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Jan 06 2021
News
Warnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority
Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party’s reach.
A pastor who spent the past 15 years leading the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached, Warnock defeated Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler. It was a stinging rebuke of outgoing
Associated PressNov 03 2020
Analysis
23 Things to Do Instead of Spiraling Over the Election
As election reporters have been saying for weeks, it’s highly likely that we won’t know the results of the election on election night. The record number of mail-in ballots cast this year will take extra time to count, and in states where ballots may arrive after Election Day, votes will continue to roll in past Nov. 3. Waiting is never fun, but when you’re waiting to find out if we get four
ViceOct 30 2019
News
'One of the Great Atrocities': US House Passes Historic Resolution Recognizing the Armenian Genocide
The US House of Representatives voted overwhelming Tuesday to recognize the systematic mass killings of Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Turks during World War I as genocide.
The historic non-binding resolution passed 405-11 and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was honored to join her colleagues "in solemn remembrance of one of the great atrocities of the 20th century."
CBNJan 14 2021
Analysis
Transatlantic alliance due for a reset. But what about China?
As tweets go, certainly by the standards of the outgoing Trump administration, it was downright benign, the cyber equivalent of a tap on the shoulder. Yet it heralds a key diplomatic challenge that awaits President-elect Joe Biden: forging a united response with America’s allies to the growing ambition and assertiveness of China.
The tweet came from Jake Sullivan, Mr. Biden’s choice for
Christian Science MonitorJan 24 2021
Opinion
How Joe Biden Misunderstands Unity
Yesterday’s remarks from Joe Biden were what we thought they would be: a lot of talk about unity, and a lot of condemnations of other Americans along the way. The unity talk went over just as expected, with Republicans rolling their eyes. Of course there was unity on that dais in Washington, with a thousand of America’s elites — nearly all of them already vaccinated, but wearing masks to send
The FederalistJul 03 2020
News
Redskins' Daniel Snyder has thumbed his nose at changing team's name, now demands are at fever pitch
Daniel Snyder bought the Washington Redskins in 1999 but he has never faced as much pressure to change the name of the team as he is facing now, when symbols and statues of the country's past have been torn down or removed amid heightened scrutiny about what those things really mean.
The Redskins name has been a source of controversy for about a month now, as politicians, media and now
Fox News (Online News)Nov 03 2021
Opinion
A ‘Five-Alarm Fire’ for Democrats
And how are you this morning? Here in Virginia, the sun is shining a little brighter, the birds are chirping sweetly, the leaves are turning vibrant colors, and Republicans just stomped the bejeebers out of Democrats up and down the ballot. A “bloodbath,” as University of Virginia professor Larry Sabato told Rachel Maddow last night. “A five-alarm fire,” as Van Jones declared on CNN.
Jim GeraghtyNov 18 2021
Perspectives Blog
Understanding the American Schism
Note: This episode of the Braver Angels Podcast from our friends at Braver Angels is republished here with permission.
What are the historical roots of political polarization in America? Why do Americans hold such dissonant perspectives on the meaning of our core ideals? How might we understand our history to create a more perfect future union?
Braver Angels' chief marketing
Braver AngelsAug 22 2021
Opinion
Afghanistan’s fall may trigger other dominoes
Small dominoes can eventually topple big nations. The Taliban started tipping dominoes in local provinces and before long had most of Afghanistan under its control. Kabul was merely the last domino to fall.
The last domino in Afghanistan that is, certainly not the last around the globe.
The aftershocks of the failed U.S. withdrawal will reverberate for some time. If the U.S.
Deseret News