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May 28 2019
News
Report: Elaine Chao still owns shares in stock she promised to divest
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao reportedly still owns stock in a construction company that she previously promised to divest from upon taking office.
The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that federal disclosure forms show Chao to be the owner of nearly $400,000 worth of stock in Vulcan Materials Co., a major supplier of materials for road pavement and other construction
The Hill
Feb 13 2017
News
Battle over Trump nominees shifts to new target
The fight over President Trump's Cabinet is moving from Betsy DeVos to Andrew Puzder.
Democrats think Puzder, Trump's nominee to lead the Labor Department, represents their best chance to block a Cabinet pick after DeVos, the Education secretary, squeaked through the Senate on a historic tie-breaking vote by Vice President Pence.
Jan 24 2020
News
Trump to raise fuel economy standards by 1.5% per year through 2026
The Trump administration is making a concession on its proposed minimum fuel economy requirement for new vehicles, but environmental groups and a key Democratic senator complain it does not go far enough, and still falls well below the requirements set under the Obama administration.
Fuel economy standards would increase 1.5% per year from 2021 through 2026 under the new proposal. That'
CBS News (Online)
Apr 28 2015
News
Baltimore in flames: senseless
The Baltimore Police Department apparently has a long history of abuses. That all needs to be addressed, but it doesn't justify rioting looting and actions that place the lives of others in danger.
Christian Science Monitor
May 06 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Biden's Presidency Hits 100-Day Mark
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President Joe Biden's administration hit its 100th day last week. The first few months of Biden's presidency have been marked by his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, calls for social justice and police reform, the ongoing crisis at the Mexico-U.S. border, and partisan divisions in Congress.
Voices
AllSides Staff
Feb 22 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Searching for Common Ground
Are people who disagree with us necessarily evil? Of course not. While advocating, defending, or fighting for our own principles and positions, harboring feelings of animosity toward our opponents is a poison that can rob us of our happiness and health.
When I was in law school at Michigan nearly half a century ago, my criminal law professor shared a statement that I’ve never forgotten
Guest Writer - Right
Oct 03 2014
News
U.S. Nurses Say They Are Unprepared To Handle Ebola Patients
Nurses, the frontline care providers in U.S. hospitals, say they are untrained and unprepared to handle patients arriving in their hospital emergency departments infected with Ebola.
HuffPost
May 20 2020
News
Trump threatens to 'hold up' funding to Michigan over mail-in voting
President Trump threatened to withhold funding from Michigan after he alleged that the state sent absentee ballots to all registered voters.
"Breaking: Michigan sends absentee ballots to 7.7 million people ahead of Primaries and the General Election," the president tweeted Wednesday morning. "This was done illegally and without authorization by a rogue Secretary of State. I will ask to
Washington Examiner
Feb 27 2015
News
DHS shutdown threat dimming as House GOP proposes stopgap plan
House Republicans on Thursday presented a plan for a stopgap bill that would fund the Department of Homeland Security for three weeks, raising hopes of averting a looming shutdown of the agency.
Washington Post
Feb 04 2017
News
Can Tillerson steer US foreign policy into calmer waters?
When Rex Tillerson arrived an hour late to his first day on the job as secretary of State Thursday, he told assembled State Department employees that the National Prayer Breakfast he’d attended was to blame.
It seemed that “this year,” he said in his Texas drawl, “people felt the need to pray a little longer.”
Christian Science Monitor