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May 02 2019
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Attorney General Barr Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee
Attorney General William Barr testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, engaging in several tense exchanges with Democratic senators who accused him of obscuring special counsel Robert Mueller's findings and covering for President Trump. Some harshly criticized the idea that Barr engaged in a cover-up, noting that he released the full Mueller report on Russian election AllSides Staff
Jan 24 2023
Headline Roundup
Are House Republicans Actually Trying to Abolish the IRS?
In recent days, notable Democratic Party members condemned House Republicans for allegedly pushing radical tax code reform. Is this true?
For Context: The proposed ‘Fair Tax Act’ would abolish the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and income taxes, and instate a 30% national sales tax. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) reportedly agreed to bring the bill to a vote as part of concessions he made
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Sep 01 2017
Perspectives Blog
Growing Up in School for Democracy: Fighting Media Bias from Day One
Maturity is one important lens for assessing progress in developing a healthier American democracy both in terms of competent citizenship and effective leadership. This post will comment on the importance of educating students through high school with this perspective in mind, referencing stages of maturity which reflect well established developmental science*. The next post will address the
John Kesler
Jun 28 2022
Headline Roundup
Previewing Tuesday's Primaries in Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma and Utah
Tuesday is another big 2022 midterm elections primary day, this time in five states: Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma and Utah.
In Colorado, some Democratic voters are reportedly registering as Republican or unaffiliated to vote for Don Coram, who is running against incumbent Rep. Lauren Boebert, a supporter of former President Donald Trump. In Colorado's Senate races, moderate
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Politico 
The Hill
Jun 27 2022
Headline Roundup
Pelosi Says House Democrats Are Looking To Codify Federal Abortion Protections
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Monday outlined House Democrats' legislative response to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, hinting at an attempt to codify federal abortion protections.
In a letter addressed to her Democratic colleagues, Pelosi blasted the "extremist Supreme Court" and accused the court of attempting to "punish and control the American people." Two other
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George Will
George Will is a Pulitzer Prize-winner who is well known for his conservative commentary on politics and policy. Even though Will identifies with the Republican Party, he has criticized many conservative Americans and conservative policies. In regards to social issues, Will believes that Roe v. Wade caused a "truncation of democratic debate about abortion policy." He is opposed to the death penalty and believes that high incarceration rates make the country a safer place.
Jan 06 2023
Headline Roundup
Two Years Later, Impacts of Capitol Riot Linger in Washington
Friday marks two years since the Capitol riot. On January 6, 2021, during a joint-congress held to certify Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential election victory, a mob of Donald Trump supporters clashed with Capitol security, broke into the Capitol building and disrupted the proceedings. Four people in the mob died during the riot. One Capitol police officer suffered a series of strokes and died the
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Washington Examiner
Jan 25 2018
Perspectives Blog
Government Shutdown Ends
The government shutdown came to an end after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) promised Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) that DACA legislation would advance to the Senate floor no later than Feb. 8th. Many Right-leaning outlets celebrated the news as a victory, while many Left-leaning outlets argued that Democrats conceded too quickly. As we do from time to time, we are John Gable, AllSides Co-founder
Aug 12 2022
Headline Roundup
House Passes Inflation Reduction Act in Party-Line Vote
The House of Representatives voted 220-207 on Friday to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, the deal reached by Senate Democrats on climate change, healthcare and taxes.
All House Democrats voted in favor of the bill, and no House Republicans supported it. While House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called it a “fabulous bill,” House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) said Democrats knew
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Oct 21 2021
Headline Roundup
NIH Says US Group Didn't Meet Terms of Grant for Virus Research in China
A letter from a National Institutes of Health (NIH) official to a Republican lawmaker says an American nonprofit failed to quickly report findings from studies on coronaviruses conducted at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) in China. The letter details a WIV experiment funded by a U.S. grant that studied whether "naturally occurring bat coronaviruses circulating in China were capable" of
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New York Times (News)