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Aug 29 2022
Headline Roundup
Is a Special Master Needed to Review Documents Seized from Mar-a-Lago?
A Florida judge showed willingness over the weekend to grant former President Donald Trump's request to have a "special master" review the documents seized from Mar-a-Lago by the FBI. The Justice Department responded by saying it had already completed a similar review.
In a ruling issued Saturday, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon said it was her “preliminary intent” to appoint a
Washington Post Axios The Post MillennialMay 15 2021
Analysis
The DOJ Released A 115-Page Rule Change To Redefine A ‘Firearm.’ Here’s What You Need To Know.
On Friday, The Department of Justice published a 115-page document detailing a proposed rule change that would redefine what constitutes a firearm. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the new definition “take[s] into account technological developments and modern terminology in the firearms industry, as well as amendments to the marking and recordkeeping
The Daily WireFeb 07 2020
News
To reunite a family kept apart, a wedding on a cross-border bridge
The year-old “Remain in Mexico” policy has created a new kind of family separation. Some committed couples are getting legally married at the border to try to help their asylum cases.
The gusting wind and the passersby shouting their congratulations make it difficult to hear the Spanish-language ceremony.
Even on this sunny weekend morning, the Progreso International Bridge is
Christian Science MonitorSep 20 2020
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Filling Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court Seat
Some officials are pushing to fill the Supreme Court vacancy after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer on Friday. Ginsburg's vacant seat gives Republicans an opportunity to impact the Supreme Court by filling the key position; one of Ginsburg's reported last wishes was dictated to her granddaughter: "My most fervent wish is that I
Wall Street Journal (News) Fox News (Online News) PoliticoSep 22 2020
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Biden, McConnell, Others Switch Stances on Supreme Court Vacancies
The Supreme Court vacancy left after Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing last Friday is up for grabs, and the media is all over it.
Politicians and lawmakers from both parties are taking sides on whether to fill Ginsburg’s open seat before or after the 2020 presidential election. News reports are focused on this rhetoric, while also zooming in on how the same leaders felt about filling a
Henry A. BrechterNov 10 2020
Perspectives Blog
When Mitch McConnell Becomes the Most Important Man on the Planet
As it now stands, Joe Biden will be the first incoming president since George H.W. Bush in 1989 to take office without his party holding full control of Congress. Biden would be the first Democratic president since Grover Cleveland to be sworn in without both the House and Senate on his side. Although the smart money projected that last week’s elections would bring in a Democratic Senate
Dan SchnurMay 27 2019
News
The contested Confederate roots of Memorial Day
More than two dozen U.S. cities claim to the be the “birthplace of Memorial Day."
In July of 1866, a New York newspaper reported on a “grand gathering” of Union veterans in Salem, Ill. Gen. John A. Logan, head of the fraternal group the Grand Army of the Republic, made a speech, railing against the defeated Confederates and urging rights and protections for freed slaves.
He also
Washington PostAug 20 2019
News
Kashmir
On August 5, “India… revoked the special status of Kashmir, the Himalayan region that has long been a flashpoint in ties with neighboring Pakistan, moving to grasp its only Muslim-majority region more tightly.” (Reuters)
The left is critical of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s support for Hindu nationalism and worries about the rights of Kashmiris.
“Since [Modi’s] 2014
The Flip SideMar 17 2016
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Heading To Contested Convention?
When Donald Trump lost the Ohio primary this week, it increased the possibility that he won't have enough delegates to secure the nomination before the July convention. CNN has just published a story about a group of conservative leaders calling for a GOP unity ticket and advocating a convention fight to stop Trump. The GOP could be headed for a contested convention that becomes a brokered John Gable, AllSides Co-founderApr 22 2021
Perspectives Blog
/Story of the Week: Derek Chauvin Found Guilty On All Charges In George Floyd's Death
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On Tuesday, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts in the May 2020 death of George Floyd, which sparked nationwide protests and riots against racism and police shootings. Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-
AllSides Staff