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Jun 16 2023
Headline Roundup
Tim Scott Responds After Obama Critiques His Stance on Race
2024 GOP presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) shot back after former President Barack Obama said people were “rightly skeptical” of his purported lack of a plan to deal with the legacy of racism.
Obama’s Remarks: Speaking on former White House senior adviser David Axelrod’s podcast, Obama said, “I think there’s a long history of African-American or other minority candidates
The Guardian National Review (News) The HillApr 11 2024
Headline Roundup
Speaker Johnson Faces Potential Republican Revolt Over Ukraine Aid
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA) is threatening to force a vote to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R–LA).
For Context: In October, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted from the speakership. After weeks of debate, Johnson secured the gavel. But Republicans’ majority in Congress has shrunk since October. Last month, Green filed a motion to vacate. If Green forces a vote
Business Insider Newsweek The Western JournalSep 09 2022
Headline Roundup
How Should Queen Elizabeth II Be Remembered?
Queen Elizabeth II's death sparked voluminous praise from voices across the world, with many remembering her as a model of service, duty, and dignity. Others used the moment to recall and criticize Britain's history of colonialism.
The queen's death continues to be the top story from most major news sources, regardless of bias. Many voices, from world leaders to U.S. columnists across
Reuters Washington Examiner NBC News (Online)May 03 2019
News
U.S. adds robust 263K jobs; unemployment at 49-year low: 3.6%
US employers added a robust 263,000 jobs in April, suggesting that businesses have shrugged off earlier concerns that the economy might slow this year and anticipate strong customer demand.
The unemployment rate fell to a five-decade low of 3.6% from 3.8%, though that drop partly reflected an increase in the number of Americans who stopped looking for work. Average hourly pay rose 3.2%
Washington TimesMay 03 2019
News
U.S. Added 263,000 Jobs in April; Unemployment Rate at 3.6%
The economy produced another strong month of growth, and the jobless rate fell to the lowest level of the recovery.
The Labor Department released the April data on hiring and unemployment on Friday morning, providing an up-to-the-minute snapshot of the economy.
263,000 jobs were created last month. Analysts had expected a gain of 190,000 jobs, according to Bloomberg.
The
New York Times (News)Jul 30 2019
Opinion
How to Tell If a Trump Supporter Is Racist
Every non-liberal leftist -- that is, nearly every Democrat running for president, New York Times and Washington Post columnist, CNN and MSNBC host, and your left-wing brother-in-law -- labels every Trump supporter and, of course, President Donald Trump, a "racist."
And they don't stop there. Leftists don't only label the half of the country that supports the president "racist," they
Guest Writer - RightMay 02 2019
Opinion
OPINION: The Incredibly Dumb Bill Barr Scandal
Is it already August? That’s usually the Beltway silly season appropriate for such a ridiculous non-scandal as the Great Bill Barr Summary of Findings Outrage of 2019.
As everyone knows, Bill Barr released a brief letter summarizing the top-line conclusions of the Mueller report shortly after he received it. Justice Department lawyers then worked with Mueller staff to make the
Guest Writer - RightApr 29 2019
News
Trump demands NRA 'get its act together quickly' amid internal turmoil
President Donald Trump chastised the National Rifle Association on Monday over infighting that has roiled the gun-rights group, demanding the association “get its act together quickly” as it stares down a probe launched by the state of New York last weekend.
“The NRA is under siege by Cuomo and the New York State A.G., who are illegally using the State’s legal apparatus to take down and
PoliticoFeb 14 2013
News
Obama's Call For Higher Minimum Wage Could Have Ripple Effect
So maybe the Great Recession really is over.
After more than five years of recession and painfully slow recovery, President Obama has sent a powerful signal that he thinks the U.S. economy is now in much better shape  good enough, at least, to provide workers with raises.
In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, Obama called upon Congress to boost the federal
NPR (Online News)Apr 30 2020
Analysis
30 million Americans have lost their jobs in 6 weeks
More than 3.8 million people filed initial unemployment insurance claims during the week ending April 25, according to data released by the Department of Labor on Thursday morning. That brings the total number of people applying for benefits over the previous six weeks to more than 30 million.
It’s a staggering number of people who have filed for unemployment since the coronavirus
Vox