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Dec 23 2017
News
Donald Trump is Obliterating ISIS Off the Face of the Earth
President Donald J. Trump has all but wiped the Islamic State off the face of the earth, a drastic change in the war on terror compared to the previous administration. In his administration's first 11 months alone, the military has freed twice as many people and recaptured twice as much land as under the previous 18 months, reports the Washington Examiner.
Townhall
Sep 30 2015
News
Russia Begins Conducting Airstrikes In Syria, After Assad's Request
In a new development that could change the dynamic of Syria's civil war, Russian military aircraft began flying missions in Syria Wednesday. Russia says it will target ISIS fighters.
NPR (Online News)
Jul 17 2017
News
Walter Shaub’s Ethics Recommendations for the Government
The federal government’s ethics agency has rarely received much attention in Washington. That changed with the arrival of President Trump and an administration stocked with unusually wealthy appointees who have ties to industries they now help regulate. Suddenly, the usually sleepy Office of Government Ethics was clashing with the White House.
New York Times (News)
Jan 01 2021
Analysis
Goodbye, 2020. You were awful, but some lights shine through.
For most people, a list of the best news stories in 2020 would be extremely short. But even in a year marked by much grief and countless sorrows, there have been terrific examples of great changes for the better. Chief among these is the success of Operation Warp Speed, the Trump administration’s vaccine-development project. Few predicted that one, much less two, pioneering vaccines would
Guest Writer - Right
May 16 2016
Opinion
OPINION: Why Trump is a shocking GOP choice
Sometimes political change comes from unexpected people and at unexpected moments. One of the biggest surprises of 2016 is that Donald Trump is poised to win the nomination of the Republican Party while defying key elements of GOP orthodoxy.
Julian Zelizer
Jan 29 2013
News
Immigration Opponents Remain Adamant, Despite Political Risk
After years of inaction, immigration policy changes suddenly have notable momentum in Washington.
NPR (Online News)
May 11 2021
News
Biden’s biggest remaining personnel decision meets heat from the left
The Biden administration’s top economic aides like him. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle respect him. And investors lapping up the rewards of loose money seem to love him. Even a potential rival for his job has endorsed him.
Now the biggest force standing between Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and a second term leading the central bank may be an activist left prepared to create
Politico
Author
Eli Pariser
Eli Pariser is the author of "The Filter Bubble: What The Internet Is Hiding From You." He became executive director of MoveOn.org in 2004. He is the co-founder of Upworthy, a website for viral content, and Avaaz, a nonprofit that promotes global activism on issues such as climate change, human rights, animal rights, corruption, poverty, and conflict.
Mar 28 2019
News
Maryland just became the sixth state to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour
Democrats in Maryland just overrode the governor’s veto of the $15 minimum wage bill.
On Thursday, lawmakers managed to override Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of a minimum wage bill. Maryland’s current minimum wage is $10.10, and the new policy will gradually raise the wage floor to $15 by 2025.
Hogan had blocked the bill earlier this week, claiming that such a change would
Vox
Jan 02 2017
News
Will the media and resistance be ready on day one of Trump's presidency?
The approaching days of Donald Trump's ascension to the United States presidency is concerning. More concerning than having someone highly unqualified is the seemingly tepid preparation of the media and the resistance—read progressives—for the catastrophic change, he will unleash on us all.
Daily Kos