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Aug 23 2022
Headline Roundup
Jury Convicts Two Men of Conspiring to Kidnap MI Gov Gretchen Whitmer
A jury on Tuesday found two men guilty of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Barry Croft Jr. and Adam Fox were among six men charged in October 2020 over a domestic terrorist plot to overthrow Michigan's government, which was ultimately stopped by the FBI. Prosecutors named Fox as the leader of the anti-government extremist group and alleged that their goal was to
The Epoch Times Time Magazine ForbesJun 25 2019
Headline Roundup
Illinois Becomes Eleventh State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Freshman Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker (D) signed a bill to legalize the recreational use of cannabis on Tuesday. The signing was largely ceremonial, as Pritzker pushed legalization as a top priority during his 2018 campaign against incumbent Bruce Rauner. Rauner (R) famously legalized medicinal marijuana in Illinois during his only term as governor. The new bill would allow for licensed
Chicago Tribune Chicago Sun-Times Fox News DigitalMar 24 2019
News
Mueller did not find Trump or his campaign conspired with Russia, also did not exonerate him on obstruction
Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find Donald Trump's campaign or associates conspired with Russia, Attorney General William Barr said Sunday.
Mueller's investigation of whether the President committed obstruction of justice did not conclude the President committed a crime, but it also "does not exonerate him," Barr quoted from Mueller's report. After nearly two years of being
CNN DigitalJun 11 2019
News
With Most States Under One Party’s Control, America Grows More Divided
When J.B. Pritzker took over as the governor of Illinois this year, Democratic lawmakers, who had spent four years at an impasse with his Republican predecessor, vowed that their party’s new grip on the State Capitol would bring immediate change.
The pace has been startling. In recent months, Illinois legislators have moved sharply to the left, deeming abortion a fundamental right for
New York Times (News)Aug 19 2019
Opinion
How Much Damage Have Republicans Done in the States?
Turns out making cuts to public services to fit an ideology of small government and traditionalism is just not very popular.
The 2018 election marked at least a temporary end to Republicans’ rise to power in many states. With full control of 26 states, Republicans had built a sustained opportunity to transform American subnational government.
Liberals certainly feared the worst.
Guest Writer - LeftApr 04 2022
Headline Roundup
Dead Civilians in Bucha Spark International Outrage
Photographers and Ukrainian officials are reporting on bodies of dead civilians strewn in the streets of Bucha, Ukraine, sparking outrage internationally and across the political spectrum as Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters its second month.
Satellite images are also showing a mass grave at the Church of St. Andrew and Pyervozvannoho All Saints in Bucha, which is a suburb of the
Axios CNN Digital Newsmax (News)Mar 19 2019
News
CNN Treats Senator Elizabeth Warren to a Cakewalk Town Hall
NewsBusters has been monitoring CNN’s town halls with the Democratic presidential hopefuls for 2020, and Monday’s event with Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, hosted by Jake Tapper, was arguably the easiest for any candidate so far.
Out of the 31 total questions asked, 22 of them were from the audience, only three of them were
NewsBustersJun 07 2019
News
Joe Biden Denounces Hyde Amendment, Reversing His Position
After two days of intense criticism, Joseph R. Biden Jr. reversed himself Thursday night on one of the issues most important to Democratic voters, saying he no longer supports a measure that bans federal funding for most abortions.
As recently as Wednesday, Mr. Biden’s campaign had said he supported the measure, known as the Hyde Amendment. His decision to change positions illustrates
New York Times (News)Aug 15 2019
News
U.S. presidential candidate Cory Booker proposes office to fight white supremacy
U.S. Senator Cory Booker on Thursday said he would create a White House office to combat white supremacy and hate crimes if elected, becoming the latest Democratic presidential candidate to call for action after a racially motivated massacre in Texas.
Booker said he would also require the FBI and the Justice Department to allocate the same level of resources and attention to white
ReutersMar 14 2019
News
Trump makes last-ditch effort to stop Senate rebuke of emergency declaration
President Trump on Thursday made a last-ditch effort to stymie the Senate’s expected rebuke of his national emergency declaration at the southwest border, as Republican support for the measure grew.
In a series of morning tweets, Trump renewed his veto threat against a resolution of disapproval senators are scheduled to vote on Thursday afternoon and defended the legality of declaring
The Hill