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Jan 22 2014
News
U.S. officials harbor doubts Obama's NSA goal can be met
Some fear the President's push to quickly revamp the phone-data collection program is unworkable.
Washington Post
May 06 2020
Opinion
What Are We Trying to Accomplish With Coronavirus Policy?
As Americans debate how to reopen our society in the wake of COVID-19, we seem to be breaking down into three groups: first, those who believe the virus isn't particularly serious and desperately want to reopen everything as soon as possible (a small minority of Americans, by polling data); second, those who believe the virus is extraordinarily serious and want everything to remain closed as
Ben Shapiro
Jan 04 2021
Perspectives Blog
Congress Just Reached Two Major Agreements by Overwhelming Margins. How Well Did News Outlets Cover the Stories?
Congress agreed to two major pieces of legislation by overwhelming margins in the past few weeks. On December 21, it passed a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus bill, which also included temporary funding for other government operations. It then overrode a veto from President Donald Trump on the $740 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on New Year’s Day.
Of the final
James Coan
Mar 12 2019
News
Larry Kudlow’s Revenue Deception
On the day the Trump administration released its fiscal 2020 budget, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow misleadingly claimed that “overall revenues are up about 10 percent.” In fact, federal revenues are down since the Republican tax cuts became law.
Federal revenues were down slightly in calendar year 2018, the first full year under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, compared with the
FactCheck.org
Jun 05 2015
News
US believes China behind cybersecurity breach affecting at least 4M federal employees
The Associated Press has learned that the Obama administration is scrambling to assess the impact of a massive data breach involving the agency that handles security clearances and employee records.
Fox News (Online News)
May 04 2020
News
Florida Begins Reopening After Virus Lockdown
Florida is joining the U.S. states and countries around the world starting to reopen, as the global number of confirmed cases from the coronavirus pandemic crossed 3.5 million with nearly a quarter-million deaths.
The first phase of Florida’s reopening plan calls for restaurants and shops in most parts of the state to operate at 25% of their indoor capacity starting Monday. But schools
Wall Street Journal (News)
May 17 2021
Perspectives Blog
Why do People Believe in Conspiracy Theories? What the Leading Research Says
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
The coronavirus pandemic led to the emergence of conspiracy theories about the origins and nature of the new virus. In part reflecting intense political polarization in the United States, conspiracy groups like QAnon have risen in popularity. Considering the fact that conspiracy theories can often have substantial
Sukhayl Niyazov
Jun 01 2015
News
Senate Lets NSA Spying Expire
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) succeeded Sunday in forcing certain controversial provisions of the Patriot Act to expire, including the NSA's sweeping data collection program.
HuffPost
Feb 25 2020
News
How coronavirus offers stress test of Trump’s management
Republicans tend to like small government. But President Trump’s approach of leaving posts vacant and favoring loyalty over experience may be undermining his ability to get things done.
On Monday, acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli took to Twitter to ask for help with some research.
Mr. Cuccinelli – the top member of President Donald Trump’s coronavirus
Christian Science Monitor