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Oct 08 2013
News
Senate Leaders Mull Raising Debt Ceiling in Challenge to House
The first Senate vote on raising the debt ceiling could come as early as Friday, but there have been no bipartisan meetings on ending the partial government shutdown.
New York Times (News)Jul 09 2015
News
South Carolina House Approves Bill to Remove Confederate Flag
The Confederate battle flag that has flown at the South Carolina State House for more than 50 years will soon be gone after lawmakers capped a tension-filled session early on Thursday and voted to remove it from the grounds of the State Capitol.
New York Times (News)Apr 26 2021
Opinion
How do Biden’s first 100 days in office compare with Trump’s?
A president’s first 100 days are an arbitrary benchmark, a point of measurement journalists are fond of because it allows us to draw comparisons between the current officeholder and Franklin D. Roosevelt, the last chief executive whose first three months were truly momentous.
But in recent times, the 100-day trope has also been taken seriously by presidents — including both Donald Trump
Los Angeles TimesOct 05 2015
News
Negotiators reach deal on Asia free-trade pact
A dozen Pacific-rim nations including the U.S. and Japan agreed early Monday to a massive free-trade pact that would cut trade barriers and set new labor and environmental standards, setting up a potentially contentious ratification vote before a skeptical Congress.
Washington TimesMar 25 2021
Perspectives Blog
When A Border Challenge Becomes a Border Crisis
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
For some reason, Joe Biden and his advisors have determined that referring to the rapidly deteriorating state of affairs at the U.S.-Mexico border as a “crisis” is to their political disadvantage. So White House staffers have been tearing apart the political thesaurus looking for less alarming synonyms to describe
Dan SchnurAug 14 2015
Opinion
Hillary Clinton: The Democratic Party's ticking time bomb
So Bernie Sanders is leading in New Hampshire. That cheers me — though not because he's my ideal candidate, and certainly not because I think he could win in the general election. I'm convinced he would almost certainly lose against all but the loopiest or scariest Republican opponent.
Then why am I — someone almost certain to vote for a Democrat, and hoping to vote for a woman, in 2016
Damon LinkerAug 25 2016
News
Ann Coulter Issues Warning To Republicans Who Say They Can Work With Clinton
Conservative commentator Ann Coulter had a warning for Republicans, who said they could work with Clinton: you’re traitors. In an interview with The Washington Examiner, they mention Rep. Steve King’s remarks while on the stump, where he said that he could work with Hillary Clinton, though he’s definitely voting for Trump in the general come November:
TownhallAug 21 2015
News
2016 Democrats sound alarm on climate change, stay silent on own carbon footprints
The Democratic presidential field is backing a tough crackdown on Americans greenhouse gas emissions but their campaigns have clammed up when asked what steps theyre taking personally to reduce their own carbon footprint as they jet across the country seeking votes.
Washington TimesMay 19 2017
Opinion
OPINION: Joe Lieberman is a terrible pick for FBI director and Democrats aren't taking the bait
Senate Democrats are leaving no doubt that Republican Sen. John Cornyn was very, very wrong when he claimed that “Joe Lieberman is probably the only person that could get 100 votes in the Senate” if Donald Trump nominates him for FBI director. Because, yes, Joe Lieberman—Joe f’ing Lieberman—is one of Donald Trump’s finalists for FBI director, though Trump’s staff are reportedly trying to put
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