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Jun 04 2020
News
Unidentified prison agents patrol DC amid protests, curfew
Heavily armed federal agents wearing no badges or identifying markings have been patrolling the streets of Washington, DC, this week as part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on protests against racism.
As part of Trump's bid to "dominate" protests that have swept US cities in the wake of the death of George Floyd, his administration has deployed a variety of military forces and
Business InsiderFeb 22 2024
Headline Roundup
Was President Biden Deemed 'Unfit to Stand Trial' by Robert Hur?
Fact Checkers are disputing Republicans claiming that President Joe Biden was deemed “unfit to stand trial.”
For Context: In Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report earlier this month, he characterized Biden as a “sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory” and concluded that “the evidence is not sufficient to convict” Biden and that “no criminal charges are warranted”
FactCheck.org Newsweek Fact Check New York Post (Opinion)Nov 12 2014
News
Alaska Senate Midterm Election Results Show Sullivan Wins Over Begich
Republican Dan Sullivan was victorious over incumbent Democrat Mark Begich in the Alaska Senate race. The Associated Press announced the decision early Wednesday, more than a week after the midterms were held.
Sullivan served as the Attorney General of Alaska under former Gov. Sarah Palin (R). Begich previously served as the mayor of Anchorage before being elected to the Senate in 2008
HuffPostOct 16 2020
News
GM Unit Cruise Gets Go-Ahead To Test Unmanned Self-Driving Cars In San Francisco
General Motors’ majority owned subsidiary Cruise got the green light to test its self-driving cars without human back-up drivers by the end of this year in San Francisco, the company announced in a blog post.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles granted the permit Thursday. The electric cars will be sent on the road without a human driver. “Safely removing the driver is the true
International Business TimesJan 31 2015
News
GOP Senator's Answer On Fixing Obamacare: 'No, No, No, No'
"No, no, no, no."
That's Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) talking about whether Republicans in Congress would take quick action should the Supreme Court issue a ruling that forces millions of people to give up health coverage they've gotten through Obamacare.
This summer, the court is expected to rule in King v. Burwell, in which the plaintiffs allege the Affor
HuffPostJun 23 2020
Perspectives Blog
When Trump Worries Out Loud
Is President Donald Trump getting nervous?
There are four and a half months until the election, which is more than enough time for the presidential campaign to turn upside down any number of times. But whether through Twitter, interviews or speeches, Trump has always tended to broadcast his internal thought process out loud to the largest possible audience. And in a conversation with
Dan SchnurDec 29 2020
Perspectives Blog
When Cracks Appear in the Republican Wall
You know it’s hard out here for an optimist.
We can see that the outgoing president will continue to indulge his penchant for brinkmanship and disruption until noon on Jan. 20, and that the consequences of his behavior will create all sorts of obstacles to his successor and inflict all sorts of hardship on suffering Americans. We can see that the COVID-19 coronavirus will wreak post-
Dan SchnurMay 07 2021
News
Can the GOP Win in the Suburbs Again? Virginia Offers Early Test
Republican officials and activists in Virginia will gather Saturday to choose their gubernatorial nominee, the party’s first major effort during President Biden’s tenure to win back voters in a state where Democrats made significant gains during Donald Trump’s presidency.
Many in the GOP are optimistic about keeping this fall’s race for governor competitive, citing historical trends
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 30 2020
News
YouTube is accused of censorship after removing videos that criticize shutdowns
Elon Musk and a host of critics have slammed YouTube for removing a video of two doctors suggesting COVID-19 death tolls are being boosted and urging an end to lockdowns because they do more harm than good.
The site took down the video of news conference featuring Drs. Dan Erickson and Artin Massihi, who run a private urgent-care clinic in Bakersfield, California, on Monday because they
Daily MailAug 13 2020
Background
What Should Be the Future of the Death Penalty?
Thirty years after the Supreme Court decision Gregg v. Georgia effectively reinstated capital punishment in the United States, the national debate of whether to abolish, reform, maintain, or expand use of the death penalty continues to divide justices and judges, legislators and citizens. Kansas v. Marsh, the recent, bitterly divided, 5-4 Supreme Court decision upholding Kansas’ death penalty
Brookings Institution