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Jul 29 2014
News
Federal court: Virginia marriage is for all
An appeals courts' decision to strike down Virginia's same-sex marriage ban adds to the growing list of decrees on a hot-button issue that will likely end up being decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, is the second federal appellate court to overturn gay marriage bans, after the Denver circuit, and is the first to affect the
TownhallJul 08 2023
Headline Roundup
Several European Partners Will not Join US in Sending Cluster Munitions to Ukraine
Several European NATO members said they would not be joining the Biden Administration’s “difficult decision” to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions.
The Details: As of Saturday, Spain, Germany, Canada, and the U.K. said they won’t send cluster munitions to Ukraine, citing commitments to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which 111 countries have signed. Nine NATO states have not
Politico Reuters Daily MailOct 01 2019
Opinion
We Are in Uncharted Territory
Almost everything about President Trump’s conversation with Ukraine’s president violated protocol.
President Trump, his Republican sycophants in Congress, and the right-wing media are working overtime yet again to distract and manipulate the American public. To downplay Mr. Trump’s transgressions, they are drawing a false equivalence between his July phone call with President Zelensky
New York Times (Opinion)Oct 01 2019
News
Trump Is Now Enlisting Foreign Leaders to Discredit Russian Election Meddling on His Behalf
It’s now abundantly clear that President Trump is actively deploying the resources of the U.S. government explicitly to bolster his chances of reelection in 2020. The recent whistleblower complaint revealed one part of the two-pronged strategy: leverage U.S. military aid to Ukraine to compel the Ukrainian government to dredge up old allegations on political rival Joe Biden. The second aspect
SlateDec 17 2014
News
Jeb Bush on Cuba: U.S. Shouldn't Negotiate With 'Repressive Regime'
Potential GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush has pushed back on President Barack Obama's decision to normalize relations with Cuba, saying the U.S. shouldn't be negotiating with the communist nation until it changed its own human rights record, USA Today reported.
Bush, speaking at an event in Florida as Obama made a surprise announcement to end 50 years of sanctions with Cuba, praised
Newsmax (News)Apr 01 2019
News
May orders divided cabinet to boycott Brexit indicative votes
Backbench MPs and junior ministers to get free vote on alternatives to PM’s deal
Theresa May’s warring cabinet ministers will once again be instructed to boycott Monday night’s indicative votes, as MPs make a second attempt to coalesce around an alternative to her Brexit deal.
The prime minister had suggested she would “engage constructively” with the indicative votes process,
The GuardianSep 30 2019
News
Trump whistleblower will testify before the House Intelligence Committee “very soon”
Rep. Adam Schiff said Sunday the whistleblower at the center of a growing scandal surrounding President Donald Trump will testify before the House Intelligence Committee “very soon.”
That whistleblower filed a formal complaint alleging Trump attempted to use “the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 U.S. election.” Reporting identified that
VoxDec 14 2014
News
Staffers Walk Out Of Congress In Protest Over Brown And Garner Cases
Dozens of congressional staff members walked out of the Capitol at 3:30 p.m. ET Thursday, in a show of support for protesters angered by recent grand jury decisions not to indict police officers in the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner.
Wearing suits, ties and overcoats, the staffers stood several rows deep on the steps of Capitol Hill before making the hands-up gesture that has
NPR (Online News)Jun 24 2019
Opinion
OPINION: How politics explains Trump's U-turns on Iran and immigration
The whims and last minute reversals of President Donald Trump's impulsive leadership style are sending America and the rest of the world on a wild and sometimes dangerous ride.
From Iran to immigration policy and North Korea to trade wars, Trump's tactic of escalating confrontations before backing off from the brink is leaving everyone unsure of where the US government stands.
In
Guest Writer - LeftJan 11 2021
Perspectives Blog
It's Time to Think About a Third Party
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
As Democrats and Republicans retreat toward their respective ideological end zones, frustrated voters have often wondered about the possibility of a third party emerging that could target that vast, yet largely unseen political center. It seems logical that a competitive political marketplace would welcome another
Dan Schnur