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Feb 15 2015
News
War debate looms for Congress
President Barack Obama's request for war authority to fight ISIS was on newsmakers' lips during the Sunday talk shows, but whether Congress can actually deliver one didn't become any clearer.
While there's appetite in Washington to create a new Authorization for Use of Military Force, or AUMF, that would define the fight against ISIS and enshrine it in legislation, legislators are
CNN Digital
Jan 28 2020
News
Whose reality? Propaganda in the age of social media
Propaganda has always been a part of conflict. But in the wake of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani's death, Americans got a glimpse of how easily misinformation can spread in this social media age. What to do?
Truth, it is often said, is the first casualty of war, and in the wake of the assassination of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani of Iran on Jan. 3, misinformation ran rampant.
In the
Christian Science Monitor
Feb 25 2013
News
The Gun Debate: Gun crime prosecutions on decline, amid call for more laws
In radio and billboard ads across the country, the federal government is telling potential gun buyers "don't lie for the other guy." The campaign message is intended to stop those with clean criminal records from buying firearms for felons who legally can't buy guns on their own. The message underscores the full-court press in Washington to adopt sweeping new gun control laws, from universal
Fox News Digital
Feb 11 2015
News
Obama Sends Letter to Congress Seeking Authorization of ISIS Fight
President Obama on Wednesday formally asked Congress to authorize a three-year military campaign against the terrorist group the Islamic State that would avoid a large-scale invasion and occupation but in addition to air power could include limited ground operations by American forces to hunt down enemy leaders or rescue American personnel.
A proposal sent by the White House to Capitol
New York Times (News)
Jan 27 2020
News
What To Watch For As Trump's Legal Team Resumes Its Impeachment Defense
President Trump's defense team is expected to maintain Monday, the second day of its arguments in the Senate impeachment trial, that the president was legally justified in freezing military assistance to Ukraine and that the case against Trump presented by Democrats does not clear the bar of an impeachable offense.
The arguments come a day after a report by The New York Times that Trump
NPR (Online News)
Mar 31 2015
News
Could Another Democrat Beat Hillary Clinton? Strategists Offer a Blueprint
She has been called inevitable. The can’t-be-stopped candidate. Hillary Rodham Clinton is such an overwhelming favorite in presidential primary polls that most prominent Democrats are taking a pass on challenging her.
But politics can be an unpredictable business, and those of us covering the campaign have been wondering: Is there any way a Democratic challenger could beat Hillary
New York Times (News)
Feb 03 2015
News
Benghazi committee to review secret tapes on Clinton’s role in Libya war
The special congressional committee probing the Benghazi terror attacks plans to review secretly recorded tapes that reportedly raise questions about then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's role in the 2011 U.S. military intervention in Libya.
The Washington Times first reported that Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., chairman of the House committee, told his staff to review the materials. The
Fox News Digital
Dec 26 2015
News
Obama feels ‘small’ compared with members of the U.S. Marines
President Barack Obama is one of the most powerful men in the world. He’s commander in chief of one of its mightiest militaries, too.
Yet in spite of all that, Obama feels inadequate from time to time. Especially when he’s vacationing in Hawaii and working out alongside strapping Marines at their gym.
“The only problem I’ve got when I’m here is having to work out with Marines in
Washington Times
Mar 25 2015
News
Will the Supreme Court block Obama's big crackdown on mercury pollution?
The Supreme Court is currently debating the fate of one of the Obama administration's most sweeping environmental policies — a big crackdown on mercury pollution from coal plants. And, by many accounts, this might be a close call. The Court could potentially strike the rule down.
The issue at hand is arcane but important: it's about whether the Environmental Protection Agency properly
Vox
Nov 15 2019
Opinion
To Excuse Trump, Republicans Embrace Fantasy
The impeachment hearings showcase their mental limberness and ethical elasticity.
I came to your house with a gun. At least imagine I did. I tied you to a chair, took a step back and repeatedly fired. But my arm twitched; every bullet missed. Meanwhile, you slipped your knots and fled.
By the reasoning of Representative Jim Jordan, I did absolutely nothing wrong.
You’re
Frank Bruni