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Aug 16 2019
News
Democrat O'Rourke proposes domestic terrorism agencies to combat hate, gun massacres
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke unveiled a plan on Friday to classify white supremacist violence as an organized crime problem and to create federal domestic terrorism offices, in a bid to combat hate crimes and gun violence in the United States.
O’Rourke hits the campaign trail again after nearly two weeks in his home city of El Paso, Texas, where a white gunman
Reuters
Aug 03 2017
News
Against John Kelly as White House Chief of Staff
When President Trump picked John Kelly, the retired four-star Marine general who had been leading the Department of Homeland Security, as his new chief of staff, most people were relieved.
National Review (News)
Nov 25 2017
News
Dueling Appointments Lead to Clash at Consumer Protection Bureau
President Trump on Friday named his budget director as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, moving to take control of the agency hours after its departing leader had taken steps to install his own choice for acting chief.
New York Times (News)
Feb 25 2020
News
NIH releases footage of 'horrific' taxpayer-funded primate experiments after lawsuit
Never-before-seen video released by the National Institutes of Health over the weekend depicts the psychological primate experiments the federal health agency has been conducting as the result of taxpayer funding for decades.
Taxpayer watchdog White Coat Waste Project filed a lawsuit last month against the Department of Health and Human Services after the NIH failed to provide requested
Washington Examiner
Jun 25 2020
Opinion
Will Biden's VP pick be Black, female — and a cop?
When Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) took herself out of contention to be Joe Biden's running mate last week, she made her reasoning perfectly clear. "I think this is a moment to put a woman of color on that ticket," she said."If you want to heal this nation right now — my party, yes, but our nation — this is sure a hell of a way to do it."
The context was obvious. America's cities have
The Week - Opinion
Jan 19 2017
News
Cantwell reminds Perry about energy oops
In her opening remarks, ranking member Sen. Maria Cantwell reminded Perry that he once said he wanted to abolish the department of energy.
CNN (Online News)
Apr 23 2018
Opinion
OPINION: Why the U.S. Senate should confirm Mike Pompeo
The world is rife with turmoil, much of it affecting American interests, from the Middle East to Venezuela to the Korean peninsula. All this makes the role of the U.S. State Department even more vital than usual. But for the past 15 months, under Rex Tillerson, it has been handicapped by weak leadership and lack of influence with the White House.
Chicago Tribune
Jan 21 2018
News
Newly released texts between ex-Mueller team members suggest they knew outcome of Clinton email probe in advance
The Justice Department has given various congressional committees nearly 400 pages of additional text messages between two FBI officials who were removed from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian officials.
Fox News (Online News)
Aug 31 2020
News
Is it possible to rid police officers of bias?
The killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis three months ago and the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Wisconsin have led the US to a period of reckoning. As thousands have marched in the streets to protest against racial inequality, many others have also been forced to ask some difficult questions about their levels of prejudice.
While some people mistake racism as
BBC News