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Apr 17 2019
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Trump shifts gears, launches attacks on Pelosi
President Trump is launching new attacks on Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), questioning her leadership chops and veering sharply from his previous practice of touting her skills as an accomplished legislator and formidable rival.
The shift arrives as the 2020 Democratic primary is heating up, leaving some observers to speculate that Trump is simply shifting into campaign mode by taking
The HillOct 13 2016
Perspectives Blog
Allegations Against Trump
During the second presidential debate, Anderson Cooper asked Donald Trump if he engaged in the sexual assault Trump mentioned in the now infamous "Access Hollywood" tape. Trump responded that he has never assaulted anyone and apologized for what he had said. Yet starting the next day, women, both named and unnamed, have been accusing him of kissing and groping them. Some Trump defenders are John Gable, AllSides Co-founderSep 25 2019
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Trump Asks Ukraine’s Leader to ‘Do Us a Favor’ and Also Urges Inquiry of Biden
President Trump urged the president of Ukraine to contact Attorney General William P. Barr about opening a potential corruption investigation connected to former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., according to a transcript of a July phone call at the center of accusations that Mr. Trump pressured a foreign leader to find dirt on a political rival.
“I would like you to do us a favor,”
New York Times (News)Apr 15 2019
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Democrats at War: Bernie Sanders fires both barrels at Clinton-allied think tank
The Democrats are at war, and the biggest front to open so far was opened by 2020 candidate and self-diagnosed "democratic socialist" Bernie Sanders.
Sanders made big waves against a big target on Sunday as news of his scathing rebuke of the Center for American Progress made the rounds. It's not the only front on which the war is being fought, but it's the hottest strike zone so far.
The BlazeAug 19 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Afghan Government Collapses as Taliban Takes Over Country
The Taliban took control of Afghanistan this week as the Afghan government collapsed, marking a return to power for the militant group after being ousted by the United States twenty years ago. Read some of our Headline Roundups on the situation:
Perspectives: Placing Blame as Afghanistan Falls to Taliban Biden Defends Afghanistan Withdrawal After Taliban Takeover Perspectives: Global AllSides StaffOct 26 2017
Perspectives Blog
GOP Budget Passes House
The GOP's $4 trillion budget narrowly passed the House today in a vote of 216-212, after last minute negotiations with high-taxed states and those concerned with deficits. Next, the bill goes to the Republican-controlled Senate, putting the party one step closer to achieving tax reform. Other news from AllSides: We are working on updating a few of our media bias ratings through Editorial John Gable, AllSides Co-founderNov 02 2019
Headline Roundup
Beto O'Rourke Bows Out of Presidential Race
Former Texas U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke announced yesterday that he was ending his campaign for the Democratic nomination for president. In a Medium post and email to supporters, O'Rourke said his "service to the country will not be as a candidate or as the nominee."
O'Rourke's withdrawal received broad media coverage, with many outlets noting that the once-rising Democratic star
The Blaze 538 (ABC News) The Texas TribuneAug 27 2021
Perspectives Blog
Why AllSides Doesn’t Rate Media Accuracy
In a free society, it is dangerous for news organizations to position themselves as absolute authority in the name of simplifying the world for readers, or in an overestimation of their own knowledge and wisdom.AllSides provides over 1,800 media bias ratings in which we rate the political bias of media outlets, writers and other sources. We sometimes hear that we should also rate accuracy
AllSides StaffMar 21 2024
Headline Roundup
Dems, Former Biden Business Partner Exchange Accusations in Tense Hearing
Hunter Biden’s ex-business partner, Tony Bobulinski, and Democrats accused each other of lying during a tense House hearing on Wednesday as part of Republicans' impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
The Details: Bobulinski said Biden violated foreign lobbying laws and participated in a criminal conspiracy when he met with Bobulinski, Hunter, and Jim Biden in 2017 to discuss a
USA TODAY Forbes National Review (News)Sep 03 2012
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Convention vote expected to be unanimous for Obama
Unlike at the Republican convention, there will be no dissenting votes at the Democratic convention.
President Obama is slated to receive the vote of every single credentialed delegate attending the Democratic convention, party officials say.
The vote will be "unanimous," DNC communications director Brad Woodhouse confirmed in an email.
Though several perennial and long-
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