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Apr 12 2019
News
Republican Defections May Have Just Ended Herman Cain's Federal Reserve Nomination
President Trump has nominated Herman Cain and Stephen Moore to the Federal Reserve board, choices that Nancy Pelosi called "ill-suited," "embarrassing," and "the worst."
Cain, the former Godfather’s Pizza CEO, became synonymous with his famous tagline, "9-9-9," when he was running for president in 2012. That is, a 9 percent income tax, a 9 percent corporate tax, and a 9 percent national
TownhallMay 18 2020
News
Is Remote Voting During COVID-19 a Good Idea for Congress?
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
On Friday, May 15th, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives (controlled by Democrats) approved rule changes that allow for proxy votes and formal remote hearings during the pandemic.Specifically, this means that Abridge NewsApr 13 2022
Perspectives Blog
AllStances™: Should Abortions Be Legal or Banned?
What are the arguments for and against abortion? Is abortion murder, or is it a constitutional right that should be protected?
Explore all opinions, perspectives, stances, and arguments for and against abortion rights with AllStances™ by AllSides.
Abortion Should Be Legal Under All Circumstances Abortions are a constitutional right, and women’s right to choose what happens to Antonio FermeOct 31 2019
News
House investigators seek Bolton’s testimony in impeachment inquiry
Democratic investigators have requested testimony from former national security adviser John Bolton in their expanding impeachment probe of President Trump, reaching into the upper echelons of the White House as they prepared to move ahead Thursday with a pivotal vote setting out the next stages of the inquiry.
Bolton, who left the White House amid acrimony with Trump last month, could
Washington PostJul 25 2019
News
Jay Sekulow: Mueller Tried to 'Defend the Indefensible'
Former special counsel Robert Mueller was trying to "defend the indefensible" with his testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday about his report, which was "incoherent as written and worse as played out on live TV," Jay Sekulow, one of President Donald Trump's attorneys, said Thursday morning.
"(The investigation) was a terrible, terrible waste of taxpayer money, in my view," Sekulow told
Newsmax (News)Jul 24 2019
News
Budget Deal Reached
“President Donald Trump and congressional leaders have announced a critical debt and budget agreement… The agreement is on a broad outline for $1.37 trillion in agency spending next year and slightly more in fiscal 2021. It would mean a win for lawmakers eager to return Washington to a more predictable path amid political turmoil and polarization, defense hawks determined to cement big
The Flip SideOct 25 2019
News
Impeachment Update
“A top U.S. diplomat testified Tuesday that President Donald Trump was holding back military aid for Ukraine unless the country agreed to investigate Democrats and a company linked to Joe Biden’s family… William Taylor described Trump’s demand that ‘everything’ President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wanted, including vital aid to counter Russia, hinged on making a public vow that Ukraine would
The Flip SideJan 10 2020
Opinion
Trey Gowdy: Trump impeachment trial is not about him. THIS is what Democrats want now
Republican Senator Cory Gardner is what you would expect in a swing state like Colorado: affable, supportive of his party when it benefits his state, unafraid of independence, and not angry about any of it. Like Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Reps. Peter Welch, Elise Stefanik, and Will Hurd, Gardner has a different kind of personality than what is typically rewarded in the modern political
Fox News (Opinion)Jul 22 2019
News
White House and Congress Near Agreement on Spending, Debt Ceiling
Discussions continue on deal that would extend debt limit for two years and include $80 billion in spending offsets.
White House and congressional negotiators are closing in on terms for an agreement to set new spending levels and increase the government’s borrowing limit, though no deal was final Monday morning.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) and Treasury Secretary
Wall Street Journal (News)Jul 17 2020
News
Connecticut Catholic Church Vandalized With ‘Anarchist And Satanic Symbols,’ Archdiocese Says
A Catholic church in New Haven, Connecticut, has reported vandalism as attacks on churches continue throughout the U.S.
Pastor John Paul Walker of St. Mary’s Parish, which consists of both St. Mary’s Catholic Church and St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, announced in a Thursday Facebook post that St. Joseph’s Church was vandalized sometime between 9 p.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Thursday.
The Daily Caller