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Oct 19 2013
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A call to arms: Emboldened tea party moves to finish off weak Republicans
Far from chastened by the debt debate, tea partyers and conservative groups signaled Thursday they’ve concluded they didn’t lose, but rather were sabotaged from within by weak Republicans — and they took the first steps to oust one of them. Mississippi state Sen. Chris McDaniel announced he would challenge U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran in the Republican primary next year, a day after the GOP’s senior
Washington TimesMar 19 2020
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Coronavirus-Era Food Supply: America Has a Lot. Moving It Is Tricky.
Farm giants juggle operations to answer surge in demand and ready workers to fill in for any who fall ill; ‘Platoon coverage’ Sanderson Farms Inc., a Mississippi-based poultry company, said it ran extra shifts last weekend in its five plants that produce meat for supermarkets and will add more this weekend. In coming weeks, Sanderson could convert two plants handling mainly restaurant chicken
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 12 2021
Headline Roundup
Biden to Host Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Monday to discuss their $2 trillion infrastructure package. The lawmakers chosen for this meeting have a history of sitting on committees that oversee investments that they themselves have said need to be made. The names include Democratic Senators Maria Cantwell of Washington and Alex
Reuters CNN (Online News) New York Post (News)Sep 09 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Students Return to Schools Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
After spending much of the past year learning remotely, many U.S. students are returning to in-person classes. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact students and school systems nationwide. COVID-19 cases among children rose as schools reopened, and more than 1,400 schools across 35 states have closed again temporarily for COVID-19 related reasons. Children younger than 12 aren't
AllSides StaffNov 02 2019
Headline Roundup
Beto O'Rourke Bows Out of Presidential Race
Former Texas U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke announced yesterday that he was ending his campaign for the Democratic nomination for president. In a Medium post and email to supporters, O'Rourke said his "service to the country will not be as a candidate or as the nominee."
O'Rourke's withdrawal received broad media coverage, with many outlets noting that the once-rising Democratic star
The Blaze 538 (ABC News) The Texas TribuneMar 03 2021
Headline Roundup
Texas, Several Other States Loosen COVID-19 Restrictions
On Tuesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced a rollback of COVID-19 restrictions by lifting the state's mask mandate and saying most businesses could open at full capacity beginning Mar. 10.
While the rapid decline in new infections has reportedly begun to slow down, other states such as Michigan, Louisiana and Mississippi are also easing up on restrictions for bars, restaurants and
Fox News (Online News) The Hill Washington PostAug 27 2020
Analysis
Hurricane Laura hits Gulf Coast as an “extremely dangerous” storm
The storm barreled toward Texas and Louisiana during the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
The National Hurricane Center warned that Hurricane Laura will cause “life-threatening storm surge” reaching up to 40 miles inland and rising up to 20 feet as the storm made landfall in Texas and Louisiana.
Laura reached the Gulf Coast after midnight on Thursday morning at an “
VoxNov 05 2019
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It's Election Day 2019. Here's What To Watch
Voters in four states head to the polls on Tuesday. These off-year contests may not be as high profile as the 2020 presidential and congressional elections will be a year from now, but they could offer some important hints on how voters are feeling about President Trump, impeachment, guns and more.
The main action is happening in three states: Kentucky, Mississippi and Virginia. The
NPR (Online News)Jul 08 2019
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Democrats to make probe of immigrant detention center conditions a priority
Congress left town last month for its Independence Day vacation on a bipartisan high note, having passed a $4.6 billion spending bill to rush humanitarian aid to the U.S.-Mexico border.
All of that goodwill has now faded.
Lawmakers return to Washington this week more divided than ever and facing a series of new immigration policy crises, with an urgency to troubling conditions at
Washington TimesMar 04 2020
Headline Roundup
Biden Sweeps South on Super Tuesday, Revives Campaign in Momentous Showing
Former Vice President Joe Biden put on a dominant performance on Super Tuesday 2020, winning 10 of 14 states and apparently cementing the race for the Democratic nomination as a two-way contest between he and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT). While Sanders is projected to win California, Biden proved popular among southern voters and saw somewhat surprising success in Massachusetts and the
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