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Jun 23 2020
Headline Roundup
GOP Police Reform Bill Met With Opposition from Senate Democrats
Senate Democrats indicated they intended to reject the Republicans' police reform bill in a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday. The JUSTICE Act, which the Senate will vote on Wednesday, includes banning chokeholds and regulating "no-knock" bans, but does not include an end to qualified immunity.
Some coverage from left-rated outlets highlighted the Democrats' claim
Vox The Hill TownhallJun 06 2015
News
GOP motorcycle ride and pig roast draws seven presidential hopefuls - and major media coverage
This pig roast could trump a certain steak fry - and it will certainly go down as a moment in Republican pop culture history. That would be “Joni’s First Annual Roast and Ride,” a bodacious event on Saturday organized by Sen. Joni Ernst. It includes a 40-mile motorcycle ride across the Iowa countryside to honor military veterans - boasting good cheer, thudding bikes and a full police escort -
Washington TimesNov 09 2020
Opinion
Mr. Trump, Tear Down This Wall
The president showed nearly as much disrespect for the White House as he did for the presidency itself.
Do not say that Donald Trump failed to build his wall. He built it. But he built it in Washington, D.C., not along the southern border, and he built it to shield himself from his fellow citizens, not to shield his fellow citizens from the existential threat posed by Mexican job-
The AtlanticOct 25 2022
Headline Roundup
Will COVID-19 Vaccines Be 'Required' Going Forward?
Whether COVID-19 vaccines will be "required" going forward is decided by states and local jurisdictions, not federal authorities. But recent remarks from media personalities, federal health advisors, and President Joe Biden have fueled confusion.
For Context: Last week, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisers recommended that the agency add the vaccine to the
CNN Digital FactCheck.org Washington ExaminerNov 03 2014
News
Sen. Mitch McConnell Has More Than Most Riding On Midterm Elections
If Republicans take over the Senate, the man expected to become the next majority leader is Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. The title would be the culmination of a political career spanning more than three decades.
But first, McConnell has to win a sixth Senate term in a state where his popularity's been sagging.
It would be a stretch to call McConnell an endearing politician.
NPR (Online News)Jun 08 2020
News
First Thing: can cities live without police? Minneapolis may find out
The largely peaceful protests prompted by the police killing of George Floyd went on across the US and around the world over the weekend, as it emerged that more than 10,000 US protesters have been arrested during the weeks of unrest – many for non-violent offences. In Minneapolis, where Floyd died, the city council has taken a dramatic step towards reform, by declaring their intent to disband
The GuardianMar 12 2019
News
Ocasio-Cortez says she isn't putting moderate Democrats in a tough spot. They disagree
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the progressive superstar who has captured an enthusiastic following, disputed charges from moderate Democrats that she is making it harder for them to win re-election in 2020.
Ocasio-Cortez, who represents a deep blue district, told USA TODAY that she hasn't used her platform to call out individual Democrats for not signing onto the progressive
USA TODAYApr 16 2020
News
No, we’re not running out of food. It just looks that way.
Panic buying at supermarkets spiked in the first weeks of COVID-19 lockdowns. But the food supply chain has since adjusted, making further shortages unlikely.
Mountains of rotting squash in Florida. Midwest dairy farmers pouring milk down the drain. A South Dakota pork processing plant ordered to shut down after 400 employees tested positive for coronavirus.
Then there are the
Christian Science MonitorNov 25 2019
Headline Roundup
Federal Judge Orders Former White House Lawyer to Testify in Impeachment Probe
Former White House counsel Donald McGahn was ordered to testify before impeachment investigators in a ruling from a federal judge handed down Monday, defying President Donald Trump's declaration that top presidential advisers have "absolute immunity" from testifying in the impeachment inquiry. The judge ruled that if McGahn is to assert executive privilege in testifying, he must do so in-
Associated Press Fox News Digital New York Times (News)Jul 20 2020
Opinion
Brace for the Backlash
According to science, which we recently learned is racist except when it is useful to the libs, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Putting aside the gender and pallor privilege of Sir Isaac Newton that has the sociology students in Goucher College’s “Physics for Liberal Arts Majors and other Dummies" course literally shaking, his Third Law of Motion provides a glimpse of
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