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Mar 18 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Apprehensions of Migrants Surging Along Southern Border
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U.S. Border Patrol apprehended nearly 100,000 migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in February. The number of apprehensions, particularly of single adults and unaccompanied minors, have risen increasingly since last summer. Meanwhile, multiple immigration bills are currently being discussed in Congress.
AllSides StaffAug 11 2014
News
‘JV’ terrorists? Obama under fire for having ‘underestimated’ militant threat in Iraq, Syria
President Obama’s decision to launch airstrikes in Iraq, while backed by senior Hill leaders, has only underscored for his critics the consequences of waiting as long as he did to counter the growing threat of militants with the Islamic State – a group he once dismissed as a “JV team.”
Now, the commander-in-chief is being pressed by Republicans and some hawkish Democrats to commit to
Fox News DigitalAug 01 2014
News
Snowden's asylum status in Russia ends
Edward Snowden's temporary asylum status in Russia expired at midnight Thursday, but the former U.S. National Security Agency systems administrator appears set to stay on until authorities decide on his application for an extension.
Snowden was stranded in a Moscow airport last year en route from Hong Kong to Cuba, shortly after he revealed the NSA's sprawling program of tapping phones
USA TODAYJul 30 2014
News
U.S., Israel Fear Pickup in Iranian Support of Hamas
Iran’s support for the Palestinian militant group Hamas has diminished significantly in the past three years, limiting Tehran’s influence over talks to end the war in the Gaza Strip, according to U.S. and Israeli officials.
But the longer the war between Israel and Hamas drags on, these officials said, there’s growing concern that Tehran could try to increase arms shipments to Hamas.
Wall Street Journal (News)Jul 29 2014
News
Migrant Cases' Fast Track Stirs Alarm
A Justice Department push for immigration courts to prioritize cases involving unaccompanied minors has raised concern among lawyers and judges that the move could undermine children's rights and lead to an even greater backlog of cases.
On Monday, attorneys here representing minors seized at the southwest border said that clients weren't being properly notified that their court dates
Wall Street Journal (News)May 24 2019
News
Trump Gives Attorney General Sweeping Power in Review of 2016 Campaign Inquiry
President Trump took extraordinary steps on Thursday to give Attorney General William P. Barr sweeping new authorities to conduct a review into how the 2016 Trump campaign’s ties to Russia were investigated, significantly escalating the administration’s efforts to place those who investigated the campaign under scrutiny.
In a directive, Mr. Trump ordered the C.I.A. and the country’s 15
New York Times (News)Feb 21 2021
Opinion
Joe Biden Offers Bold Talk, Timid Action on Immigration
During the final presidential debate last fall, Donald Trump touted what he considered his biggest immigration accomplishment. "We got rid of catch and release," he boasted. Joe Biden could have easily let the wonky phrase slide past him, focusing on poll-tested attacks of Trump's policy of punitively separating immigrant families at the border. But in a move that undoubtedly stunned the
ReasonAug 27 2019
News
4 Senate Dems shaping the future of health policy explain what they’re thinking
Behind the scenes, a rough consensus is emerging on the Senate committee that will write the next health reform bill.
In 2010, it was the Senate’s Christmas morning vote that paved the Affordable Care Act’s passage into law. In 2017, it was John McCain’s dramatic thumbs-down that ended the Obamacare repeal. In 2020, even if Democrats take back the White House and the Senate, their
VoxJul 25 2014
News
NATO, Pentagon: Russia Has 15K Troops at Ukraine Border, Moving Heavy Artillery
Russia has now amassed around 15,000 troops along the border with Ukraine, the U.S. ambassador to NATO said on Friday, and the Pentagon warned that movement of Russian heavy caliber artillery systems across the border into Ukraine is "imminent."
The Pentagon went further, suggesting Russia is escalating the military action there. U.S. Ambassador to NATO Douglas Lute offered the troop
Newsmax (News)Jul 25 2014
News
Why many liberals don't trust Hillary Clinton
To prove she wasn't just an opportunist hoping to use a U.S. Senate seat in New York as a ticket to bigger things, then-first lady Hillary Clinton tried to show voters that she cared about their values and views -- she listened. More than a year before the 2000 election, Clinton sat in farmhouses and in community centers, listening to voters' needs and concerns and their problems with
CNN Digital