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May 27 2016
Opinion
Hiroshima Quest is Naïve
In 2009, President Obama articulated his dream for a world free of nuclear weapons. But reality intruded on his utopian vision that day when North Korea launched a long-range missile designed to target the United States with nuclear weapons. Since then, Pyongyang has continued to augment its nuclear arsenal.
As the end of his presidency approaches, Obama seeks to resurrect his naïve
The Heritage FoundationAug 06 2019
News
Kellyanne Conway says El Paso, Dayton are 'safe and ready' for Trump visit on Wednesday
Despite objections from some residents, President Donald Trump will travel Wednesday to El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, to review recovery efforts from mass shootings over the weekend, officials said Tuesday.
Security officials find the cities "safe and ready" for Trump visits with victims' families, survivors and law enforcement personnel involved, said presidential counselor
USA TODAYDec 17 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Electoral College Confirms Joe Biden's Victory
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Members of the Electoral College cast their votes Monday to confirm President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election. Biden received 306 electoral votes, over the 270 needed to win, and President Donald Trump received 232 electoral votes. Congress is expected to confirm the vote at a
AllSides StaffJan 31 2020
Opinion
Don’t let the defense fool you. This impeachment is all about corruption.
The president’s lawyers this week floated their catch-all impeachment defense, one tailor-made for President Trump. It is, in essence, that a narcissistic president can do no wrong.
Like most of the president’s arguments, it’s erroneous. But no argument could have presented the issue more starkly to Republican senators: Will they follow their oaths to defend the Constitution and to do
Washington PostJan 24 2015
News
Reports: ISIS video claims 1 of 2 Japanese hostages beheaded
The Islamic State reportedly released a new video Saturday claiming one of the two Japanese captives has been beheaded and issuing new demands for the other hostage's release.
In the video, Japanese freelance journalist Kenji Goto holds a photo that purportedly shows the dead body of the second hostage, Haruna Yukawa. SITE Intelligence Group, a U.S.-based organization that monitors
USA TODAYJun 14 2015
News
Democracy not 'just for billionaires,' Hillary Clinton tells crowd in NY
Promising a more hopeful, including America ready to take on the big challenges facing the country, Hillary Rodham Clinton Saturday Said That She Wants to be the champion the nation needs as well as ITS first female president.
Thousands Speaking before Clinton blended her work as an advocate for children and families With pledges to give people a fairer bargain on a range of issues,
Washington PostJan 21 2015
News
Netanyahu coming to Congress next month; Democrat accuses White House of using 'talking points from Tehran'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will give a speech to Congress on the issue of Iran Feb. 11.
Netanyahu has raised alarm bells about nuclear talks between the Obama administration and Iran. In the U.S., the Iran talks are a topic that has pitted President Barack Obama against senior Democrats in the Senate, one of whom accused the administration on Wednesday of using "talking
CNN DigitalOct 18 2015
News
Washington, DC, workers to get 16 weeks paid leave under city hall plan that taxes businesses
Washington, D.C., is poised to give workers in the city the most generous family-leave benefits in the country -- a plan that is backed by the Obama administration and would side-step Congress on such issues.
If approved, the legislation would give essentially every part- and full-time employee in the nation’s capital as much as 16 weeks of paid leave for such family matters as newborn
Fox News DigitalJul 15 2020
News
The Supreme Court's "Little Sisters" Ruling
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
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On July 8th, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an exemption granted by the Trump administration allowing Little Sisters of the Poor, a Catholic religious institute that runs homes for the elderly poor, to avoid the Abridge NewsJan 27 2021
Perspectives Blog
When Natural Disasters Strike Like They Did in 2020, Republicans and Democrats See Similar Role for Government
From the LeftEditor's Note: This viewpoint is from a writer rated Lean Left.
In 2020, Americans experienced many natural disasters, including record-setting fires in California and Colorado, and some of the most tropical systems ever to make landfall.
By September, the country already had tied the record for the greatest number of natural disasters in a single year
Bella Jasper