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Jun 09 2014
Opinion
Opinion: Obama's radical agenda for America extends far beyond EPA proposal
President Obama's plan to curb electric utility carbon dioxide emissions won't do much to delay global warming but it will please liberals who delight in extending government control over ever larger segments of the private economy.
Fox News (Online News)May 07 2020
Analysis
The US has a Covid-19 test shortage. Who should get them?
The debate over how to allocate limited coronavirus tests, explained.
Testing is an essential part of resolving the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
It’s essential to determining who has the virus, which can spread from people who may not exhibit any symptoms at all, sometimes for weeks. These unwitting spreaders are prolonging the pandemic, forcing the government to enact costly
VoxSep 19 2013
News
House GOP Cruising Towards Anti-Obamacare Vote
The GOP-controlled House is cruising toward a vote to gut President Barack Obama's health care plan as part of a temporary funding bill to prevent a partial government shutdown on Oct. 1.
HuffPostAug 21 2016
News
Hillary Clinton Pushed From Left and Right on Health Care
Aetna Inc.’s decision to scale back participation in the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges puts new pressure on Hillary Clinton over health care, a onetime signature issue that has taken a back seat in her presidential campaign.
The pressure is coming from the left and the right.
Liberals say the Aetna decision shows the need for a government-run option to compete w
Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 28 2020
News
Trump Lawyers Ready For Final Day Of President's Impeachment Defense
President Trump's defense team is expecting to use only two to three hours on the Senate floor on Tuesday to finish laying out their case against impeachment, a source familiar with the legal team's thinking told NPR's Tamara Keith.
Trump's lawyers, which began their arguments Saturday, had 24 hours over three days to make their case — the same time given to the Democratic House
NPR (Online News)Jul 20 2020
Opinion
'How We Got Here': The Transformation of America
Earlier this month, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Twitter that he would “transform” America if he were elected. “We’re going to beat Donald Trump. And when we do, we won’t just rebuild this nation -- we’ll transform it.”
That’s good news if you don’t like America. According to the dictionary, to “transform” is to “make a thorough or dramatic change in the form,
RealClearPoliticsJun 13 2013
News
FBI director defends surveillance programs, clashes with legislator
FBI Director Robert Mueller said Thursday that secret government surveillance programs disclosed by leaks of classified information have been conducted in adherence with the U.S. Constitution and federal laws. "The legality has been ensured" by the Department of Justice, and special federal courts set up to handle surveillance issues "ruled and monitored these programs and again, ensured the
CNN (Online News)Aug 02 2019
Perspectives Blog
When Talking to Liberals, Conservatives May Want to Avoid These Terms
Editor’s note: See our list of terms liberals may want to avoid when talking to conservatives.
Suppose you are talking to another person who has very different political viewpoints. Everything seems to be going fine. Then, you say a word or phrase that unintentionally alienates the other person. Suddenly, the conversation feels derailed. What may have been pleasant can quickly become
James CoanNov 08 2022
Headline Roundup
When Will We Know the 2022 Midterm Election Results?
It’s likely that we won’t know the final results of every state and local election on Election Day.
For Context: In 2020, a rise in the use of mail-in ballots — which many states bar election officials from counting before Election Day — led to delays in official election results. This created a “mirage” effect, where some candidates appeared to gain a lead after Election Day as mail-in
NPR (Online News) 538 (ABC News) Washington ExaminerSep 29 2014
News
Scuttled illegal immigrant housing site in Va. accuses HHS, neighbors of discrimination
Community outrage forced the federal government to nix its plans to house illegal immigrant children at a defunct college in rural Virginia, but the school fought back this month with discrimination complaints accusing both the Obama administration and its own neighbors of bigotry.
Washington Times