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May 11 2021
Analysis
Infrastructure Is Infrastructure
The shutting down of a key pipeline makes clear how important actual infrastructure — not the stuff Joe Biden thinks is infrastructure — is.
Every now and then, the world pauses briefly to say, “Hey, dummy — pay attention.”
Seventeen states and — oh, glorious irony! — the District of Columbia have declared states of emergency after the closure of the Colonial pipeline, which
National Review (News)May 03 2022
Headline Roundup
Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v Wade, Draft Opinion Shows
A leaked initial draft majority opinion obtained by Politico (Lean Left bias) shows that the Supreme Court has voted to strike down Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, effectively removing federal protections for the right to pre-viability abortions.
The 98-page draft opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, was described by Politico as a "a full-throated, unflinching
Politico SCOTUSblog National Review (News)Feb 24 2020
News
Dem Senators Seek Russia Sanctions After 2020 Election Meddling Reports
Three Democratic senators are asking the Trump Administration to put sanctions on Russia after reports claim the Kremlin is working to interfere in the 2020 election.
In their letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin, Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Bob Menendez (D-NY) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) write, “We urge you to immediately and forcefully
Independent Journal ReviewAug 04 2021
Analysis
Cori Bush steers progressives to win on eviction crisis
A new member of the liberal “Squad” stepped to the forefront this week, leading a Capitol steps sit-in that forced the White House to act.
Cori Bush arrived in Congress as an heir to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Now the political neophyte is coming into her own.
Bush has led a one-woman protest on the Capitol steps over the last several days that forced the eviction crisis to the
PoliticoJul 08 2021
News
Trump-allied GOP chairs turn on fellow Republicans
State Republican Party chairs who have bought into former President Donald Trump’s lies of widespread election malfeasance are turning their fire on fellow Republicans who have acknowledged the reality of Trump’s defeat, in a turn that has longtime party leaders and strategists worried about the future of the conservative coalition.
For most of modern political history, a state party
The HillSep 07 2019
News
In the Race to Dominate 5G, China Sprints Ahead
On either side of the brown river running through this misty mountain village, residents live in wooden huts without window panes. Chickens and cats mingle on the road.
But this southwestern Chinese backwater has seen a glimpse of the future that even major U.S. cities such as Boston and Philadelphia still haven’t experienced. As part of a publicity stunt two years ago, a government-
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 10 2015
News
Gun battle during Ferguson anniversary protest ends with man shot by police
St. Louis County police said a gun battle in Ferguson, Mo. late Sunday climaxed when one of the suspects involved opened fire on plainclothes detectives before being pursued and shot by the officers after a day of peaceful demonstrations in Ferguson marking the anniversary of Michael Brown's death.
Fox News DigitalJul 14 2021
News
Democratic senators move toward ending the federal prohibition on cannabis
For the first time in Senate history, Democrats on Wednesday will move toward ending the federal prohibition on cannabis, removing it from the federal list of controlled substances. It's a move sponsors hope will also end the disproportionate harm that has been done to communities of color.
To date, some 18 states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana and 37 states, along
ABC News (Online)Jul 20 2020
Opinion
John Lewis, a founding father of American democracy
When John Lewis left us, editorials and columns paid tribute to his leadership, his courage, his moral example. The praise was well deserved. A broader context helps understand his true contribution.
John Lewis was born one of 10 children of a sharecropper in Troy, Alabama. He should be remembered now as one of the founding fathers of American democracy. When he led that famous march
Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.May 05 2013
News
Duke University Hikes Fees To Fund Sex-Change Operations
Duke University plans to raise its student fees in order pay for students' sex reassignment surgery. The private university, located in North Carolina, follows Brown and other universities in offering coverage for the controversial operation.
Fox News Digital