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May 19 2023
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Debt Negotiations Resume After House Republicans Temporarily ‘Pause’ Talks With White House
Debt ceiling negotiations resumed Friday after House Republicans walked out of talks with the White House earlier in the day.
Key Quotes: Insisting that “we can’t be spending more money next year,” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) had said negotiations were on “pause” because of a lack of “movement” by the White House. Meanwhile, an anonymous White House official told reporters a “
Forbes Fox News (Online News) ABC News (Online)Jun 15 2022
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California Man Indicted For Plotting to Murder Justice Kavanaugh
A grand jury on Wednesday indicted a California man on federal charges for attempting to murder Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Nicholas Roske, 26, was arrested last week after traveling to Kavanaugh's Maryland home with the intent to murder the conservative justice. Officers found an array of weapons inside Roske’s backpack and luggage, including a Glock pistol, 37 rounds of
New York Post (News) The Hill Washington PostAug 03 2017
Perspectives Blog
Staff Changes in the White House
There have been many changes to the White House staff over the past few weeks.First White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer stepped down when Anthony Scaramucci was selected as the new White House Communications Director. Then Chief of Staff Reince Priebus was replaced by retired Marine General John Kelly, followed swiftly by the removal of Anthony Scaramucci after just 10 days. Some people John Gable, AllSides Co-founderJun 12 2020
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Bipartisan Support Builds for Banning 'No-Knock' Police Warrants
Lawmakers from both political parties have signaled support for a nationwide ban on "no-knock" police warrants, a controversial tactic that led to the tragic police killing of Kentucky woman Breonna Taylor in March. Louisville passed a similar no-knock bill into law this week.
Republican Sen. Rand Paul (KY) introduced the "Justice for Breonna Taylor Act" Thursday night, which would ban
The Hill Washington Examiner CNN (Online News)May 26 2020
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Trump's Push of MSNBC Host Conspiracy Theory Met by Calls for Censorship
President Donald Trump's tweets promoting a conspiracy theory about MSNBC host Joe Scarborough have prompted calls for Twitter to step in and potentially censor his account. As part of an ongoing feud with Scarborough, Trump has suggested an unproven theory that the "Morning Joe" host was involved in the 2001 death of 28-year-old intern Lori Klausutis, who worked for Scarborough when he was a
New York Times (Opinion) Axios The Daily CallerSep 22 2016
Perspectives Blog
Black Lives, Blue Lives: Truth on Both Sides Part III
As discussed in Part I and Part II of this series, police brutality and racism have people drawing sides. Often the sources from which we choose to gather information, whether it’s the media or our community, comes with a bias that prevents us from seeing the big picture. Many of us tend to focus on one aspect of the problem without considering, or sometimes even being aware of,
Beth BallentineApr 13 2022
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How Does Oklahoma's Abortion Ban Strengthen Efforts Against Roe v Wade?
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) on Tuesday signed a near-total abortion ban into law, leaving some to believe that Roe v Wade is at risk of being overturned by the Supreme Court.
Unlike many other newly-enforced laws that restrict abortions, the Oklahoma legislation will only make exceptions in the case of a medical emergency — not rape or incest. Stitt also said that medical providers
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Washington Post Washington TimesSep 07 2020
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Study Says BLM Demonstrations 93% Peaceful, 7% Riots; Coverage Differs
A report released Thursday said that 93% of 2020 Black Lives Matter demonstrations "have not engaged in violence or destructive activity,” with 7% involving "violent demonstrations" and "riots." The report describes BLM as "an overwhelmingly peaceful movement" with violence "limited to fewer than 220 locations." These findings were based on data collected by the US Crisis Monitor, a joint
The Guardian Heavy.com The Daily CallerOct 31 2022
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Lula Narrowly Defeats Bolsonaro in Divisive Brazilian Presidential Election
Brazilian voters chose left-wing former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva over right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro by a narrow margin of 50.9% to 49.1% in Sunday’s runoff election. While world leaders congratulated Lula on his victory, Bolsonaro did not make any public statements by Monday afternoon.
Key Quotes: Lula congratulated those who “went to the polls, who consented to
Fox News (Online News) CNN (Online News) The Brazilian ReportJun 23 2020
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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
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