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Sep 23 2019
News
U.S. Voters Support Expanding Medicare but Not Eliminating Private Health Insurance
Democratic presidential candidates are presenting policy ideas that are broadly popular with Americans, including tuition-free state colleges, but other proposals—such as Medicare for All—could complicate the party’s prospects next year, the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows.
Two-thirds of registered voters support letting anyone buy into Medicare, similar to an idea that
Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 22 2021
Perspectives Blog
Reducing Polarization: Learn That the Other Side Thinks of You More Positively Than You Expect
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
As friendships and family relationships continue to strain or break over political disagreements, Americans are learning firsthand about a new kind of political polarization: affective polarization. Affective polarization is when we not just disagree with the other side, but show contempt for them.
How much we
Rolf HendriksApr 04 2019
News
Why the populist wave is setting the tone for Democratic candidates
Some moderate candidates have held back from populism, others have stretched the definition, but many are adopting the redefined populist rhetoric
When the Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren spoke in a New Hampshire town hall last month, she promised to break up Silicon Valley monopolies and levy a wealth tax on “the Rembrandts and the diamonds” of the super-rich, before quipping: “
The GuardianJun 07 2021
Analysis
Central America and the root causes of migration to the US
Ask Americans why Central American immigrants are arriving at the southern U.S. border in ever-larger numbers, and some will say it’s lax border enforcement, disregard for the law and the temptations of U.S. jobs and generous welfare benefits.
Others, including the Biden administration and experts in the region, will point to what they call "root causes" of migration: entrenched
PolitiFactJun 08 2023
Headline Roundup
Supreme Court Rules Alabama District Map Violates Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court rejected an Alabama redistricting map, ruling it violates the Voting Rights Act by unlawfully diluting the representation of black voters in the state.
Ruling: The court ruled 5-4 in favor of the plaintiffs in the case of Allen v. Milligan. Conservative Justices John Roberts and Brett Kavanaugh joined the three liberal Justices in the majority opinion. The ruling
Newsweek Fox News Digital HuffPostOct 18 2019
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How Mulvaney Responded to Criticism That He Admitted to Quid Pro Quo
White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney sought to clarify his remarks on Thursday about tying up military aid to Ukraine after critics accused him of admitting to a quid pro quo.
He said the media was “misconstruing” his comments to the press “to advance a biased and political witch hunt against President Trump.”
“Let me be clear, there was absolutely no quid pro quo
TownhallJul 10 2019
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Will Another Court Vote to Strike Down Obamacare?
Nearly a decade after the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the health law is still tied up in the courts. You could be forgiven for having lost track of the latest in Obamacare lawsuit news, which now involves conservative states suing a federal government that agrees with them, and several former legal critics of the health law weighing in against the latest legal attack. Let's see if we
ReasonAug 22 2013
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Mistrust between U.S., Syrian rebels hinders military aid
The Obama administration is likely to come under new pressure to take more decisive steps in Syria following opposition claims that Bashar al-Assad's government used chemical weapons to kill more than 1,000 people. While the regime denied the fresh accusations, the administration said it could not immediately verify the accuracy of newly released videos online purportedly showing civilians
CNN (Online News)Aug 10 2014
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Hawaii's governor ousted in stunning primary loss
A 40-year political career came to a close after Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie lost his bid for a second term in a stunning primary-election defeat by a fellow Democrat and state senator who defied party leadership to challenge the incumbent. A second intraparty fight for U.S. Senate was too close to call.
State Sen. David Ige, once seen as an underdog, cruised to a decisive 35
TownhallApr 01 2019
News
How accusations against Joe Biden are tearing Democrats apart amid #MeToo movement
A former lawmaker’s accusation of unwanted touching by former Vice President Joseph R. Biden forced Democrats to revisit the #MeToo issue over the weekend as one of their own made it clear that she is unwilling to stay quiet for the good of the team.
Former Nevada state Assemblywoman Lucy Flores accused Mr. Biden, the putative front-runner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination
Washington Times