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May 15 2019
News
Trump Administration ‘Censorship’ Erasing Affordable Care Act From Federal Websites
A new report details an ongoing campaign to remove references to and information about the 2010 health care law from official web pages.
President Donald Trump has failed so far to eliminate the Affordable Care Act, but his administration is making good progress disappearing the law from official government websites.
According to a report released Wednesday by the Sunlight
HuffPostFeb 16 2023
Headline Roundup
CDC Says Most Teen Girls Felt Sad or Hopeless in 2021, 30% Considered Suicide
American teenagers’ mental health continued to decline in 2021, a CDC report said — especially among girls and LGBQ+ teens.
The Details: The CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey is conducted every two years; the latest report, released Monday, includes new data from 2021. The survey found that 57% of female high school students and 29% of male students reported experiencing “persistent
Axios CNN Digital Fox News DigitalJul 19 2018
Perspectives Blog
Trump's Comments on Russian Election Meddling Spark Bipartisan Criticism
After meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, President Trump sparked bipartisan outrage when he publicly accepted Putin's denials of election meddling. He later backtracked, stating that he meant to say the opposite. While his remarks received criticism across the aisle, some say this shows he is guilty of collusion, while others argue that such accusations are overdramatic John Gable, AllSides Co-founderJun 24 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: For The People Act Fails In The Senate
Republicans defeated Democrats' For the People Act in the Senate Wednesday, with all 50 GOP senators voting against it. The bill needed 60 votes to overcome the filibuster used by Republicans, and Democrats would have needed 10 Republicans to overcome that filibuster. The legislation's major aspects include expansion of early voting, relaxation of voter ID requirements, and allowance of voter
AllSides StaffOct 13 2016
Perspectives Blog
Allegations Against Trump
During the second presidential debate, Anderson Cooper asked Donald Trump if he engaged in the sexual assault Trump mentioned in the now infamous "Access Hollywood" tape. Trump responded that he has never assaulted anyone and apologized for what he had said. Yet starting the next day, women, both named and unnamed, have been accusing him of kissing and groping them. Some Trump defenders are John Gable, AllSides Co-founderOct 24 2013
Perspectives Blog
Do Political Beliefs Affect Math?
According to a recent study by Dan Kahan at Yale, even the brightest among us can get a math problem wrong if the right answer goes against our politics.
It turns out that both liberals and conservatives let political bias affect their calculations - and it appears to be unconscious.
Think that being a math whiz can protect you from such mistakes? Think again. The better that
Liz Lehman TealJul 15 2021
Perspectives Blog
In the Biden Era, Fact Checkers are Falling Short
From the CenterThe mainstream media’s haters get a lot wrong. Contrary to their never-ending cries, I’d bet that most journalists don’t hate America, and most of their time isn’t spent on anti-Trump message boards or at Democrat-funded dinner parties.
But if the haters are complaining about the media’s weak fact-checking during the Biden administration, they’ve got a solid case.
Henry A. BrechterNov 23 2016
Perspectives Blog
Civil Conversation on Thanksgiving
Every year around this time, but especially this year, we think about how holiday gatherings sometimes devolve into bitter arguments about political matters. If your family chooses not to talk about politics, there's advice for staying away from controversial topics. If you do end up talking about the election, either accidentally or on purpose, we have tips in our blog. (If you're anything like John Gable, AllSides Co-founderOct 25 2014
News
Illegal voting by non-citizens may be giving Democrats wins in close races: study
A new study shows that percentage of non-American citizens who illegally voted in close races in recent years may have garnered the Democratic Party victories.
Using data from the Cooperative Congressional Election Study, The Washington Post reported Friday that the number of non-citizens voting for Democrats in past elections was “large enough to plausibly account for Democratic
Washington TimesFeb 03 2021
Perspectives Blog
Republicans and Democrats Actually Agree on These Gun Restriction Policies
From the LeftThis article is from a writer rated Lean Left.
Gun control and gun rights are issues many Americans see themselves as being divided on. But some recent surveys have found that many Republicans and Democrats share significant overlaps when it comes to gun restrictions.
Check out these surveys:
Gallup(Survey conducted September 30-October 15,
Hyria Stuart