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Jul 18 2012
News
Study: Many Could Face Obstacles In Voter ID Laws
A new report by the Brennan Center for Justice finds that more than 10 million potential voters in states that require photo ID at the polls live more than 10 miles from offices that issue such ID. Nearly 500,000 of these voters don't have access to a car or other vehicle.
Many of these people presumably already have a photo ID, but for those who don't, the new laws pose a special
NPR (Online News)May 14 2019
News
Why the 2020 Senate map looks better than it actually is for Democrats
At first glance, 2020 looks like the year where Democrats should take back the Senate majority. They have only 12 seats of their own to defend while Republicans have 22. In years past, that sort of disparity has been a recipe for success for the minority party; more targets to shoot at = more likelihood of success.
And that may be true in 2020, too! But looks -- in politics and life --
CNN (Online News)Jul 12 2012
News
In polarized Washington, two worlds apart
Even in an election year, the current dysfunction in Washington reflects a worsening partisan divide that has created what amounts to parallel political universes seemingly unable to comprehend or deal with each other. In one, President Barack Obama and Democrats battle Republican obstruction that they say stunts their plans for economic recovery and advancing equal opportunity for all
CNN (Online News)Oct 25 2014
News
High school cafeteria worker tried to stop gunman
A high school cafeteria worker tried to stop a gunman who killed one girl and shot four other students before taking his own life inside the cafeteria at a school north of Seattle, officials said Saturday.
Government officials identified the gunman in Friday's shooting at Marysville-Pilchuck High School as Jaylen Fryberg, a well-liked freshman and homecoming prince.
Snohomish
USA TODAYJan 12 2024
Headline Roundup
Johnson Presses Ahead With Spending Deal Despite Republican Objections
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told reporters that he is pressing ahead with the spending deal reached with Democratic leaders last weekend, despite objections from some Republican lawmakers.
For Context: Lawmakers are facing a potential government shutdown as two funding deadlines on January 19 and February 2 approach. Last weekend, congressional leaders and the White House reached
New York Times (News) The Hill New York Post (News)Oct 22 2014
Opinion
Rieder: The political news bubble
If the late Democratic senator and Washington wise man Daniel Patrick Moynihan were alive today, he'd probably be issuing a correction.
Moynihan was known for, among many other things, his maxim, "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts."
But a new study from the Pew Research Center shows that a significant and influential chunk of the American populace
USA TODAYJan 31 2013
News
Weekly jobless aid applications rise to 368,000
The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose sharply last week but remained at a level consistent with moderate hiring. The Labor Department says weekly applications for unemployment benefits leapt 38,000 to a seasonally adjusted 368,000. The increase comes after applications plummeted in the previous two weeks to five-year lows. The volatility reflects the government's difficulty
Fox News DigitalJun 02 2015
News
We Republicans Lost On Gay Rights. That’s A Good Thing.
I'm not among those Republicans who have “evolved” on the issue of gay rights. I didn’t need to. I’ve always been attracted to the GOP message of more freedom and less government, but thought it hypocritical and counter to the core of our philosophy that Republicans would not apply those tenets to gay rights. But of course I was often the black sheep in campaign meetings during the 1990s and
PoliticoDec 03 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: DOJ Says It Lacks Evidence of Decisive Voter Fraud
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U.S. Attorney General William Barr told the Associated Press Tuesday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud that "could have affected a different outcome" in the 2020 presidential election. In response, the Trump campaign issued a statement claiming that Barr'
AllSides StaffMar 22 2024
Headline Roundup
Greene Files Motion to Oust Johnson as Speaker
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) began the process of calling for House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) removal on Friday; no other Republicans joined her on Friday afternoon, per Politico (Lean Left bias).
Key Quotes: While the often-controversial congresswoman said she did not “wish to inflict pain on our conference and to throw the House in chaos,” adding that “this is basically a
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