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Jun 15 2022
Headline Roundup
Fed Raises Interest Rates by 75 Basis Points to Fight Inflation
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it would raise its benchmark interest rate 0.75 percentage points — the largest one-time increase since 1994 — in an attempt to curb persistent high inflation.
Wednesday’s rate hike marks an acceleration from May’s 0.50-point increase; inflation sped up in May after slowing down in April. Some experts have raised concerns that larger rate hikes
Associated Press Fact Check CNBC Fox BusinessMar 04 2013
News
The New Normal
SETTLING IN FOR THE SEQUESTER: The White House and congressional leaders gave no indication this weekend that the $85 billion in mandatory across-the-board federal spending cuts known as the sequester will be lifted any time soon, reports ABCs Matthew Larotonda. On ABCs “This Week, White House economic adviser Gene Sperling said he expected Republican opposition on Capitol Hill to eventually
ABC News (Online)May 05 2021
Perspectives Blog
USA TODAY, Stacey Abrams and the Perils of Stealth Editing
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
Mistakes are an inevitable part of journalism. But how publications fix those mistakes is more important and telling of their ethical principles. Gannett, the publishing company that owns USA TODAY (Center bias) and roughly 100 other local newspapers nationwide, apologized in a statement to Fox News (Lean Right bias)
Henry A. BrechterDec 27 2018
Headline Roundup
Stocks Drop After Biggest Day On Wall Street In 10 Years
A partial government shutdown and slowing global economic growth have contributed to market volatility.
Fox News Digital CBS News (Online) Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 21 2021
Opinion
Joe Biden Offers Bold Talk, Timid Action on Immigration
During the final presidential debate last fall, Donald Trump touted what he considered his biggest immigration accomplishment. "We got rid of catch and release," he boasted. Joe Biden could have easily let the wonky phrase slide past him, focusing on poll-tested attacks of Trump's policy of punitively separating immigrant families at the border. But in a move that undoubtedly stunned the
ReasonAug 02 2018
Headline Roundup
Trump Rolls Back Fuel Economy Standards
President Trump is rolling back fuel economy standards, citing safety and economic benefits.
Newsmax (News) NPR (Online News) New York Times (News)Feb 28 2017
News
Trump, in speech to Congress, calls to ‘restart the engine’ of US economy
President Trump declared Tuesday that a “new chapter of American greatness is now beginning” as he made economic revival the centerpiece of his first address to Congress – issuing a clarion call to “restart the engine of the American economy” through tax cuts, better trade deals, immigration enforcement and a $1 trillion infrastructure program.
He also called on Congress to replace
Fox News DigitalNov 30 2020
Headline Roundup
Biden's Budget Pick Met With Resistance From Senate Republicans
Projected 2020 presidential election winner Joe Biden's pick for head of the White House budget office, Neera Tanden, was met with resistance from Senate Republicans following Biden's announcement of his economic team on Monday. Some Republican lawmakers suggested that Tanden's nomination will not pass the GOP-controlled Senate. Tanden has frequently clashed with Republican lawmakers on
National Review (News) The Hill ABC News (Online)Nov 02 2020
Perspectives Blog
When Democracy Could Break
Anyone who visits the AllSides website — by definition — understands the importance of seeking out a wide range of information and opinion. That’s the way democracy functions, when we’re willing to listen to those who may disagree with us.
That attitude may be especially helpful to us in the days ahead, as we wait to learn the outcome of the presidential election. With any luck, this
Dan Schnur