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Dec 15 2021
News
Trump Loses Bid to Shield Tax Returns From Congress
Former President Donald Trump lost his bid to shield his tax returns from the House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday, after a federal judge dismissed the case.
Mr. Trump’s lawyers filed a notice of appeal late Tuesday, so the case isn’t done yet. But the ruling from U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden marks a significant win for Democrats in more than two years of attempts to obtain
Wall Street Journal (News)Dec 15 2021
News
Congress raises the debt ceiling, pushing the divisive issue to after the 2022 midterms
Lawmakers in the House have agreed to a deal that will allow the federal government to avoid defaulting on its loans until early 2023.
The House voted 221 to 209 Wednesday to increase the federal borrowing limit by $2.5 trillion.
NPR's Kelsey Snell reports the vote was mostly along party lines; Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois was the only Republican to join Democrats in voting to
NPR (Online News)Jan 05 2021
Fact Check
Our fact-checks of the pivotal Georgia Senate runoff races
Just how effective President-elect Joe Biden will be in getting his policies enacted by Congress rests largely on the outcome of the Senate runoff races in Georgia.
Georgia’s two Republican U.S. senators — David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler — are seeking to keep their seats and preserve the Republicans’ majority in the Senate. Democrats control the U.S. House by a narrow margin.
PolitiFactJun 06 2021
News
Manchin Refuses to Back Dem 'Voting Rights' Bill
In news that deals a potentially lethal blow to Democrats' For the People Act, moderate Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., says he will not vote for a bill that delivers a "partisan advantage" in elections.
"Of course, some in my party have argued that now is the time to discard such bipartisan voting reforms and embrace election reforms and policies solely supported by one party," Manchin
Newsmax (News)Sep 27 2021
News
Germany elections: Centre-left claim narrow win over Merkel's party
Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have claimed victory in the federal election, telling the party of outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel it should no longer be in power.
SPD leader Olaf Scholz said he had a clear mandate to form a government, while his conservative rival Armin Laschet remains determined to fight on.
The two parties have governed together for years.
BBC NewsSep 09 2021
News
Can Trump use executive privilege to block Jan. 6 attack probe?
WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - U.S. government agencies have a Thursday deadline to produce documents demanded by a congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including communications involving some of former President Donald Trump's closest advisers and family.
The Republican Trump wants executive privilege to be used to stop at least some of the
ReutersDec 24 2021
Opinion
The truth is that our citizens are not polarized
There are two problems with the conventional wisdom about polarization in American society. The first is that it mistakes widespread conflict with one master battle between conservatives and liberals. The second is that it overlooks a large percentage of Americans who do not identify with either the Democrats or the Republicans.
The result of these two mistakes is the ongoing,
The FulcrumDec 14 2021
Opinion
NYC Law Giving Non-Citizens Right to Vote Violates Federal and State Constitutions
In the latest Democrat move to undermine the American system of government, a majority of the New York City council is poised to passed Int. No. 1867 which gives non-citizens the right to vote in municipal elections. Under this law, those who lack citizenship may, if they reside in New York City for only thirty days, vote for mayor, city council, borough presidents, comptroller, and public
TownhallMay 30 2016
News
Eric Holder says Edward Snowden performed a 'public service'
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says Edward Snowden performed a "public service" by triggering a debate over surveillance techniques, but still must pay a penalty for illegally leaking a trove of classified intelligence documents.
"We can certainly argue about the way in which Snowden did what he did, but I think that he actually performed a public service by raising the debate
CNN (Online News)Oct 13 2016
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In New Responses, Hillary Clinton Insists Email Setup A Matter of 'Convenience'
Hillary Clinton said she decided to employ a private email server "for the purpose of convenience" in early 2009 and doesn't remember "specific consultations" about using that account to conduct State Department business, the Democratic presidential nominee told lawyers in material related to a Freedom of Information Act case released Thursday.
In written responses to 25 questions from
NPR (Online News)