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Nov 02 2020
Perspectives Blog
Restoring Trust
Last week, I witnessed a high profile Living Room Conversation that made me hopeful. Marianne Williamson, Grover Norquist, Pedro Silva, John Wood, Amanda Kathryn Roman and Justine Lee participated in a live stream conversation that warmed my heart. This group had notably diverse political views and yet they treated each other with respect, listened to each other with curiosity, and exposed a
Joan BladesMar 31 2020
News
Steven Mnuchin Is Trying to Rescue the Economy From the Coronavirus
Treasury secretary’s ability to keep the president’s trust while working with those outside the administration is expected to be crucial.
At a World Economic Forum dinner in Davos, Switzerland, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke up. It was 45 minutes into a conversation about climate change and trade, and no one had mentioned the most important issue facing the world, he said: The
Wall Street Journal (News)Dec 23 2020
Perspectives Blog
When Congress Actually Gets Something Done
Can a new Congress learn old tricks?
After years of Capitol Hill gridlock driven by increased suspicion, hostility and polarization, it may be fitting that the final legislative agreement of the hyper-partisan Trump administration required an act of transcendent bipartisanship. In an era when true believers at the ideological fringes of both major parties have become increasingly
Dan SchnurJun 22 2020
Opinion
Trump Is Promising Four More Years of Strife
He can’t run on accomplishments. So he’s running on violence and fear.
On Saturday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma, President Donald Trump tried to relaunch his reelection campaign. This was his chance, after the onslaught of the novel coronavirus and three months without a campaign rally, to tell Americans what he would do in a second term. The election, he argued, was about defeating an
SlateMay 07 2019
News
How a Chinese venture in Venezuela made millions while locals grew hungry
TUCUPITA, Venezuela—The project was meant to feed millions.
In Delta Amacuro, a remote Venezuelan state on the Caribbean Sea, a Chinese construction giant struck a bold agreement with the late President Hugo Chávez. The state-run firm would build new bridges and roads, a food laboratory, and the largest rice-processing plant in Latin America. The 2010 pact, with China CAMC Engineering
ReutersJul 18 2019
Headline Roundup
US Navy Downs Iranian Drone
The United States Navy downed an Iranian drone near the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday morning, according to the Pentagon. President Donald Trump said Navy battleship USS Boxer destroyed the drone after it came within 1,000 yards of the ship and ignored multiple attempted radio calls.
Media outlets across the political spectrum highlighted recent tensions between the US and Iran. Some
Daily Mail Associated Press NBC News DigitalJun 07 2021
Perspectives Blog
When There Are No More Rabbits in Nancy Pelosi’s Hat
From The CenterThis view is from an author rated as Center.
When an armed mob invades the U.S. Capitol and threatens the lives of their elected representatives, it seems reasonable to investigate the causes for the insurrection to keep it from happening again. But for congressional Republicans who understand that such a January 6 commission would likely focus on the actions of the
Dan SchnurSep 23 2019
News
GOP challenger Bill Weld says Trump committed 'treason,' mentions death penalty
Former Massachusetts Governor and Republican presidential candidate Bill Weld slammed President Donald Trump's contacts with the government of Ukraine in a television interview on Monday morning, calling Trump's actions "treason."
"Talk about pressuring a foreign country to interfere with and control a U.S. election. That's not just undermining democratic institutions. That is treason
USA TODAYDec 13 2018
Headline Roundup
Senate Votes to End Military Support for Saudi War in Yemen, Unanimously Condemns Mohammed bin Salman
The Senate voted 56-41 to end military support for the Saudi war in Yemen and unanimously passed a resolution blaming Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Supporters of the move say that it effectively sanctions Saudi Arabia for the actions taken against those in Yemen as well as Khashoggi and rebukes President Trump for his unwillingness to blame the
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News
Focus on Senate after Obama rejects House plan
Speaker John Boehner told House Republicans Saturday morning that his efforts to strike a deal with President Barack Obama are at a standstill. There is no agreement, Boehner said in a room in the Capitol Saturday, and there are no negotiations between House Republicans and the White House, since Obama rejected the speaker’s effort to lift the debt ceiling for six weeks and reopen government
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