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Nov 01 2022
News
Former President Barack Obama to rally in Pittsburgh with John Fetterman
Former President Barack Obama will be in Pittsburgh Saturday to rally with Senate candidate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman.
Obama will visit Pittsburgh for a Get Out the Vote event to rally voters for Fetterman and Democrats, according to a media advisory from Fetterman's campaign.
The exact location and time have not been announced.
While Obama is visiting Pittsburgh, former
CBS News (Online)Nov 09 2022
News
Conspiracists seeking key state election posts falling short
Republicans who backed Donald Trump’s failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election lost key races to oversee elections in some competitive states, even as others remained positioned to take those offices in more conservative parts of the country.
Doug Mastriano, the GOP nominee for governor in Pennsylvania who was seen outside the U.S. Capitol on the day of the Jan. 6, 2021,
Associated PressDec 20 2021
Opinion
Is Social Media Compatible with Democracy?
Jeff Orlowski, Director of the Emmy award-winning documentary The Social Dilemma, joins Josh and Celeste to further discuss The Social Dilemma Debate partnership with Newsweek, and social media's compatibility with a healthy democracy.
The DebateDec 16 2022
News
Lockdowns Forever: Philadelphia To Reimpose Mask Mandate in City’s Public Schools
Philadelphia public schools will require students to wear masks for 10 days after the holiday break, marking the latest Democratic-run city to push for lockdown-era mandates.
"This is a proactive measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19," school district spokeswoman Christina Clark said, adding that schools will "implement" any actions to "protect the health and well-being" of students
Washington Free BeaconJan 13 2021
News
Why corporations are rethinking political donations
Big banks, big tech, and other major companies are pausing political contributions, primarily to Republicans, after election results were challenged. But Sen. Rick Scott has special reason for concern.
Dear reader:
My first inkling of trouble for Republicans came Sunday with this headline: “Marriott suspends donations to senators who opposed vote result.”
The hotel chain
Christian Science MonitorAug 10 2020
News
China Imposes Sanctions on US Lawmakers Over Hong Kong
China imposed sanctions on 11 U.S. citizens including legislators on Monday in response to the U.S. imposition of sanctions on 11 Hong Kong and Chinese officials accused of curtailing political freedoms in the former British colony.
Among those targeted were Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Tom Cotton, Josh Hawley and Pat Toomey and Representative Chris Smith, as well as individuals at
Newsmax (News)Mar 29 2023
Headline Roundup
Polarized Media Defends Different Communities After Nashville Shooting
After Monday's school shooting in Nashville that left seven people dead, sources across the spectrum moved to defend different groups.
For Context: The LGBTQ+ and Christian communities are the subject of analysis following the shooting. Police identified the shooter, 28-year-old Audrey Hale, as transgender. The shooting happened at a Christian elementary school that Hale once attended.
NBC News (Online) Newsweek Fox News DigitalNov 11 2022
Analysis
Republicans who questioned the 2020 results are bringing back an old norm: Admitting defeat
The losers of this year’s midterm elections are winning praise for doing something that would be entirely unremarkable in another era — admitting defeat.
From Maine to Michigan, Senate to state legislature, Republican to Democrat, most high-profile candidates who fell short in the 2022 midterm elections are offering quick concessions and gracious congratulations to their opponents. They
NBC News (Online)Dec 20 2021
Opinion
Ground Rules for Healthy Debate
On this episode of the Debate Podcast, Josh and Celeste are joined by Jason Greenblatt, host of The Debate Podcast at Newsweek, and Kristen Meinzer, award-winning podcaster and culture critic, to talk about using words like woke, triggered, and snowflake in civil debate.
The DebateApr 20 2020
News
Coronavirus protests test Facebook's free speech pledges
The right-wing anti-lockdown protests breaking out around the U.S. are presenting the latest no-win quandary for Facebook, as the world's largest social network tries to fulfill its pledge to remain politically impartial amid a pandemic that has killed more than 42,000 Americans.
The company has taken tentative steps so far — blocking protesters from using Facebook to organize in-person
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