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Mar 24 2015
News
Rick Perry: Hillary Unlikely to Win Because of 'All the Drama'
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry sounded an awful lot like a candidate for president as he questioned U.S. policies on energy, immigration and education at a Bloomberg-sponsored forum in Houston.
Perry also cited his blue-collar background and military service Tuesday, and said he could win Iowa and Pennsylvania's presidential nominating contests if he runs in what is expected to be a
Newsmax (News)Mar 07 2024
Headline Roundup
New York Governor Deploys National Guard to City Subways Amid Surge in Crime
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced plans to deploy 750 members of the National Guard and 250 state troopers to assist city police in patrolling New York City's subway system following a series of high-profile crimes.
The Details: Hochul's decision is part of a five-point plan to increase safety in the subway system, which includes a legislative proposal to ban people convicted of
Newsweek Fox News (Online News) New York Daily NewsApr 27 2018
Headline Roundup
Ben Carson Unveils Make Affordable Housing Work Act
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson unveiled a new proposal that would increase rent payments for low-income Americans receiving federal housing assistance. Carson says that current policy is "discouraging these residents from earning more income," while tenants' rights advocates argue it will increase homelessness for poor families.
Associated Press HuffPost Fox News (Online News)Jun 28 2021
Headline Roundup
Federal Court Dismisses Facebook Antitrust Lawsuits
On Monday, a federal court dismissed antitrust lawsuits against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and more than 40 states. Judge James E. Boasberg dismissed the states' lawsuit, which claimed Facebook had an unfair monopoly and said it should sell popular applications Instagram and WhatsApp, because too much time had passed since Facebook bought the companies in 2012 and 2014.
CNBC Washington Examiner New York Times (News)May 30 2021
Headline Roundup
Biden Remembers Fallen Troops, Pledges to Defend Human Rights In Memorial Day Speech
President Joe Biden remembered fallen troops and pledged to take a stand for international human rights during his Memorial Day speech on Sunday. At a service in Delaware, Biden honored fallen service members and offered comfort to their families. Biden also remembered his late son Beau Biden, who served in the Iraq War and died of brain cancer on May 30, 2015. "It's also an important
Bloomberg The Hill Fox News (Online News)Mar 05 2015
News
Michael Brown’s parents to file wrongful death lawsuit against Ferguson, Darren Wilson
The parents of Michael Brown Jr. have made plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Ferguson and former Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson. Attorneys for the family, Anthony D. Gray and Daryl D. Parks addressed the media Thursday morning during a news conference that took place at the Greater St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church.
Michael Brown’s parents, Michael
Fox News (Online News)Mar 04 2015
News
No entitlement reform: Hillary email scandal reveals core weakness
If you were one of the many, many people running the second presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton, what is one thing you absolutely, positively, double-dog, by-jiminy would not want your candidate to be doing tonight? Other than perhaps hosting an event on electronic transparency for the exiled government of Libya, Clinton has found absolutely the worst place to be. She is going to attend a
Fox News (Online News)Feb 09 2014
News
More Federal Privileges to Extend to Same-Sex Couples
The federal government will soon treat married same-sex couples the same as heterosexual couples when they file for bankruptcy, testify in court or visit family in prison.
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. was preparing to issue policies aimed at eliminating the distinction between same-sex and opposite-sex married couples in the federal criminal justice system, according to a speech
New York Times (News)Apr 16 2019
News
Taxes
On Tax Day, both sides weigh in on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which took effect this year. (House.gov)
“Independent analyses have consistently found that a large majority of Americans would owe less because of the law. Preliminary data based on tax filings has shown the same… [but] a survey conducted in early April for The New York Times by the online research platform SurveyMonkey
The Flip SideJan 31 2014
Opinion
It’s Not Just MSNBC Making Flip Assumptions About Non-Liberal Racism
Last night, the official Twitter feed of MSNBC used a Cheerios Super Bowl commercial to make a crack about non-lefties being uncomfortable with race-mixing:
After an eruption of outrage on Twitter, including a volley of colorful family snapshots under the hashtag #MyRightWingBiracialFamily, MSNBC online chief Richard Wolffe withdrew the Tweet:
The Cheerios tweet from @msnbc
Matt Welch