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Nov 06 2013
News
With Wins for de Blasio, Minimum Wage and Tea Party Losses, Voters Signal Rejection of Austerity
Election Day was held Tuesday, deciding state and local races across the country. In Virginia, former Democratic National Committee Chair Terry McAuliffe was elected governor, defeating tea party-backed Ken Cuccinelli, the state’s attorney general. McAulliffe’s victory was seen as a rebuke of the tea party-backed government shutdown that impacted many of the state’s workers. In New Jersey,
Democracy Now!Nov 04 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: What Election Day 2021 Results Mean for GOP, Dems
Republican candidates scored big victories on Election Day 2021 in a potential preview of 2022's midterm elections. Since they happen a year after each presidential election, gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey are often seen as a key indicators of the nation's political mood. Additionally, governorships in these states tend be won by the opposite party of a new president.
AllSides StaffMay 04 2015
News
The 2016 Republican field might be the most diverse ever — for either party
The addition of Carly Fiorina (not a white man) and Ben Carson (not a white man) to a Republican 2016 field that already includes Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Rand Paul means that the 2016 Republican field will likely be the most diverse from either party since at least 1992. Given how the country has diversified -- and given how many non-white-men are already in the GOP field -- it's likely that
Washington PostJun 17 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Restoring Congress: The Parties Are a Solution
Politicians in safe districts can ignore the rest of the country. But in a strong party committed to a national agenda, leadership could rebuke the extremists. In my column last week on restoring Congress, I argued that before we call for the legislature to reclaim its old power, we first have to reform it.
How do we go about doing that?
In his thoughtful essay in the New York
Guest Writer - RightFeb 21 2015
News
Giuliani’s Comments Part of a Complicated History on Race
For those who first dialed into Rudolph W. Giuliani during his “America’s mayor” phase, right after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks — when he wowed the world with his civic leadership, soaring oratory and unifying largess — the former New York mayor’s racially charged comments about President Obama might seem puzzling.
But Mr. Giuliani’s road to and through City Hall was
New York Times (News)Oct 13 2020
News
Amy Coney Barrett's First Confirmation Hearing
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
Amy Coney Barrett's first confirmation hearing began on Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Barrett compared her legal philosophy to that of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, saying that "courts should Abridge NewsJun 07 2019
News
Biden reverses stance on abortion funding amid Democratic backlash
Former US Vice-President Joe Biden has reversed his stance on abortion funding amid mounting criticism from his fellow 2020 Democratic rivals.
At a Democratic gala on Thursday, Mr Biden denounced a law which restricts federal abortion funding, saying he believed all healthcare was a right.
The party's current front-runner added that he made "no apologies" for having backed it
BBC NewsSep 01 2019
Opinion
Could the 2020 Election be Another 1980?
The final results of the 1980 presidential election between the Democratic President Jimmy Carter and his Republican challenger, former California Gov. Ronald Reagan are rightly recorded as a landslide Republican victory. Carter carried just six states: his native Georgia; his running mate’s home state of Minnesota; Rhode Island; Maryland; West Virginia; and Hawaii. The Democrat — by winning
The American SpectatorOct 03 2013
News
Capitol Shooting: Police Shoot, Kill Female Suspect After Car Chase
A woman driving a black Infiniti with a young child inside tried to ram through a White House barricade Thursday, then led police on a chase toward the Capitol, where police shot and killed her, witnesses and officials said.
Tourists watched the shooting unfold on Constitution Avenue outside the Capitol as lawmakers inside debated how to end a government shutdown. Police quickly locked
HuffPostFeb 04 2017
News
UC Berkeley riot raises questions about free speech
Violence puts spotlight on school’s decision to cancel speech by Trump supporter. UC Berkeley has been long heralded as the birthplace of the country’s free speech movement. But after violent protests this week forced the school to cancel the scheduled appearance of alt-right icon Milo Yiannopoulos, some are wondering if Berkeley is where free speech is hitting a roadblock.
After the
San Jose Mercury News