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Jan 07 2020
News
Bolton’s willingness to testify in Trump’s impeachment trial ramps up pressure on Senate Republicans
John Bolton scrambled Senate Republicans’ impeachment strategy on Monday, declaring his willingness to testify and upping the pressure on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his party to summon the former national security adviser as a witness in President Trump’s trial.
Bolton last fall rebuffed House impeachment investigators’ entreaties to testify about his concerns about
Washington PostMay 09 2016
News
Former Facebook staffers say conservative news is deliberately suppressed
Facebook is being accused of fiddling with its formulas to suppress conservative news.
That’s what some unnamed former Facebook contractors told the tech site Gizmodo—and it’s an accusation that strikes at the heart of the social network’s credibility.
Facebook relies on computer algorithms to determine what is “trending,” an influential designation that inevitably boosts traffic
Fox News (Online News)Dec 29 2014
Opinion
No Way to Pick a President
The media focus on Jeb Bush's finances is a testament to its bias. Let's talk about his qualifications. The 2016 U.S. presidential contest is underway. First out of the GOP gate is former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, the son of one ex-president of the United States and the brother of another. Bush recently announced he will "actively explore" a White House bid.
Rather than consider the
Peter RoffNov 06 2012
News
512 Paths to the White House
Florida is a Must Win for Romney If Mr. Romney loses Florida, he has only one way to victory: through all the other battleground states. He has led most polls there, however, and is the favorite. If Mr. Romney wins Florida, he has 75 paths open to him.
New York Times (News)Oct 15 2012
News
After Biden, Obama will be ‘respectful’ in next debate
After Vice President Joseph R. Biden earned the label “Laughing Joe” after he chuckled, sighed and interrupted his way through his debate with Rep. Paul Ryan last week, Team Obama is stressing that the president plans to be respectful in his second verbal match-up against Mitt Romney on Tuesday night. The second presidential debate at Hofstra University in New York will feature a town-hall
Washington TimesOct 20 2014
News
How Republicans Could Blow It
There are two battlefields raging on the 2014 Senate map.
Most of the campaign this year has been fought on the “purple” state battlefield, covering territory that Democrats currently hold though much of it was Mitt Romney turf in 2012. The Republican Party offensive here is going according to plan. If current polling holds up on Election Day, the GOP will flip Alaska, Arkansas,
RealClearPoliticsMay 03 2019
News
2020 Update
“A new CNN poll conducted by SSRS after Biden's announcement [last] Thursday shows 39% of voters who are Democrats or Democratic-leaning independents saying he is their top choice for the nomination, up from 28% who said the same in March.” (CNN)
“16 Democratic candidates have now qualified for the first two primary debates this summer.” (FiveThirtyEight)
The left is not keen on
The Flip SideAug 24 2012
News
Emerging GOP convention platform draws praise, scorn, shoulder-shrugging
From calls for a commission to study the gold standard to the inclusion of a guest-worker program plank, the emerging Republican Party platform offers what is perhaps the most cohesive statement on where the diverse and difficult-to-corral conservative movement stands. This year's platform won't be formally approved until the start of the Republican National Convention next week in Tampa. But
Fox News (Online News)Aug 16 2012
News
Ryan takes on Obama campaign over Biden 'chains' remark
Paul Ryan is taking on the Obama campaign directly over Vice President Biden's "back in chains" comment, calling them the mark of a "desperate" campaign as President Obama defends his running mate against bipartisan criticism. In an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News Radio, Ryan kept up the new tough tone that Mitt Romney set earlier in the week. "You know, these are the kinds of things
Fox News (Online News)Apr 07 2022
Headline Roundup
Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
The Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Jackson, 51, will become the first black woman to serve on the highest court in the country.
Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) joined all 50 Democratic senators to vote in favor of confirmation, with every other Republican senator voting against. Jackson will be
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