling Bolton, or any current
The Hill