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Feb 25 2020
Perspectives Blog
Study of Media Bias Prompts Split Definitions, Partisan Debate
An upcoming study slated to appear in Science Advances sought to examine if the political ideologies of journalists have any impact on their work. Its results — and what they mean beyond the title — have added fuel to the ongoing and often misinformed debate over how ideological biases influence news publishing.
As is often the case in a hyperpolarized media climate, the study, titled
Henry A. BrechterAug 31 2023
Headline Roundup
Donald Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Georgia Racketeering Charges
Former president and 2024 GOP frontrunner Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to the racketeering charges brought forth by Georgia’s Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
Details: Trump waived his right to an in-person arraignment to hear his charges read aloud. In the court filing, Trump’s lawyer requested the former presidents’ case be separated from his 18 co-
Fox News (Online News) Associated Press CNBCAug 30 2016
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A Democrat backs Republicans on gun control? It just happened.
Americans for Responsible Solutions, founded by former Rep. Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly after the Sandy Hook school shooting, backed Sens.Toomey and Kirk for their support of gun legislation. To some Democrats, it looks like a political stab in the back.
This week, a leading gun-control group that was founded by a former Democratic member of Congress endorsed two
Christian Science MonitorMar 28 2024
Headline Roundup
Former Senator Joe Lieberman Dies, Remembered for Crossing Party Lines
Joe Lieberman, the former Connecticut senator and 2000 vice presidential nominee with Democratic candidate Al Gore, passed away at the age of 82 on Wednesday. Voices across the political spectrum are remembering Lieberman as a champion of compromise, bipartisanship, and moderate politics.
For Context: Throughout his career, Lieberman often crossed party lines for issues he was
New York Magazine BBC News Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Nov 10 2022
Headline Roundup
Are Republicans Ready To Move On From Donald Trump?
After the Republican’s disappointing midterms, party leaders and media outlets are looking for someone to blame. By and large, that someone is Donald Trump. Across the spectrum, fingers are pointing at the former president, who still wields tremendous power and influence in the Republican Party but polarizes moderate voters. After three consecutive disappointing elections under the MAGA banner
CNN (Opinion) New York Post (Opinion) Daily BeastAug 12 2014
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Alaska GOP senator to Dem counterpart: Stop using me in your ads
A Democratic Alaska senator facing a tough reelection is doing all he can to hold onto his seat, but his latest attempt to buddy up to his GOP counterpart has backfired spectacularly.
Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, recently received a cease-and-desist letter from an attorney for Republican Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski after the Democrat’s re-election campaign created a television ad touting
Fox News (Online News)Nov 29 2012
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Conservative bloggers fume over former Romney adviser Stuart Stevens
Stuart Stevens re-emergence this week after Mitt Romneys trouncing on Nov. 6 has served to rekindle the longstanding gripes about the Republican strategist from many in the GOP who feared from the get-go that he was the wrong person for the job of electing a new president. Stevens has drawn criticism for his the-campaign-did-nothing-wrong posture in TV interviews and a Washington Post op-ed
PoliticoSep 03 2023
Headline Roundup
Florida State Judge Rules DeSantis’ Voter Redistricting Unconstitutional
A state judge ruled a Florida redistricting map by Governor Ron DeSantis is unconstitutional and said it must be drawn.
The Details: Circuit Judge J. Lee Marsh ruled that redrawn districts in Northern Florida violated Florida’s Fair Districts Amendments by gerrymandering a district “that enabled Black voters to elect their candidates of choice under the previous plan.” Under DeSantis’
The Hill Fox News (Online News) Associated PressNov 15 2012
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Karl Rove Gives Yet Another Reason For Mitt Romney's Loss: He Had A 'Butt-Ugly Primary'
GOP strategist Karl Rove continued his effort to bury Mitt Romney's election loss under a pile of excuses on Wednesday, adding a new explanation to his growing list.
"Mitt Romney had what I scientifically call a butt-ugly primary,'' Rove told a crowd gathered to hear him speak at Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy, according to the Erie Times-News. He went on to explain that the
HuffPostNov 10 2022
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GOP Faction Threatens to Withhold Support for McCarthy’s Speaker Bid
After an underwhelming midterm election for the Republican Party, a faction of the party's Freedom Caucus is threatening to withhold support for Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) bid for the house speaker position.
Key Quotes: Fox News reports that some Freedom Caucus members are seeking an added provision that would allow any party member to file a motion for the speaker to vacate the
Fox News (Online News) The Hill Politico