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Dec 19 2019
News
House Votes To Impeach
“President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night.” (AP News)
The left supports impeachment.
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) writes, “The facts in this matter are not in question. President Donald Trump called the president of Ukraine on July 25 and asked him to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, using critical
The Flip SideJul 15 2021
Perspectives Blog
In the Biden Era, Fact Checkers are Falling Short
From the CenterThe mainstream media’s haters get a lot wrong. Contrary to their never-ending cries, I’d bet that most journalists don’t hate America, and most of their time isn’t spent on anti-Trump message boards or at Democrat-funded dinner parties.
But if the haters are complaining about the media’s weak fact-checking during the Biden administration, they’ve got a solid case.
Henry A. BrechterDec 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
PoliticoApr 11 2016
Background
Was Bill Clinton a Good President?
William Jefferson Clinton, known as Bill Clinton, served as the 42nd President of the United States from Jan. 20, 1993 to Jan. 19, 2001.
His proponents contend that under his presidency the US enjoyed the lowest unemployment and inflation rates in recent history, high home ownership, low crime rates, and a budget surplus. They give him credit for eliminating the federal deficit and
ProCon.orgDec 11 2019
News
Inspector General’s Report
“The U.S. Justice Department’s internal watchdog said on Monday that it found numerous errors but no evidence of political bias by the FBI when it opened an investigation into contacts between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia in 2016.” (Reuters)
The left sees the report as evidence refuting the claims that the Russia investigation was a “witch hunt” and that the FBI was
The Flip SideDec 09 2019
News
John Durham’s Investigators ‘Do Not Agree’ with DOJ IG’s Findings on Origin of Russia Probe
U.S. Attorney John Durham issued a rare statement in the wake of the release of DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s Monday report, stating that his office does “not agree with” the report’s conclusions regarding the origins of the FBI’s 2016 Russia probe.
“I have the utmost respect for the mission of the Office of Inspector General and the comprehensive work that went into the
National Review (News)May 03 2019
News
Barr vs. Mueller: The attorney general fights his own battle with the special counsel as he stands up for Trump
For the first two years of the Trump administration, the Justice Department found itself locked in war to protect Russia special counsel Robert Mueller from the president himself. Now, the siege has turned to an unusual internal struggle between the new attorney general and the special counsel.
The protector has become the rival.
In just under three months on the job, Attorney
USA TODAYMay 03 2019
News
Michael Cohen reporting to prison Monday
"The Situation" and the Fyre Festival fraudster are already there. President Trump's former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, is up next.
It's not reality TV. It's a federal prison 70 miles from New York City where white-collar and D-list scoundrels can do time while playing bocce ball and noshing on rugelach.
Cohen, 53, is due to report Monday to the Federal Correctional
CBS News (Online)Mar 01 2023
Headline Roundup
Lori Lightfoot Loses Reelection in Chicago Mayoral Race
Incumbent Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her reelection bid Tuesday night after one term in office, as her two challengers advance to a runoff race.
The Details: Lightfoot came in third with 16.6% of the vote. Former CEO of Chicago Public Schools Paul Vallas received 35% of the vote, and Cook County commissioner Brandon Johnson received 20.3%. Since no candidate received more than 50
National Review (News) NBC News Digital The HillJul 23 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Federal Police Called on to Curb Portland Unrest, Alleged Violence
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Since the death of George Floyd, protests in Portland, Oregon have reportedly caused damage to federal property, prompting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to send federal officers to the city. Those reports were followed by claims of protesters being apprehended and put into unmarked vans as
Micaela Ricaforte