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Apr 26 2021
News
GOP worries fiscal conservatism losing its rallying cry
Republicans say fiscal conservatism simply isn’t the GOP rallying cry it used to be, and that’s making it much harder to counter President Biden’s push for trillions of dollars in new government spending.
Instead, culture war issues like immigration, religious freedom, LGBTQ rights, Big Tech and the Black Lives Matter movement are taking center stage in conservative politics.
The HillMay 10 2024
Headline Roundup
Target Scales Back Pride Month Collection After Conservative Criticism
Target announced that it is scaling back its “Pride” collection this year.
Details: The collection will be available online and in select stores where the collection has performed well historically.
Key Quotes: In a memo released by Target, the company stated, “At Target, we know our business thrives when we create experiences that foster a sense of belonging. That’s why we
USA TODAY Newsweek The Daily CallerFeb 11 2020
Opinion
Narrative busted: 'Homophobic' Trump fighting for record anti-HIV funding
The president of the Human Rights Campaign, Alphonso David, has called President Trump the “worst president on LGBTQ issues ever.” Yes, seriously.
But nobody else should take that claim seriously.
The 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have all echoed this tune, albeit with slightly less extreme language, decrying the Trump administration as supposedly hateful and homophobic
Washington ExaminerApr 22 2024
Headline Roundup
Biden Admins Unveils Changes to Title IX Anti-Discrimination Policy
The Biden administration announced an overhaul of Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in federally funded schools.
The Details: The new regulations offer detailed protections against school-based discrimination, including sexual harassment, discrimination based on pregnancy, and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The rules do not address
New York Daily News The Hill The Gateway PunditAug 22 2022
Perspectives Blog
Is Democracy in Peril? Where the Left and Right Agree and Disagree
Political polarization is at record highs, and some have speculated we are headed toward civil war. Both sides of the spectrum agree with each other in that they are concerned about democracy being under threat — but for very different reasons.
Political violence has erupted more than once over the last several years. The U.S. ranks in the middle of the pack when it comes to political
Clare AshcraftFeb 24 2021
Analysis
The Right Not to Be Offended
It is an emerging tendency in our culture to seek preemptive protection from offense. But do those desiring it know what they’re getting themselves into?
Alocal police force in Merseyside, England held a public event with a giant digital billboard showing the rainbow flag that is the banner of the LGBT community and a slogan in white: “HATE CRIME: Being Offensive Is an Offence.”
National Review (News)Jun 15 2021
News
From China to cyber, has Biden agenda reinvigorated NATO?
President Joe Biden’s approach to international alliances and shared values has helped inject a renewed sense of purpose into NATO. But could its focus become too diffuse?
Atmospherics and style are not everything.
But in bringing his commitment to America’s alliances to the NATO summit Monday, along with his conviction that democracies are best suited to meet the 21st century’s
Christian Science MonitorMar 24 2022
Perspectives Blog
SCOTUS Nominee Hearings Begin as Russia-Ukraine Conflict Continues
As war continues in Ukraine, Senate confirmation hearings began for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson this week.
Jackson's hearings began Monday with opening statements, and continued on Tuesday with some Republicans accusing her of being soft on crime, while Democrats spoke to her accomplishments and qualifications. During Wednesday's hearings, Jackson took more questions on
AllSides StaffJan 28 2021
News
Biden rescinding Trump ban on funding abortions overseas
The White House announced Thursday morning that President Biden will sign an executive order rescinding a rule known as the Mexico City policy which prohibits foreign non-governmental organizations from receiving U.S. funding if they promote or perform abortion as a method of family planning.
The policy, first turned into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1985 and announced at a UN
Fox News (Online News)Jun 17 2019
News
Supreme Court sides with Oregon bakery that refused to make cake for same-sex wedding
Washington (CNN)The Supreme Court on Monday wiped away a ruling that went against a bakery in Oregon that refused to make a cake to celebrate the wedding for a same-sex couple.
The justices sent back the case pitting religious liberty concerns against LGBTQ rights to the lower courts for further consideration in light of last term's ruling in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to
CNN (Online News)