AllSides Balanced Search reveals information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so you can get the full picture.
Jan 07 2014
News
Democrats backing away from gun control after a banner year for gun sales
Certain progressives’ best and deeply misguided efforts to enact what we are constantly told are nothing more than “common sense” attempts to mitigate gun violence but are in fact ultimately senseless, merely feel-good gun-control measures from the federal level downward notwithstanding, Second Amendment supporters rather handily won a few significant victories throughout 2013. Illinois became
HotAirOct 01 2014
News
Justices poised to tackle constitutional right of same-sex marriage
The one-sentence order from the U.S. Supreme Court was brief but emphatic. The year was 1972 and the justices were asked to decide something extraordinary in that era: whether an openly gay couple from Minnesota had a "fundamental right" under the Constitution to legally wed. In just 13 words, the court under Chief Justice Warren Burger dismissed the Baker v. Nelson petition, "for want of a
CNN (Online News)Apr 15 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Minnesota Officer Charged With Manslaughter After Fatal Police Shooting Sparks Protests
Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday.
As the trial of George Floyd's alleged killer continues in Minneapolis, demonstrations and unrest broke out just miles away in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota after another black man, 20-year-old Daunte Wright, was fatally shot by a police officer on Sunday. Police said they stopped Wright for a traffic violation
AllSides StaffMar 26 2019
Opinion
OPINION: The Late, Not-So-Great Mueller Investigation
It followed the Soviet style: ‘Show me the man, and I’ll show you the crime.’
Had Hillary Clinton just won the 2016 election, there would have been neither a Mueller investigation nor much talk of Russian collusion.
A losing Donald Trump would have slunk off to left-wing and Never-Trump ridicule and condemnation — and no investigation about collusion.
A defeated Trump
Victor HansonFeb 19 2024
Headline Roundup
Will Pro-Trump Truckers Boycott Shipments to NYC After Fraud Ruling?
A group of truckers who support former President Donald Trump may refuse to deliver to New York City after he was fined $355 million and banned from doing business in the city for three years.
The Details: A man known on X as Chicago Ray originally posted about the boycott on Friday to his 240,000 followers, and said he and other truckers would stop delivering to the city. He later
Fox News (Online News) The Independent NewsNationJul 12 2018
Perspectives Blog
President Trump Nominates Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court
President Trump announced the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, who, if confirmed, will fill the vacancy left by Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement. Many on the Right have praised the selection as a victory for constitutional conservatism, while some on the Left have expressed concern that he will imperil abortion and LGBT rights. Check out some other big stories this John Gable, AllSides Co-founderAug 28 2012
News
Military Terror Plot: Murder Case Uncovers Terror Plot By 'Militia' Within U.S. Military
LUDOWICI, Ga.  Four Army soldiers based in southeast Georgia killed a former comrade and his girlfriend to protect an anarchist militia group they formed that stockpiled assault weapons and plotted a range of anti-government attacks, prosecutors told a judge Monday.
Prosecutors in rural Long County, near the sprawling Army post Fort Stewart, said the militia group of active and
HuffPostMar 09 2023
Headline Roundup
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell Hospitalized After Fall
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (KY) was hospitalized on Wednesday night after tripping and falling at a private dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel (formerly the Trump International Hotel) in Washington, D.C.
The Details: According to spokesman Doug Andres, McConnell is receiving treatment at a D.C. hospital, but there are no details on his condition or how long he might be
Washington Times Reuters Associated PressFeb 15 2024
Headline Roundup
Witness Claims Willis' Relationship with Special Counsel Began in 2019
A former friend of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis claimed during a hearing Thursday that Willis’ relationship with special counsel Nathan Wade started in 2019.
For Context: Last month, one of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in his Georgia election interference case alleged that Willis engaged in a romantic relationship with Wade prior to him being hired for the case. The
Associated Press The Hill Washington ExaminerJan 06 2015
News
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell Awaits Sentencing
U.S. District Judge James R. Spencer will sentence Bob McDonnell on Tuesday after first hearing arguments from prosecuting and defense attorneys. Prosecutors are seeking at least 10 years and one month to as long as 12 years and seven months in prison for the acceptance of bribes totaling $177,000 while McDonnell was governor. McDonnell's attorneys are asking for community service rather than
NPR (Online News)