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Dec 18 2017
Headline Roundup
CDC Denies Report Listing Banned Words
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is refuting a Washington Post report that claims the Trump administration has banned the top public health agency from using certain words, including "transgender", "evidence-based", and "fetus". "I want to assure you there are no banned words at CDC," said Brenda Fitzgerald.
Washington Post
Washington Examiner 
PBS NewsHour
Aug 05 2020
Perspectives Blog
Who Won: Jim Jordan or Dr. Fauci? Depends on Your Filter Bubble
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the leading epidemiologist for the White House coronavirus task force, testified before the House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis last week. During the hearing, Fauci exchanged words with Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) after Jordan asked about limits on protesting as possible means to control the coronavirus. Fauci maintained that he could not answer that question
Hirsh Joshi
Nov 17 2022
Headline Roundup
Republicans Secure Slim Majority in House of Representatives
The Republican Party has secured a majority in the House of Representatives, multiple outlets across the spectrum are projecting.
Key Quotes: CNN’s article stated that the week-long delay in securing a majority “underscores the party’s underwhelming midterm election performance,” alluding to the much-discussed “red wave” that anticipated the Republicans would win a large majority in the
BBC News
Fox News (Online News) 
CNN (Online News)
Mar 12 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Spread of Coronavirus Grips US, Stuns Stock Market
The spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus has sent shockwaves through the U.S., closing schools, suspending entire sporting seasons and contributing to a brutal week for the stock market.
President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office Wednesday, announcing a 30-day ban on travel to and from the European Union. Cases of the virus have been confirmed in 44 states and
Henry A. Brechter
May 21 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: All 50 States Have Partially Reopened
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Every U.S. state has now taken formal steps to reopen businesses and get residents back to work as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues.
Governors and local leaders are looking for signs that the virus is receding enough in their area to allow for a partial return to normalcy. The need for public
Henry A. Brechter
Apr 06 2023
Headline Roundup
Twitter Labels NPR 'State-Affiliated Media'
Twitter assigned NPR's (Lean Left bias) account a "state-affiliated media" label on Tuesday.
The Details: The social media platform apparently changed its guidelines to allow for the move. In part, Twitter's guidelines define state-affiliated media as "as outlets where the state exercises control over editorial content through financial resources, direct or indirect political pressures
NPR (Online News)
NewsNation
The Daily Caller
Aug 14 2018
Headline Roundup
West Virginia's Entire Supreme Court Impeached
The entire West Virginia Supreme Court has been impeached by the state's House of Delegates, citing excessive spending. While no one has defended the lavish expenditures, some have likened the move to a coup executed by the Republican-controlled legislature in order to allow the sitting GOP governor, Jim Justice, to replace several Democrats on the high court.
The Daily Caller
New York Times (News)
BBC News
Nov 01 2019
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: ISIS Leader Killed In U.S. Raid
Tracking impeachment: Two diplomats testified before impeachment investigators Wednesday about President Donald Trump's attitude toward the Ukraine, while the House of Representatives voted 232-196 Thursday morning to move forward with the impeachment inquiry.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State and one of the top targets in the international fight against terrorism, was
Henry A. Brechter
Sep 11 2020
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Spin and Slant Skew News Reports on Trump-Woodward Interviews
Journalist Bob Woodward’s revelation this week that President Donald Trump privately conveyed his intent to “play [COVID-19] down” in February has commandeered mainstream news, reframing election chatter around Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Outlets on all sides are zooming in on this quote and others from Trump, who spoke in 18 taped on-the-record interviews with
Henry A. Brechter
Mar 06 2023
Headline Roundup
2 of 4 US Citizens Kidnapped in Mexico Found Dead, 2 Others Found Alive
Two of the four U.S. citizens kidnapped in Mexico this week have been found dead, and the other two were found alive, according to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
The Details: The FBI was searching for four Americans who were shot at and kidnapped after crossing the border into Matamoros, Tamaulipas, on Friday, an area home to warring factions of a drug cartel. One member
Washington Post
Reuters
Washington Examiner