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Jun 13 2019
News
U.S. Sees State Actor Behind Oil Tanker Attacks in Gulf Region
An attack on two oil tankers near the entrance to the Persian Gulf was likely done by a state actor, according to a U.S. official, heightening tensions over a potential military confrontation between the U.S. and Iran. Oil prices surged.
The incidents on Thursday, including an assault on a Japanese-operated vessel, were the second in a month to hit ships near the Strait of Hormuz
Bloomberg
Oct 29 2012
News
Looking at the polls & state of the campaign in the homestretch
It may be hard to figure out whether President Barack Obama or GOP nominee Mitt Romney is leading in the presidential race - but a panel with CNN's chief political correspondent Candy Crowley on "State of the Union" made it clear that it will be a close election.
CNN (Online News)
Jun 10 2013
News
Same-Sex Couple Seeks Immigration Relief From High Court
The Supreme Court may soon decide if the federal government will recognize same-sex marriage a decision with profound implications for unions between American citizens and their foreign-born spouses. The family of one Washington D.C.-area couple is watching for that decision big time.
NPR (Online News)
May 01 2015
Opinion
Milbank: Utah’s former lawyer claims same-sex marriage is deadly
As the Supreme Court prepares to take up same-sex marriage next week, conservative scholars have produced a last-ditch argument to keep the scourge of homosexual unions from spreading across the land: Gay marriage kills.
They're saying that legalizing same-sex marriage will cause 900,000 abortions.
The logic is about as obvi
Feb 05 2020
News
Will impeachment change Trump? A Washington guessing game.
President Donald Trump comes out of impeachment in a reasonably strong position. But post-acquittal, will he feel unfettered in his behavior as he seeks a second term?
For the first time in American history, an impeached president is running for reelection – and quite possibly could win. That stark reality came to life Tuesday night, as President Donald Trump delivered his third State
Christian Science Monitor
Feb 05 2020
News
Republican Susan Collins, key swing-vote senator, announces she will vote to acquit Trump
Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, a key swing vote in President Trump's impeachment trial, announced Tuesday she would vote to acquit on both articles of impeachment -- noting that Democrats' "abuse of power" charge "did not even attempt" to allege that Trump had committed a crime, and instead constituted a "difficult-to-define, non-criminal act."
Even as she criticized Trump's
Fox News (Online News)
Jul 24 2016
News
Sanders Calls DNC Leak ‘Outrageous,’ Calls For New DNC Chair
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called the leak of Democratic National Committee emails suggesting a bias against his presidential campaign “outrageous” and reiterated his call for DNC Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.) to resign.
“It is not a great shock to me,” Sanders said during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday morning. “There’s no question in my mind
HuffPost
Sep 17 2019
Opinion
Trump’s Trade Policy at a Crossroads
As an election and the threat of a recession loom, the president faces down the problems of China, WTO reform, and a weakened global economic order. After President Trump’s nearly three years in the White House, we can begin to decipher the general outlines of a trade strategy. While moving in the right direction, making up for years of inattention and complacency with regard to the abuse of
Guest Writer - Right
May 20 2019
News
As 2020 Abortion Battle Escalates, Trump Doubles Down on Abortion Exceptions
From Alabama to Missouri, pro-life laws are sweeping across the country, but there is a growing divide among Republicans over just how far the laws should go.
President Trump recently took to Twitter to tout his pro-life victories, but there's something about the tweets that made abortion opponents take a second look.
"I am strongly pro-life, with the three exceptions rape,
CBN
Jan 12 2015
News
G.O.P. Governors Face Test in Shift on Ideological Agendas
Four years ago, a wave of new Republican governors administered shock therapy to the states they won, rolling back union rights, approving restrictions on abortion and deeply cutting taxes and spending.
Republicans triumphed again in the 2014 midterm governor’s races, winning re-election almost everywhere and expanding control to Democratic strongholds like Illinois and Maryland.
New York Times (News)