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Jun 04 2012
News
Court to Hear Texas Case on Planned Parenthood
A federal appeals court in New Orleans is expected to hear arguments later this week over the legality of a Texas rule that bans all Planned Parenthood clinics in the state from a program that subsidizes health services for uninsured, low-income women.
Wall Street Journal (News)
Oct 16 2014
News
Study: Hispanic Voters Not Big Factor in Most Senate Races
More Hispanic Americans are eligible to vote this election than ever before, but few of them live in states with competitive races, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center that details a central problem for advocates who hope to leverage the power of the fast-growing Hispanic community.
Nearly half of all Hispanic Americans live in California or Texas, states that have
Wall Street Journal (News)
May 19 2014
News
Poll: GOP Leads in Midterm Races as Obamacare Drags Down Democrats
Republicans are in the lead in the most competitive House and Senate races for the 2014 midterm elections, a reflection of President Barack Obama's low job approval rating and disenchantment with Obamacare, a new poll has found.
In a poll by Politico conducted May 2-13 of 867 likely voters, 41 percent of respondents said they would choose a Republican compared to 34 percent who said
Newsmax (News)
Apr 04 2015
News
Cracks Appear in Democratic-Jewish Alliance Over Iran Deal, Netanyahu
Many U.S. Jewish leaders are unnerved both by the new Iran nuclear agreement and the public falling out between President Barack Obama and his Israeli counterpart, developments that are creating a rift in the durable alliance between Jews and the Democratic Party in the run-up to the 2016 elections.
Worried that Iran might still develop a nuclear weapon despite the accord announced
Wall Street Journal (News)
Nov 27 2012
News
White House launches full-court press on ‘fiscal cliff’ as talks accelerate
Private talks between President Obama and top congressional leaders in search of a deal to avoid the year-end “fiscal cliff are accelerating, even as the White House announced a new public campaign Tuesday to ramp up pressure on Republicans to extend tax cuts for the middle class.
Washington Post
Jan 06 2013
News
Chris Christie: Political calculator? Or just doing his job?
In 2010, Gov. Chris Christie underestimated the first major storm of his administration by flying to Disney World hours before snow crippled New Jersey. A year later, he overplayed Tropical Storm Irene with the now-infamous order, "Get the hell off the beach."
Christian Science Monitor
Apr 19 2024
Headline Roundup
Man Sets Himself on Fire Outside Courthouse Where Trump is on Trial
A man set himself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump’s trial is taking place.
For Context: Trump is currently in New York on trial for business fraud stemming from allegations that he covered up hush money payments made shortly before the 2016 election to an adult film star.
Details: The man has been identified as Max Azzarello, 37. Before setting
New York Times (News)
Newsweek
Washington Examiner 
Nov 24 2019
Headline Roundup
Michael Bloomberg Officially Announces 2020 Presidential Candidacy
After weeks of hints and speculation, former New York City mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg declared he would join the list of Democratic candidates in the race for president on Sunday. In a video release and a statement, the media mogul said that he is "running for president to defeat Donald Trump and rebuild America. We cannot afford four more years of President Trump’s reckless and
Vox
New York Post (News)
Bloomberg
Aug 26 2014
News
Obama rolls out executive actions on VA
President Barack Obama announced a handful of new executive actions on Tuesday, aiming to better the mental health care and economic livelihood of military veterans.
The actions are intended to help give veterans “quality health care,” and “every opportunity to pursue the American Dream,” while improving the VA, a White House fact sheet said. The orders will expand on a bill Congress
MSNBC
Nov 21 2013
News
White House Email Chain Reveals Concerns Before Healthcare.gov Launch
According to emails released Wednesday by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, Obama administration officials were concerned about the health care website. Top White House and health officials were worried that healthcare.gov would not only malfunction, but also that it would set off a whole new wave of bad publicity for the president.
Townhall