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May 05 2014
News
Boehner taps rising star to lead Benghazi investigation
Rep. Trey Gowdy, a former federal prosecutor and up-and-coming member of the House GOP, will lead the new select investigative inquiry into the Benghazi attack, Speaker John A. Boehner said Monday. Mr. Gowdy, 49, is in just his second term, but he has already gained a reputation as a relentless investigator. He was the lawmaker who pushed to declare that former IRS employee Lois G. Lerner had
Washington TimesJun 06 2012
News
Fed survey finds US growth, hiring mostly steady
WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy grew moderately in most regions of the country this spring and companies kept hiring, according to a Federal Reserve survey released Wednesday The mostly upbeat survey offered a hopeful sign after last week's more dismal data on hiring and manufacturing. Those reports sketched a picture of an economy that is slumping after a promising winter. The positive survey
Fox News DigitalSep 19 2015
News
House Republicans Vote to Stop Funding Planned Parenthood
House Republicans vented their rage against Planned Parenthood on Friday, voting to block all federal financing for the organization, which they accused of profiting from the sale of aborted fetuses for medical research. It was unclear, however, if the vote would mollify conservative lawmakers who have threatened to force a government shutdown over the abortion issue.
Neither the
New York Times (News)Aug 19 2019
Opinion
How the Government Creates Wealth Inequality
Politicians complain loudly about this problem, but their own policies are generating it.
There are economic storm clouds on the horizon, but for now wages are rising, jobs are plentiful, and poverty is falling. Democrats running for president need an economic line of attack, so the solution has been to focus on wealth inequality. Senator Bernie Sanders claims that there has been a “
Guest Writer - RightApr 01 2019
News
Border Crisis
“The U.S. government cut aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras on Saturday after President Donald Trump blasted the Central American countries for sending migrants to the United States and threatened to shutter the U.S.-Mexico border.” (Reuters)
The left criticizes the administration for the inhumane treatment of asylum seekers, and argues that these latest moves will worsen the
The Flip SideMay 24 2019
News
Battle Over Trump’s Finances
“A federal judge ruled against President Donald Trump on Monday in a financial records dispute with Congress and said lawmakers should get the documents they have subpoenaed… [the judge] said the Democratic-led House Oversight and Reform Committee had ‘valid legislative purposes’ for its request and that it was not for him ‘to question whether the Committee’s actions are truly motivated by
The Flip SideAug 21 2016
News
Democratic Donors Step Up Efforts on Senate, Clinton Bids
Democratic mega-donors, including George Soros and Tom Steyer, are putting millions of dollars into efforts to put Hillary Clinton in the White House and win control of the Senate. Their investment comes as Republicans worry about not only the chances of their nominee Donald Trump, but also his effect on down-ballot races.
Yet few of the GOP's biggest donors have put major money into
New York Times (News)Feb 04 2015
News
7.5 million have signed up on HealthCare.gov
Nearly 7.5 million Obamacare customers signed up on HealthCare.gov through Jan. 30, the administration said Wednesday in a weekly enrollment update that provided major metropolitan data for the first time.
The federal website serves residents of 37 states. Florida leads the way in 2015 plan selections, chalking up more than 1.3 million sign-ups compared to about 969,000 in Texas and
Washington TimesFeb 03 2015
News
Same-sex marriage rights are sweeping the US. Here's where each state stands.
On February 3, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to delay a lower court decision that struck down Alabama's same-sex marriage ban. Unless the Supreme Court intervenes, gay and lesbian couples in the state will be able to marry on February 9.
Since 2013, when the Supreme Court struck down the federal ban on same-sex marriage, lower courts have followed with their own decisions
VoxDec 15 2020
Perspectives Blog
Weekly United News Roundup: Democrats and Republicans Increasingly Support Taking Vaccines; Bipartisan Push Against Facebook; and Widespread Disapproval of Political Violence
This news roundup shines a new light on major news stories from the past week, highlighting what Americans have in common across political divides.
As the FDA Approves the Pfizer COVID Vaccine, Increasing Numbers of Democrats and Republicans Show Interest in Receiving VaccineAs seen in the AllSides Headline Roundup from Dec. 12, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Pfizer's
James Coan