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Mar 19 2021
Perspectives Blog
When Joe Biden Filibusters on the Filibuster
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
Joe Biden is a traditionalist caught in a transformational era. He’s doing his best to keep up, but sometimes the old-school politician gets in the way of his most ambitious progressive allies. His frequent references to Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson allowed him to combine those two impulses advocating for the
Dan SchnurNov 06 2014
News
Can GOP, Obama find common ground? New Congress eyes Keystone, ObamaCare, tax code
Building the Keystone XL oil pipeline, overhauling the tax code and easing "excessive" regulations blamed for slow economic growth are at the top of the agenda for the new Republican majority in Congress.
But absent from a Wall Street Journal opinion piece penned by House Speaker John Boehner and presumptive Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is any mention of immigration, which
Fox News DigitalSep 24 2019
News
Trump Put Hold on Military Aid Ahead of Phone Call With Ukraine’s President
President Trump asked his acting chief of staff to place a hold on $391 million in aid to Ukraine more than a week before a July phone call in which he urged his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate Joe Biden ’s son, according to a person familiar with the matter, a revelation that comes as an investigation into the president’s dealings with Kiev is mushrooming on Capitol Hill.
Congress
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 24 2019
Opinion
No, Don’t Listen to Greta Thunberg
She is a pawn being used by adults for their own interests.
Greta Thunberg needs to get a grip.
The celebrity teen climate activist addressed the United Nations and excoriated the assembled worthies: “You all come to us young people for hope. How dare you! You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words.”
Someone may have stolen her childhood, but the
Rich LowryMar 06 2020
News
Sen. Chuck Schumer's SCOTUS Controversy
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
On Wednesday, March 4th, Senator Chuck Schumer made controversial remarks at a rally outside the Supreme Court while a high-profile abortion case was underway.Schumer warned Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh Abridge NewsMar 04 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Factionalism and the Cultural Left
Our political parties are meant to mediate between the people and their government. Unfortunately, their current incarnations only stoke the flame of polarization.
Last weekend I had the opportunity to attend a conference on political polarization at Arizona State University, sponsored by the School for Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership (SCETL). A lot of big names from
Guest Writer - RightNov 14 2017
Headline Roundup
Donald Trump Jr. and WikiLeaks Correspondence
One month before the presidential election, President Trump tweeted about John Podesta's hacked emails 15 minutes after WikiLeaks asked Donald Trump Jr. to do so in a secret exchange.
The Hill Townhall The AtlanticOct 27 2017
Headline Roundup
Release of Some JFK Files
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the unveiling of 2,800 documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy but sided with the FBI and CIA to block the release of other records to be reviewed further.
The Guardian Fox News Digital ReutersOct 12 2014
News
U.S. Pledges $212 Million in New Aid for Gaza
Secretary of State John Kerry announced $212 million in fresh aid for Gaza on Sunday as diplomats from more than 40 nations gathered here to pledge funds for the territory’s reconstruction.
The new assistance is in addition to $118 million in humanitarian aid that the United States provided to residents of Gaza earlier this year.
Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian
New York Times (News)May 17 2019
News
Frustrated House Democrats Pin Their Hopes on Mueller
House Democrats, frustrated by President Trump’s efforts to stonewall their investigations and eager to stoke public anger about the president’s behavior, are pinning their diminishing hopes on Robert S. Mueller III yet again.
They had a plan: dramatize the special counsel’s damning but dense report on national television in their committees, animating his prose with vivid testimony
New York Times (News)