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Feb 05 2024
Headline Roundup
Will the Bipartisan Border Bill Pass?
Now that Senate negotiators have released the text of a new $188 billion security bill that includes a border agreement, will the House go along with the bipartisan deal?
Key Details: The bill includes $14.1 billion for Israel, $60 billion for Ukraine, aid for Indo-Pacific allies, and a $20 billion bipartisan border security agreement. Many House Republicans, including Speaker Mike
Axios The HillJan 18 2024
Headline Roundup
SCOTUS Appears Likely to Weaken Power of Regulatory Agencies
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases challenging a doctrine that empowers federal agencies.
For Context: Four fishing companies are asking the court to overturn a 1984 ruling that created the “Chevron deference,” which instructs courts to defer to administrative agencies within reason over statute disputes. The companies bringing the case are challenging a rule
SCOTUSblog The Daily Caller New York Times (News)Nov 19 2020
Perspectives Blog
Current Depolarization Activities Ask People to Work Too Hard, are Unlikely to Reach Enough Americans
The election is now over. Yet the work to depolarize the country must continue. Having some new leaders can help, but they cannot fully reverse forces that have led to increasing political division.
At the heart of efforts to reduce political polarization – especially improving the emotions and attitudes we have toward those across political divides – is a nascent movement of groups
James CoanNov 08 2018
Perspectives Blog
Midterm Results: Democrats Take the House, Republicans Expand Senate Majority
With the close of the 2018 midterm elections, Democrats will take control of the House, while Republicans will expand their Senate majority. Some lauded the campaign successes of Democrats, who will now have the power to exert a check on President Trump after flipping several Republican House seats across the U.S. Others noted that Democrats gained fewer seats than Republicans did during Obama' John Gable, AllSides Co-founderSep 21 2021
Headline Roundup
Trudeau's Liberal Party Wins in Canada but Remains a Minority Government
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party won in parliamentary elections but did not get the 170 seats needed to secure a majority. The election was held two years before a deadline and was focused largely on the COVID-19 pandemic. Trudeau had hoped a majority would approve of his handling of the virus. Some Canadians viewed the election as unnecessary,
In his two terms as
Townhall The Guardian ReutersJul 12 2013
News
Homeland Security chief Napolitano to resign
Janet Napolitano is resigning as head of the Homeland Security Department and seeking a post as president of the University of California, the long-time Obama confidant announced Friday. Officials told Fox News that Napolitano does not plan to leave her post until September. But she announced the move on Friday after it began to break in the media, revealing that she has been nominated to lead
Fox News (Online News)Jul 28 2020
Headline Roundup
Trump to Reject New DACA Applications, Renew Current Protections
The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it will reject new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, but let current DACA recipients continue to renew their protections as the Trump administration reconsiders the program's future. This decision comes after the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from ending the Obama-era policy
Politico USA TODAY TownhallFeb 03 2021
Perspectives Blog
The History of American Media Bias, Pt. 1: The 1700s
Today, we hold journalists and media outlets accountable to journalistic code of ethics and a set of standards, which include truth, transparency, and objectivity. When journalism strays from objective fact, the result is biased news. And though it takes different forms in the digital age, this media bias is far from new.
Political bias has been present in journalism since
Micaela RicaforteSep 24 2023
Headline Roundup
Ethnic Armenians Flee Nagorno-Karabakh, Signaling Potential End of 36-Year Conflict
The 120,000 ethnic Armenians living in Nagorno-Karabakh are fleeing for Armenia, signaling the potential closure of a 36-year-long territorial conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
The Details: Officials from the Armenian breakaway Republic of Artsakh, whose territory sits in internationally recognized Azerbaijan, have said Armenians will flee instead of being integrated into Azeri
Reuters The Guardian CNN (Online News)Oct 25 2019
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: State Department Completes Review Of Hillary Clinton's Private Server
Tracking impeachment: Former U.S. Ambassador William Taylor testified before several closed-door House committeesTuesday, providing more details about a potential "quid pro quo" involving foreign aid and a Ukrainian investigation of the Bidens, allegedly pushed by President Trump.
A three-year State Department investigation of how classified information was handled on former Secretary
Henry A. Brechter