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Jun 27 2019
News
Democratic Debate Bares Divisions on Health Care, Unity Against Trump
In first of two debates among 20 presidential candidates, contenders vow major changes in policies on economy, health care, immigration.
Ten Democratic presidential candidates squared off in their first joint appearance Wednesday, laying bare an intraparty dispute over the nation’s health-care system while offering a united front in denouncing President Trump’s policies.
The two-
Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 03 2013
News
Frank Lautenberg dies; was U.S. Senate's last WW II vet
Frank Lautenberg, a New Jersey Democrat associated with major legislative achievements over five terms in the U.S. Senate and the chamber's last surviving World War II veteran, died on Monday of viral pneumonia, his office said. Lautenberg, 89, missed key Senate votes late last year during a weeks-long absence because of a cold that turned into what he called a "severe case of bronchitis with
CNN (Online News)Apr 03 2019
News
Chicago elects Lori Lightfoot as first gay and first black female mayor in city’s history
Voters in Chicago on Tuesday elected former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot to become their next mayor, making Chicago the largest city to elect an African-American woman as its top elected official.
With votes in 95% of precincts counted, Lightfoot had 73.7% of the vote and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle 26.3%.
The win by Lightfoot, who identifies as a lesbian
USA TODAYAug 12 2021
Perspectives Blog
Crime, Police Reform, and Law Enforcement: Americans Agree More Than You Might Think
About 65% of Americans are currently dissatisfied with the nation’s policies to reduce or control crime, more than any time in the 21st century.
This comes as President Biden’s approval rating on crime sits at 38% and the percentage of Americans that think crime is “extremely serious” sits at a 20-year high, according to an ABC News (Lean Left)/Washington Post (Lean Left) poll. The
Andrew WeinzierlDec 22 2015
Opinion
OPINION: Ted Cruz's Holiday Spirit
The simple truth about Ted Cruz says Eliana Johnson of the National Review is that the man who boasts of his ideological purity is perhaps the most obviously tactical candidate. His path to the nomination runs through Iowa and the deep South -- through evangelicals gun fanatics nativists climate deniers and social conservatives -- and every position he takes is laser focused on winning them
Guest Writer - LeftApr 16 2015
News
US Marine imprisoned in Iran a victim of torture, cruelty, family says
The family of a U.S. Marine imprisoned in Iran for nearly four years says the American has been drugged, whipped and told a heartbreaking lie that his mother died in a car accident while he awaits a retrial.
The sister and brother-in-law of Amir Hekmati appeared on Fox News Channel's "On the Record w/ Greta Van Susteren," where they described in chilling detail the torture that the
Fox News LatinoDec 12 2019
News
In one swing district, impeachment hasn’t swayed voters – yet
Will voters punish moderate Democrats in swing districts for an impeachment vote? Conventional political wisdom says yes. But our reporter found that in one former Republican stronghold that may not be the case.
With Bing Crosby crooning and sleigh bells jingling over a sound system, Becky Haslett attended last week’s holiday open house for Rep. Gil Cisneros with a broad smile. He is
Christian Science MonitorOct 12 2020
News
Pandemic, politics invade Senate confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett
Three weeks before America elects a president amid a pandemic and with Democrats condemning the process, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday set about advancing a Supreme Court justice who could serve for decades to come.
The result appeared preordained as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the committee chairman, said at the outset. But over four days, conservative federal appeals court
USA TODAYApr 05 2015
News
Let Prisoners Take College Courses
EVER wonder what prisoners do and talk about? Well, at the Attica Correctional Facility, we’re all tucked away in cellblocks watching TV. We watch a lot — all day, all night. Then we talk about what we’re watching. Conversation tumbles through the bars, about movies, ball games and the news on CNN. I hear voices, as if in a trance, rap along to Bobby Shmurda’s new music video on BET. The
New York Times (News)Aug 19 2019
Opinion
How Much Damage Have Republicans Done in the States?
Turns out making cuts to public services to fit an ideology of small government and traditionalism is just not very popular.
The 2018 election marked at least a temporary end to Republicans’ rise to power in many states. With full control of 26 states, Republicans had built a sustained opportunity to transform American subnational government.
Liberals certainly feared the worst.
Guest Writer - Left