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May 12 2022
Analysis
Biden’s American Rescue Plan worsened inflation. The question is how much.
With President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda stalled in Congress, the American Rescue Plan — the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill Democrats passed in March 2021 — may stand as his biggest achievement.
But did it contribute to the country’s current inflationary mess?
The massive spending law, which included $1,400 checks for each person in a family, generous expansions to unemployment
Vox
Feb 15 2022
News
John Durham’s Recent Clinton Findings Ignored by Mainstream Media: Republicans
Republicans seized on a recent court filing submitted by special prosecutor John Durham that alleged the Clinton campaign and Democratic National Committee tried to infiltrate Trump campaign and White House servers, arguing that mainstream news outlets are avoiding covering Durham’s findings.
“A tech company hacked the White House and spied on a sitting President. This should concern
The Epoch Times
Jun 08 2021
Analysis
On the Filibuster, Joe Manchin Holds Firm against the Left
Joe Manchin is being pilloried for the offense of being consistent on the filibuster.
Back in 2017, when Senate Democrats were desperate to stop Donald Trump’s agenda, 33 of them, including Manchin, signed a bipartisan letter backing the filibuster in ringing terms.
“We are mindful of the unique role the Senate plays in the legislative process,” they wrote. “And we are
National Review (News)
Oct 08 2021
News
Debt-Limit Bill Passes Senate, Heads to House
The Senate voted along party lines Thursday to raise the U.S. borrowing limit into December, after Democrats struck a short-term agreement with Republican leaders that averted a looming default for now but sets up another showdown within months.
The key moment came earlier in the evening, when 11 Republicans joined all 50 Democrats in a vote to break the 60-vote filibuster threshold and
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jan 14 2022
News
GOP senator Fauci called a ‘moron’ to introduce FAUCI Act on financial disclosures
A Republican lawmaker that Dr. Anthony Fauci called a "moron" earlier this week will introduce a financial disclosures bill known as the FAUCI Act.
Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall will introduce the Financial Accountability for Uniquely Compensated Individuals Act after Fauci insulted him in the aftermath of a heated debate in the Senate earlier this week, a spokesperson for the senator told
Washington Examiner
Feb 15 2022
Opinion
Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Doesn’t Mention ‘Gay’, Would Apply to ‘Primary’ Grades
CLAIM: Conservative Florida legislators are targeting vulnerable gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex children.
VERDICT: FALSE. The legislation does not mention any particular sexuality and applies to teaching in “primary grades.”
The Biden White House has attacked a Florida bill restricting the teaching of sexuality among young children that Democrats are referring
Breitbart Fact Check
Jan 30 2022
News
Jared Golden raises $2M in 2021 for likely showdown with Bruce Poliquin
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden reported raising just over $450,000 in the final quarter of 2021 ahead of a likely rematch with former Rep. Bruce Poliquin later this year.
It brings Golden’s total fundraising this cycle to more than $2 million, or roughly $650,000 more than the two-term Democratic congressman raised at this time during his last campaign. That signals an expensive contest likely
Bangor Daily News
Jul 25 2021
News
On climate change, Republicans are open to some policy approaches, even as they assign the issue low priority
Climate change remains a low-priority issue for Americans who identify as Republican or lean toward the Republican Party. At the same time, Republicans express openness to certain policy proposals to deal with climate change. And there are differences in views within the GOP, with moderates and younger adults generally offering higher levels of support for action to address climate change than
Pew Research Center
Oct 15 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Senate Hearings
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President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett faced four days of confirmation hearings this week, taking questions from senators about her position on various issues and possible future stances as a Supreme Court justice. Barrett declined to directly answer many questions, often citing a
Micaela Ricaforte
Oct 23 2020
Opinion
As Hunter Associate Steps Forward, NBC Still Claims Story ‘Unverified’
NBC chief White House correspondent Hallie Jackson was a grade-A fake news sprayer Thursday night, just before the debate as NBC Nightly News was the only evening newscast still desperately trying to defend Joe Biden for the Hunter Biden scandal laptop scandal. She continued to push the long-debunked claim that the emails were “unverified” and just “a foreign disinformation campaign,” the same
NewsBusters