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Dec 16 2020
News
Senate GOP to Trump: The election is over
Senate Republicans are sending a clear message to President Trump: The election is over and Joe Biden won.
While Trump is digging in and showing little sign of ending his public campaign despite a long losing streak in the courts, GOP senators — from leadership on down — are signaling they view the election result as settled and want to move on without a messy weeks-long fight.
The HillNov 30 2021
News
Iran strikes hard line as talks over nuclear deal resume
Iran struck a hard line Tuesday after just one day of restarted talks in Vienna over its tattered nuclear deal, suggesting everything discussed in previous rounds of diplomacy could be renegotiated.
Speaking to Iranian state television, Ali Bagheri, Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, referred to everything discussed thus far as merely a “draft.” It remained unclear whether that represented
Associated Press Fact CheckMay 14 2021
News
Democratic divide over Israel on full display as Jewish state clashes with Hamas terrorists
Escalating violence between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas has cast a spotlight on deepening Democratic divisions over the Jewish state.
The party split played out in full view on social media this week after Hamas launched indiscriminate rocket attacks at Israel, which responded with airstrikes on Hamas targets in Gaza, reportedly killing some civilians. Israel is also dealing
Fox News DigitalApr 12 2021
News
Progressives fight for leverage amid ever-slimming majority
Progressives are ascendant in the Democratic-controlled Congress, but they may not have the political leverage to dramatically shape legislative priorities like President Biden’s infrastructure and jobs package as they return to Washington this week with an even slimmer majority.
Democrats will need near-total cooperation among everyone in their House and Senate caucuses to pass any
The HillAug 17 2021
News
Taliban declare 'amnesty' for Afghans and urge women to join government
The Taliban on Tuesday declared a general "amnesty" for all in Afghanistan and are urging women to join the government following the takeover of the country, an official with the group said.
The announcement was made by Enamullah Samangani, a member of the Islamic Emirate’s cultural commission on Afghan state television, which the Taliban now controls. His statement follows the rapid
Washington ExaminerJun 10 2021
News
Deportations of undocumented immigrants are at a record low
Although donald trump talked the fiercest nativist game about illegal immigration, it was Barack Obama who oversaw the removal of more undocumented immigrants from America during his presidency, earning him the nickname “deporter-in-chief”. During his first term, Mr Obama deported over 60% more people than Mr Trump (see chart). Now Joe Biden is breaking records in the opposite direction.
The EconomistAug 13 2020
Analysis
It’s Way Too Soon To Count Trump Out
Joe Biden currently has a robust lead in polls. If the election were held today, he might even win in a landslide, carrying not only traditional swing states such as Florida and Pennsylvania but potentially adding new states such as Georgia and Texas to the Democratic coalition.
But the election is not being held today. While the polls have been stable so far this year, it’s still only
538 (ABC News)Mar 04 2021
News
Kamala Harris breaks 50-50 tie to begin Senate debate on $1.9T stimulus
Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday broke a 50-50 Senate tie to begin debate on President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.
Debate on the bill, which would grant $1,400 stimulus checks to most Americans, is expected to drag into the weekend before a final vote.
“On this vote the yays are 50, the nays are 50. The Senate being equally divided, the vice president
New York Post (News)Dec 04 2020
Opinion
A Conservative Woman Just Broke New Ground, but the Media Is Nowhere to Be Found
Ever since Joe Biden became our nation’s presumptive next president, the media has been bending over backward to celebrate historic “firsts” for women.
This past week alone, they couldn’t get enough of the first female college football player kicking in a Power Five conference, Kamala Harris hiring the first all-female senior vice president staff, or Biden choosing the first all-female
The Daily SignalJul 18 2020
Analysis
Trump’s campaign is in freefall, with COVID-19 on voters’ minds
It is never a good sign when a candidate is forced to replace his campaign manager less than four months before the election. In Donald Trump’s case, it is an indication that his reelection campaign is in a crisis so pervasive that it threatens to take down not only his presidency but his entire party.
At the national level, former Vice President Joe Biden now leads President Trump by
Brookings Institution