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Mar 13 2015
News
'Blood Is Still Red': Ferguson Fears Setback As Cop-Shooter Eludes Manhunt
As reporters flocked back to this St. Louis suburb following the ambush shooting of two officers outside the police department overnight, residents, law enforcement and protesters were on edge. Many said they were angered that a gunman’s bullets may threaten to interrupt a community on the cusp of significant change.
The shooter -- described by Attorney General Eric Holder as “ damn
HuffPostJun 04 2015
Opinion
3,700 illegal immigrant - Threat Level 1- criminals released into U.S. by Homeland Security
Most of the illegal immigrant criminals Homeland Security officials released from custody last year were discretionary, meaning the department could have kept them in detention but chose instead to let them onto the streets as their deportation cases moved through the system according to new numbers from Congress.
Washington TimesNov 20 2019
News
Israeli Settlements
“The Trump administration on Monday said it no longer considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be a violation of international law… Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. is repudiating the 1978 State Department legal opinion that held that civilian settlements in the occupied territories are ‘inconsistent with international law.’” (AP News)
The left opposes the
The Flip SideMay 14 2013
News
Journalists fume over DOJ raid on AP
Journalists on Monday called the news the Justice Department seized records from phone lines assigned to Associated Press offices and its reporters over a two month period chilling.
PoliticoNov 15 2013
News
House Republicans introduce resolution to impeach Attorney General Holder
A group of congressional Republicans introduced a resolution Thursday to call for the impeachment of Attorney General Eric Holder, alleging Holder had committed “high crimes and misdemeanors” during his tenure as head of the Justice Department.
Fox News DigitalJun 07 2012
News
Fast & Furious amnesia hits Attorney General Eric Holder during House testimony
Attorney General Eric Holder frustrated his most fierce Capitol Hill accuser and other GOP lawmakers Thursday when asked about the Justice Departments Fast and Furious weapons sting and which high-ranking Obama administration officials knew about the botched operation. Holder sidestepped questions by GOP Rep. Darrell Issa about whether he or other Justice Department officials had even started
Fox News DigitalNov 18 2019
News
Trump tweets he will 'strongly consider' testifying in impeachment inquiry
President Trump on Monday said he will "strongly consider" giving written or in-person testimony in the House impeachment inquiry, despite his repeated refusal to cooperate with the investigation thus far.
Trump responded to Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) suggestion on "Face the Nation" a day earlier in which she said the president could "come right before the committee and talk...
The HillSep 10 2013
News
USDA Justifies More Spending for Food Stamps
As the number of Americans on food stamps continues to rise, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is using a new study that actually shows a nominal reduction in household food insecurity to advocate continued spending for the program.
The BlazeJun 09 2020
News
Should We Defund the Police?
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
In response to the tragic deaths of George Floyd and other victims of police violence, a majority of the Minneapolis City Council pledged on Sunday to defund and dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department.The Abridge NewsApr 26 2019
News
U.S. Economy Grew at 3.2% Rate in First Quarter
The report indicates that the 10-year recovery retains momentum, despite recent fears that the year was off to a slow start.
Rumors of the economic expansion’s death appear to have been greatly exaggerated.
Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of goods and services produced in the economy, rose at a 3.2 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year, the
New York Times (News)