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Nov 23 2021
Headline Roundup
Biden Orders Release of 50M Barrels of Oil From Strategic Petroleum Reserves
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden ordered the release of 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Oil Reserve in an effort to bring down energy costs.
Japan, India, China, The United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea will also tap their reserves in a coordinated effort to drive down prices. According to AAA, gasoline prices in the U.S. are about 50% higher than a year ago. Some
Associated Press Fact Check
NPR (Online News)
Fox Business 
Apr 23 2023
Headline Roundup
How Can America Fix Its Mass Shooting Problem?
This week, outlets across the spectrum examined America’s mass shooting problem and what may help solve it.
Protect People Like We Protect Animals: Former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Dan Ashe, writing for New York Times, argues waterfowl are better protected from guns than students and teachers because of an old U.S. law that limits magazine size when hunting. He
Reason
The Hill 
New York Times (Opinion) 
Nov 18 2021
Headline Roundup
Jobless Claims Fall for 7th Consecutive Week
The Labor Department reported Thursday that the number of Americans filing for jobless claims fell for the seventh week in a row, down to 268,000 last week.
This is a new pandemic low, and reports across the spectrum suggest that the economy is continuing to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, businesses are struggling to keep up with demand and have reported
Wall Street Journal (News)
U.S. News & World Report
Fox Business
Aug 16 2018
Perspectives Blog
Tuesday's Midterm Primaries: Democrats Select Progressives, Republicans Opt for Trump-Endorsed Candidates
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Connecticut, and Vermont voters on Tuesday selected nominees for the midterms, cementing the final choices for the upcoming November elections. While outlets across the aisle highlighted a string of Republican victories for candidates endorsed by President Trump, many on the Left also placed particular emphasis on historic wins in the Democratic party, including the first John Gable, AllSides Co-founder
May 22 2021
Headline Roundup
US Daily New COVID-19 Cases Drop Below 30,000
On Thursday, daily new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. fell below 30,000 for the first time since June 2020. There were 29,128 new virus cases and 669 COVID-related deaths in the U.S. on Thursday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University; the seven-day average dropped to 27,815 on Friday, according to data compiled by The Washington Post.
Coverage from across the spectrum tended to
Washington Post
The Hill
Fox News (Online News) 
Aug 29 2023
Headline Roundup
Haley, Ramaswamy Spar Over America's Relationship with Israel
Two Republican primary candidates — former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy — continue to spar over the issue of American aid to Israel after a heated exchange in last week’s GOP debate.
For Context: America is currently in the middle of a 10-year, $38 billion military aid commitment with Israel, set to end in 2028.
Details: Ramaswamy
The Jerusalem Post
Politico
Washington Examiner
Sep 18 2020
Headline Roundup
US to Ban Consumers from Downloading TikTok, WeChat Apps
Amid concerns about privacy and national security, the U.S. Commerce Department announced it will ban U.S. customers from downloading Chinese-owned applications TikTok and WeChat beginning this Sunday. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the move will "combat China’s malicious collection of American citizens’ personal data." WeChat use will be heavily restricted for current users starting
Washington Examiner
Associated Press
BuzzFeed News
Feb 24 2022
Headline Roundup
Trucker Convoys Heading to DC for State of the Union
U.S. trucker convoys are heading to the Washington, D.C. Beltway, with some of them arriving ahead of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address next Tuesday.
The Pentagon has approved the deployment of D.C. National Guard to handle traffic control. "The People's Convoy" and "Freedom Convoy USA 2022" are protesting COVID-19 rules and requirements; vaccine mandates have ended in
BuzzFeed News
The Daily Caller
Newsweek
Jun 22 2015
Perspectives Blog
How to Spot Your Partisan Bias
Whether extremely conservative or steadfastly liberal, partisan minds think alike in many ways. And the reason why may be deeper than we realize.
While we might consider ourselves unbiased and logical, the truth is that Americans often simply come to reflexive conclusions about politics. Rather than focusing on the truth, instead we dedicate ourselves to defending the party with which
Beth Ballentine
Oct 12 2018
Headline Roundup
Voting Rights a Hot Topic in Georgia as 53,000 Applications Put on Hold
A report by the Associated Press revealed that over 53,000 voter applications, 70 percent of which are from African Americans, are currently on hold in Georgia, a state with a tight gubernatorial race between Republican Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams. Kemp is currently in charge of voter registration in the state, and has been accused of implementing voter roll purges and his
Associated Press
Washington Post
ACLU