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Jan 17 2022
Perspectives Blog
When Chuck Schumer Turns Into Wile E. Coyote
From the CenterThe preferred cartoon analogy for a hapless and easily fooled political figure is the image of Charlie Brown preparing to kick a football before Lucy pulls the ball away at the last minute. But for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who has yet again careened into a solid brick wall of solid opposition from within his own party, the better comparison might be Wile E. Coyote
Dan Schnur
Jan 25 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Supreme Court Justices Dispute NPR Story
Each week, our Media Bias Alerts examine biased news coverage of a major or important story using the AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ and our Media Bias Chart™. From the LeftThe Supreme Court stirred controversy last week by denying an NPR (Online News rated Center) report saying Chief Justice John Roberts had “in some form” asked his fellow justices to wear masks. A reporter from Fox News (
Joseph Ratliff
Mar 09 2022
Headline Roundup
House Passes $1.5 Trillion Government Funding Bill
The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan deal Wednesday to fund the government through September and avoid Friday’s shutdown deadline.
The measure will provide about $1.5 trillion in overall spending, including $13.6 billion to aid Ukraine and a $42 billion increase in defense spending. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday afternoon that $15.6 billion in COVID-19 aid
Politico


Feb 16 2022
Headline Roundup
San Francisco Voters Recall 3 Members of City's School Board
On Tuesday, voters in San Francisco recalled three members of the city's seven-member school board following parental criticism of COVID-19 rules and progressive policy changes.
More than 70% of voters supported recalling School Board President Gabriela Lopez, Commissioner Alison M. Collins and Commissioner Faauuga Moliga. Lopez pledged to run again in November. San Francisco Mayor
Associated Press


Feb 14 2022
Headline Roundup
Celebrities, Politicians Ignore Super Bowl Mask Mandate
Some celebrities and politicians at the Super Bowl in Los Angeles on Sunday were seen ignoring the event's COVID-19 mask mandate, sparking debate about the need for masks and the end of the pandemic health emergency.
Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti, basketball star Lebron James, actors Ben Affleck, Charlize Theron, Matt Damon and others were photographed without face coverings at the
USA TODAY


Jan 23 2022
Headline Roundup
Fauci Is 'Confident' Omicron Cases Will Peak By February, Infections Trending In 'Right Direction'
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that he's "as confident as you can be" that the latest wave of Omicron coronavirus cases in the U.S. will peak by mid-February.
Fauci, one of the pandemic's most divisive figures, told anchor Martha Raddatz on ABC’s "This Week" that the level of infections recorded in the U.S. are "going in the right direction." He outlined a best-case scenario where COVID-
Axios


Jan 21 2022
Headline Roundup
Some Experts Hopeful That Omicron Surge Will Lead to End of COVID-19 Pandemic
Is the two-year COVID-19 public health emergency close to finally being lifted?
Health experts don't agree on exactly when it'll happen, but many are confident that COVID-19 is approaching a more manageable endemic status. Voices from universities such as Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Tufts are optimistic that since the now-dominant Omicron variant is often less severe than other versions
Yahoo News


Feb 08 2022
Headline Roundup
‘Freedom Convoy’ Blocks Busiest US-Canada Border Crossing
As Canadian truck drivers continued to protest in Ottawa, some trucks and private vehicles blocked traffic across the busiest border crossing between the U.S. and Canada.
Starting Monday evening, the “Freedom Convoy” protesters prevented traffic from entering Canada across the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario. The blockade caused traffic to back up in
Fox News (Online News)


Feb 06 2022
Headline Roundup
GoFundMe Refunds Donations To Canadian Trucker Protest After Conservative Backlash
GoFundMe has decided to automatically refund the $10 million of donations they retracted from the Canadian truckers leading a protest against the country's vaccine mandates.
The crowdfunding platform initially shut down the campaign to support the convoy, citing "law enforcement reports of violence and other unlawful activity." GoFundMe announced in a tweet on Saturday morning that they
Newsweek


Feb 04 2022
Headline Roundup
2022 Winter Olympics Begin in Beijing
The 2022 Winter Olympics began Friday in Beijing, China amid continued COVID-19 concerns and cross-spectrum criticism of the Chinese government.
The Games will run from Feb. 4 to Feb. 20. Global political tensions and COVID-19 restrictions dominated the build-up to the Games, as several countries imposed diplomatic boycotts in protest of China's alleged abuse and oppression of the
The Daily Wire

