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Dec 12 2019
News
In one swing district, impeachment hasn’t swayed voters – yet
Will voters punish moderate Democrats in swing districts for an impeachment vote? Conventional political wisdom says yes. But our reporter found that in one former Republican stronghold that may not be the case.
With Bing Crosby crooning and sleigh bells jingling over a sound system, Becky Haslett attended last week’s holiday open house for Rep. Gil Cisneros with a broad smile. He is
Christian Science MonitorMay 21 2019
News
US-Iran Tensions Escalate
On Sunday, “a rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone… There [has] so far been no claim of responsibility… The attack came two weeks after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Iraqi leaders during a surprise visit to Baghdad that if they failed to keep in check Iran-backed militias, which are expanding their power in Iraq and now form part of its
The Flip SideJul 21 2020
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Clashes Continue Between Protesters, Police in Portland
After weeks of protesting in Portland, the Department of Homeland Security sent federal forces to the city to quell reported violence from protesters. Those reports were followed by claims of protesters being taken apprehended and put into unmarked vans, as clashes between protesters and law enforcement persist. Perspectives emerged across the spectrum regarding the alleged anarchy from
National Review (News) Associated Press CNN (Opinion)Jan 13 2020
Headline Roundup
Pensacola Shooting A Terrorist Act, Says AG Barr
U.S. Attorney General William Barr labeled last month's attack by a Saudi aviation student that killed three sailors and wounded eight others at the Navy base in Pensacola, FL "an act of terrorism" Monday, while calling on technology giant Apple to supposedly aid investigations by helping to unlock the killer's phones.
Reporting outlets focused mainly on investigations into the killer'
Washington Examiner New York Times (News) Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 19 2019
Opinion
How the Government Creates Wealth Inequality
Politicians complain loudly about this problem, but their own policies are generating it.
There are economic storm clouds on the horizon, but for now wages are rising, jobs are plentiful, and poverty is falling. Democrats running for president need an economic line of attack, so the solution has been to focus on wealth inequality. Senator Bernie Sanders claims that there has been a “
Guest Writer - RightFeb 05 2024
Headline Roundup
Houthis Vow Retaliation for Weekend Strikes by US, UK
The US and UK launched strikes on 36 Houthi targets at 13 sites in Yemen early Sunday morning, prompting the Iran-backed group to vow increased efforts to disrupt regional trade.
The Details: The strikes were in response to a lethal drone attack on a US base in Jordan last week. They targeted command and control centers, an underground weapon storage facility, and other sites used by
The Week - News BBC News Fox News (Online News)Dec 15 2023
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Man Vandalizes Satanic Statue at Iowa State Capitol
A man beheaded a satanist statue on display at the Iowa state capitol on Thursday. He turned himself in to the authorities afterward and was charged with criminal mischief.
For Context: The Satanic Temple, which describes its aims as being to "encourage benevolence and empathy, reject tyrannical authority, advocate practical common sense, oppose injustice, and undertake noble pursuits
The Guardian Newsweek The Western JournalJan 12 2024
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US, UK Strike Houthi Targets in Yemen
The U.S. and U.K. launched strikes against multiple Houthi targets in Yemen on Thursday in response to the group's recent attacks on ships in the Red Sea.
The Details: The strikes killed five and wounded six, according to a Houthi military spokesperson. "Over 60 targets at 16 Iranian-backed Houthi militant locations" were hit, according to U.S. Air Forces Central.
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The Epoch Times CNN (Online News) BBC NewsMar 21 2019
News
OPINION: We Are Going To Lose The Coming War With China
Nations famously tend to always try to fight the last war, and what America is preparing to do today with the newly assertive China is no exception. The problem is our last war was against primitive religious fanatics in the Middle East and China is an emerging superpower with approaching-peer level conventional capabilities and an actual strategy for contesting the United States in all the
Guest Writer - RightJun 04 2019
News
Centrist Democrats are back. But these are not your father’s Blue Dogs.
Capitol Hill’s Blue Dog coalition has a host of new members, whose demographic profiles are more reflective of today’s Democratic Party. Some say as the center has shifted left, the group’s agenda has moved as well.
When Mikie Sherrill first ran into the congressional Blue Dog coalition in 2018, she wasn’t sure it would be the place for her.
She knew the caucus focused on fiscal
Christian Science Monitor