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May 29 2012
News
U.S. boots envoy of Syria after weekend massacre
The Obama administration is expelling the top Syrian diplomat in Washington in response to Fridays reported massacre of 108 people, including 49 children, in the village of Houla.
U.S. officials told Syrian Charge dAffaires Zuheir Jabbour on Tuesday morning that he has 72 hours to leave the country
“We hold the Syrian government responsible for this slaughter of innocent lives,
Washington Times
May 22 2018
Headline Roundup
DOJ Agrees to Allow Congress to Review Classified Information
The Department of Justice will allow Congress to review classified information relating to the Russia probe.
Bloomberg
The Daily Caller 
HuffPost 
Jan 13 2023
Headline Roundup
US Will Hit Debt Limit Next Week, Treasury Secretary Warns Congress
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a letter to four congressional leaders on Friday, warning them that the government is expected to reach its debt limit on Thursday. Should this happen without the limit being raised, the Treasury Department will enact “extraordinary measures” to prevent a debt default.
For Context: The current debt limit is $31.4 trillion. The last time the debt
The Hill
Fox Business
Associated Press
Jul 17 2023
Headline Roundup
As Populations Age Worldwide, How Should Countries Respond?
People in the developed world are getting older and having fewer kids, demographic data shows, raising questions about how governments and societies will adapt in the coming decades.
The Details: According to a weekend analysis from The New York Times (Lean Left bias), “By 2050, people age 65 and older will make up nearly 40 percent of the population in some parts of East Asia and
Foreign Policy
New York Times (News)
National Review (News)
Aug 04 2020
Headline Roundup
Congressional Republicans Investigate Foreign Donations to Universities
On Monday, Congressional Republicans sent a letter to top universities demanding they hand over all records of donations accepted from foreign governments, fearing a national security threat. This comes after a May 20 briefing from the Education Department raised concerns about the national security risks of relying heavily on foreign funding. The universities, including Harvard, Yale and New
U.S. News & World Report
Breitbart News
Washington Examiner
Mar 10 2022
Headline Roundup
Annual Inflation Rose 7.9% in February, a 40-Year High
Inflation continued to worsen in February, as prices of energy and key consumer goods in the U.S. rose steadily.
The consumer price index (CPI) rose 7.9% compared to February 2021 and rose 0.8% from last month, according to data released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The annual percentage increase is the highest since 1982. Gasoline prices rose 6.6% from January and are up
Fox Business
NBC News (Online)
Wall Street Journal (News)
Apr 28 2020
Perspectives Blog
Fake News Alert: Fact-checking What Trump Actually Said About Disinfectant
During the White House coronavirus press briefing on April 23, President Donald Trump set off a firestorm of mudslinging and misinformation when he inquired about possibly using disinfectant to treat people with COVID-19.
Fact checkers were all over the place after Trump made the comments, which followed Department of Homeland Security undersecretary William Bryan’s description of
Henry A. Brechter
May 21 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: All 50 States Have Partially Reopened
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Every U.S. state has now taken formal steps to reopen businesses and get residents back to work as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues.
Governors and local leaders are looking for signs that the virus is receding enough in their area to allow for a partial return to normalcy. The need for public
Henry A. Brechter
Dec 22 2014
News
Widespread Internet Outage Reported In North Korea
North Korea's Internet is offline — days after President Obama pledged a "proportional response" to the communist country's alleged hacking of Sony Pictures, multiple news reports say.
Doug Madory, the director of Internet analysis at Dyn Research, told The New York Times and other news organizations that North Korea's Internet access became unstable late Friday. By Monday, it was
NPR (Online News)
May 27 2015
News
US Won't Seek High Court Review in Immigration Case
The government will not ask the Supreme Court to review a judge's decision that put on hold President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
The decision came one day after a federal appeals court panel refused to lift a Texas judge's injunction that kept the sweeping immigration plan from taking effect.
U.S. District Court Judge
Newsmax (News)