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Dec 15 2016
Opinion
OPINION: Why Rex Tillerson is a great pick for secretary of state
This week, Donald Trump picked ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his nominee for secretary of state. The choice has proven controversial among many watchers, Republican, Democrat, and nonpartisan. When several Republican senators have spoken against you, you know something's up; Politico's Blake Hounshell reports an unnamed State Department staffer's reaction: "I've been resisting the urge to
The Week - News
Feb 20 2020
Fact Check
Fact-checking the ninth Democratic debate
The ninth Democratic presidential debate of the 2020 campaign, hosted by NBC, MSNBC and the Nevada Independent, had six candidates, lasted two hours — and did not have many statements that merited fact-checking. Here are seven claims that caught our attention. Our practice is not to award Pinocchios in debate roundups.
“If I go back and look at my time in office, the one thing that I’m
Washington Post
Mar 05 2015
News
Hillary Clinton Asks State Dept. To Release Her Emails To The Public
Responding to concerns over her use of a personal email account to conduct official business while in office, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she wants the public to have access to her emails. The State Department says it will review messages for possible release.
NPR (Online News)
Feb 19 2020
News
What Trump pardons show about his idea of presidency
Offering pardons is perhaps the closest thing the president has to absolute power, and in using this power Tuesday, President Trump gave glimpses of how he sees himself.
In 2010, Donald Trump fired Rod Blagojevich from “Celebrity Apprentice” because the former Illinois governor didn’t learn enough Harry Potter trivia for a marketing assignment. In 2020, President Trump commuted Mr.
Christian Science Monitor
Dec 06 2019
News
U.S. gains a robust 266,000 jobs; unemployment falls to 3.5%
Hiring in the United States jumped last month to its highest level since January as U.S. employers shrugged off global trade conflicts and added 266,000 jobs.
The unemployment rate declined to 3.5% from 3.6% in October, matching a half-century low, the Labor Department reported Friday. And wages rose a solid 3.1% in November compared with a year earlier.
The healthy job gain runs
Washington Times
Feb 19 2020
News
WaPo Opinion Piece Calls For Elites to Have a 'Bigger Say in Choosing President'
“Democracy Dies in Darkness” may be The Washington Post’s slogan, but after running an opinion piece calling for elitists to have more control in U.S. elections, many are wondering if it’s actually the paper’s mission statement.
“It’s time to give the elites a bigger say in choosing the president,” reads the op-ed written by Julia Azari, an associate professor and assistant chair in
Townhall
Mar 03 2015
News
House to vote on new bill to fully fund Homeland Security
The House will vote as soon as Tuesday on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security for the rest of the fiscal year. The measure will not target President Obama's executive actions on immigration, giving Democrats what they have long demanded and potentially enraging conservatives bent on fighting the president on immigration.
Washington Post
Aug 20 2013
News
John Kerry Clears State Dept. Officials Suspended Over Benghazi
Secretary of State John Kerry has cleared four State Department officials placed on administrative leave after the terror assault on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, the Daily Beast reported.
The Blaze
Jul 20 2017
News
The Trump administration is reportedly using taxpayer dollars for PR campaign undermining Obamacare
President Donald Trump's administration has been quietly waging a public relations campaign to undermine public support for Obamacare, former President Barack Obama's signature legislation, according to a new Daily Beast report. Using social media and a series of video testimonials, the Department of Health and Human Services, led by Tom Price, is amplifying criticism of the Affordable Care
Business Insider
May 18 2015
News
Obama announces restrictions on distribution of military-style equipment to police
President Obama is banning local police departments from receiving a range of military-style equipment from the federal government -- from grenade launchers to bayonets to certain armored vehicles -- as he implements the recommendations of a panel that examined the controversial gear giveaways in the wake of the Ferguson riots.
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