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Apr 03 2013
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Obama's trash-talkers
A week after leaving the White House earlier this year, David Plouffe took to his new Twitter account to announce that he thinks Karl Rove's credibility is shot and his understanding of the electorate is dumb.
PoliticoMay 15 2020
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DeVos Showering Wealthy Private and Religious Schools With Coronavirus Aid, Says Report
When Congress set aside $30 billion for education institutions facing ruin because of the coronavirus pandemic shutdowns, it’s pretty clear this is not what they had in mind. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is reportedly throwing millions of federal dollars that were intended mainly for public schools and colleges at private and religious schools, according to a report from The New York Times
Daily BeastOct 30 2020
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Appeals Court Strikes Down Minnesota Dems’ Mail-In Scheme
A federal appeals court blocked Minnesota Democrats from extending the state’s mail-in ballot deadline past Election Day, handing state Republicans a major legal victory.
In a 2-1 ruling, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that mail-in ballots in Minnesota must be received by Nov. 3 in order to be counted. The court ruled that Minnesota secretary of state Steve Simon violated the
Washington Free BeaconJan 05 2022
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GOP sees ‘huge red wave’ potential by targeting critical race theory
Missouri state Rep. Brian Seitz has one clear priority for the 2022 legislative session: “Shut down” critical race theory in his state. He intends to do that by passing a bill that would forbid public school teachers from discussing critical race theory, an examination of how race and racism permeates American society.
In South Carolina, a bill lawmakers may consider in coming months
PoliticoApr 10 2015
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Obama-Bloomberg gun control agenda worries Democrats heading into 2016
President Obama said this week that he hasn't given up on pushing for tighter gun controls but many of his fellow Democrats in Congress are wishing he would drop it ,having concluded that the issue is an electoral loser for them. If anything they fear the politics are getting worse.
Washington TimesMar 12 2017
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Why Are Markets Rejoicing at Trump's Win?
On the evening of November 8, 2016, as it became clear that assumptions about Hillary Clinton's certain electoral victory were wrong, investors began to squirm. Dow futures dropped by more than 700 points that night, and the liberal economist Paul Krugman wrote at The New York Times that "if the question is when markets will recover, a first-pass answer is never."
ReasonAug 15 2022
Perspectives Blog
When the FBI Gives Trump an Early Christmas Gift
From the CenterAttorney General Merrick Garland is ostentatiously apolitical. He has made it clear since his appointment that he does not see himself as a partisan advocate, and last week’s historic events demonstrate that Garland is not even slightly interested in whether his decisions unite or divide the country. His job is to prosecute crimes.
But it’s our job here to analyze the
Dan SchnurFeb 02 2016
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OPINION: Trump fever has broken. Cruz out-organized him. Here's what's next
The nation’s two major political parties entrust Iowa with beginning the elimination process – that one Midwestern state representing just 1 percent of the nation’s population, with an electorate not reflective of America writ large (Iowa’s population is whiter, more Protestant and decidedly less black and Hispanic than the rest of the country).
Guest Writer - RightDec 11 2019
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Betsy DeVos Overruled Education Dept. Findings On Defrauded Student Borrowers
Documents obtained by NPR shed new light on a bitter fight between defrauded student borrowers and U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
These borrowers — more than 200,000 of them — say some for-profit colleges lied to them about their job prospects and the transferability of credits. They argue they were defrauded and that the Education Department should erase their federal student
NPR (Online News)Oct 29 2020
Perspectives Blog
Trump vs. Biden on Education Policy, Explained in 2 Minutes
Here's a brief overview of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden's stances on education policy, plus quick links to articles covering the topic from across the political spectrum as determined by AllSides Media Bias Ratings.
Trump:President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda pledges to build on his first-term goals, promising to “teach American exceptionalism,” expand school choice
AllSides Staff