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Feb 24 2020
News
What you need to know about the South Carolina Democratic primary
On February 29, South Carolina Democrats and voters nationwide will have their first opportunity to see how candidates perform in a state whose Democratic electorate is expected to be mostly African-American. Sixty percent of the turnout here is expected to comprise black voters.
Two months into 2020, after three states have weighed in, Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada, Bernie Sanders has
CBS News (Online)
Sep 23 2021
Perspectives Blog
Confronting our COVID condescension
From the LeftThis view is from an author rated as Lean Left.
This piece originally appeared on BraverAngels.org I’ve got to tell you this story I just heard last week. It comes from our community and it’s about condescension.
Beth Malow was planning to speak in support of mask mandates at her local school board meeting. A Braver Angel since 2017 and a physician for
Moníca Guzman, Braver Angels
Feb 16 2019
News
Breaking: Democrats already using congressional power against Trump's emergency declaration
Democrats have taken the first steps in challenging the declaration of national emergency by President Donald Trump made Friday in order to circumvent Congress on the construction of the border wall.
The Blaze
Oct 04 2020
Fact Check
Trump Campaign Didn’t Send Email Fundraising Off COVID-19 Diagnosis
Quick Take An image spreading on social media purports to show a Trump campaign email asking supporters to “please DONATE to help him recover from” COVID-19. It is not from the campaign, and appears to have been created as a joke.
Full Story In the hours after President Donald Trump revealed that he and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for the novel coronavirus, an image began
FactCheck.org
Aug 06 2020
News
Record 2.5M voted in primary; Benson pushes for legislation
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A record 2.5 million votes were cast in Michigan’s primary, as people took advantage of no-excuse absentee voting amid the coronavirus pandemic, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said Thursday.
The count surpassed the previous record of 2.2 million from 2018, when — unlike Tuesday — there were contested statewide contests for governor and U.S. Senate. Nearly one-
Associated Press
Jan 12 2020
Analysis
Qasem Soleimani: Why his killing is good news for IS jihadists
The Islamic State (IS) group has welcomed the death of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, the head of the elite Quds Force.
In a statement, it described the general's demise as an act of divine intervention that benefitted jihadists. However, it made no mention at all of the US, which carried out the deadly drone strike against Soleimani in Baghdad on 3 January.
President Donald
BBC News
Feb 18 2021
Analysis
How school funding can help repair the legacy of segregation
America’s schools spend less money on Black students. Closing the gap is key to equality.
The walls at the high school Leanne Nunes attended in the Bronx were painted a color she likes to call “penitentiary beige.”
The cafeteria, located in the basement, had no windows. About half of her classrooms didn’t have windows, either. “It felt kind of jail-like,” Nunes, now a first-year
Vox
Jan 14 2021
News
Trump's historic 2nd impeachment trial hangs over Biden and Republicans
Donald Trump's unique second impeachment sealed history's verdict on a corrupt and disgraced presidency. But the political endgame of this tragic saga is only now beginning and will decide the extent of America's recovery from his malevolent term.
The soon-to-be ex-President's Senate impeachment trial will mean his toxic presence will pollute the opening of Joe Biden's presidency. It
CNN (Online News)
Oct 08 2016
News
How women lead differently
Kelly Ayotte and Joni Ernst take the floor, two dynamic young US senators before a town hall of older military veterans. Between them, they represent a raft of firsts: Senator Ayotte is New Hampshire’s first female attorney general and first female Republican senator. Senator Ernst is Iowa’s first woman ever elected to either house of Congress and the first female military veteran to serve in
Christian Science Monitor
Mar 31 2020
News
The Latest: U.S. State Department official dies from virus
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.
TOP OF THE HOUR:
— U.S. State Department official has died from virus.
— Top Moscow doctor positive, shook Putin’s hand.
— With highest
Associated Press