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Jun 08 2023
Headline Roundup
Comer Pulls Wray Contempt Charge After FBI Gives House Committee Access to Biden Allegations
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) called off a vote Wednesday to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress after the FBI granted all committee members access to a document containing criminal allegations against President Joe Biden.
The Details: The document reportedly accuses Biden of facilitating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme while he was vice
The Hill Associated Press New York Post (News)Dec 22 2020
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Perspectives: Right Voices Criticize Left-Rated Media for Lack of Coverage on Swalwell Spy Controversy
Voices from the right are criticizing purported media bias from the New York Times (Lean Left media bias rating) and other news outlets, saying the sources are intentionally ignoring information about Rep. Eric Swalwell's (D-Calif.) reported connections to a foreign spy. Reports surfaced earlier this month that Swalwell and other political figures were compromised by a spy working for the
Washington Examiner The Federalist The HillJun 23 2021
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Cheerleader in Student Free Speech Case
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 on Wednesday that a Pennsylvania school district violated the First Amendment by suspending a cheerleader, Brandi Levy, from the junior varsity team for a year over a profanity-laden Snapchat rant. Public schools can still regulate some off-campus speech, Justice Stephen Breyer wrote, adding, “Circumstances that may implicate a school’s regulatory interests include
NBC News (Online) Wall Street Journal (News) Fox News (Online News)Dec 02 2022
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What Will the Supreme Court Say About Biden's Loan Forgiveness Plan?
After two federal appeals courts denied bids by the Biden administration to push its $400 billion student loan forgiveness plan through multiple legal challenges, the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on the plan in February.
For Context: The court said it will hear oral arguments from both sides before issuing a final ruling, likely at the end of its current term in June. Justice
The Federalist CNN (Online News) SCOTUSblogApr 15 2023
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Why Many Taxpayers Are Receiving Smaller Refunds This Year
Many taxpayers are receiving smaller tax refunds this year than in previous years.
The Details: Tax professionals and the IRS have attributed the smaller refunds to the expiration of several pandemic-related boosts to tax credits and deductions." A recent Bank of America analysis reportedly showed that many wealthier taxpayers are actually receiving larger tax refunds this year.
New York Post (News) MarketWatch AxiosDec 03 2020
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Obama, Bush and Clinton Willing to Take COVID-19 Vaccine Publicly
Former U.S. Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton have each independently said they would be willing to take a coronavirus vaccine publicly. In November, Gallup found that just 58% of Americans would take a coronavirus vaccine. The news comes as the U.S. sets new records with over 3,100 daily deaths and over 100,000 new hospitalizations. (Some news outlets reported a lower
Axios CNN (Online News) Fox News (Online News)Jan 18 2022
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Is the Omicron COVID-19 Surge Starting to Peak?
As the number of new COVID-19 cases begins to recede from the record highs of recent weeks, a major question is whether the surge driven by the Omicron variant is starting to subside.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported roughly 874,000 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, down considerably from the 1.34 million new cases reported several days before on Jan. 10. U.S. Surgeon
New York Post (News) USA TODAY CNBCSep 08 2022
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Report Reveals Elected Officials, Law Enforcement Officers on Oath Keepers Member List
The Anti-Defamation League released a report on Tuesday constructed from a leaked membership log of the far-right group, the Oath Keepers. In the report, the ADL compared the membership log with public records, finding hundreds of U.S. public officials, including elected officials, law enforcement officers, and soldiers, included on the list.
The leaked list contained no information
Associated Press BBC News Washington ExaminerFeb 16 2020
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Rashida Tlaib's Detainment at Protest Sparks Divide in Coverage
Rep. Rashida Tlaib's detainment at a labor rights protest in Detroit last Friday was covered differently along partisan lines. Right-rated outlets reported more frequently on the news, with some tying it back to a 2016 incident where Tlaib, not yet a congresswoman, was removed from a Trump rally in Michigan; only one left- and two center-rated outlets covered the news, and focused more on the
New York Post (News) Detroit News NewsweekDec 16 2021
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COVID-19 Cases Rise in Several Countries as Omicron Spreads
The U.S., the U.K. and other countries have seen spikes in COVID-19 cases over the past week.
U.S. states with rising cases included New York and New Jersey, where CDC data said the milder but more vaccine resistant Omicron variant is spreading. While some highly-vaccinated states saw significant outbreaks, a Forbes (Center) report said, they still fared better on hospitalizations and
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