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Jun 10 2020
News
Trump’s MAGA base finds its own rallying cry: Defend the police
First, it was socialism. Then it was antifa. Now, with the latest protests sweeping the nation, President Donald Trump’s base has found its newest foil: the snowballing movement to drastically reduce the size and budgets of police departments to constrain discriminatory law enforcement practices.
The rallying cry of the far left is now becoming the rallying cry of the right, energizing
PoliticoDec 08 2020
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‘Aggressively Pro-Abortion’: Pro-Life Activists, Lawmakers Denounce Biden HHS Pick Xavier Becerra
Pro-life groups and lawmakers denounced former Vice President Joe Biden’s choice of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra for secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
“Far from ‘uniting’ the country, Biden has proven yet again he is an extremist on abortion,” Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser said in a statement following Biden’s Monday
The Daily SignalOct 25 2018
News
Senate Judiciary Refers Swetnick, Avenatti for Criminal Investigation into False Kavanaugh Allegations
Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley on Thursday referred attorney Michael Avenatti and his client, Julie Swetnick, to the Justice Department for criminal investigation in response
National Review (News)Sep 06 2020
Analysis
On Listening and the Black Lives Matter Movement
In the aftermath of the Jacob Blake shooting and subsequent riots in Kenosha, Wis., we’ve once again been barraged with claims that America is an inherently racist nation. These claims take their cue from Critical Race Theory (CRT), a theoretical framework that interprets society and culture through the lens of race. CRT started in left-wing social-science departments, and has now been made
National Review (News)Dec 05 2018
News
Senate Democrats demand details from DOJ on any conflicts of interest for Whitaker
Senate Democrats asked the Justice Department on Tuesday to explain what they described as conflicts of interest involving acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker and Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski.
PoliticoJan 27 2022
Perspectives Blog
Russia-Ukraine Tensions Put World on Edge
Russia's military buildup along its border with Ukraine has sparked fears of an invasion and military mobilization from the U.S. and other European allies. President Joe Biden has predicted a Russian invasion of Ukraine, and originally said a "minor incursion" would elicit a different response from the U.S. than a full-on invasion — a comment that sparked criticism and clarification from
AllSides StaffJul 28 2020
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Democrats to press defiant attorney general on response to protests, intervention in high-profile cases
As he makes a highly anticipated appearance before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Attorney General William P. Barr is expected to face critical questions from Democrats about the government’s response to anti-police brutality protests across the nation, his controversial interventions in high-profile cases and an array of other matters.
Barr will tell the House Judiciary
Washington PostJul 28 2020
News
With spy allegations, crisis in US-China relations deepens
Spying accusations and consulate closures speak to an accelerating deterioration of relations. Some experts say action over Chinese spying in the U.S. is long overdue, and a result of new U.S. willingness to confront Beijing.
Like many visiting researchers in the United States, Chinese citizen Tang Juan seemed to lead an uneventful life at the Davis campus of the University of
Christian Science MonitorJun 26 2020
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What Are Cops Really Thinking When Routine Arrests Turn Violent?
Why do they do it? Cops have been caught on video, over and over, assaulting Black Americans — bruising their bodies and breaking their bones during routine encounters that escalated. What makes officers engage in rough arrest tactics that seem unnecessarily brutal?Paul Huebl, a 12-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department who now makes a living as a private investigator aiding cops
The Marshall Project