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Mar 08 2024
Headline Roundup
Fact Checking President Biden’s 2024 State of the Union Address
President Biden gave his 2024 State of the Union Address on Thursday, leading several media outlets to fact check claims made in the speech.
Inflation: Biden claimed inflation is “the lowest in the world.” USA Today (Lean Left bias) said, “Biden is simply wrong here,” citing France and Canada as having lower inflation rates according to the latest data from the International Monetary
Washington Post Fact Check USA TODAY Fact Check The Daily SignalOct 10 2019
News
Ukraine president says 'no blackmail' in phone call with Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters Thursday his controversial July call with President Trump involved no bribe, blackmail or quid pro quo, as impeachment-minded Democrats claim.
Zelensky spoke at a daylong event with media inside a Kiev food market, and said he believes the transcript released by the White House is accurate and that he knew the U.S. had withheld $400
Fox News DigitalMar 04 2024
Headline Roundup
Oregon Lawmakers Vote to Undo a Significant Part of Drug Decriminalization Law
Oregon legislatures passed a bipartisan bill undoing a significant part of the state’s 2021 drug decriminalization law.
Details: The bill allows for penalties for the possession and sale of small amounts of drugs such as methamphetamine or heroin, and allows law enforcement to seize drugs if used in public spaces such as parks and sidewalks. Small possession of drugs can now lead to a
The Guardian The Hill Fox News DigitalFeb 26 2023
Headline Roundup
Publishers Drop Dilbert Comic After Creator’s Racial Remarks
Many publications have dropped the nationally syndicated comic Dilbert after its creator Scott Adams described 47% of polled Black Americans as a “hate group."
The Details: In an episode of his podcast earlier this week, Scott Adams discussed a recent Rasmussen Poll that found only 53% of Black Americans think “it’s OK to be white." Adams said he’s “going to back off from being helpful
BBC News The Epoch Times NBC News DigitalMar 27 2019
News
Prosecutors drop charges against Jussie Smollett, drawing strong rebuke from Chicago’s mayor and police
Prosecutors in Cook County, Ill., dropped charges against Jussie Smollett on Tuesday, an astonishing reversal that came a month after the actor was arrested, charged with lying to police about a bigoted attack and pilloried by Chicago’s top police official on live television.
Prosecutors announced their decision only 18 days after a grand jury had indicted Smollett on 16 felony counts.
Washington PostJan 07 2020
Analysis
Bernie Sanders can unify Democrats and beat Trump in 2020
The case for Bernie Sanders is that he is the unity candidate.
The Vermont senator is unique in combining an authentic, values-driven political philosophy with a surprisingly pragmatic, veteran-legislator approach to getting things done. This pairing makes him the enthusiastic favorite of non-Republicans who don’t necessarily love the Democratic Party, without genuinely threatening what
VoxMar 26 2019
News
Kamala Harris unveils $315 billion plan to boost teacher pay
The California Democrat's presidential campaign said the proposal would be paid for with unspecified changes to the estate tax.
In the first major policy rollout of her presidential campaign, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., unveiled a plan on Tuesday to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to boost teacher salaries.
Billed as "the largest investment in teachers in American history
NBC News DigitalApr 23 2024
Headline Roundup
FTC Votes to Ban Noncompete Clauses, Chamber of Commerce Vows to Sue
The Federal Trade Commission voted to ban noncompete clauses.
For Context: Noncompete clauses are contractual agreements barring an employee from going to work for a competing company for a set period of time.
Details: The FTC board voted 3-2 in favor of banning noncompete clauses. These clauses are already banned in certain states, such as California, but this rule will ban them
New York Times (News) Wall Street Journal (News) Fox BusinessJul 25 2019
Opinion
Once Again, Uncle Sam Shirks Fiscal Responsibility in Budget Deal
Trump's 2018 commitment that he would never sign a massive spending deal ever again was fake news.
This year, the deficit will end up being the fourth highest in U.S. history. It's gigantic, and it will hit a little over $1 trillion by the end of the fiscal year. It's also larger than previously projected. And it's growing fast, at a time when the United States is not in a recession—
Guest Writer - RightFeb 06 2020
News
Sen. Mitt Romney Does Not Acquit
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
On Wednesday, Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) voted in favor of convicting Donald Trump of abuse of power, the first Article of Impeachment passed by the House of Representatives. In doing so, he broke with Senate Abridge News