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Apr 07 2023
Headline Roundup
Tennessee House Votes to Expel 2 Lawmakers Over Gun Control Protest
Tennessee's House of Representatives voted Thursday to expel two of the three Democratic lawmakers who broke House rules by staging a gun control protest on the chamber's floor last week.
The Details: Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson were expelled by votes of 72 to 25 and 69 to 26, respectively. A vote to expel Rep. Gloria Johnson failed by one vote. The three led a gun reform
National Review (News) CNN (Online News) The TennesseanJun 02 2022
Perspectives Blog
Country Considers New Gun Laws After Shootings
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In the wake of recent mass shootings in Texas, New York and other places throughout the country, politicians and activists are convening to discuss preventative measures and potential new gun laws. A bipartisan group of senators
AllSides StaffApr 05 2021
News
Ruling By Senate Parliamentarian Opens Up Potential Pathway For Democrats
A new decision from the U.S. Senate's nonpartisan parliamentarian means Democrats could advance more of President Biden's agenda without the support of Republicans.
The official's interpretation of Senate budget rules would allow the use of the reconciliation process more than once in a fiscal year, and it is viewed by Democrats as a possible strategy for moving top policy priorities
NPR (Online News)Sep 07 2019
News
ACLU Targets Republican For Refusing To Host Drag Queen Performers With Down Syndrome
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a complaint against congressional Republican candidate Peter Meijer, 31, for refusing to host a drag queen performance at a venue he owns from a group of performers with Down syndrome dubbed "Drag Syndrome."
Meijer, who is running for the seat currently occupied by Rep. Justin Amash in Michigan, said he could not provide his venue for
The Daily WireAug 02 2013
Opinion
Liberty's backlash -- why we should be grateful to Edward Snowden
Last week, Justin Amash, the two-term libertarian Republican congressman from Michigan, joined with John Conyers, the 25-term liberal Democratic congressman from the same state, to offer an amendment to legislation funding the National Security Agency (NSA).
Fox News (Online News)Oct 28 2020
Analysis
COVID Hit the World Series in Game 6. What if the Rays Had Forced a Game 7?
The timeline of Los Angeles Dodgers’ third baseman Justin Turner’s positive COVID test on Tuesday is worthy of its own box score:
Monday: Dodgers players take their daily coronavirus tests, which are then sent via express mail from Arlington, Texas, to a lab in Utah for analysis.
Tuesday night: The Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays start Game 6 of the World Series at Globe Life Field in
SlateApr 05 2016
News
Iran Isn't Really Honoring the 'Spirit' of Our Nuclear Deal, Obama Says
Behold, the perfect 'Smart Power' presidential pull quote in light of Justin's two updates yesterday, wherein the US Navy interdicted an Iranian weapons shipment destined for Shiite rebels in Yemen, and one of the regime's generals instructed the American government to take its criticism of Iran's rogue ballistic missile tests and shove it. Your thoughts, Mr. President?
TownhallOct 14 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: PayPal Says Anti-Misinformation Policy Was an Error After Backlash
Each week, AllSides Media Bias Alerts examine media bias in coverage of a major or important story using the AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ and our AllSides Media Bias Chart™.
Update: PayPal has reintroduced a fine for misinformation with similar verbiage to the original policy, adding to its list of restricted activities for which users can be fined $2,500 "Provide[ing] false,
Clare AshcraftJun 16 2020
Opinion
Too many African American children are born in shackles
“I can’t breathe,” pled George Floyd in Minneapolis and Eric Garner in New York City and Javier Ambler in Austin, Texas, before police killed them.
Amid the protests against brutality, Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta, whom police found asleep in his car, was shot twice in the back and killed.
In Austin, Justin Howell lies in critical condition in the hospital, shot during a protest by
Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.Feb 06 2019
Headline Roundup
Virginia Politics in Turmoil as Herring, Fairfax Come Under Fire
The political upheaval in Virginia intensified on Wednesday as Attorney General Mark Herring admitted to wearing blackface in college and an accuser released a statement detailing allegations of sexual assault against Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax.
Politico Washington Examiner The Hill