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Apr 05 2019
Headline Roundup
Herman Cain Nominated to the Fed
President Trump nominated businessman and former presidential nominee Herman Cain to the Federal Reserve Board. Cain holds several controversial views with regard to the Fed, including moving the US back to the gold standard.
Wall Street Journal (News) Fox News Digital Washington PostMay 23 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Trump's Immigration Plan Could Use Some Work
Still, it's better than the administration's previous proposals to cut legal immigration in half.
Last week, the Trump administration released the outline of an immigration plan meant to reshape how and which people are allowed into the United States. The plan would prioritize merit-based immigration and high-skilled labor over those who already have family here. Far from comprehensive
Guest Writer - RightSep 24 2019
News
After brownface scandal, how do minority Canadians view Trudeau?
Personal scandals or public policies – which matter more to race relations? That’s a question voters in one of Toronto’s majority-minority neighborhoods are grappling with in the wake of images of the Canadian prime minister in brownface.
As a black woman and immigrant, Bridget Phillip says she understands the subtleties of hidden racism in Canadian society, even if she herself has
Christian Science MonitorJan 25 2015
News
Chuck Hagel eyes the exits on his own terms
Chuck Hagel is going out like he came in: on his own. When the White House invited him to the ceremony where President Barack Obama nominated his successor, he didn’t go. As members of Congress schedule their hearings about the Pentagon’s new budget, they’re getting his successor, not him. And even though the military plans a big, formal farewell for Hagel on Wednesday, he expects to stay on
PoliticoJul 25 2019
Opinion
Once Again, Uncle Sam Shirks Fiscal Responsibility in Budget Deal
Trump's 2018 commitment that he would never sign a massive spending deal ever again was fake news.
This year, the deficit will end up being the fourth highest in U.S. history. It's gigantic, and it will hit a little over $1 trillion by the end of the fiscal year. It's also larger than previously projected. And it's growing fast, at a time when the United States is not in a recession—
Guest Writer - RightJul 25 2019
News
Puerto Rico’s Governor to Resign After Weeks of Public Outcry
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said he would resign from office, bowing to public outcry over scandals that have convulsed the U.S. territory’s political system and further imperiled its economy.
His decision Wednesday marked the first-ever resignation of a Puerto Rico governor and followed the release of nearly 900 pages of vulgar messages between him and his advisers, sparking
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 10 2024
Headline Roundup
Should Biden Cancel Unpaid Interest for Some Student Loan Borrowers?
Commentary surrounding President Joe Biden’s latest student loan interest cancellation plan echoed previous partisan reactions to student debt forgiveness.
The Details: The plan would cancel up to $20,000 in unpaid interest for borrowers who earn less than $120,000 and owe more than their initial loan amount.
Lawless ‘Bribe’: As previously, voices opposing Biden’s latest plan
New York Post (Opinion) Las Vegas Review-Journal MSNBCJul 22 2019
News
Iran Says It Will Execute Group of Alleged CIA-Trained Spies
Iran, locked in a worsening political standoff with Western powers, has handed down death sentences to several nationals accused of being part of a CIA-trained spy network uncovered earlier this year, an official said on Monday.
U.S. President Donald Trump denounced the Iranian report as “totally false” on Twitter Monday. “Just more lies and propaganda (like their shot down drone) put
BloombergJul 22 2019
News
2020 Update
Last Friday, CNN announced the lineup for the next pair of Democratic primary debates. (CNN)
Also last week “Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor and congressman, floated the possibility… that he would mount an uphill challenge to President Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination.” (AP News)
The left is skeptical of Sanford’s candidacy and wants
The Flip SideSep 17 2019
News
Saudi Oil Facilities Attacked
On Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported that “U.S. intelligence indicates Iran was the staging ground for a debilitating attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil industry… U.S. officials shared with Saudi Arabia the intelligence reports and their assessment that Iran launched more than 20 drones and at least a dozen missiles at the Saudi oil facilities on Saturday… But Saudi officials said the U.S.
The Flip Side