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Dec 01 2015
News
Obama Cautions Against 'Demonizing' Planned Parenthood
He also said we need to have a legitimate honest debate about abortion.
HuffPostAug 18 2022
Perspectives Blog
Both Sides Urge Transparency on Mar-a-Lago Raid
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A judge heard arguments Thursday on whether sensitive documents pertaining to the FBI's raid of Mar-a-Lago should be unsealed and released to the public - something that voices on both sides are calling for. Magistrate Judge
AllSides StaffSep 17 2015
News
The rest of the field figured out how to make Trump not quite as dominant
The candidate who has dominated the summer was often on the defensive in Wednesday's debate.
Washington PostNov 17 2021
Fact Check
Does Only 11 Percent of Bill Go Toward 'Real Infrastructure,' as Trump Claims?
Shortly after a bipartisan group of lawmakers gave final passage to President Joe Biden's $1.2 trillion bill to improve and rebuild the nation's aging infrastructure, Donald Trump's office released a statement condemning both the legislation and the 13 GOP lawmakers who helped get it across the finish line.
"Very sad that the RINOs in the House and Senate gave Biden and Democrats a
NewsweekJul 28 2020
News
Just how far left is Joe Biden, really?
Given the way Joe Biden has been characterized by his competitors during the 2020 election cycle, the average voter could be forgiven for being confused over where he fits on the political spectrum.
During the Democratic primary, the former vice president was framed by rivals as a centrist with antiquated ideas relative to the more progressive candidates in the race. Now that he has
Yahoo! The 360Apr 30 2021
Opinion
Column: None Dare Call It Socialism?
Stephen Collinson is well-known among conservatives as the most hackneyed of the hacks at CNN. The CNN Politics Twitter account promoted his latest online essay with the words “President Biden to showcase his moderate radicalism in his big congressional address.”
“Moderate radicalism”? Doesn’t that make about as much sense as “quiet loudness”?
Collinson argued "Biden's quiet
NewsBustersAug 20 2021
News
Questions About Security Around The Capitol Complex Emerge After Bomb Threat
The confrontation between authorities and a man who pulled up next to the Library of Congress claiming to have a bomb in his truck ended with his peaceful surrender on Thursday afternoon.
It took hours of negotiations and at least three law enforcement agencies — the U.S. Capitol Police, the F.B.I. and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — to safely persuade Floyd
NPR (Online News)Sep 16 2021
News
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis Makes History By Marrying Marlon Reis
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has made history once again.
The Democratic state leader married Marlon Reis, a writer and animal welfare advocate, on Wednesday at the University of Colorado campus in Boulder. The small Jewish ceremony was held outdoors and was officiated by Rabbi Tirzah Firestone.
“The greatest lesson we have learned over the past 18 months is that life as we know
HuffPostFeb 25 2022
News
Representatives Introduce $500 Million Air Quality Bill, Citing ProPublica’s Investigations
Three Democratic U.S. representatives introduced a bill last week that would require the Environmental Protection Agency to create a pilot program for air monitoring in communities overburdened with pollution. The program would have a $100 million annual budget over five years to allow local agencies to monitor the air quality in neighborhoods, block by block.
One of the lead sponsors,
ProPublicaJun 16 2021
News
Shadow bans, fact-checks, info hubs: The big guide to how platforms are handling misinformation in 2021
Big Tech CEOs have become a regular sight on Capitol Hill, called in time and time again to testify before Congress about their misinformation practices and policies. These debates often revolve around what’s been called the “false take-down/leave-up binary,” where the central question is whether platforms should allow misleading (however that’s defined) content on their platforms or not.
Nieman Lab