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May 31 2023
Headline Roundup
How Lessons From 2011 Influenced 2023’s Debt Ceiling Talks
It might seem like this year’s debt ceiling politics are unprecedented, but this has happened before — in 2011, under the Obama administration.
What Happened: As in 2023, the U.S. hit the debt limit in 2011, prompting negotiations between House Republicans and the Obama administration. Then-Vice President Joe Biden, leading the Democratic negotiators, described the initial talks as
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National Review (News) 
Mar 28 2019
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Did the Media Blow It on the Mueller Report?
Special Counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence of collusion between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign, but the report "does not exonerate" President Trump on obstruction of justice, according to Attorney General William Barr. Some criticized the mainstream media's original reporting on the issue, which many say was overly biased against Trump. Others expressed doubt at the report's AllSides Staff
May 03 2023
Headline Roundup
GOP Lawmakers Subpoena FBI After Whistleblower Accuses Biden of Bribery
Rep. James Comer (R-KY), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, issued a subpoena Wednesday to FBI Director Chris Wray for records that allegedly detail “an alleged criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Biden and a foreign national relating to the exchange of money for policy decisions.”
Details: According to a letter signed by Comer and Sen. Chuck
Newsweek
Washington Examiner
Associated Press 
Dec 02 2021
Headline Roundup
Several Staffers Leave Vice President Harris's Team
Symone Sanders, chief spokesperson and senior advisor for Vice President Kamala Harris, has announced that she will leave the White House at the end of the year.
In addition, two more press aides in the vice president's office are expected to leave this month — Peter Velz, director of press operations, and Vince Evans, deputy director of the Office of Public Engagement and
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The Hill
Fox News (Online News) 
Jan 31 2019
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Government Shutdown Ends as Border Wall Negotiations Continue
The longest government shutdown in history came to a close last Friday as President Trump agreed to sign a temporary spending bill while border wall negotiations continue. Some say that Trump lost the fight by caving to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who would not agree to allot $5.7 billion for a wall at the southern border, while others say that Democrats have revealed themselves to be AllSides Staff
Mar 23 2023
Headline Roundup
Biden Approval Rating in AP Poll Nears Low Point
President Joe Biden's approval rating is at 38%, according to the latest Associated Press-NORC poll.
The Details: Biden's rating in the poll fell from 45% in February. His lowest rating in the poll was 36% last summer. According to the poll, 76% of Democrats approve of the job Biden is doing, compared to just 4% of Republicans.
For Context: The updated rating comes amid fallout
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Washington Examiner
Associated Press
Oct 12 2023
Headline Roundup
Scalise Drops Out of Speaker Race After Failing to Persuade GOP Holdouts
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) withdrew his name from consideration for House speaker after a group of GOP holdouts refused to vote for him.
The Numbers: With Democrats united in backing Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) for speaker, Scalise could only afford to lose four Republican votes. However, well more than four Republicans either refused to vote for Scalise or
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The Hill
Washington Examiner
Oct 02 2014
News
The Gender-Pay Gap: It’s Real, and Yes, It’s Sexism
Last week, Emma Watson, the UN Women Goodwill Ambassador better known as Hermione from Harry Potter, delivered a speech to the delegates gathered in New York championing feminism and pledging to end gender inequality. Big task! Her campaign will tackle, among other things, the fact that women are paid so much less than men, even in countries like the United States and the U.K., where we are
Daily Beast
Jun 22 2022
Headline Roundup
Recapping Tuesday's 2022 Primaries and Runoffs
Voters hit the polls for 2022 primary and runoff elections in Washington D.C., Alabama, Virginia and Georgia on Tuesday.
In D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser won her primary race and will likely win a third term in November. She would be the first D.C. mayor to win a third term since Marion Barry in 1986. In Alabama, Trump-backed Katie Britt defeated Rep. Mo Brooks, and she is expected to
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538 (ABC News)
CNN (Online News)