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Jan 19 2024
Headline Roundup
Davos Elites Expect Second Trump Term, Consider Implications
Former President Donald Trump was reportedly a hot topic of conversation among business and political leaders this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
The Details: Reports often differed in characterizing Davos attendees’ attitudes; CNN (Lean Left bias) said European leaders “dread” Trump’s possible return, and CNBC (Center bias) said U.S. business leaders see “no
New York Times (News) Fox Business Barron'sNov 01 2023
Headline Roundup
Fed Again Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged Amid 'Strong' Growth, 'Elevated' Inflation
The Federal Reserve again decided not to raise interest rates, continuing a pause in its financial moves that aimed to fight inflation by raising borrowing costs.
For Context: In a statement, Fed leaders noted “strong” economic growth, an upgrade from previous descriptions; U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annualized rate in the third quarter of 2023, a sharp increase from 2.1% in Q2. However,
Fox Business CNBC ABC News (Online)May 03 2024
Headline Roundup
Florida's Lab-Grown Meat Ban: Protecting Jobs or Stifling Market Innovation?
How should government officials and the agricultural industry respond to the growth of the lab-grown meat industry?
For Context: This week, Florida banned lab-grown meat. As the name suggests, lab-grown meat is cultivated from extracted animal cells supplied with proteins, sugars and fats.
From the Right: A writer in the Washington Examiner (Lean Right bias) commended Florida’s
MSNBC The Hill Washington ExaminerMay 14 2024
Headline Roundup
How Do Biden’s China Tariffs Compare to Trump’s?
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced steep new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other tech and energy goods. Many compared the move to former President Donald Trump’s controversial tariffs on Chinese trade goods.
The Details: In 2018, Trump raised tariffs to 25% on $200 billion worth of Chinese products, building on a trade war that also involved Canada, Mexico, and
MarketWatch The Daily Wire New York Times (News)Jun 26 2020
Headline Roundup
Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Improving Child Welfare System
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday directed at improving the child welfare system and decreasing the amount of time kids spend in foster care before they are permanently placed with families. The order reportedly aims to give care providers access to better funding, tools for education, and ways of dealing with trauma.
Only three sources rated as either left or
The Hill ACLU National Review (News)Feb 20 2014
Opinion
Opinion: GOP’s lame new talking point: Why they’re wrong about the minimum wage and jobs
When the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released a new report estimating the effects of a higher minimum wage, conservatives pounced on the possibility that a minimum wage hike to $10.10 would cost about 500,000 jobs. But much like their reaction to the recent report about the Affordable Care Act, they are jumping to conclusions far too quickly.
First, there are reasons to
SalonApr 25 2024
Headline Roundup
US Births, Fertility Rate Drop
In 2023, the U.S. fertility rate fell to its lowest point since the government began tracking it nearly a century ago.
The Details: The total fertility rate dropped to 1.62 births per woman last year, a 2% decline from 2022, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There were about 3.59 million children born in the U.S. in 2023, the lowest number
Wall Street Journal (News) ABC News (Online) National Review (News)May 12 2015
Headline Roundup
Obama at Poverty Summit
Washington Times CNN Digital New York Times (News)Apr 16 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Trump’s Trade War With China Doesn’t Look Like a Win
Prevailing against a fast-growing country run by autocrats isn’t so easy.
In March 2018, President Donald Trump uttered his famous declaration that “trade wars are good and easy to win.” A little more than a year later, it looks as if Trump is losing the trade war he started with China.
The tariffs that Trump slapped on Chinese goods -- and the additional tariffs he threatened
BloombergJan 07 2013
News
Study: Immigration dominates federal law enforcement
The federal government spends more on immigration enforcement than on all other national law enforcement combined, according to a new report from the Migration Policy Institute on Monday. The findings come as Congress prepares for a major battle over immigration legislation this year, and the report indicates that the government already has taken many of the steps to build internal enforcement
Washington Times