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Jul 16 2020
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15 women accuse Washington’s NFL team of rampant sexual harassment in front office: report
“I have never been in a more hostile, manipulative, passive-aggressive environment … and I worked in politics.”
That’s Julia Payne, a former vice president of communications with Washington, D.C.’s, NFL team, quoted in a Washington Post report late Thursday describing a “nightmare” workplace for women amid a team culture of misogyny and rampant sexual harassment.
Fifteen women
MarketWatchJun 13 2022
Perspectives Blog
Are You an Engaged Citizen or a Political Hobbyist?
From the LeftIf you read AllSides, you’re probably more politically informed than the average American — but that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re actually engaging with your community.
You could be practicing what Tufts University professor Eitan Hersh calls “political hobbyism”: consuming politics as if it were entertainment.
In his 2020 book “Politics is for Power,” Herch
Joseph RatliffMay 21 2019
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Brexit bill: PM sets out details of customs compromise
Theresa May is setting out the details of a series of compromises designed to try and win the support of Labour MPs for her Brexit plan.
The cabinet earlier agreed the idea of a temporary customs relationship until the next general election, and measures on the environment and workers' rights.
These will be included in the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, to be put to a vote in the
BBC NewsJun 02 2022
Perspectives Blog
Country Considers New Gun Laws After Shootings
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In the wake of recent mass shootings in Texas, New York and other places throughout the country, politicians and activists are convening to discuss preventative measures and potential new gun laws. A bipartisan group of senators
AllSides StaffMar 02 2023
Headline Roundup
Rail-Safety Bill Introduced By Bipartisan Coalition of Senators
A bipartisan group of senators led by Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced legislation to strengthen safety procedures and requirements for trains carrying hazardous materials.
Details: The Ohio senators championed the bill in response to the train crash in Ohio last month. A Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio
Washington Examiner Wall Street Journal (News) PoliticoJun 10 2015
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House panel approves massive EPA spending cuts
House Republicans approved deep spending cuts for the Environmental Protection Agency along with provisions to block the agency’s upcoming rule-making on Wednesday.
The House Interior and Environment appropriations bill would cut EPA funding by 9 percent next year and block several new rules the agency aims to put out this summer, including rule-making on water oversight and greenhouse
Washington TimesJan 05 2021
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Senate runoffs in Georgia will shape what Biden can achieve in the White House
President-elect Joe Biden went to Atlanta a day before the Georgia Senate runoff to do more than boost the two Democrats in Tuesday’s election.
As he stumped for Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, Biden stressed that votes in Georgia will ripple beyond the Peach State to shape the success of the incoming president’s agenda nationwide.
“By electing Jon and the reverend, you can break
CNBCJul 06 2020
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POLITICO's Election Forecast: Trump, Senate GOP in trouble
President Donald Trump is now an underdog to win a second term, and Republicans’ Senate majority is in serious danger of being swept out with him, according to the latest edition of POLITICO’s Election Forecast.
A series of crises over the past three months has seen the political environment deteriorate markedly for Trump and his party. The percentage of voters who think the country is
PoliticoMay 17 2015
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GOP Presidential Hopefuls Serve Up Ice Cream, Cheese And Red Meat To Iowans
GOP presidential hopefuls spent Saturday night serving up ice cream, cheese and political red meat to potential Iowa caucus voters.
At the Iowa Republican Party's annual Lincoln Day Dinner fundraiser, the first part of the evening was rigid. Each of the 11 possible candidates present was given a strictly enforced 10 minutes to make their pitch before later wooing voters at their
NPR (Online News)Sep 08 2014
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HUFFPOLLSTER: New Polls Show How Close The Midterms Remain
A new round of Senate polling shows a stable, slightly GOP-friendly midterm environment. We look at where the polls do, and don't agree, and how the new data affects our polling model. This is HuffPollster for Monday, September 8, 2014.
A big batch of new polls released since Friday helped nudge the probability of Republican takeover of the U.S. Senate slightly higher, but the overall
HuffPost