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Feb 09 2023
Headline Roundup
New Jersey Council Member Murdered, Second This Month
A New Jersey council member was shot and killed in the parking lot of his work on Wednesday, one week after a different New Jersey council member was shot and killed in her car.
Details: Councilman Russell Heller (R), 51, represented the Borough of Milford. Heller worked for Public Service Electric and Gas Co., where he was killed. Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour (R), 30, who represented
Wall Street Journal (News) New York Post (News) NBC News (Online)Apr 13 2021
Headline Roundup
Police Chief, Officer Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright Resign
The police chief and the officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year old black man, have both resigned. Kim Potter, a 26-year department veteran, was already on administrative leave after fatally shooting Wright during a traffic stop Sunday afternoon in Brooklyn Center, outside Minneapolis. The police chief, Tim Gannon, resigned stating that he believed "it is in the best interest of
NBC News (Online) Washington Times Associated PressOct 26 2020
Opinion
Elections Can't Cure a Sick Political Culture
With November 2020 looming, Americans look forward to the end of a seemingly permanent election campaign and perhaps some reduction in the raging fever of national tensions that ail the country. Dream on. Even if we have a clear winner on election night, the selection of next year's lucky White House resident seems bound to leave people more enraged than ever. Elections are no longer about
ReasonJun 19 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Trump's Orlando Rally Shows He's Running Out of New Tricks
Four years ago, Donald Trump glided down an escalator into the lobby of Trump Tower, a building he regards as his signature accomplishment, for a marketing event.
During a speech in which he boasted of his wealth and business acumen, and promised to tackle what he described as unchecked immigration from Mexico, unfair competition from China, and the “big lie” of Obamacare, he announced
Guest WriterMay 30 2019
Perspectives Blog
When Talking to Conservatives, Liberals May Want to Avoid These Terms
Editor's note: See our list of words conservatives may want to avoid when talking to liberals.
Suppose you are talking to another person who has very different political viewpoints. Everything seems to be going fine. Then, you say a word or phrase that unintentionally alienates the other person. Suddenly, the conversation feels derailed. What may have been pleasant can quickly become
James CoanOct 21 2020
News
These groups try to hack the vote – so that real criminals can’t
Maggie MacAlpine is full of ideas about how to cause chaos on Election Day.
Sitting in a suit jacket and T-shirt against a red background with skulls and her team’s moniker, K-OS, she ticks off possibilities from sending armed gun-rights activists to polling places, to spreading rumors that minority voters are being turned away, to a “deep fake” concession speech by a candidate.
Christian Science MonitorNov 09 2020
Analysis
How Republican women won a record number of seats in Congress
In a year in which Kamala Harris made history as America’s first woman to be elected vice president, Republican women have their own successes to tout. A record number of them are heading to Congress – with more races still to be called. Of the eight House seats flipped by Republicans, six have been by women.
“I’ve been saying 2018 is the year of the woman, and 2020 is the year of the
Christian Science MonitorNov 28 2022
Headline Roundup
Buffalo Mass Shooter Pleads Guilty to Murder, Hate Crime Charges
Payton Gendron, the 19-year-old who killed 13 people in a racially-motivated shooting in May, pleaded guilty Monday to all charges against him, including murder, murder as a hate crime, and hate-motivated domestic terrorism.
For Context: Gendron drove over 200 miles from his home to a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, to carry out the shooting because it was the closest city to him
NBC News (Online) BBC News Fox News (Online News)Jul 07 2022
Headline Roundup
As Republicans Oppose Biden, ‘Frustrated’ Democrats Worry He Isn’t Doing Enough
Several recent reports in left and center-rated outlets detailed Democratic frustrations with President Joe Biden, leading some Democrats to look elsewhere for leadership.
A series of mass shootings and the end of Roe v. Wade has reportedly left many Democrats deeply frustrated with perceived inaction by the White House and congressional Democrats. Despite some executive orders and the
Fox News (Online News) The Hill New York Times (News)Jan 24 2013
News
Don't Expect States To Cooperate
Blue states and red states are moving further apart.
That's one of the clear lessons from the annual "State of the States" report, which the Pew Center on the States is rolling out in a string of assessments this week.
States are now governed pretty much by one party or the other. Nearly as often as not, one party holds not just power but supermajority status in legislatures.
NPR (Online News)