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Jan 15 2014
News
Obama: I’ll act without Congress when I can
President Barack Obama illustrated the White House economic message in about 30 seconds Wednesday. After reiterating his call for Congress to renew long-term unemployment benefits during a speech in North Carolina, the president said he’s going to move on without legislators wherever possible.
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PoliticoSep 02 2020
Analysis
Can anything change Americans’ minds about Donald Trump?
The eerie stability of Trump’s approval rating, explained.
On August 27, 2019, President Donald Trump held a 41.3 percent approval rating and a 54.2 percent disapproval rating, according to FiveThirtyEight’s poll tracker. During the 365 days that followed, Trump became the third president impeached by the House of Representatives; America assassinated Iranian general Qassem Soleimani;
VoxMay 31 2012
Opinion
Montana bucks the court
by George Will. Montana uses an interesting argument to justify defiance of a Supreme Court decision: Because the state is particularly prone to political corruption, it should be trusted to constrict First Amendment protections of political speech.
At issue is the courts 2010 Citizens United decision, which held, unremarkably, that Americans do not forfeit their First Amendment rights
Washington PostMay 27 2016
News
Obama's talk on nukes at Hiroshima to clash with reality
There is the soaring rhetoric. And then there's the messy reality.
When President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe make an historic visit to Hiroshima on Friday -- the first time a sitting U.S. president has visited the site of the first atomic bomb attack -- their words advocating nuclear disarmament will clash with real-world security necessities.
Far from backing
CBS News (Online)Apr 23 2024
Headline Roundup
What Will India’s Election Mean for the World’s Largest Democracy?
India, the world’s most populous country and largest democracy, is holding elections from April 19 – June 1. The occasion has drawn particular attention to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
For Context: India’s nearly one billion voters began voting on Friday. Modi, who is expected to win reelection, has increasingly been tied to Hindu nationalism, or “Hindutva” — the idea that India
Reuters New York Times (News) Washington TimesMar 13 2019
News
This Big Question Still Hangs Over the 2020 Election
There's a big question still hanging over the 2020 presidential race: Will former Vice President Joe Biden run for the Democratic nomination?
At a rally before a group of firefighters this week, he might have offered a hint.
With the crowd chanting "run Joe run," Biden, 76, told them to hold on to that energy.
"Save it a little longer. I may need it in a few weeks," Biden
CBNFeb 28 2015
News
Levin: "We Are Not a Nation of Immigrants, We Are a Nation Of Citizens"
Saturday at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference, nationally syndicated conservative talk show host Mark Levin gave an rousing speech hitting on the topics of Obama’s executive overreach, immigration and the threat of ISIS.
Levin opened by quoting the early American patriot, Thomas Paine saying, “These are the times that try men’s souls: The summer soldier and the sunshine
Breitbart NewsAug 31 2020
News
UNFAIR! MSNBC Heckled GOP Convention With 200 Minutes of Interruptions
Fair enough: ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC and NBC all showed roughly as much of the Republican convention last week as they had the Democratic convention the week before. But not fair at all: while cable news let the Democratic advertisement run without any significant interruption, CNN and MSNBC refused to give the same consideration to Republicans, repeatedly stepping over the party-produced content
NewsBustersDec 29 2016
News
A Stupid Anti-Israel Policy
And an awful speech by John Kerry. Secretary of State John Kerry used the word “conscience” over and over again as he attempted to explain and justify the Obama administration’s decision not to veto a one-sided U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israel. He added that the U.S. could not “stand idly by” while Israel torpedoed any hope for a two-state solution. The Obama administration
National Review (News)Feb 04 2021
Headline Roundup
House Removes Marjorie Taylor Greene From Committees
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from the Education and Budget committees on Thursday evening. Led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the House voted 230-199, with 11 Republicans joining every Democrat, to remove Greene because of social media activity in support of conspiracy theories, bigotry, and violence, including violence against Pelosi.
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