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Apr 23 2015
News
Senate Makes History By Confirming Loretta Lynch As U.S. Attorney General
Loretta Lynch was confirmed as U.S. attorney general on Thursday after months of GOP delays, making history by becoming the first African-American woman to hold the post.
Lynch was confirmed in the Senate 56 to 43. All Democrats voted for her, along with 10 Republicans: Kelly Ayotte (N.H.), Thad Cochran (Miss.), Susan Collins (Maine), Jeff Flake (Ariz.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Orrin
HuffPostAug 04 2017
Headline Roundup
Sessions to Investigate Leaks
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is ramping up investigations and prosecutions of leaks from the White House.
New York Times (News) The Hill Washington ExaminerDec 04 2014
News
House GOP blocks immigration proposals
House GOP leaders formally blocked a pair of immigration measures from getting a vote on a critical defense policy bill early Wednesday, dealing another blow to the prospects of legislation to rewrite the immigration system this year. The Republican-led House Rules Committee, which hews closely to the wishes of leadership, declined to include legislation written by Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif
PoliticoAug 30 2013
Perspectives Blog
Does "Good Journalism" Need Bias Ratings?
On a recent trip to New York, one news editor took issue with the idea that even "good journalism" should get a bias rating.
I get his point. The idea of journalistic integrity is to report without bias, to report facts and balance the coverage. That is what they teach in journalism school, and many journalists do a fantastic job at this.
AllSides believes in the need for high
John Gable, AllSides Co-founderDec 12 2015
News
This Republican senator visited a mosque to repudiate Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s call on Monday to bar all Muslims from entering the United States provoked a variety of reactions from Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill, ranging from silence to gentle disapproval to full-throated condemnation. But only one, so far, has visited a mosque this week to speak up for religious tolerance and American unity.
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) attended a Friday
Washington PostJul 29 2014
News
The knock-down, drag out fight that led to a VA deal
Top negotiators on a deal to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs turned to an unusual strategy that helped them arrive at Monday’s agreement: knock-down, drag-out arguing. Just last week, talks appeared on the verge of collapse as the leaders of a conference committee — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) — publicly slugged it out over differences on how to pay for
PoliticoJul 28 2014
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House, Senate negotiators reach deal on veterans bill
House and Senate negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to deal with the long-term needs of the struggling Department of Veterans Affairs and plan to unveil their proposal Monday.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.), who lead the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs committees, continued negotiating over the weekend. Aides said they "made significant progress
Washington PostJul 27 2014
News
With VA Reform Legislation On Life Support, Lawmakers Make One Last Push
With the likelihood of passing legislation to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs dwindling rapidly, top Republican and Democratic staffers are making a last-ditch effort to find a compromise before the August recess.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who chairs the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, and Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.), who chairs its counterpart in the House, spoke to each
HuffPostNov 05 2020
News
One upside of a hard-fought election: Bumper crop of new voters
A democracy can only be as strong as the commitment of its voters. And measured by engagement, 2020 is a banner year. Our reporters found this election brought many Americans to the polls for the first time.
When people picture a first-time voter, it likely isn’t Shona Dausinger. The middle-aged woman with a Paula Deen-style gray blowout walks toward her car from her polling location in
Christian Science MonitorJun 01 2020
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Trump asserts his power over Republicans
President Trump is strengthening his grip on the Republican Party as they head into the heat of an election season that Democrats want to make a referendum on Trump and his handling of the coronavirus crisis.
Trump flexed his muscle on Capitol Hill last week by scuttling bipartisan legislation to extend the intelligence surveillance powers that had passed the Senate easily and was
The Hill