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Apr 04 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Congress wants to reveal Trump's biggest secret
The request by House Democrats for six years of Donald Trump's tax returns opens a serious new political, legal, constitutional and personal front in the party's battle to use its new majority to check a defiant President.
It is a bid to solve one of the most tantalizing and enduring mysteries of Trump's 2016 campaign and his presidency -- what is it in the President's unseen financial
CNN (Opinion)Dec 28 2023
Headline Roundup
Haley Doesn't Mention Slavery When Answering Question About Cause of Civil War at NH Town Hall
A voter in New Hampshire admonished 2024 Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley for not mentioning slavery when she answered his question about the Civil War's cause.
The Details: At a town hall event in Berlin, NH, Haley was asked what she believed caused the Civil War. "I think the cause of the Civil War was basically how government was going to run," she said. "The freedoms
Associated Press The Hill Washington ExaminerSep 22 2020
Perspectives Blog
Trump vs Biden: Criminal Justice Policy
This is the first of our "Trump vs Biden" Perspectives Blogs, in which we'll analyze and explain each candidate's positions on major issues leading up to the 2020 presidential election. This blog will examine each candidate's stances on matters pertaining to criminal justice.
Biden: Shift from incarceration to preventionIn the 1980s and 90s, Biden pushed for
AllSides StaffApr 23 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: People Protest Lockdowns as Some States Eye Reopening
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Protests against lockdown measures and social distancing guidelines happened throughout the U.S. in the past week, as people grow restless with the coronavirus-induced economic shutdown.
Some protesters still followed physical distancing guidelines, while others did not. Top health officials have
Henry A. BrechterFeb 12 2021
Perspectives Blog
When a Party Has to Balance Between Politics and Principle
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
As the most recent impeachment of Donald Trump progresses, it becomes increasingly difficult to watch as many Republican senators attempt to balance their principled outrage regarding the events of January 6 with the political realities of the consequences that acting on their principles could bring down up on them.
Dan SchnurSep 29 2022
Headline Roundup
Putin to Formally Annex 4 Ukrainian Regions
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin will formally annex the 4 Ukrainian regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson from Ukraine. In an announcement made on Thursday, the Kremlin stated that Putin would sign "accession treaties" at the Grand Kremlin Palace that day, though Russia does not fully control these regions politically or militarily. After five days of voting,
BBC News Washington Post Fox News (Online News)Sep 09 2022
Headline Roundup
Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96
Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday at her Scotland residence. She was 96.
The queen reigned over Great Britain for 70 years during a monumental period for the nation, overseeing the ending of the country’s imperial era and the dissolution of its colonial network. For many British subjects, Queen Elizabeth is the only monarch they have ever known. She was crowned in 1953 in the midst of
New York Times (News) Fox News (Online News) BBC NewsDec 14 2022
Headline Roundup
What Does The Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Mean For Clean Energy?
This week, the Energy Department announced that scientists at a U.S. government laboratory in California had successfully created nuclear fusion, a large step toward developing commercial fusion energy, which could prove to be a cleaner, more efficient alternative to common energy sources.
Good News: The Houston Chronicle Editorial Board stated that “we don’t get many moments like this
New York Post (Opinion) Daily Beast Houston ChronicleJan 31 2022
Headline Roundup
'Freedom Convoy' Leads Anti-Vaccine Mandate Protest Movement to Canadian Capital
Led by a movement of truck drivers known as the 'Freedom Convoy,' thousands of Canadians protested COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other public health measures in the streets of the nation's capital over the weekend.
A coalition of truckers that organized a national cross-country drive in objection to their industry's vaccine requirement arrived in Ottawa Friday and staged a weekend of
Washington Post Newsweek The Epoch TimesDec 31 2015
Perspectives Blog