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Jan 07 2015
News
US officials scanning terror databases in search for Paris attack suspects
U.S. counterterrorism officials are reviewing databases of known terror suspects and other materials after the deadly Paris shooting Wednesday morning, as the Obama administration opened the door to increasing security in the U.S. in response.
The terror attack on a satirical French publication known for lampooning Islam left at least 12 dead, and the attackers remain at large. U.S.
Fox News DigitalJul 18 2015
News
If Guns Make Us Safer, Why Not Let Them Into the U.S. Capitol?
It’s a curious feature of American life that when four innocents are killed by a gunman in Chattanooga, or when a young white supremacist opens fire inside a historic AME Church in Charleston, we talk about loosening gun safety laws. In the aftermath of this week’s murders, Donald Trump managed the near-impossible—sounding like a mainstream Republican politician—when he argued, “Get rid of gun
PoliticoMay 03 2020
Opinion
Stacey Abrams's embarrassing campaign for the vice presidency
No one has ever wanted to be vice president as much as Stacey Abrams.
The Georgia Democrat, best known for her failed gubernatorial candidacy in 2018, has launched a full-fledged campaign for the vice presidency in recent weeks, telling every news channel that will book her why she thinks she’s cut out for the job. And in doing so, Abrams has proved why she’s not.
Abrams’s media
Washington ExaminerDec 18 2014
News
North Korea’s Finest Hour
This is a glorious week indeed for Kim Jong Un’s dwindling little family business in Pyongyang. Finally, finally—to be taken seriously. To get people to pay attention and not laugh at the same time (not too much, anyway). The North Korean regime—which is to say three generations of Kims—has spent its entire, bizarre existence on earth trying to get people to notice them. And rarely succeeding
PoliticoAug 10 2013
News
Debating Obamacare Strategy: Defund or Delay?
You'll recall that I spelled out my thoughts on this question in some detail last week, and yesterday I appeared on Fox News with the great Monica Crowley to debate my conclusion. Monica adheres to the school of thought that defunding Obamacare through the looming temporary budget scrap is the last chance Republicans have to stop the law. I disagree, arguing that forcing a government
TownhallJul 12 2019
News
Trump's Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta resigns
Labor Secretary Alex Acosta resigned amid the fallout over a plea deal he made with wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein, a sex offender charged with human trafficking girls as young as 14.
President Donald Trump announced Acosta's resignation Friday morning with Acosta at his side. Trump said the secretary called him Friday morning to say that the decision to resign was his.
“I
USA TODAYFeb 28 2013
Opinion
Economic Downturn and Legacy of Bush Policies Continue to Drive Large Deficits
Federal deficits and debt have been sharply higher under President Obama, but the evidence continues to show that the Great Recession, President Bushs tax cuts, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq explain most of the deficits that have occurred on Obamas watch  based on the latest Congressional Budget Office projections as well as legislation enacted since we last issued this analysis
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesJun 23 2020
Opinion
Coronavirus caused a lobbying boom. It's hurting our democracy.
The coronavirus pandemic has gutted the American economy. Small businesses have shuttered their doors, large corporations have filed for bankruptcy, unemployment rates have soared to the highest levels since the Great Depression — and entire industries may need help from the government to avoid collapse.
But as millions of Americans struggle to pay their rent on time, one industry is
The FulcrumApr 28 2020
News
Trump to deploy 'full power' of federal government to help states with testing
The White House on Monday said America’s coronavirus-testing is in far better shape and the administration is ready to work with governors to meet their diagnostic demands, “dramatically” increasing the number of tests to help states reopen safely.
“The testing is not going to be a problem at all,” Mr. Trump said in the White House Rose Garden. “In fact, it’s going to be one of the
Washington TimesAug 31 2021
Perspectives Blog
How a Teen Became a Key Member of a Presidential Campaign and Ventured to Unite America
While others his age racked up victories playing Fortnite, danced to the Old Town road challenge as they scrolled through Tik Tok, or experimented with face-altering filters as they messaged friends on Snapchat, Andrew Juan was embarking upon a political career.
Until his sophomore year of high school, Andrew Juan was no different than his peers: he was unaware of politics and
Jackson Lanzer