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Mar 04 2021
News
House Democrats pass sweeping elections bill as GOP legislatures push to restrict voting
The House late Wednesday night passed expansive legislation to create uniform national voting standards, overhaul campaign finance laws and outlaw partisan redistricting, advancing a centerpiece of the Democratic voting rights agenda amid fierce Republican attacks that threaten to stop it cold in the Senate.
The bill, titled the “For the People Act,” was given the symbolic designation
Washington PostMar 11 2020
Opinion
Bye-bye, Bernie
Four years ago, Sen. Bernie Sanders pulled off an upset in Michigan that gave life to his insurgent challenge to front-runner Hillary Clinton. On Tuesday, Sanders suffered a crushing defeat in the state, and whether he’s ready or not to acknowledge it, he is now without a realistic path to the Democratic nomination.
It’s incredible to think that just over two weeks ago, Sanders was the
Washington ExaminerJul 07 2020
Analysis
Why Counting On A Convention Bounce This Year Is Risky
If President Trump’s Tulsa, Okla., rally in late June or his Independence Day celebration at Mount Rushmore are any indication, he wants a pageantry-filled convention with a big in-person audience when he accepts the Republican nomination in late August.
But the likelihood of that happening may be slim. The 2020 election is taking place in the midst of an unprecedented public health
538 (ABC News)May 25 2019
News
2020 frontrunner in May? It's probably not a good thing
Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden has a double-digit percentage lead in nearly every major national poll, he’s won more big-name endorsements than his intra-party rivals in early-voting states, and he’s already demonstrated his prowess as a capable fundraiser. Yet in the early going, the former vice president seems wary of his position as the favorite to win the 2020 Democratic
USA TODAYMay 21 2021
Perspectives Blog
When the Supreme Court Hands Abortion Over to Congress
From the Center: This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
No less of a pro-choice advocate than the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg was consistently critical of the Supreme Court’s seminal Roe vs Wade decision which protected a pregnant woman’s ability to have a legal abortion. Ginsburg supported the legal protection for a woman’s right to choose, of course, but she also suggested that the
Dan SchnurFeb 09 2021
News
Romney’s Child Payments Plan
“Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, [last] Thursday unveiled a plan to give households up to $4,200 annually for each young child… Romney’s plan would provide monthly cash payments of $350 for each child under 6 and $250 per month — $3,000 per year — for each child age 6 to 18.” (CNBC)
Sidebar: A “proposal released Monday evening by congressional Democrats would expand the child tax credit to up
The Flip SideAug 27 2020
Opinion
The Washington Post editorializes against dishonest ads. The ad team runs them.
THE WASHINGTON POST EDITORIAL BOARD could not have been clearer. “Facebook Shouldn’t Run Trump’s Lie-Laden Ads,” the board said in an unsigned house editorial last October, urging the company to “reject ads that contain flat-out falsehoods.”
Five days later, the Post weighed in again, in an editorial headlined “Free Speech Doesn’t Mean Facebook Must Run Dishonest Ads.” And less than
Columbia Journalism ReviewMay 04 2020
News
Media Bias Alert: Stacey Abrams’s Polarized Vice Presidency Push
Who is Stacey Abrams?
The 46-year old Georgia politician, who in 2018 became the country’s first female major-party African-American gubernatorial nominee, is one of the names being discussed prominently as Joe Biden’s potential 2020 running mate. But how you answer that first question may depend largely on your news preferences or political biases.
If you only read left-leaning
AllSidesAug 05 2019
News
Ohio gunman described himself as pro-Satan 'leftist' who supported Elizabeth Warren
The Ohio gunman described himself on social media as a pro-Satan “leftist” who wanted Joe Biden’s generation to die off, hated President Trump and law enforcement, and hoped to vote for Sen. Elizabeth Warren for president.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, rifle-wielding Connor Betts rampaged through a Dayton entertainment district, killing his sister and eight other people and
Washington TimesFeb 08 2021
News
Trump’s Impeachment Trial a Day Away With Few Details Settled
The U.S. Senate is a day away from starting former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial with many of the details still to be ironed out even as the outcome -- an acquittal -- is all but assured.
“We have no agenda, we have no rules, we’ve been waiting, waiting, waiting,” said David Schoen, one of the lawyers representing Trump in the trial. “We’re planning as well as we can
Bloomberg