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Jun 10 2016
Opinion
What Katie Couric's deceptive editing can teach us about media bias
Katie Couric has finally apologized for her misleading editing of a documentary on gun violence. But that shouldn't be the end of this sordid story.
Couric's documentary, Under the Gun, shows her interviewing members of a gun rights organization, the Virginia Citizens Defense League. She asks activists from the group, "If there are no background checks for gun purchasers, how do you
The Week - News
Jun 18 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Did Your Child Return From College a Better Person?
When assessing America's or any of the Western world's universities -- wondering whether you should send your child to one; whether you should pay for a child to attend one; whether you should go into great debt to attend one; whether you should donate money to one; and related questions -- it would seem that the single most important question to be answered is: What type of person does the
Guest Writer - Right
Aug 20 2019
News
Trump again appears to back away from gun background checks
President Trump appears to be backing away from potential support for gun background check legislation, according to White House aides, congressional leaders and gun advocates, dimming prospects that Washington will approve significant new gun measures in the wake of mass shootings that left 31 dead.
Immediately after the carnage in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, Trump said “there is a great
Washington Post
Mar 28 2019
News
Trump: Mueller Probe ‘Would Not Have Happened’ If Barr Had Been Attorney General
President Donald Trump told Fox News’ Sean Hannity that the FBI’s conduct during the 2016 election amounted to treason.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday night that special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation would not have happened if Attorney General William Barr had been in his current position at the time.
Barr “is a great gentleman,” Trump told host Sean Hannity in an
HuffPost
Aug 16 2019
News
Is a recession coming to the US? Here’s what to watch for
It’s 10 years since the great recession and by many measures the US economy is still booming. Unemployment is at lows last seen 50 years ago, stock markets, while wobbly, are close to record highs, consumer confidence is high and shoppers keep shopping. And yet there is a shadow over America.
A chorus of economists are warning that the chances of a recession are growing. The Trump
The Guardian
Mar 05 2015
News
Boehner, top Democrats demand Obama arm Ukraine
House Speaker John A. Boehner and top Democrats and Republicans on all of the key security committees called on President Obama to provide lethal American arms to Ukraine, firing off a bipartisan letter Thursday saying Congress has already given him permission, and he needs to act soon to stop Russian aggression.
In stark language, Mr. Boehner and 10 colleagues, including the ranking
Washington Times
Jun 10 2019
News
Good Vibes: Frustrated RBG Predicts Upcoming 'Sharply Divided' Decisions From SCOTUS
When liberals get their way at SCOTUS, close decisions are hailed as "historic" markers of great "progress." When conservatives win, the "bitterly divided" Court hands down "controversial" decisions. Based on the tone of new comments from stalwart leftist Ruth Bader Ginsburg, right-leaning court watchers might be justified in anticipating some welcome rulings in the coming days. She knows
Townhall
Jun 10 2019
News
Trump defends deal with Mexico that critics say will do little to curb migrant crisis
President Trump and his allies on Sunday declared victory in the tariffs standoff with Mexico after the administration appeared to have secured significant commitments from the Mexican government to stem the flow of Central American migrants at the U.S. border.
The agreement gave Trump fresh ammunition against his critics, who have pointed out that his controversial negotiating tactics
Washington Post
Feb 15 2024
Headline Roundup
Putin Says Biden Better for Russia Than Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the “more experienced” President Joe Biden would be better for Russia than former President Donald Trump, the GOP’s likely 2024 presidential nominee.
The Details: In an interview with state-owned Russian TV channel Rossiya 1, Putin said he found Biden “predictable,” while emphasizing that Russia would work with “any U.S. leader whom the American
Associated Press
Newsweek 
New York Post (News)
Mar 07 2013
News
White House bought gun-control groups’ silence with access to private meetings
The White House has taken such great care to tip the public relations battle for new Second Amendment policy in its favor that administration officials even bought the silence of gun-control groups with promises of access to meetings. Politico reports the reason gun-control groups  like the Brady Campaign, Third Way and Mayors Against Illegal Guns  have been strangely silent in
Washington Times