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Jan 19 2016
Perspectives Blog
Executive Orders: The Ultimate Non-Jury Verdict
As I sat through orientation for jury duty the morning of January 5, the irony did not escape me.
The jury clerk thanked us prospective jurors, underscoring that we’d been summoned away from our jobs and responsibilities for good cause. “Imagine if we had no juries, and every court decision rested solely in the hands of a single judge, as it does in many other nations,” he said. The
Beth BallentineMay 26 2016
News
Trump Formally Clinches Republican Nomination for President
Donald Trump on Thursday reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president, completing an unlikely rise that has upended the political landscape and sets the stage for a bitter fall campaign.
Trump was put over the top in the Associated Press delegate count by a small number of the party’s unbound delegates who told the AP they would support him at
The BlazeDec 20 2012
News
With Nation's Eyes On Newtown, Washington Distracted By Fiscal Cliff
Anyone hoping that the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre might change dynamics in the nation's capital when it comes to the issue of guns met some level of Washington reality on Wednesday.
President Obama held a news conference to announce his response to the Connecticut killings of 26 grade-schoolers and educators, including his naming of Vice President Joe Biden to head a team
NPR (Online News)Jan 08 2021
Perspectives Blog
Capitol Breach Coverage Demonstrates Media Bias
From the RightThis piece is from a writer rated Lean Right.
A protest at the Capitol turned chaotic and violent Wednesday when protesters stormed into the building and one woman was shot and killed by Capitol police; a cop died from his injuries and three others died from “medical emergencies." The event illustrated yet again how the media treats coverage of protesters and
Julie MastrineOct 30 2020
Headline Roundup
Journalist Glenn Greenwald Resigns from The Intercept
Prominent national security journalist Glenn Greenwald publicly announced his resignation from The Intercept Thursday. Greenwald, who co-founded the publication, says editors violated his contract by refusing to publish a story "unless I remove all sections critical of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, the candidate vehemently supported by all New-York-based Intercept editors
New Republic National Review (News) SubstackJan 03 2024
Headline Roundup
AP Criticized After Deeming Plagiarism Accusations a 'New Conservative Weapon'
The Associated Press (Lean Left bias) altered an article that originally deemed plagiarism accusations to be a “new conservative weapon” after receiving criticism.
For Context: On Tuesday, Claudine Gay resigned from her position as president of Harvard University following controversies regarding anti-semitism on Harvard’s campus and accusations that she committed plagiarism in her
Associated Press The Daily Wire Daily MailApr 11 2024
Headline Roundup
FBI Director Warns of Elevated Threats
On Thursday afternoon, FBI Director Christopher Wray warned Congress of an "elevated threat" to national security and U.S. pubic safety.
Key Details: Wray addressed the House Appropriations subcommittee to advocate for an increased budget, and to say that the FBI is concerned that individuals in the U.S. will draw inspiration from the Israel-Hamas conflict and carry out acts of violence
Fox News (Online News) ABC News (Online) ReutersOct 11 2023
Headline Roundup
US Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Mediterranean
On Tuesday afternoon, the USS Gerald R. Ford arrived in the Mediterranean Sea.
Key Details: The Pentagon reportedly sent the aircraft carrier to deter Israel's hostile neighbors from entering the conflict. Another carrier, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, is expected to leave for the Mediterranean later this week.
Key Quote: “The arrival of these highly capable forces to the region
National Review (News) Business Insider Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 03 2015
News
'NO CAMP! NO CAMP!': Scuffles break out at Hungary train station after police stop migrant train
Confusion reigned at Budapest's main railway station Thursday morning after Hungarian police allowed hundreds of migrants to enter the building, but the country's railway operator said that no direct trains would depart for Western Europe, the intended destination for many refugees.
A Reuters photographer estimated that up to 1,000 migrants from the Middle East, Africa and Asia had
Fox News (Online News)